On Pretty Much Pop, a philosopher, an actor, and a sci-fi writer (often with entertainment industry guests) talk about media and how we consume it: TV, film, music, novels, games, comics, comedy, theater, podcasts, and more. Most of what (other) people like is pretty weird when you think about it, so thinking about it is what we do.
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Many people use shows like Last Week Tonight or The Daily Show to not just satirize the news but to provide us with our news. Late night shows, SNL, and many other shows get in on this, and conservative media is catching up via Gutfield. How does the comedy news format relate to panel shows, podcasts, and other light-hearted political talk?
Some of the historical shows we refer to are The Frost Report, Not Necessarily the News, Desus & Mero, Beyond the Fringe, and Best Week Ever. The book Mark refers to is That’s Not Funny.
@law_writes, @sarahlynbruck, @ixisnox, @MarkLinsenmayer.
This was of course recorded before the election but was not about the election, apart from some of our chatter during the Aftertalk, which you can hear for this and nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop for only the tiniest per-month financial pledge, or you can sign up directly via Apple Podcasts for a subscription for ad-free and bonus material for three of Mark’s podcasts together on the Mark Lintertainment Podcasts Channel.
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