Yes, it was! Brian
Unger, former correspondent on The Daily Show, actor, comedian, essayist on NPR, and co-host of Extra
and O2Be, filled in for Keith Olbermann tonight on Countdown. I didn't recognize him at first, except
I had an "oh, that guy has been anchoring in the afternoons on MSNBC too" moment. And then one of his guests
called him "Brian" and then I slapped my head and said "doh!"Anyway, interesting to see a Daily Show alum anchoring a news program, even if it is one that's not just a straight news show but an all-around news show that mixes humor with the hard-hitting questions. (The show is repeated at midnight, Eastern time, if you want to catch it.)
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4-08-2006 @ 12:13PM
Robin Diane Goldstein said...
i always liked Brian on The Daily Show, but i think last night's Countdown shows just how unique Olbermann is... it takes, i think, a certain kind of 'gravitas' to mix in the silly with the serious and -not- become a "Fake News Show"... Keith manages to pull it off... Brian seemed a bit too jokey/winky/talky... i wonder how many others flip around Countdown when Keith isn't in the anchor seat?
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4-08-2006 @ 12:39PM
Suzanne said...
I thought Brian was dreadful, and I agree with the comment about how unique Keith Olbermann is (though I can generally tolerate Alison Stewart when she sits in). I GROANED when Unger showed a "mirror" of himself as Larry King, and felt he actually had to SAY it was Larry King in the picture -- "in case" we didn't get it?! As dear hubby comments: "welcome to the Jay Leno version of COUNTDOWN." Gack. Sorry folks. No fan here. (Of Leno OR Unger.)
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4-09-2006 @ 1:50PM
John said...
As an aside, I'm still waiting for Olbermann to show up on The Daily Show. I can't imagine they haven't invited him yet, and he was wiling to do the Colbert Report (which, only having seen highlights [damn you, Comcast PVR] was genius) so I can't imagine there's any love lost between the two shows.
Heck, when it comes to news on TV, I get it all from Countdown, Daily Show and SportsCenter =)
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