Underrated/ overrated

Florence + the Machine: With Tori Amos and Neko Case between projects, the music world is ripe for a new ginger chanteuse. Thus arrives this big-voiced Londoner, who just came off three sold-out nights at the Wiltern and feels on the verge of a breakthrough. With a uniquely anachronistic look and gently twisted, soulful songs like “Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)” and “You Got the Love,” Florence Welch may be Britain’s way of apologizing for Amy Winehouse.

‘The Benson Interruption’ on Comedy Central: A fixture at the UCB Theatre and Largo, this show led by former “Last Comic Standing” star Doug Benson offers stand-up comedy with a twist. With the heavy-lidded Benson at center stage firing off-the-cuff one-liners at comics such as Patton Oswalt and Nick Swardson as they perform their set, the resulting comedy mashups are often as wild and rewarding as watching two jazz musicians riff off each other.

Olivia Munn on ‘The Daily Show’: Now that a silly online kerfuffle about whether “The Daily Show” is sexist has passed, we can address a more honest problem with the hiring of this G4 host: She’s just not funny. We understand she comes with a built-in audience and is clearly committed to chasing laughs, but if we’re thinking of female funny people most likely to mesh with Stewart’s band of gypsies, wouldn’t a pro like Maria Bamford be a better choice?

Covering politics like sports: As the race for ratings rages on, we’re struck by how much the 24-hour news networks’ elections coverage resembles the over-the-top, argumentative blather seen on the average NFL pregame show. We understand that it’s a lot easier to create flashy graphics and speculation than, say, a clear explanation of TARP or the two-gap defense, but let’s not forget one of these topics is still important enough to merit a try.