<p>Just like the title says. It’s not a bit surprising considering you have to have some background knowledge on the satirical humor being used in the show to understand the jokes in the first place. However, the results in general are just quite pathetic. I’ve cut out the statistical findings in the article so you can see the results here.</p>
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<p>The questions used asked are debatable, but one would think if you watch those shows or read any magazines that stay up to date on current events after some time you would pick up the answers to those three questions. Pretty low scores definitely.</p>
<p>I’m not surprised that the Daily Show/ColbertReport viewers were more knowledgable than the average person about current events - after all, the humor is mostly topical, and without a fair amount of background knowledge you wouldn’t get the jokes. But I am shocked that the overall percentages are so low.</p>
<p>We watch the Colbert Report every night. It one of the most entertaining shows on television. We go through withdrawl when he is on vacation like he is this week. Favorite bits have to be Threat Down!!! and Dr. Stephen Colbert Cheats Death. The side effects of the drugs manufactured by Prescott Laboratories is the funniest thing on television. I have also noticed that more musical acts have been coming on the show recently. It seems that these musicians know that they can reach their targeted audience on this show. I find it funny that a company that produces metal buildings still would advertise on this show. How many college students need a metal shed in their back yard.</p>