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yeah c'mon IT IS IMPERVIOUS TO CRITICISM PPL, you're all being very silly, and upright, and not whimsical enough, i mean you just need to lighten up guys really. it's just a talk show.

― barthelme's foot, Thursday, 20 October 2005 14:18 (twenty years ago)

You're right, 60 Minutes is bullshit.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 20 October 2005 14:20 (twenty years ago)

Repeat to yourself: I AM NOT ARGUING ABOUT THE DAILY SHOW ON THE INTERNET

― n/a (Nick A.), Thursday, 20 October 2005 14:22 (twenty years ago)

it should be remembered that the Daily Show didn't achieve its current bent on media criticism or talking to politicos until sometime in 1999, when Stewart took the reigns. Also, John McCain's bemusement with the show during the 2000 election helped a great deal; Colbert & Carrell asking him questions from Trivial Pursuit cards at press events & McCain making sincere attempts to answer them, McCain complimenting the two of them on their coats, etc.

"He liked our coats! He liked out coats!"

Still, one's gotta wonder what Stewart & Ben Karlin think of all the folks coming to them with the expectations of a harder-hitting(i.e. more pointed questions & follow-ups) show.

― kingfish neopolitan sundae (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 20 October 2005 14:30 (twenty years ago)

>Colbert & Carrell asking him questions from Trivial Pursuit cards at press events & McCain making sincere attempts to answer them<

Mo Rocca (sorely missed) was in there I believe...

The politico-guests really got ramped up in the last year. I vastly preferred JS humiliating Jennifer Love-Hewitt.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 20 October 2005 14:39 (twenty years ago)

Stewart's own comments during his appearance on Crossfire, I think, are to the point: "You're on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls."

― elmo (allocryptic), Thursday, 20 October 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

I saw Moe Rocca talk at my school and it sucked. :(

― jw (ex machina), Thursday, 20 October 2005 14:57 (twenty years ago)

Stewart on Crossfire vs his friendly interviews w/ wingnuts = hypocrisy?

I saw Mo Rocca on the F train once and it ruled.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 20 October 2005 15:03 (twenty years ago)

The Daily Show isn't Frontline or 60 Minutes, people. It's a FUNNY TALK SHOW.

You know who isn't funny? Bill O'Reilly. You know what's even less funnier than that? Having Bill O'Reilly on and playing pattycake with him.

If The Daily Show is just a funny lil' basic cable comedy show, then why have all the politicians and inky wretches come on to debate the serious issues? I know that Thomas Frank interview was a real freakin' knee-slapper. Or the smug way that Jon Stewart looks at the camera after a ridiculous presidential soundbite and says "We'll be right back" in a tone that says to the viewer "This shit is funny, but it's also REAL."

I guarantee you that if Bill O'Reilly appeared on "Crank Yankers", they would've ripped him nine more holes than TDS did.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 20 October 2005 16:12 (twenty years ago)

bill oreilly is pretty funny

― _, Thursday, 20 October 2005 16:13 (twenty years ago)

Let's point out that the "debate" on the Daily Show is like 4 minutes long.

― jw (ex machina), Thursday, 20 October 2005 16:14 (twenty years ago)

Since when is Stewart obliged to "rip holes" in his guests? FUNNY TALK SHOW.

― elmo (allocryptic), Thursday, 20 October 2005 16:25 (twenty years ago)

The talk (ie, ass-kissing 'big-name' blowhards) isn't usually funny. Stewart riffing on the news and 'mugging' is what's funny.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 20 October 2005 16:34 (twenty years ago)

this has probably been mentioned upthread, but Jon did dig in pretty well against Rick Santorum, and the Chris Hitchens debate was certainly lively as well.

also, O'Reilly isn't a politician - assuming he DESPERATELY NEEDS to be ripped into is playing right into his hands b/c it's presupposing he's just that goddamn important and powerful

― Josh Love (screamapillar), Thursday, 20 October 2005 16:35 (twenty years ago)

Josh, you missed the earlier thread where a bunch of these same people were howling "OMG WHY DIDN'T JON STEWART GOUGE OUT SANTORUM'S EYES WITH A FORK AND SKULLFUCK HIM?????"

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Thursday, 20 October 2005 17:26 (twenty years ago)

Three words:
President. Ann. Coulter.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Friday, 21 October 2005 03:17 (twenty years ago)

we have this show, the day after, now, on a new channel. it is good but JS's OTT mugging gets rather boring

― RJG (RJG), Friday, 21 October 2005 03:24 (twenty years ago)

(and apparently a 40ish white guy sayin "bitch" is a guaranteed laugh for some older than 13)

If you think 40ish white men ending sentences with "bitch" isn't funny than I'd like to introduce you to a 30ish black comedian who also had a show on Comedy Central. Oh wait, that bit wasn't that funny either.

― Cunga (Cunga), Friday, 21 October 2005 05:25 (twenty years ago)

IT'LL GET YA DRUNK!

― kingfish neopolitan sundae (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 21 October 2005 05:34 (twenty years ago)

So this show is now airing nightly in the UK, right?

What do you guys over there think after watching it on a regular bases?

― kingfish neopolitan sundae (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 21 October 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

The Rick James and Sam Jackson beer skits are BOTH funny, you're mental.

― Allyzay knows a little German (allyzay), Friday, 21 October 2005 17:06 (twenty years ago)

(bases? -> basis)

― kingfish neopolitan sundae (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 21 October 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

That John Stewart interview with Peggy Noonan was pretty pathetic.

Yah: "The Pope ended Communism." Gee whiz, I guess so. And he and Reagan helped fags and junkies die, too.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 30 November 2005 15:40 (twenty years ago)

ok, i gave the white stripes another chance and... i still can't tell the difference between them and the black crowes.

― like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 2 December 2005 04:31 (twenty years ago)

They're mods and the Black Crowes are rockers, what's wrong with you?

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 2 December 2005 04:43 (twenty years ago)

They dress in red and white and have no bass player! Apparently this sets them apart from a million other wannabe Led Zep bar bands.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Friday, 2 December 2005 08:39 (twenty years ago)

It looked red and black on my laptop.

Either way, wow was that boring. I hope music doesn't become a regular part of the Daily Show.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 2 December 2005 12:23 (twenty years ago)

I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes an occasional thing. With Colbert they're kind of turning that block into a two-headed late nite talk show, so bands playing wouldn't be out of the question. Hopefully not every day.

― TOMBOT, Friday, 2 December 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

I have tickets to see John stewart live next sunday, is this going to be a bust. (haven't sen daily show for a while as I've had no internet and I ned to fix my freeview).

― Ed (dali), Friday, 2 December 2005 13:41 (twenty years ago)

Most of the time the Daily Show is still pretty enjoyable, but a lot depends on the guest. Hopefully you won't get a dud.

― Lars and Jagger (Ex Leon), Friday, 2 December 2005 14:04 (twenty years ago)

Next Sunday? Is it something other than TDS?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 2 December 2005 22:22 (twenty years ago)

― j blount (papa la bas), Friday, 2 December 2005 22:58 (twenty years ago)

ARM HAIR

― kingfish hobo juckie (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 2 December 2005 23:01 (twenty years ago)

I liked Stewart giving Nancy Pelosi shit about Kerry doing TV standups on the war.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 2 December 2005 23:02 (twenty years ago)

I bet the bands are going to be a regular thing now. Perhaps that's why they moved to a new studio and gave Colbert the old one. They seemed to have a pretty large space and elaborate setup in place for the performance. Stewart probably dreams of having Coldplay on eventually.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Friday, 2 December 2005 23:03 (twenty years ago)

I liked Stewart giving Nancy Pelosi shit about Kerry doing TV standups on the war.

Really? I thought that was pretty stupid of him. Who else are the Democrats going to send out there? Howard Dean? Some unknown congressperson or a presidential hopeful who has everything to lose? The obvious choice is the nationally known figure who was almost elected president and has nothing to lose at this point.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Friday, 2 December 2005 23:05 (twenty years ago)

Rob Corddry's Wednesday report on the war, "De-Weakening Iraq" I think it was called, was as tightly written as anything I've seen on any episode of this show! It provoked questions I hadn't ever really thought about. I don't know if Corrdddrry wrote it himself, but he his delivery was perfect.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 2 December 2005 23:13 (twenty years ago)

If that's a reference to Kerry's conference earlier this week, Stewart may have had a good point.

(Not sure if Pelosi was the one to get onto for that.)

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 2 December 2005 23:24 (twenty years ago)

life-size Adam Carrolla! You shouldn't have...

― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Friday, 2 December 2005 23:27 (twenty years ago)

If that's a reference to Kerry's conference earlier this week, Stewart may have had a good point.

Interesting. That Kos comment reinforces my feeling that Stewart's comments were just an insider grudge. After all he still covered Kerry's speech but not Jack Reed's speech right?

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Friday, 2 December 2005 23:37 (twenty years ago)

The best part of last night's Daily Show was when they interviewed that security consultant, btw.

― Allyzay must fight Zolton herself. (allyzay), Saturday, 3 December 2005 04:28 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, but that report is from, like, last year.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 3 December 2005 04:45 (twenty years ago)

walter kranz, like Dave Grohl, has contributed to Kerry 2008?

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 December 2005 19:37 (twenty years ago)

I like the Black Crowes.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Saturday, 3 December 2005 19:50 (twenty years ago)

they have one or two okay songs (just like the white stripes).

― The Great Pagoda of Funn (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 3 December 2005 20:24 (twenty years ago)

Yes, that's the Kerry conf Stewart used as grist.

Who else are the Democrats going to send out there?...The obvious choice is the nationally known figure who was almost elected president and has nothing to lose at this point.

The nationally known Joke whose only coherent line for or against the war in a 2-year campaign was 'If I'd known what we know now -- I'd still have voted to authorize.'

As Lucy Van Pelt would say, Kerry unavoidably has "a failure face."

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 5 December 2005 21:40 (twenty years ago)

Kerry makes me feel ashamed to be a registered Democrat. He should pack it in and admit that his political career is over... instead he's like the evil professor in Reanimator.

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 5 December 2005 21:43 (twenty years ago)

walter kranz, like Dave Grohl, has contributed to Kerry 2008?

Dr Morbius, as usual, doesn't know what he's talking about?

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Monday, 5 December 2005 21:49 (twenty years ago)

Kerry doesn't make me ashamed to be more Democrat-aligned than Republican-aligned, but dude does seriously need a gigantic PR overhaul which whould probably begin with the words, "Look America, the 2004 campaign was an exercise in stupidity and I'm sorry for wasting your time; as amends, I give you naked dancers."

― Dan (I'd Vote For Him) Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 5 December 2005 21:54 (twenty years ago)

Undergrad jock Jon Stewart had awesome thighs:

http://www.gawker.com/news/sports/jon-stewart-very-very-offside-141445.php

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 December 2005 16:11 (twenty years ago)

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