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My favorite TV show, and one of the only ones to guarantee at least one really long, hard laugh per show. I've been watching it since Craig Kilborn was the host, though I like Jon Stewart better. Incredibly funny, but also smart. Who else loves it? Do they have it in the UK? I think if this show was syndicated in other countries, people might not hate Americans as much, or at least realize we aren't all Dubya-lovin' jackasses.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 30 January 2003 15:43 (twenty-three years ago)

I really like the show a lot. Jon Stewart is probably one of the most underrated interviewers ever. He is good at getting guests to drop their guards. Whenever I watch CNN, I get the sense that the hosts are making it as easy as possible for their guests to say what they were prepared to say with little insight or interaction. Stewart doesn't let that happen.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Thursday, 30 January 2003 16:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Woo hoo! The Daily Show! Woo hoo! My news source!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 30 January 2003 16:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, I like the interviews, but it's weird, a lot of times the interviews that you think are going to be great aren't really that good, and the best ones are the ones that you think will suck, know what I mean? I can't really think of any specific examples, unfortunately, but I think it's because Jon Stewart "takes over" in the bad interviews and just makes a bunch of funny jokes. But I also really liked how he started having "serious" guests on after 9-11, like terrorism experts and anthrax experts, not just lame-ass actors and comedians all the time.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 30 January 2003 16:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Not just John Stewart, but all the contributors like Stephen Colbert and such, those stories are TOO FRIGGIN MUCH!

Yessirreebob, that show's got the funny.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 30 January 2003 16:30 (twenty-three years ago)

I never took to Colbert and that crew the way I did A. Whitney Brown, Brian Unger and Beth Littleford (who was the other one?), and my interest in the show has waned in recent years. Yet Jon Stewart is so relaxed behind the desk it's pretty amazing. I'm glad to see him finally succeed. Anyone watch his old syndicated talk show? I remember the night he announced that in two weeks he was being canceled. How did he respond? By mooning the camera and bitching about what assholes the show's producers were. So classless and so funny.

(Kilborn and Olberman should go pack to SportsCenter, or at the very least get a PTI-type program)

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Thursday, 30 January 2003 16:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Yep, I like the contributors. My favorite contributor features were the hilariously-named Dollars and "Cents" financial update and the point-counterpoint editorials by Steven Colbert and Steve Carrell called "Even Steven," which inevitably degenerated into personal insults. "Today's topic - should we bomb Iraq?" "Yes." "No." "Yes." "No." "Yes!" "No! "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
It doesn't really translate. Sorry.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 30 January 2003 16:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Wasn't the other woman one of the co-creators of the show? I can't remember her name, but I think it's in the credits somewhere still. I heard she quit because she hated Craig Kilborn so much due to his rampant misogynistic comments.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 30 January 2003 16:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Really? That's great! I can't even picture her. The co-creator of the show was Madeleine Smithberg, who left a year or two ago. She was not an on-air person.

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Thursday, 30 January 2003 16:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Lizz Winstead, Nick.

Sometimes I really, really miss Beth Littleford. Also the goth-looking post-Beth Littleford woman whose bits were all butt-related jokes (sorry). The Kilborn era was terrific for pugilistic interviews -- did any of you see him demolish Carrot Top? -- but Stewart did a terrific job post-9/11 of slanting things back toward actual informed satire and not just making-fun-of-the-news.

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 30 January 2003 16:43 (twenty-three years ago)

That's who I was thinking of.

I thought I would miss the Five Questions from the Kilborn-era interviews, but now I rarely even remember they existed. What were the questions? I know some of them changed, but there was at least one that was always the same.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 30 January 2003 16:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Here's the thing about Lizz Winstead leaving.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 30 January 2003 17:24 (twenty-three years ago)

I wanted something a little more explosive than that!

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Thursday, 30 January 2003 17:27 (twenty-three years ago)

but Stewart did a terrific job post-9/11 of slanting things back toward actual informed satire and not just making-fun-of-the-news

i think he started really doing this earlier, actually, during the 2000 election fiasco - the story was custom-made for nightly political satire; 9/11 wasn't AT ALL, yet by that time i remember feeling a tremendous sense of anticipation about how stewart would handle it.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:02 (twenty-three years ago)

I thought the onion had the most fearless, thoughtful, yet appropriate post 911 comic reaction. Jon Stewart cried, kind of an imitation what Letterman did. Stewart has definitely trumped former host Kilborn as a replacement, despite his willingness to kiss celebrity ass on occasion.

― theodore fogelsanger, Thursday, 30 January 2003 19:34 (twenty-three years ago)

I was actually extremely dispointed about that, how he got all serious, but hey, if Jon can't find the funny then it's prolly not there.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 30 January 2003 19:52 (twenty-three years ago)

The Beth Littleford Interviews:

1. Fabio (didn't he offer her a look into his pants?)
2. Jocelyn Elders (I do remember a discussion of masturbation techniques, I do believe)
3. That "past his prime" musician who was all pissy because no-one liked him any more. (He really was an ass. Wish I could remember his name. I can picture his face.)

And, of course, the fuzzy camera shots of her on the couch looking sympathetic and understanding.

I usually watch some of Aaron Brown on Newsnight, then catch the opening of Peter Mansbridge on The National, and then catch the re-run of the Daily Show (if I watch the news at all, that is - most of the time I get my info. from NPR and BBC Radio).

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Thursday, 30 January 2003 20:10 (twenty-three years ago)

I like that their satire actually seems, on many occasions, to have a backbone. They do not simply run with any news tidbit that seems ripe for comedic exploitation, in the familiar (and exhausting) Saturday Night Live mold. The commentary on Bush's State of the Union address pointed up not only the absence of many specifics in the speech, but also the fact that much of it contradicted the administration's own actual policy decisions, and the basic banality of such speeces and their reception.

― Amateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 30 January 2003 23:59 (twenty-three years ago)

and one of the only ones to guarantee at least one really long, hard laugh per show.

Nick, if you even slightly like sports, check out Pardon the Interruptionon ESPN. I swear, most days it's almost as funny as the Daily Show. I don't even like football or basketball, but those guys make me laugh anyway.

― lyra (lyra), Friday, 31 January 2003 02:02 (twenty-three years ago)

I do really miss the A. Whitney Brown-Brian Unger era correspondants, but it's still good, if a bit overrated and formulaic.

― James Blount (James Blount), Friday, 31 January 2003 02:08 (twenty-three years ago)

I love this show, though I'm surprised by the lack of love Colbert is getting. But maybe it's just because I'm also a Strangers With Candy/Harvey Birdman fan.

― Nicole (Nicole), Friday, 31 January 2003 04:40 (twenty-three years ago)

God, I really miss Stranger with Candy (amongst other Comedy Central shows that got cancelled so that The Man Show - the most depressing show on tv - might thrive).

― James Blount (James Blount), Friday, 31 January 2003 07:32 (twenty-three years ago)

I miss the weekly highlights of the televangelists with Joe Bob Briggs. God Talk? God Stuff? Anyone remember Paco the Hispanic Boy?

― Polo Pony, Friday, 31 January 2003 07:54 (twenty-three years ago)

The Onion had a pretty funny interview with some of the Daily Show correspondents last week. Here it is.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Friday, 31 January 2003 14:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Mo Rocca is great (except for the hair). But I would say that.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 31 January 2003 15:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Where the hell - is Steve Carrell?

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 31 January 2003 16:05 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't know, Carrell is my favorite too. I think he took a break but was supposed to come back?

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Friday, 31 January 2003 17:05 (twenty-three years ago)

CNN has an international version of the Daily Show, but i've never seen it.

― stephen. s (yaye), Friday, 31 January 2003 18:09 (twenty-three years ago)

mo rocca is the best, because, bowtie!

― amy (amy), Friday, 31 January 2003 18:14 (twenty-three years ago)

i. Stephen surely you're joking??

ii. I miss Nancy Walls. I think the Onion missed an opportunity to interview any of the women on the show, especially Stacey Grenrock-Woods, who i just realized i have an ENORMOUS CRUSH ON!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 31 January 2003 18:21 (twenty-three years ago)

I just saw Doug from Trading Spaces on the Daily Show - two of my favorite things at once - yay! (and it actually appeared that Jon really does watch the show)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 4 February 2003 23:18 (twenty-three years ago)

I loved how he ripped on Hildy. "The woman put HAY on someone's walls!"

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 4 February 2003 23:27 (twenty-three years ago)

I swear Tracer, there is an international version.

― stephen. s (yaye), Tuesday, 4 February 2003 23:44 (twenty-three years ago)

yeah, we get the intl. version ("global edition") on cnn.

― Mitch Lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Wednesday, 5 February 2003 11:20 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.trading-spaces.net/imgs/doug2.jpg

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Wednesday, 5 February 2003 17:07 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

Stephen Colbert was on NPR's "Fresh Air" today. Good interview, too.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4464017

― kingfish (Kingfish), Monday, 24 January 2005 22:28 (twenty-one years ago)

They mentioned this in the morning when I was driving to work and pronounced it "COAL-Burt".

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 24 January 2005 22:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Did anyone catch the episode on the inauguration last week? Quite possibly one of the best episodes ever.

OFFER NOT VALID IN EGYPT, SAUDI ARABIA, PAKISTAN AND UZBEKISTAN

― Juan, the Magic Don (jingleberries), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 01:29 (twenty-one years ago)

The last few have been pretty great.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 01:31 (twenty-one years ago)

"Let the Eagle Soar" is sex code for a fem-dom reacharound daisy chain. But no butt stuff -- that'd be queer.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 01:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm betting there will be a big ol' heartfelt tribute to Carson tonight.

― Curious George Rides a Republican (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 02:22 (twenty-one years ago)

My predictor is busted.

― Curious George Rides a Republican (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 17:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Stewart's mockery of Carson's Art Fern character shows that, at least as a comic, he's a lot less respectful of Johnny (thank Christ). All they did last night was have a Carnac pratfall as the Moment of Zen. ('nac was a ripoff of Steve Allen's Answer Man, btw)

>OFFER NOT VALID IN EGYPT, SAUDI ARABIA, PAKISTAN AND UZBEKISTAN

otm, great. (punchline to W's announced anti-dictatorship agenda)

I missed most of a recent show, but saw the Zen bite where Barbara Walters said to the Bushes in the Oval Office, "Are you READY TO BEGIN THE TORTURE?" DID I HEAR RIGHT?

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 17:32 (twenty-one years ago)

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There was a kind of a tribute right at the end. Carson was the moment of zen, followed by a moment of silence and a white-on-black, somber "Thank you, Johnny."

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

OFFER NOT VALID IN EGYPT, SAUDI ARABIA, PAKISTAN AND UZBEKISTAN

Did I not also hear, "...and all of Africa"?

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 17:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think Stewart is mocking the Art Fern character. But at the very least, I think we've finally answered the question posed in this thread: What's th origin of that John Stewart/ Johnny Carson voice?

― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 18:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think Stewart is mocking the Art Fern character.

I don't think so either, I thought of it as more of a homage.

― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 25 January 2005 18:52 (twenty-one years ago)

The bobble-head bit was über-lol!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 3 February 2005 05:26 (twenty-one years ago)

ALTONA MEADOWS CHILLIN' + ILLIN'

― Autumn Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 3 February 2005 05:27 (twenty-one years ago)

wrong thread sorry

― Autumn Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 3 February 2005 05:27 (twenty-one years ago)

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"Condoms don't belong in school, and neither does Al Gore. He's not a schoolteacher," said Frosty Hardison, a parent of seven who also said that he believes the Earth is 14,000 years old. "The information that's being presented is a very cockeyed view of what the truth is. ... The Bible says that in the end times everything will burn up, but that perspective isn't in the DVD."

Hardison's e-mail to the School Board prompted board member David Larson to propose the moratorium Tuesday night.

"Somebody could say you're killing free speech, and my retort to them would be we're encouraging free speech," said Larson, a lawyer. "The beauty of our society is we allow debate."

After all, we all know that science is democratic! We get to vote on who's right after hearing two sides!

― kingfish, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 03:21 (nineteen years ago)

anyone else watch stewart v mccain

― deeznuts, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 03:36 (nineteen years ago)

It was good when you could hear the points being made, but they were talking over each other half the time.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 04:01 (nineteen years ago)

yeah but the points being made were actually really predictable so the talking over/tension was the best part

― deeznuts, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 04:04 (nineteen years ago)

i did think jon was great though yeah, we all know the dudes passionate behind what he does but he rarely brings it to the fore like he did tonight

btw has anyone read dfw's piece on mccain (in his last book of essays) most otm thing ever. i just cant not at the very least respect the guy.

― deeznuts, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 04:10 (nineteen years ago)

stewart's whole thing about the house without windows and doors was pretty good

― cutty, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 04:12 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998387,00.html

john dickerson you are likely a cock

― deeznuts, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 04:26 (nineteen years ago)

I liked that Jon called him on that "you're not supporting the troops" bullshit.

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The good thing about this, even if it is predictable, is that maybe some conservatives watched that night? I wonder if the Xtian Right ever watches The Daily Show? Would they be surprised at the civility? Every right-wing show I see is so much yelling and paranoia

― King Kitty, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 14:47 (nineteen years ago)

There was no civility last night! JS talked over everything McCain said. It was almost O'Reilly-esque.

― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 14:56 (nineteen years ago)

JS talked over everything McCain said. It was almost O'Reilly-esque.

Which is weird when you consider how he usually fawns over war criminals like Kissinger. I wouldn't mind the confrontational style if JS was consistent, but he's usually such a sycophant to almost all of the politicians and pundits on his show.

― Nicole, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:01 (nineteen years ago)

I think he's just polite. and they were hardly shouting.

― King Kitty, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:03 (nineteen years ago)

You can argue with someone and be civil about it

― King Kitty, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:04 (nineteen years ago)

I don't think you can argue over someone and be civil, though.

― Nicole, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:05 (nineteen years ago)

I do it all the time!

― King Kitty, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:10 (nineteen years ago)

But really, JS = BO'R? That's a pretty big stretch IMHO

― King Kitty, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:11 (nineteen years ago)

JS is on a short time limit to, so there's not really time for McCain to ramble on and on about how war critics are ruining the soldier's families

― King Kitty, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:12 (nineteen years ago)

That is a statement that should be challenged, but why challenge McCain and no other conservative pol he has on the show?

― Nicole, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:17 (nineteen years ago)

Because he's comfortable with McCain.

― kenan, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:22 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, but it was bad interviewing form to just cut McCain off after five seconds every single time. I don't necessarily agree with McCain, but I would've liked to hear what he had to say -- Stewart has the rest of his show to soapbox.

― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:25 (nineteen years ago)

...and Stewart missed the obvious question, ie. What's so spankin' great about your new "strategy" anyway?

― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:27 (nineteen years ago)

I've fallen into teh pattern of turning off the show right before the interview.

― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:30 (nineteen years ago)

JS does tend to dominate the interviews. He obviously likes McCain.

― King Kitty, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:43 (nineteen years ago)

've fallen into teh pattern of turning off the show right before the interview.

This is usually what I do as well but I was up late working on something anyway...

― Nicole, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 17:48 (nineteen years ago)

me to, but it depends entirely on which Futurama is on. lame futurama episode = daily show interviews

― King Kitty, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 17:52 (nineteen years ago)

Jon's never been good with openly calling conservative politicos on their bullshit, but remember that McCain in particular has the longest history with the show than pretty much any other prominent american politician. Just remember all the bits done during his 2000 campaign.

― kingfish, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

Watch for a follow-up tonight in case Jon missed something. When Bolton was on last month, they came back the night after to refute some of the things he said.

That's like thinking of a zinger on the way home from the bar.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 17:55 (nineteen years ago)

A de-bearded Hitch was on tonight pushing his "i'm an alky atheist" book; he was flushed but mainly comprenhesive. The segment was far less contentious than the last time round. Also, more mentions of the phrase "menstrual blood." I enjoyed the bit, tho i'm heavily drunk.

Vid should be up w/in 8 hours, somewhere.

― kingfish, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 06:36 (nineteen years ago)

is JS just playing devil's advocate when he says shit like "hell we should have gone in with 250,000 troops"? it kind of freaks me out even if he is. the one thing that doesn't cross the atlantic so well is the need constantly to respect the troops, almost to regard the military as above politics.

― That one guy that quit, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 08:49 (nineteen years ago)

yes he's playing dev's adv. It's true that my "The Troops are Dropouts" shirt doesn't go over well here.

Great that JS got Hic-chens to talk about Johnnie Walker so much.

― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 13:23 (nineteen years ago)

also I finally got to see some decent debate clips

GRAVEL FOR PREZ

― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 17:18 (nineteen years ago)

I love that guy.

― Nicole, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 17:42 (nineteen years ago)

And heeere's the vid

― kingfish, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 18:38 (nineteen years ago)

he really should say GRAV-el tho.

― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 18:54 (nineteen years ago)

Just ask Dick Cheenie.

― Pleasant Plains, Tuesday, 1 May 2007 19:05 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

Larry Wilmore got interviewed on fresh air today. I didn't know he used to write for In Living Color...

― kingfish, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 20:26 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

john oliver -- funny! who knew. maybe he's a good fit for the longer pieces.

― tremendoid, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 03:21 (eighteen years ago)

is this show still good? i hardly ever watch any more.

― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 09:26 (eighteen years ago)

it's up and down. the More 4 and 4OD coverage seems really erratic. i watched the 'latest' one a few nights ago and it was the same one as a week before. maybe i was just being an idiot.

gotta like john oliver.

daily show > newsknight > > late edition

or maybe the cheap/lame jokes seem less cheap/lame when there is some distance. also american politics seems sooo screwed. yes, even more so than uk.

― Alan, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 10:09 (eighteen years ago)

it has become very successful and very slick (although it was always fairly tightly-run and produced). these are some of the same ingredients which have led to actual news becoming so horrible (i.e. millionaire pundit values becoming totally disconnected from the concerns of their audience). so i wonder if the same thing could happen to the daily show?

― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 10:14 (eighteen years ago)

three weeks pass...

Buck Henry.

― kenan, Thursday, 9 August 2007 03:16 (eighteen years ago)

i miss this now we don't have cable

― Maria :D, Thursday, 9 August 2007 05:25 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

larry david :-)

― Garbanzo (get bent), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 06:25 (sixteen years ago)

wyatt cenac actually made me laugh tonight

― s1ocked up, they won't let me out (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 06:40 (sixteen years ago)

i liked cenac's joke that the south carolina governor "pulled a chappelle"

― Garbanzo (get bent), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 06:43 (sixteen years ago)

yes, also when he theorized that the governor chased a coyote into the forest in order to fuck it

― s1ocked up, they won't let me out (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 06:58 (sixteen years ago)

one year passes...

this goatee thing is not good at all.

― Clay, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 03:37 (fifteen years ago)

Is he really series about a sequel to The Faculty? If so, HOORAY! If not, get him a razor.

― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 03:40 (fifteen years ago)

serious, rather

― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 03:40 (fifteen years ago)

SHAKING AND CRYING

― ô_o (Nicole), Tuesday, 27 July 2010 12:13 (fifteen years ago)

one year passes...

great throwaway joke in tuesday's episode re romney's revealing his accounts: "Release the Quicken".

― koogs, Thursday, 26 January 2012 09:30 (fourteen years ago)

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