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RIP The Jim Jefferies Show

bryce

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Damn it, I really enjoyed this show! :( I like this kind of show period, but Jim Jefferies was one of my favorites. (And I like his stand-up a lot too.)

https://www.thewrap.com/jim-jefferies-show-canceled-comedy-central-exclusive/

Apparently Mr. Jefferies is now going to focusing on producing a new sitcom where he play a fiction version of himself. Except he already did that...it was called "Legit" and it was on Netflix, and it only lasted a year.

But it seems like we reached an over-saturation of comedy news commentary shows, and now a lot of them are being axed.

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper (which was just a low-rent The Colbert Report knock-off anyway) was axed.

The Break with Michelle Wolf - axed.

The Rundown with Robin Thede was on BET and still axed. Too bad, because not only was she the first woman of color to host a late night show in the US, but it also provided a black perspective on the news that was lacking since The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore was axed.

Truth and Lliza back in '17 only lasted 6 episodes!

^Note, I haven't watched many of these shows, because of lack of TV access for a while. (Long story.) But I did get to watch Jim Jefferies most weeks, and I really looked forward to it. :(

I am hoping that Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj isn't canceled before I have a chance to watch it. :/

I do watch The Daily Show too, but it hasn't been the same since John Stewart left. And I do watch Full Frontal with Samantha Bee when I can...but she doesn't seem to be as funny lately as she used to be (imho).

Well, at least I still have Seth Meyers. And my daughter has digital cable and says that I can catch up with Last Week Tonight.

I used to like Bill Maher, but I am getting sick of the anti-vaxxer nonsense.
 
I wish he would’ve done another season instead of doing a sitcom. I’ve seen a few of his stand up specials too.

I love Last Week Tonight!
 
The problem is the mainstream media has become a sort of political comedy show itself, so by the time people get to the late night TV choice they are already sick of it.

Combine that, with the fact the media/television/streaming landscape is so over saturated with content in general.. Most people are trying to work on huge backlogs of shows they really want to watch, and aren't going to spare time for somebody's low-rent Alex Jones impression.
 
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