# Jon Stewart and The Daily Show **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 28, 2002, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013 "2002-09-28T12:38:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sbic56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@sbic56](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbic56)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2002, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/1 "2002-09-28T12:38:51Z")
Does this guy rock or what?[http://www.comedycentral.com/tv\_shows/ds/](http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/ds/) I think he has the best comedy going on TV today. If you like him, but have a hard time catching him on TV…here is the link to the site. They do a recap (you just need realplayer) of the headlines part of the show. I love the little “shame on you” piece that Bush so uneloquently recites. They are playing it to death, but it is tooo funny. If you haven’t seen it…check it out. It should be up today at least under the “invading places” piece. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2002, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/2 "2002-09-28T13:15:23Z")
I went to a taping of the Daily Show. Good times. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2002, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/3 "2002-09-28T13:23:09Z")
Yay! I finally got to see that clip of Dubya! “Fool me once… um…” It’s a crime, A CRIME that the daily show isn’t on in Australia. ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/4 "2002-09-29T01:44:48Z")
I suppose I’m one of the few people who think the “on-site reporting” has gotten REALLY lame. :mad: And most of the taped segments. Bah. They need to make the interviews longer. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/5 "2002-09-29T02:43:22Z")
Makes you forget what’s-his-name who hosted the show previously. 😉 I agree about the reporting - some of it’s good, but Vance left, and he was tremendous. The headlines are what get me. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/6 "2002-09-29T05:00:37Z")
Plus, Lewis Black is fucking hilarious, methinks. Love his bit on LA. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/7 "2002-09-29T05:14:21Z")
Does anyone remember the John Stewart Show? That was some funny shit. I was heartbroken when the show was cancelled, but that last week of the show was GREAT! They did this wonderful **Willy Wanka and the Chocolate Factory** spoof where they went to a meat factory. WONDERFUL!!! That last month, the show was just irreverant and great, because he knew he was being cancelled, so he would just have fun with it, and if he did something wrong, simply point out the fact, like a real trooper “What are they gonna do? Cancel me?” i’ve got the last episode on tape and a bottle of whiskey…I think it’s time to reminice. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/8 "2002-09-29T06:12:16Z")
I used to like him. Jon is a seriously frikkin funny guy, genius even. But GD, his political lean just pisses me off. Does he not know how many people he’s alienating? ---
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/9 "2002-09-29T08:06:08Z")
I think he’s a twit. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/10 "2002-09-29T09:30:47Z")
The Jon Stewart Show had great sketches, but lousy interview segments due to lame guests. But I miss Three Minute Vacation, Talksho Jon, and Pez Dispenser Theater ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/11 "2002-09-29T09:34:17Z")
He’s top tier, of course. And his post-9/11 soliloquy is already classic. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/12 "2002-09-29T17:34:00Z")
What’s his lean, **lieu**? I’ve noticed him skewer Repubs and Dems alike. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2002, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/13 "2002-09-29T17:47:28Z")
Jon Stewart has a pretty solid liberal bias. But SO WHAT? It’s a comedy show - watch it for the comedy. And anyway, I find his opinions to be quite thoughtful, and I respect that even when I don’t agree. But man, you’ve got to admit that he’s one of the funniest people on television. I just love the show. Unfortunately, the remote segments are getting weaker. The old ‘crew’ isn’t around much anymore as their stars rise and they get other TV and movie deals. The new people either aren’t as good, or need more time to find their own voices. But frankly, even if The Daily Show’s remote segments consisted of long unbroken shots of peeling wallpaper I’d still watch just for Jon Stewart, Lewis Black (also a vocal liberal, but riotously funny), and Frank DeCaro’s movie reviews, which are also hilarious. You’ve got to learn to separate your politics from your funny bone, or you’ll drive yourself crazy. Plus, both sides the political fence say enough stupid things to provide plenty of ammo for both the right and left. If the constant liberal viewpoint on the Daily Show bugs you, take a break and read a P.J. O’Rourke book to regain your comedic political balance if you must. But one solid aspect of that balance is gone, now that they’ve cancelled Dennis Miller Live, my other favorite comedy show. Waaahh. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/14 "2002-09-30T02:39:22Z")
Would you say he has more of a liberal bias than any other comedian? Despite the show’s format, he’s certainly not a news guy - he’s a comedian who’s presenting the news in a humorous format. I think if he had a true bias you’d never see any of the conservative politicos on his program. Because he’s relatively evenhanded, they don’t mind coming on. ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/15 "2002-09-30T03:08:07Z")
I remember when he had Ann Coulter on. He didn’t harass her or anything, and she seemed to be having fun. Of course, the audience booed her when she said there were no good liberals. I’ve never really noticed that much of a political lean in his jokes. Now, Lewis Black. Lewis Black I hate. He’s not funny. I don’t get why people like him, he just shouts simple-minded opinions in an agitated tone of voice. Seriously lame. ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/16 "2002-09-30T03:32:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Neurotik \* > \*\*Now, Lewis Black. Lewis Black I hate. He’s not funny. I don’t get why people like him, he just shouts simple-minded opinions in an agitated tone of voice. Seriously lame. \*\* I think anyone who likes Lewis Black has liked him for a while. His rants used to be relevant and hilarious. IMO, lately he’s just been bitching about generalities that really just aren’t funny. I haven’t cracked a smile at his antics for quite some time now. Jon Stewart, on the other hand, is my hero. I agree that the remote segments aren’t quite as good as they have been, but as long as they have Jon, Steve Carrell, and Stephen Colbert I’ll keep watching. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/17 "2002-09-30T03:56:36Z")
It’s Carrell and Colbert I was talking about. They’ve been getting more work on other shows, and seem to be doing quite a bit less on the Daily Show. Those two are the best. I also like Nancy Walls, but I haven’t seen her on much lately either. Those three and Vance Degeneres made up the best group of people on that show so far. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/18 "2002-09-30T04:09:39Z")
It’s Carrell and Colbert I was talking about. They’ve been getting more work on other shows, and seem to be doing quite a bit less on the Daily Show. Those two are the best. I also like Nancy Walls, but I haven’t seen her on much lately either. Those three and Vance Degeneres made up the best group of people on that show so far. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/19 "2002-09-30T04:51:33Z")
Lewis Black is good as a physical comedian - it’s hilarious how his eyes bug out and he froths at the mouth when he’s on a good rant. He is in danger of turning into Andy Rooney, however. He needs good material to rant about or it just doesn’t work. The episode where he was ranting about Grand Theft Auto 3 was pretty awkward. His rant was about how reprehesible GTA3 was, but as soon as he showed the first screenshot the audience broke into rioutous applause; huge GTA fans, apparently. I t really took the wind out of his sails; the audience was against him through the whole bit. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013/20 "2002-09-30T12:04:24Z")
Agree with you about L. Black, **Manduck**. His delivery is excellent, but the material’s not always up to snuff. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-and-the-daily-show/130013.md?page=2)