Usually, it’s a bit unrealistic to piece together what a comedy show is after only one episode. Especially in the world of late night, each successive half-hour brings host, writers, and assorted crew alike a chance to really drill down on a show’s strengths.
But “The Opposition,” the latest 11:30 slot-holder on Comedy Central, took its first episode as a chance to deliver what seemed like an effective mission statement for what this conspiracy-adjacent satire would be going forward. Not only did host Jordan Klepper take the opportunity to define some of the edges of this particular brand of late-night blowhard, he introduced the various members of his staff and doubled down on the logical loopholes that will theoretically provide most of the laughs as the show progresses.
In doing so, the show might not be the show at its funniest, but it did indirectly touch on the...
But “The Opposition,” the latest 11:30 slot-holder on Comedy Central, took its first episode as a chance to deliver what seemed like an effective mission statement for what this conspiracy-adjacent satire would be going forward. Not only did host Jordan Klepper take the opportunity to define some of the edges of this particular brand of late-night blowhard, he introduced the various members of his staff and doubled down on the logical loopholes that will theoretically provide most of the laughs as the show progresses.
In doing so, the show might not be the show at its funniest, but it did indirectly touch on the...
- 9/26/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
A week before air, Jordan Klepper the comedian is fine-tuning his take on Jordan Klepper, the conspiracy-minded host of Comedy Central’s new nightly talk show “The Opposition.”
Klepper has already been playing a version of himself on “The Daily Show” for the past three years, as well as the Comedy Central special “Jordan Klepper Solves Guns.” But now, much like Stephen Colbert before him, he’s been given a much larger platform to expand who “TV Jordan Klepper” is.
“You are seeing a version of me that that is a little more unaware, who doesn’t have perspective in the way that Jordan Klepper the person might have that perspective,” he told IndieWire. “And then you sprinkle on the realities of this world, which is simply that you choose your own reality, which becomes the truth to you, and you can feed it out into your own echo chamber.
Klepper has already been playing a version of himself on “The Daily Show” for the past three years, as well as the Comedy Central special “Jordan Klepper Solves Guns.” But now, much like Stephen Colbert before him, he’s been given a much larger platform to expand who “TV Jordan Klepper” is.
“You are seeing a version of me that that is a little more unaware, who doesn’t have perspective in the way that Jordan Klepper the person might have that perspective,” he told IndieWire. “And then you sprinkle on the realities of this world, which is simply that you choose your own reality, which becomes the truth to you, and you can feed it out into your own echo chamber.
- 9/22/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Jordan Klepper launches into full-on conspiracy theorist mode in the first promo for Comedy Central’s The Opposition (premiering Monday, Sept. 25 at 11:30/10:30c).
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The less-than-a-minute tease features the Daily Show correspondent in front of a giant screen, on a mission to impeach Donald Trump Hillary Clinton and convince viewers that the country of China isn’t even real. This behavior falls right in line with the basic cabler’s official logline, which promises a late-night series that satirizes the “hyperbolic, conspiracy-laden noise machine that is the alternative-media landscape.
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The less-than-a-minute tease features the Daily Show correspondent in front of a giant screen, on a mission to impeach Donald Trump Hillary Clinton and convince viewers that the country of China isn’t even real. This behavior falls right in line with the basic cabler’s official logline, which promises a late-night series that satirizes the “hyperbolic, conspiracy-laden noise machine that is the alternative-media landscape.
- 8/23/2017
- TVLine.com
A change in rhetoric from the White House isn’t the only impetus for Comedy Central’s newly titled “The Opposition with Jordan Klepper.”
Klepper’s new post-“Daily Show” series, which will dig into the polarized worlds of conspiracy-minded media on the right and left sides of the political spectrum, comes as a response to the way many polarized Americans now digest news stories.
“There has been a great normalization of bullshit in America,” Klepper said at a Television Critics Association panel on Tuesday. “It’s usually on the fringe, but in November, something happened.”
Klepper cited his dual experiences on “The Daily Show” and in producing his recent special “Jordan Klepper Solves Guns” as a means for understanding the distinct approach to take with a self-righteous, exaggerated version of the persona version of Jordan Klepper.
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Klepper’s new post-“Daily Show” series, which will dig into the polarized worlds of conspiracy-minded media on the right and left sides of the political spectrum, comes as a response to the way many polarized Americans now digest news stories.
“There has been a great normalization of bullshit in America,” Klepper said at a Television Critics Association panel on Tuesday. “It’s usually on the fringe, but in November, something happened.”
Klepper cited his dual experiences on “The Daily Show” and in producing his recent special “Jordan Klepper Solves Guns” as a means for understanding the distinct approach to take with a self-righteous, exaggerated version of the persona version of Jordan Klepper.
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- 7/25/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
It’ll be Opposite Day when Jordan Klepper‘s late-night talk show debuts on Comedy Central.
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The Daily Show correspondent’s new nightly show will be titled The Opposition With Jordan Klepper, and it’ll premiere Monday, Sept. 25 at 11:30/10:30c, right after The Daily Show, the network announced on Tuesday. Daily Show host Trevor Noah will serve as an executive producer on The Opposition, along with Klepper and writer Stuart Miller.
The Opposition aims to cover the gaping political divide in our country right now and “will satirize the hyperbolic,...
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The Daily Show correspondent’s new nightly show will be titled The Opposition With Jordan Klepper, and it’ll premiere Monday, Sept. 25 at 11:30/10:30c, right after The Daily Show, the network announced on Tuesday. Daily Show host Trevor Noah will serve as an executive producer on The Opposition, along with Klepper and writer Stuart Miller.
The Opposition aims to cover the gaping political divide in our country right now and “will satirize the hyperbolic,...
- 7/25/2017
- TVLine.com
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