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Breaking Down the Fourth Wall (and Fourth Estate)

When appearing on the Daily Show can revive a candidate's campaign, and hosting SNL can boost a newsman's ratings, there is no longer a need to pretend anymore: Comedy dictates democracy.

We're not entirely sure that's a bad thing.

Posted by Mayrav | 12:05 PM | Idiot Box

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