RightNetwork Tries Their Hand At News And Satire With 'Leftovers' (VIDEO)

RightNetwork, the newly launched conservative TV network, is up and running with their new series entitled "Leftovers," a low-budget program that attempts to provide satire on a smattering of the "top stories in news, politics and entertainment."

The show, which Gawker precisely notes looks a lot like a clone of E's "The Soup," is remarkably unremarkable.

Instead of "The Soup's" charismatic Joel McHale, viewers are left with Adam Yenser. He looks sort of like an android who doesn't yet possess the capacity to use facial expressions, a trait he could learn from McHale, who is a true expert at this. Yenser is proficient enough at reading text from a teleprompter, but his delivery comes off as remorseful or pained. It looks like he's never really sure if what he's saying is actually funny, and most of the time it's not.

We also can't help notice that the unenthusiastic audience -- if 3 people really constitutes an audience -- doesn't even seem impressed by the writing. If you're going to produce a show and have your cameraman and interns to provide you with the laugh track, at least force them to laugh at the material.

But hey, if the writing's not great and the show is just generally unimpressive, we at least have to commend RightNetwork on their super-intuitive media player and crisp video quality. Way to go tech team!

Watch RightNetwork's "Leftovers":

Comments

[nadreev]

02:19 AM on 09/19/2010

Those leftovers are moldy, stinky, and not remotely identifiable as comedy. Groan.

[IamfromTexas]

02:03 AM on 09/19/2010

I am a consertive. I did not watch the video because I cannot even begin to think what fool set up that concept. I am sure it is as dopie as it gets and a waste of time.

But did it say they have 3 viewers? 2 more and they will knock off MSNBC!

[rtaylor352]

01:53 AM on 09/19/2010

I couldn't even make it through a minute. I would abhor watching this no matter what the show's politics was. I guess I'm just spoiled by the modern masters of satire, Stewart and Colbert.

[Para Digm]

12:34 AM on 09/19/2010

Sie sind völlig Recht! Es ist sehr schwer zu machen Faschismus komisch klingen. Ha Ha

[NevadaLib]

12:10 AM on 09/19/2010

trying to laugh at this show is probably as difficult as jerking off to C-SPAN

[IamfromTexas]

01:58 AM on 09/19/2010

Now that's funny!

[Andrew FingerlickingGree]

08:55 PM on 09/18/2010

Can conservatives be funny?

[NevadaLib]

12:07 AM on 09/19/2010

no. Dr. Fraiser Craine himself is bankrolling this travesty. AKA the worst, least funny show of all time.

[Mij13]

08:27 PM on 09/18/2010

To be fair, funny fascism IS a tough sell.

[NevadaLib]

12:07 AM on 09/19/2010

but the network's demographic isn't.

[tmf945]

08:13 PM on 09/18/2010

30 seconds in and I turned it off

[Andrea Doria]

07:50 PM on 09/18/2010

Lame high school bs. It's the jocks making fun of everyone in the cafeteria.

[ElBruce]

07:19 PM on 09/18/2010

1. Yes, it is exactly like "the Soup," from the background to having an apparent offscreen studio audience of about five guys laughing. They might want to make the format a little more original and/or unique.

2. The jokes were actually pretty well written. I could see them going over if they were delivered better. By and large, they aren't even that particularly "conservative" either.

3. They have simply got to replace that guy. He isn't even remotely funny. He's ruining what could otherwise be some pretty good material. Maybe try having auditions next time?

[rgateman]

07:09 PM on 09/18/2010

Hey! Maybe if they get one of thos xtian rap/rock bands that sing off-key really loud and don't know how to play their instruments very well that would really help this sad show.

[Crogi]

06:38 PM on 09/18/2010

It's like watching your dog struggling to figure out how to get a blanket of its head.

[Cacey]

05:12 PM on 09/18/2010

Conservatives follow their Puritan ancestors and have no sense of humor.

[MauricioC]

04:49 PM on 09/18/2010

In the United States, the best comedy tends to come from people who have been marginalized in society, i.e. people of certain religions, people of color. Back in the day, most of the best well known comedians were Jewish, and later on, African American. They utilized humor to poke fun at the pain of societal restrictions they faced because of their origin or background. Pain in ones life makes for great humor later on.

If you are of a background of privilege, there isn't that much material to work with, unless you have grown up in some truly dysfunctional situation. The people of this network are probably from this background, which explains the wretched quality of the material.

[urbangal]

04:32 PM on 09/18/2010

Conservatives have complete immunity for irony. They'd be laughable if they weren't so effing dangerous.