Stewart and Colbert Makes 11pm The Hour of Satire

           I honestly cannot think of two better examples of modern satire than the comedy of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. I mean, their satire is just clever and  extremely funny. So it couldn't be any better that all of this satirical comedy could be jam packed into one hour!
            Jon Stewart's show The Daily Show airs Monday through Thursday  at 11pm on Comedy Central, followed by Colbert's show The Colbert Report at 11:30pm. They usually make fun of today's politics using a style of comedy that is a parody of news media networks, such as Fox News and CNN.   As it shows every night, they are never short on material. It's also no wonder that they are both great at  what they do. Strangely enough, Colbert got his start on The Daily Show and eventually got his own show a few years later.
            Although they both poke fun at politics and the media, they both approach it differently. The Daily Show mainly is a parody for news media in general, satirizing the media and how they handle politics. Here's a clip showing what parts of the show are really like.

           The Colbert Report kind of touches the same idea, except he is satirizing Conservative Political pundits, and at points it makes you feel like he is one (He's that good playing the role). Don't believe me, check it out for yourself.

            Mark Twain also used a lot of satire in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to make fun of society, especially in the south. He likes to make aware the issues of slavery and southern culture satire.
            Satire is really used everyday in many different ways, most of the time you probably aren't paying attention to it. Even Mark Twain used over 150 years ago. In my opinion, the kings of comedy have to be Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.