DL Hughley Headlines CNN Show in Wake of Journalistic Excellence Surplus
Slobbering
for a piece of that coveted 18-34 year old pie who everyone knows gets its news
from comedy shows, CNN is launching a show featuring Original King of Comedy
DL Hughley. It's set to premiere on October 25, just in time to fine-tune
itself for election day. Working Title: That OTHER Other News Show That's
Not the Daily Show or Colbert but Features a Black Comedian.
Says CNN/U.S. representative Jon
Klein: "D.L. is a very thoughtful, well-informed guy with unpredictable views,
and I’ve always admired his comedy. The basic premise of the show is, what if a
guy like him was let loose in the CNN building for a weekend after the lights
went off?"
Look, I know you're basic cable,
but there's no need to slam the guy as public access.
Already the claws are coming out from beleaguered right-wing pundits, claiming that Hughley, a noted "Bush Basher," just exposes more of the media's ingrained left-wing bias. Actually, it's more of a case of "we need to appeal to that 18-34 demographic who gets their news from comedy shows. Get me Anderson 360, but make it more 'urban'!"
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