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{{cleanup|[[Jon Stewart]] redirects here. He has not been involved with ''The Daily Show'' since 2015. The person and the work need separate pages}}
[[File:DailyShow.jpg|frame|The title card from 1999 (after [[Craig Kilborn]] stopped hosting the show) to 2015 (when [[Trevor Noah]] started hosting the show.]]
 
{{quote|''"When news breaks, we fix it!"''}}
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Instead of a straight-up [[News Parody]], a la ''[[Saturday Night Live|Weekend Update]]'', the program merely relates the actual news in a humorous tone, with special attention paid to the hypocrisy and gaffes of politicians and public figures, as well as the reactions of major news shows (particularly 24hr news channels) which range from the theatrical to the absurd. Because it relates actual news, it can pass for an actual news program -- though you don't want to take the special correspondents seriously.
 
The main anchor isposition currentlyhas been filled by weekly guest hosts since December 8, 2022, when [[Trevor Noah]] left the show. He took over in 2015, replacing [[Jon Stewart]] (who took over in 1999, replacing [[Craig Kilborn]]),. butThe it'sshow has launched a few careers among its correspondents.: [[Steve Carell]], [[Lewis Black]] and Ed Helms are successful alums, and [[Stephen Colbert]] has gottenreceived [[Spin-Off|his own spinoff program]] called ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' (a parody of confrontational talk programs such as ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]'') which became a runaway success. Two more ''Daily Show'' alums have since been given their own Comedy Central shows, ''[[Root of All Evil|Lewis Black's The Root of All Evil]]'' and the critically acclaimed ''[[Important Things with Demetri Martin]]'' (hosted by former contributor [[Demetri Martin]]). The show's writing staff has also published two books in connection to the show, both parodies of high-school textbooks; they are ''[[America (The Book)|America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction]]'' from 2004 and ''[[Earth (The Book)|Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide To The Human Race]]'' from 2010.
 
Before you dismiss it as silliness, they get some astonishingly important guests--Senator Kirsten Gillibrand ([[American Political System|D-NY]]), former Senator (and current{{when}} Secretary of State) [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] (also D-NY), Representative [[Ron Paul]] (R-TX) (three times, most recently{{verify}} in 2011), former [[The Men of Downing Street|UK Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]], Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (when he was running for the U.S. Presidency in 2004), [[Barack Obama]] (ditto, 2008, and again in 2010 while sitting President), Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (many, many times, including 2008), then Vice President Joe Biden (in 2009), and even former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ''while he was still president'' (who is not even the first sitting head of state to be interviewed), to name a few. Stewart himself has to constantly remind viewers that it's still just a "joke news show" whose information is one day out of date.
 
It can be [http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/videos.jhtml watched online for free] (if you're lucky). In Canada, it is available at [https://web.archive.org/web/20090221120516/http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/ the Comedy Network's site]. Just beware of [[Archive Panic]].
 
Not to be confused with ''[[The Daly Show]]''.
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** Minor, but a nerve that Sarah Palin touched: Pit bulls as vicious murderers. They're not actually any more aggressive than, say, golden retrievers, so unless you think goldies are dangerous, he's probably going to get very mad at you.
* [[Better Than a Bare Bulb]]: In response to CNN putting together a discussion panel to discuss simply what they'll discuss after the 2009 election in NY's District 23rd, [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-november-3-2009/indecision-2009---reindecision-2008-and-beyond TDS's ensuing speculation-on-speculation panel provides four full minutes of lampshading goodness (starting near the 5min mark)...]
{{quote|'''Oliver:''' "[[Alpha Bitch|I'm]] likely to try to put this in a [[Blatant Lies|ludicrously fabricated]] [[Based on a Great Big Lie|historical context]], the [[Broad Strokes]] of which I will have derived from a [[CowboyMedia BebopResearch at His ComputerFailure|cursory reading]] of [[The Other Wiki|Wikipedia]] [[Refuge in Audacity|literally moments before going on air]]."}}
* [[Big No]]: [http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=189149&title=gaffe-in Just one example].
** Subverted on [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-august-23-2010/the-parent-company-trap 8/23/2010], where Jon starts going into the [[Big No]], but the view doesn't change to the dramatic camera angle. He turns to a different camera to try again... and another... and another...
* [[Bodyguard Babes]]: After she defended her [[May-December Romance|much older husband]], [[Fox News Channel|Rupert Murdoch]], from a pie-throwing prankster, Jon treated Wendi Murdoch like this.
* [[Book and Switch]]: Too many examples to list, mainly that they're spoofing this trope.
* [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick]]: "Um, how was your weekend? Let's see... on Friday, I... got a haircut. Uh...''([[Beat]])'' called a guy a dick on national television..." [https://web.archive.org/web/20131014042500/http://www.spike.com/video-clips/7hirrh/jon-stewart-spins-his-crossfire-appearance Found here.]
* [[Breakout Character]]: [[Stephen Colbert]] started off as a Correspondent here.
* [[Brick Joke]]: While anything that can be used as such, IS used as such, on August 16, 2010, Jon Stewart told John Oliver that his "[[This Trope Is Bleep|F*** ing]] Stupid English Accent" was offensive. No points for guessing what the first thing out of [[Emma Thompson|Emma Thompson's]] mouth was when she came on for the interview at the end of the show.
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** [[New Meat|New correspondent]] and [[Twofer Token Minority]] (black and female) Jessica Williams was sent into a disaster zone for her first assignment, then became a hobo, and was ignored by a Fifties-style panel of all-male correspondents until she put on a mustache.
*** Later, she revealed that she used to be ''white'' before she went to college and, as Rick Santorum put it: "Was remade in President Obama's image."
 
 
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* [[Censorship by Spelling]]: Subverted in a segment, when Samantha Bee has her young son standing right next to her (Take Your Child to Work Day) while talking about torture methods:
{{quote|'''Sam:''' When a bound and naked prisoner has electrodes attached to...
'''Jon:''' ''(interrupting)''' Okay, Sam, Sam, Sam...
'''Sam:''' Oh, I'm sorry. To his T-E-S-T-I-C-L-E-S... testicles.}}
* [[Chewing the Scenery]]: Jon can never seem to resist a good [[Skyward Scream]] or [[Big No]].
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*** [[Playful Otter]]: In fact, kittens playing isn't enough to take the whole of the scandal so a baby otter is thrown in too:
{{quote|'''Jon:''' Aw, now the baby otter is playing with a kitten.}}
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* [[Dastardly Whiplash]]: Jason Jones claims Geraldo Rivera is [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-12-2007/was-it-murder- this.] To be fair, he does have the mustache for it.
{{quote|'''Jason Jones''': Plus, what is with that ridiculous disguise? I mean, come on. I'm surprised he didn't put on a cape and tie [Anna Nicole Smith] to a railroad track!}}
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* [[Double Subversion]]: For instance, when during the episode with the Glenn Beck impression he made reference to masturbating to a Calvin Klein billboard he could see from his apartment window. An ad with a shirtless male model came up, to which he said, "No!"; then it was replaced by an ad with a scantily-clad female model, to which he said, "Ewww, no!"; it turned out to be an ad with a more muscled and and well-oiled male model.
* [[Dramatic Pause]]: A frequent gag. Here's an [http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=82086&title=was-it-murder example].
 
 
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* [[Election Night]]: Heavily spoofed whenever it rolls around.
* [["El Niño" Is Spanish for "The Nino"]]: This is a bit of a [[Running Gag]] regarding Arabic phrases with the article "Al". For example, in one episode featuring an interview with an Al Jazeera reporter, Jon helpfully informs us that "Al Jazeera" means "The Jazeera" and that hopefully their guest will explain what a "Jazeera" is (he doesn't).<ref>Al-Jazeera means "The Peninsula" in Arabic, in reference to the Arabian Peninsula.</ref>
* [[Even the Rats Won't Touch It]]: Behind the scenes of ''The Daily Show'', there are a lot of dogs that are in the building<ref>Because Jon, the manager of the building (Adriane Truex), and much of the staff, share a love of dogs.</ref> After Jon was given Deep Dish Pizza, it was offered to the dog Kweli. Kweli(we assume), who Jon claims to have witnessed eat garbage, rejected the offer. [http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/zb44o8/strife-of-pie]
* [[Every Episode Ending]]: "Here it is, your moment of zen." During Kilbourne's run, the clip was usually a ridiculous or surreal nonsequitor, while during Jon Stewart's run it's usually a funny or ironic news clips that is related to something covered previously.
* [[Everyone Is Bi]]: ''Everybody'' on the show has either shown bisexual tendencies [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-september-3-2008/the-best-f--king-news-team-ever---larry-craig-bathroom on screen], or simply [http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=189151&title=Bus-Tour-of-the-Other-America hinted at] having had sex with both genders.
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* [[Flame War]]: The Even Stephven debates which at one point attempted to prove which religion was the right one by holding a "Smite-off" (praying to either God or Mohammad to smite the other Ste(v/ph)en).
* [[Flat What]]: In an interview with Barbara Walters, former GOP candidate Herman Cain said that, if offered a cabinet position, he would want to be Secretary of of Defense. Walters was so flabbergasted that she could only stammer out a '''''What?''''' This prompted Jon to show examples of people and comments that ''didn't'' faze her, including Syria's Bashar al-Assad saying that no government has ever killed non-deserving people.
* [[Follow the Leader]]: ''The Daily Show'' has spawned a number of similar shows in the Middle East, notably ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110708055956/http://parazit-parazit.blogspot.com/ Parazit]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20120509210902/http://www.theworld.org/2010/12/irans-daily-show/ in Iran] and ''[http://www.youtube.com/user/bassemyoussefshow The Bassem Youssef Show]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20110609093641/http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2011/04/15/03 in post-revolution Egypt]. Both show's hosts and producers [[Sincerest Form of Flattery|openly admit that they are attempting to replicate]] ''The Daily Show''.
* [[Food Porn]]: Darn near literally in [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-august-2-2011/parliament-slight one sketch].
* [[Foreshadowing]]:
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'''Aasif:''' I'm ''Asian'', Jon. I'm a ''ninja''!}}
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: John Oliver/Orangutan OTP!
* [[Irishman and a Jew]]: ''The Daily Show'' is headed up by Jon Stewart ([[Stage Names|born]] ''Jonathan Liebowitz''--and no, [[Do Not Call Me "Paul"|you're not allowed to call him that]]); its sister show, ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', stars [[Stephen Colbert]], who self-identifies as Irish-American, despite the French-sounding name. Like many other instances of such pairings, the Jewish half is [[Deadpan Snarker|sarcastic]] and exasperated with [[Crapsack World|a world gone mad]], while the Irish half is blustering and [[Ted Baxter|self-assured]], but [[Too Dumb to Live|oblivious to the problems around him]].
** Also happens during the many times Jon's good friend [[Denis Leary]] is on the show.
* [[Ironic Echo Cut]]: A staple of the show is Jon recapping the basics of a story and assuming a result, then cutting to a clip of a reporter or speaker saying the exact opposite.
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* [[Jewish Complaining]]: Some of the jokes.
* [[Jews Love to Argue]]: Often joked about, and once they captured empirical evidence on camera.
* [["Join the Army," They Said]]: Rob Riggle apparently joined the Marines because he thought he could [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mplEt-7HNR8 kill flaming demons with a sword.]
* [[Joisey]]: Jon Stewart is from New Jersey (he even got to [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|introduce]] [[Bruce Springsteen]] at the Kennedy Center Honors!) and will often use a parody Joisey accent.
 
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* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Have you seen the movie ''[[Playing by Heart]]''?
** Also [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-january-26-2011/state-of-the-union-2011---correspondent-rebuttal here,] when Larry Wilmore reminds modern viewers what Jon looked like back in 1999. Rowr.
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: While there's little doubt that [[Attack of the Show!|Olivia Munn]] would be this whether or not that was the plan, a veritable tempest in a teapot arose when a feminist ([[Your Mileage May Vary|possibly or possibly not]] of the [[Straw Feminist|silly variety]]) accused the ''TDS'' staff of sexism, saying they only hired her to try out for her sexiness. While most agreed that Munn's first two segments [[So Okay It's Average|left something to be desired]], her third segment (a field assignment in Arizona) was [[Growing the Beard|enough of an improvement]] that Slate, at least, said she warranted a little bit of patience.
** It's worth noting that this is the exact same complaint that gave her something of a [[Broken Base]] among ''[[Attack of the Show!]]'' fans, which still lingers after several years of her hosting.
* [[Muppet|Muppets]]: A [[Running Gag]] that when former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney or former GOP Chairman [[Awesome McCoolname|Michael Steele]] are mentioned, a clip of a similar-looking Muppet (Guy Smiley and the hapless restaurant patron, respectively) will be shown.
** The Muppet!Steele became a guest on April 7, 2010. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
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'''Jon:''' See you in a minute, Stephen!<br />
'''Stephen:''' ''I will have my zvengeance!''}}
* [[Short Title: Long Elaborate Subtitle]]: Many of the guests' books.
* [[Sound in a Jar]]: John Stewart swore into a veterans affairs swear jar; in a later episode, original airdate 5/19/2014, he opened the jar and (censored) profanity came out.
* [[Shout-Out]]: [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-4-2010/the-best-f--king-news-team-ever---tiger-woods--faith A truly hilarious one.] [[Two Words: Obvious Trope|Five words:]] {{spoiler|John Oliver as a [[Avatar|Na'vi]]}}.
** Jon's impression of Dick Cheney depicts him as Burgess Meredith's version of [[Batman (TV series)|The Penguin]].
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* [[Skyward Scream]]: A failed attempt can be seen [http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=149372&title=9/11-earwig here].
** Played straight [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-march-2-2009/cpac-after-party here.] [[The Khan|"KROOOOOOOOOHHHHHHNNNNNNNN!"]]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20110322025246/http://www.hulu.com/watch/212809/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-thu-feb-3-2011 BEEEBEERRRRRR!!]
** Going back to the original instance of it on the show... he got in a proper [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-february-10-2004/the-wrath-of-khan KHAAAAAAN.]
* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]: John Oliver. A nod must be given to Toppington Von Monocle, who quoted [http://www.vroma.org/~hwalker/VRomaCatullus/016x.html Catullus 16] to disprove the notion that the Daily Show audience is uncouth.
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* [[Take That]]: Several times over, typically directed at various news networks for failing in the investigative portion of "investigative reporting." Among them are [[Fox News Channel]] (typical fodder for the show), followed by CNBC (over bad financial advice), and [[Cable News Network|CNN]], for "Leaving it there".
** Jon's [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-november-5-2009/the-11-3-project deconstruction of Glenn Beck] was absolutely hilarious.
*** And then [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-18-2010/intro---progressivism-is-cancer he did it] [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-18-2010/conservative-libertarian again].]
*** And once more, in the [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-november-18-2010/george-soros-plans-to-overthrow-america November] [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-november-18-2010/the-manchurian-lunatic 18th, 2010] episode. He does NOT like Glenn Beck.
*** He geared up for it [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-december-1-2010/the-food--the-bad-and-the-ugly in December 2010]... then said "Ah fuck it. It's not worth it anymore."
*** In what may be the farewell for such segments, on [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-april-7-2011/intro---jon-tells-the-truth-while-wearing-glasses April 7, 2011,], he did one more, a tour de force that took it over the top and then below the bottom and then over the top again just for good measure, in honor of Glenn Beck's contract not being renewed.
** An older [[Take That]] at CNN for letting someone go by without calling them on a completely [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-26-2005/fill-in-the-blank BS claim].]
** The [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-january-21-2010/special-comment---keith-olbermann-s-name-calling deconstruction of Keith Olbermann] was choice as well.
{{quote|And no, this teleprompter is not stuck!}}
** A more playful [[Take That]] was when former-correspondent [[Steve Carell]] was a guest. Their opening clip was not of Steve Carell in his new movie, but of other-former-correspondent [[Ed Helms]] in ''[[The Hangover]]''.
** Jon's [[Take That]] against Bernie Goldberg was genius. [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-20-2010/bernie-goldberg-fires-back It is quite possibly the best and most hilarious use of a Baptist choir in recent memory.]
** After the Haiti earthquake, he finds out that Rush Limbaugh believes Obama will use the humanitarian efforts as a publicity stunt to gain minority votes. Stewart's response: "Hey, I think I know the cause of your heart trouble--''you don't have one.''"
** Doing these against Arby's is a running gag, that John sometimes says is uncalled for.
* [[Tempting Fate]]: A favorite of the show during the first segment. Usually used to show the hypocrisy of news programs (most often FOX News), where Jon will show a video, then say something along the lines of "next thing you know, they'll say..." and sure enough, another video rolls showing them saying that.
** A Memorable "[[Take That"]] was aimed towards the inventors and the people behind the SOPA/PIPA (ACTA) bill. The day when all the rebellion and internet shut downs happened he went wild, taking down the supporters of the bill, the people who don't support the bill and every other person who's for this ever... and even Wikipedia for taking it's stand against it.
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] on the June 16th episode, when he shows a clip of a FOX News anchor blasting Obama for asking people to pray to God in a speech even though he doesn't regularly go to church. Jon comments along the lines of "wouldn't it be hilarious if they had previously begged him to show his religious side and tell people to pray?". Immediately afterwards he says, completely [[Deadpan Snarker|deadpan]] "cue FOX News clip from the day before the speech" showing just what he wanted.
** Anyone notice that every time the show goes on hiatus, even CRAZIER crap happens? When Jon and the crew come back from vacation, they've got twelve different scandals or disasters to cover. It's as though, "hey let's take a break here while nobody's doing anything! So here we are in sunny Hawaii and... what's that on CNN?... OMG the Vice President shot someone in the face!"
*** Some might even think that those in the scandals do it on purpose, knowing that Jon and his crew would be more damaging to them then the "actual" journalists.
*** And again, during the Egyptian uprising of February 2011 the show was on hiatus ''again''. By the time Jon and crew made it back, the protesters had gotten the military to throw out Mubarak. And left Aasif Mandvi complaining about missing out on all the love reporters were getting from the protesters after the overthrow.
*** During a weeklongweek-long hiatus in March 2011 Japan got hit by the earthquake and the tsunami, Middle Eastern leaders opened fire on their own people, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Knut the polar bear died]] and the US militarily enforced the no fly zone in Libya.
{{quote|'''Jon''': When we left the world's two biggest trouble spots were Wisconsin and the set of ''[[Two and A Half Men]]''. And then suddenly ALL HOLY HELL BREAKS LOOSE! I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO LOOK AT!}}
* [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]]: [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-july-15-2008/satire-on-the-street Think again, bitch!]
* [[This Is Gonna Suck]]: "Ohh, this one's gonna get you upset..."
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{{quote|'''Samantha Bee''': Man, this stuff is wizard!
'''Jon Stewart''': Is that a new word for "good"?
'''Samantha Bee''': Probably. }}
* [[Training Montage]]: John Oliver performs one of these ''[[Rocky (film)|Rocky]]''-style to "get in shape" for being [[Football Hooligans|a drunken, violent lout]] during the 2010 World Cup.
* [[Tranquil Fury]]: Jon's evisceration of ''Crossfire''.
* [[Troperiffic]]
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Cock. ''Caaaaaaaaahhhhhhhk...''
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** The running joke about Dick Cheney. Did you know that anything he touches becomes pixelated? Except plants, which die three days later?
** When Cheney had a heart transplant, Stewart did an intro in which he thanked the gods of comedy for the setup... except that it coincided with the Treyvon Martin shooting and he [[Sarcasm Failure|couldn't keep up the gag]].
* [[We ARE Struggling Together!]]: [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-8-2012/the-socialist-network The Socialist Network].]
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: "The best f* cking news team ever. We have a rocket. CNN doesn't have a rocket."
** Which is topped by the Election Day intro [[Stephen Colbert|Stephen]] cooked up: '''''[http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=209508&title=indecision-2008-americas-choice THE FINAL ENDGAME ALPHA ACTION GO TIME LIFT-OFF DECIDE-CIDAL HUNGRY MAN'S EXTREME RAW POWER ULTIMATE VOTESLAM SMACKDOWN '08 NO MERCY: JUDGEMENT DAY '08.]'''''
*** ''''''08!'''''
*** And then Jon Stewart lit former Majority Leader of the House Dick Gephardt [[Incendiary Exponent|on fire]], and [[Stuff Blowing Up|blew him up]].
{{quote|'''Stephen Colbert''': ...did you set fire to Dick Gephardt?
'''Jon Stewart''': That's right, Stephen, we lit former Majority Leader of the House Dick Gephardt on fire... and then we blew him up.
'''Stephen Colbert''': ...kudos. }}
* [[When I Was Your Age]]: Happens briefly in [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-may-3-2005/colbert---sign-of-the-crimes this] segment. [[Stephen Colbert]] tries to outdo an interviewee's impoverished upbringing with "[[Alien Geometries|Did you have floors?]]"
* [[White Dude, Black Dude]]: ''"Yo, white dude runs for President like this..."''
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** Jon's also a good enough sport to admit this about ''[http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-october-29-2009/for-fox-sake- himself]''.
{{quote|'''Jon''': *chuckles* I'm a bad writer.}}
* [[Worst News Judgement Ever]]: Mentioned [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-7-2003/headlines---teutonic-plague here].]
** Done again, along with a subtle [[What the Hell, Hero?|What the hell, news!?]] [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-january-25-2011/indianapolis-homeless-talent-show here], where John can be seen literally ''pleading'' that the interviewer realizes just how idiotic the piece is, and cut it short. No points for guessing what happens.
*** And to elaborate a bit - the local news program [[Follow the Leader|tries to find their own "man with the golden voice", a homeless man that sounded strikingly like a DJ]]. They then went into the streets of Indianapolis to see what talents their local homeless might have. It starts off with the interviewer asking a homeless woman if she's "heard about the homeless man who had the golden voice?" on [[YouTube]]... and [[It Got Worse|gets worse from there.]]
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** Also, note this exchange between him and Brian Williams:
{{quote|'''Stewart:''' What's with the Yiddish tonight? What's with the -- "shmaltzy", and the "just gave me a little schpilkis, but" -- "I took my punim over there", bing bang boom --
'''Williams:''' Joey Bishop, ladies and gentlemen. }}
* [[You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!]]: Jon's response to [[Blonde Republican Sex Kitten|Dana Perino]], a commentator on [[Fox News]], when she criticized [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-august-4-2010/i-give-up---9-11-responders-bill Anthony Weiner's tirade] over the 9/11 healthcare bill.
{{quote|'''Dana Perino''': I don't know all the particulars of the bill, *stammers* the point of it... I have no idea what Anthony Weiner's even talking about! He's just screaming and it is ''such'' a turn-off.
'''Jon Stewart''': Is it? Is it a turn-off? Is that from your Playboy profile? "My turn-offs include Weiner screaming, and in any way [[Take That|justifying my being treated as an expert]]"?! }}
* [[You Keep Using That Word]]: Jason Jones asks if the (bigoted) local leader of and ''Americans Against Hate'' chapter knew what "against" meant. Said leader had passed out pamphlets to not officially allow a Muslim-American into the party.
* [[Zombie Apocalypse]]: inIn 2029, of the [[Those Wacky Nazis]] variety. It's at about 7:30 [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-november-10-2009/legends-of-the-wall here].]
 
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{{quote|'''Waldorf''': Hey, do you think we could get on this show?
'''Statler''': Hm. They only let Muppets on if they're in Guantatamo Bay... or Republicans!
'''Waldorf''': Uh... well, [[Take That|I best start packing for Cuba then]]!<br />
'''[[Statler and Waldorf|Both]]''': [[Memetic Mutation|Doh-ho-ho-ho-ho!]]}}
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