4.3 Determine the Theme

A good plan is the essential component of a talk show. What we firstly need to do is determine the theme. Talking about the theme, my favorite segment in our Early Afternoon show is the Kim Jong Un part. I think politics is still the best category to make mocking points. We all know that he is currently the top leadership of North Korea, dominates the biggest power there. But who know he grew up in Switzerland and is a big fan of Chicago bulls? This is funny that a man who intensively hates western culture but has these experience and hobby? Using satire is a good way to to explain his life and background, and make comparison to his political aspect. Kim is a good topic since he is a public figure who has topicality with causing a serious of explosive political problems such as nuclear issues. He is constantly making conflict with other countries especially western countries.

Apart from making humor, satirical news makes it possible to remain attached to the political system but keep certain distance of it without a sense of political agency. People who feel burned by the political present can engage the intensity of the political moment through comedy news, while holding it at a distance at the same time; this distance now serves mainly to allay political discomfort (Helphand 2017).

As a result, comedy news is a good way to maintain the transparency of political system, as well as keep effective communication with the public. However, mocking on politics is illegal in some nations such as Egypt and Thailand — the shows are banned, some hosts are even arrested (Hansler 2017). In regards to these countries, make sure the topic is not that sensitive to tough their taboos. Overall, we can see how important a theme brings to the show; therefore producer and staffs should decide the theme carefully before making the production.

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