While staid TV pundits ask the usually vapid questions during presidential debates in the United States, candidates know that the really important thing is to get laughs on the comedy shows of David Letterman or Jay Leno. And, for several years, American liberals have looked to Jon Stewart, another comic talent, for critical political commentary.
美国总统辩论期间，在严肃的电视批评家问着通常非常乏味的问题的同时，候选人明白真正重要的是在大卫·莱特曼或杰伊·莱诺主持的娱乐节目中引发更多的笑声。而且，美国自由党人连续数年都极为关注另一位喜剧天材乔恩·斯图尔特对重大政治事件的评论。