I am curious to why the author chose Last Week Tonight specifically, rather than just focus on the genre of comedy/news or addressing the root issue (critical thinking).<p>Most of the article covers the format of late night shows, which is well known to most, I think. It is only in the last paragraph that we reach the “dangerous” part.<p>The crux of the argument is:<p>> Therein lies the main ‘danger’ in all of this: when viewers aren’t thinking critically and/or are using the show as a news source<p>Which, is true of literally every show, newspaper, media outlet, etc. Critical thinking has been a key issue in communication from the dawn of time, and will be an issue forever forward. I don't think it's fair to lay blame at the feet of a single show.