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Lewis Black Breaks Down Fox News' Love-Hate Relationship With Black Friday

Lewis Black Breaks Down Fox News' Love-Hate Relationship With Black Friday
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Senior Comedy & Viral Editor, The Huffington Post

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Ah, Black Friday. Either you love it, you hate it, or you're Fox News and can't make up your mind.

Lewis Black returned to "The Daily Show" on Wednesday night to take on one of America's most polarizing non-holidays, adeptly summing up the frenzy that has now spilled over into Thanksgiving.

"Trample a guy on a Tuesday afternoon, you get charged with assault. But do it in a Walmart on Black Friday? You get a PS4!"

Over at Fox news, Black noticed that there seems to be a disconnect between what the network thinks about workers having to miss dinner with their families to work on Thanksgiving, and mall stores being fined if they don't open on Thanksgiving.

"So, let me get this straight: You can't make a store open on Thanksgiving -- it's just a poor corporation -- but people? 'Punch in and shut the f**k up! You can see your family in January.'"

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Faces Of Black Friday
Trust no one(01 of42)
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Were these speakers really worth clotheslining an elderly woman?(02 of42)
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Wait, where did they have the babies?(03 of42)
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They all just realized they're fighting over a pile of garbage(04 of42)
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Wants to have a word with the manager(05 of42)
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Going rogue(06 of42)
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Forming their own Lord Of The Flies colony in the food court(07 of42)
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You can have TWO carts?(08 of42)
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Post-punching-someone-over-a-throw-pillow depression(09 of42)
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She's not impressed(10 of42)
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She's also not impressed(11 of42)
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No sleeves, no fear(12 of42)
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"This is how you shop!"
"Ohhhh."(13 of42)
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This. Is. SPART... BEST BUY!(14 of42)
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No one's looking at my hair(15 of42)
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Where even am I?(16 of42)
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Product Envy(17 of42)
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It's Like They're For Her(18 of42)
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Thought you could hide from me, Etch?(19 of42)
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"Hey, This Isn't The Park!"(20 of42)
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He's Got The Men's Warehouse Blues(21 of42)
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Get 'Em Grandma(22 of42)
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Ready To Hit Someone(23 of42)
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Paranoid Santa(24 of42)
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Aaaahhhhh!!!(25 of42)
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Teamwork?(26 of42)
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Keeping It Fun(27 of42)
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Pleeeeeeaaase!(28 of42)
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Security Stand By(29 of42)
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"We're Gonna Need A Bigger Cart"(30 of42)
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Fallen Soldier(31 of42)
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"On Line" Shopping?(32 of42)
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"I Got Up At 4 a.m. For This?!"(33 of42)
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Stampede!(34 of42)
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Just A Few More Aisles...(35 of42)
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Oh No He Didn't!!!(36 of42)
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Woooaaah...(37 of42)
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Dear God, No More Shoes(38 of42)
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Not An Easy Job(39 of42)
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Whose arms are tired? Not this lady's(40 of42)
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Deals! Deals! Deals!(41 of42)
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Mom Of The Year(42 of42)
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