As the empire drifts to the "left", where all empires go to die, the only comedy left is found on the "right".

Comedy was always the prerogative of the "opposition".

But there's more hidden in the dynamics of this dichotomy: The opposition is always made up of clowns.

Even worse: Both sides are clowns. The clown in power is the sad clown, the clown in the opposition is the funny clown who can speak some truth.