Joko
Well-known member
On Tonight's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", during the interview with Alison Brie, Jon asked whether or not she had played an instrument growing up. Ms Brie replied she wasn't much of a musician but played the ukulele for a while, to which Jon Stewart replied:
"I always assumed that the ukulele is not an instrument, just something people do when they're trying to be funny."
Shame, shame on you, Jon Stewart!
I feel kicked in the gut. I LOVE The Daily Show; it's the highlight of my TV viewing day. In fact, the piece they did just before the interview about Russian dashboard cameras and the meteor was the funniest thing I have seen all year! Then, it's like he used a racial epitaph or something, dismissing our beloved instrument so ignorantly. It's like all the progress our instrument has made over these last 5 to 8 years has meant nothing.
I "liked" the Daily Show on Facebook years ago. Maybe you have too. Please do what I did and post a protest on their Facebook page! Denounce Jon's ignorance firmly and soundly!
http://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow
Here's what I wrote:
Jon, Shame, Shame on you for so off-handedly dismissing the ukulele tonight. I am so disappointed. Crushed. Apparently, you're not aware that this little instrument has made tremendous strides in the last 5 or 6 years in respectability, popularity and gravitas. It is and has been the fastest growing instrument in terms of popularity of this century! There are serious ukulele festivals, groups, fans and websites. We LOVE our ukes, and not just to be funny!!!
"I always assumed that the ukulele is not an instrument, just something people do when they're trying to be funny."
Shame, shame on you, Jon Stewart!
I feel kicked in the gut. I LOVE The Daily Show; it's the highlight of my TV viewing day. In fact, the piece they did just before the interview about Russian dashboard cameras and the meteor was the funniest thing I have seen all year! Then, it's like he used a racial epitaph or something, dismissing our beloved instrument so ignorantly. It's like all the progress our instrument has made over these last 5 to 8 years has meant nothing.
I "liked" the Daily Show on Facebook years ago. Maybe you have too. Please do what I did and post a protest on their Facebook page! Denounce Jon's ignorance firmly and soundly!
http://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow
Here's what I wrote:
Jon, Shame, Shame on you for so off-handedly dismissing the ukulele tonight. I am so disappointed. Crushed. Apparently, you're not aware that this little instrument has made tremendous strides in the last 5 or 6 years in respectability, popularity and gravitas. It is and has been the fastest growing instrument in terms of popularity of this century! There are serious ukulele festivals, groups, fans and websites. We LOVE our ukes, and not just to be funny!!!