On a personal note, I'm a comedian who makes fun of what I believe to be the absurdities of our government. Tomorrow when you go to the polls, make my life difficult. Make the next four years really hard, so that every morning all we can do is come in and go, 'Madonna is doing some Kaballah thing, you wanna do that?' I'd like that. I'm tired.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Stewart challenges the audience to vote for difficult leaders to keep comedy relevant by highlighting government absurdity.
- In plain terms
- Vote for challenging leaders to make the job harder.
- What can you take from it?
- Civic engagement fuels critical comedy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does politics influence art?
- What should comedians demand?
Another view
It assumes comedy benefits from political failure.
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