> The delta between the goals of journalism and comedy deserve scrutiny, but they do not, by definition, necessitate that comedy lies. There's a bit of double-

> The delta between the goals of journalism and comedy deserve scrutiny, but they do not, by definition, necessitate that comedy lies. There's a bit of double-think that goes on with these shows: they're are news but they're not news. People actually do treat them as news. And there are more ways to lie than telling bald-faced non-fact. > I'm not sure what "weird mixture of outrage and humorous quips for entertainment" means in this context. It sounds like you're just describing a normal comedic news show in deceptively harsh terms. It thought it was pretty clear: his episodes are engineered to get you mad and laugh. Which IMHO is weird combination of emotions. That may be typical of the comedic news show genre (which I don't think too highly of), but Oliver really cranks it up to 11.