"The Daily Show" (1996) TV series 1996-????

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Creators:

Madeleine Smithberg
Lizz Winstead

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

22 July 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | News | Talk-Show

Tagline:

When news breaks we fix it.

Plot:

America's top fake news show.

Plot Keywords:

Political Satire | News Satire | Fake News Report

Awards:

Won 11 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 39 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 13	9:00 AM	COMEDY
Mon. July 13	1:30 PM	COMEDY

Cast

Jon Stewart	...	Himself - Host / ... (1,098 episodes, 1998-2009)
Stephen Colbert	...	Himself - Correspondent / ... (841 episodes, 1997-2009)
Rob Corddry	...	Himself - Correspondent / ... (541 episodes, 2001-2009)
Ed Helms	...	Correspondent / ... (495 episodes, 2001-2009)

Also Known As:

"A Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (USA) (new title)
"Jon Stewart" (Australia)
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition" (International: English title) (cut version)
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:TV-14 | Canada:14+ (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

West 54th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Mad Cow Productions

Trivia:

Beginning in 2004, every couple of weeks or so, before a commercial break, Jon Stewart would introduce a "new, exciting, already cancelled spin-off" of the Daily Show, followed by "clips" from "The Colbert Réport" with Stephen Colbert adding "It's French, bitch!". The brief segments consisted of Colbert ranting about news stories and yelling at politicians in fake interviews using archive footage. These segments became so popular that "The Colbert Report" did actually become a spin-off in 2005.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The globes in the opening credits spin in the wrong direction.

Quotes:

Jon Stewart: If the guy in front of you at the polls has arm swords, you might want to considering filling out an absentee ballot.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "De zomer draait door: (#2.16)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Dog on Fire

One anchor, four correspondents, zero credibility.

When a big story breaks, where do you turn for news coverage? CNN? FOX? BBC? CBC? No, no, no, and no. It's....Comedy Central? Oh yes. Believe it.

The Daily Show is the #1 fake comedic news show out there. Every weekday night on Comedy Central (or Comedy Network for me) Jon Stewart, officially the second funniest man in America, hosts a show that everyone needs to see. The whole show follows the main news stories of today and comments on them with hilarious political satire. Not only that, but everyday, a guest comes in for an interview. And I'm not talking guests nobody has heard of. We're talking about Bill Clinton, Matthew Broderick, Desmond Tutu, John Kerry, etc.

The Daily Show is definitely worth your time. Give it a try. You'll be glad you did.