In a perfect world, you're 100% correct. In reality, it's not the case, especially in the last 20 years as celebrities received far more airtime and import in the political arena. Hell, the sitting President got into office thanks to the popularity of a show that had "Celebrity" in its title.
As an aside, I wonder that now with the benefit of time, would Greggy want to revisit the age-old discussion about the effects that The Daily Show had on news and the political discourse?