Creativity. It is the first word that comes up when I ponder upon The Dailyshow with Jon Stewart. And I envy the creativity since I am not creative.
I think sense of humor is one of the entities that people can obtain. There are natural-born atheletes, scientists or musicians. What about natural-born comedians? Maybe Charlie Chaplin..
But seriously, you can work on your sense of humor and finally become a 'funny guy' Whether it entails slapstick, using pun or sarcasm, everyone can develop his or her own sense of humor. And this is where creativity is required.
The creativity and the beauty essential to Jon Stewart is so called metaphysics. Meta per se means something bigger. Not in details. A big picture. General scheme, whatever you name it.
Normally, the writers of the show would pick out a certain statement or an action from Fox News and graft it with something bigger or more general and add a spin on it, which results in laughters. This rather abstract and indescribable process is the core of the show.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/wed-july-13-2011-matthew-richardson?xrs=share_copy
Had I known about the show before, I would have definitely been willing to stand in a long ass line and waited four hours during my time in Manhattan. This is probably the only regret that I have after I left New York City. It is not broadway, it is not New York steak or pizza or anything. A tv show. I've been to Ground Zero, Time Square, Wall Street (and the giant bull of course) and the Rockafella Center, Little Italy, Soho and whatnot. But I did not expect that I would regret not knowing the show.
