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I'm watching it again after reading the transcript, and it's confirmed my long held suspiscions that his humor is all about tone and timing. Seeing and hearing him conveys a lot more than just reading a transcript.
that aside, it doesn't matter who he is or what channel his show is on. if david letterman were to appear on crossfire I would expect him to be prepared to be serious. Crossfire is supposedly a debate show, not a variety show. If you invite a comic onto a debate show expecting him to just tell a few jokes and plug his book you deserve to get reamed... scratch that, if you're so proud of how serious your debate show is, you shouldn't be bringing comedians onto it at all.
Crossfire thought stewart would be a good guest to sit between the left and the right and interject funny ribs about both as he let the "grown ups" hash it out. did he surprise you when he called these guys out for their bipartisan hackery? did you expect him to make some silly entendres about cheney's daughter and bill o'reilly's vibrator? Is he hiding behind his network to excuse himself from asking pointed questions, or is it actually unfair to try and hold a show on comedy central to the same standards as CNN. Part of the reason so many young people fashion their political views after what they hear on the daily show is because the show puts to words the absurdity of the way things are. it's painful to see so many adults act so childish.
shame on you for looking to a debate show for comedy, and a comedy show for seriousness.
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