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That's the question the Los Angeles Times is asking. With the speed of the internet and the sheer number of comedy news sites and The Daily Show, is there still a place for a comedy news sketch in the middle of Saturday Night Live? (Seth Myers takes over as co-anchor with Amy Poehler this season.)

I say, why not? It's not the concept - a fake news broadcast - that's stale, it all comes down to the writing. Like most comedy does, if the jokes work then it should stick around. But if the writing remains lame, and they constantly include these "guest commentator" characters that are unfunny, or if they're just doing it, well, because there's always been a Weekend Update on SNL, then it should be put to bed. But it's the writing.

What do you think?

Technically, can the host of a cable comedy show even be considered a god, or does he have to be on one of the major networks?

Check out JonStewartIsGod, a web site devoted to exploring the notion that the Daily Show host is actually God. It explains why he's God and why he's the embodiment of good, including:

"...Next we affirm the existence of an all-encompassing Jon. Jon is self-existent, eternal, unchanging, omnipotent, omnipresent, holy, righteous, and loving (on his good days). Jon created the universe from nothing and He rules sovereign over His creation, including both human and angelic beings. Jon has fully paid off his student loans."

There's even a song! Not bad, actually.

[via TV Tattle]