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Series: The Daily Show
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"When news breaks, we fix it!" satirical news program on .Instead of a straight-up , a la , the program merely relates the actual news in a humorous tone, with special attention paid to the antics and gaffes of politicians and public figures, as well as the reactions of major news shows (particularly ) which range from the theatrical to the absurd.The main anchor is currently Trevor Noah (who took over in 2015, replacing Jon Stewart, who in turn took over in 1999, replacing ), but it's launched a few careers among its correspondents.
and Ed Helms are successful alums, and
got his own
program called
(a parody of confrontational talk programs such as ) which became a runaway success leading him to be picked
for . Two more Daily Show alums have since been given their own Comedy Central shows, 's
and the critically acclaimed .note& The show's writing staff has also published two books in connection to the show, both parodies of high- they are
from 2004 and
from 2010.Before you dismiss it as silliness, the show gets some astonishingly important guests—Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (), former Senator Secretary of State
(also D-NY), her husband and former President of the United States , Representative
(R-TX) (three times, most recently in 2011), former
(D-MA) (when he was running for the U.S. Presidency in 2004),
(ditto, 2008, and again in 2010 as well as 2012 and 2015 while sitting President), Mayor of London , Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (many, many times, including 2008), the King of Jordan Abdullah II (twice, in 2010 and 2012), Vice President Joe Biden (in 2009), former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf while he was still president (who is not even the first sitting head of state to be interviewed)- and none other than current UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, to name a few.To top it all off, despite being a comedy show, the program has received acclaim for its in-depth reporting, to the point where it is said that its regular viewers are often better informed than those who watch more traditional newscasts. True or not, this notion certainly frustrates Stewart himself to no end. If you glean your news headlines from this show, just remember to never take the "correspondents" at face value.It can be
(if you're lucky). In Canada, it is available at . Just beware of .In March 2013, Stewart announced that
from hosting the show in order to direct his first-ever feature film, . Regular correspondent
filled in as host for 8 of the 12 absent weeks (06/10/2013 - 08/15/2013). Stewart returned to hosting on September 3, 2013. Oliver subsequently left the show to start his own program on
called .In May 2014, Comedy Central announced that Daily Show contributor
would have his own spinoff titled , which premiered in January 2015, taking The Colbert Report's former spot.In February 2015, Jon Stewart announced that he would retire, although the Daily Show will go on. In March 2015, Comedy Central announced that Trevor Noah would succeed him as host. Jon's last episode as host aired August 6, 2015, and Trevor's first show as host aired September 28, 2015.For tropes for specific series, please go to their respective pages:
Not to be confused with . While we're at it, Stewart himself is not to be confused with that African-American , or the singer/songwriter best remembered for writing ' "".Tropes that apply to the Craig Kilborn years or The Daily Show as a whole: : All replacement hosts appeared on interview segments before taking the reins: Jon Stewart, who guest-starred at least twice during the Craig Kilborn-era, for the interview segments. John Oliver was just a correspondent for a time, until taking a host role when Stewart was filming Rosewater. Trevor Noah also acted as a correspondent months before being announced as the new host. Stephen Colbert, Larry Wilmore, Dave Attell, Lewis Black and Demetri Martin were all correspondents as well, and every one of them has hosted their own show on Comedy Central. : The show's website has virtually every clip of the show since Jon Stewart became host, none from when Craig Kilborn was host. Averted during Stewart's finale, as Kilborn is one of the many people from the show's past who appeared. : The show was completely different when Craig Kilborn was host. It was more of a parody of local news programs, with a focus on entertainment. The field pieces generally set their sights on obscure weirdos rather than public figures or activists, so the mockery came across as much more mean-spirited. The show as a whole had a meaner, more condescending tone, most noticeably in Kilborn's personality and interviewing style. Each episode was also much more standardized, with Kilborn running through the same named segments in each episode and ending each interview with "Five Questions." There was also no audience for the first season of the show, and any laughter heard were offscreen cast and crew. Kilborn's name was also never attached to the show title. Once Jon Stewart took over, he gradually shifted the focus to satire, did away with most of the pre-existing segments, and significantly changed the tone. Stewart's early shows are somewhat jarring, they are essentially Stewart doing Kilborn's show, as the series' evolution into political satire didn't really take off until Indecision 2000. : "Here it is, your moment of zen." During Kilbourne's run, the clip was usually a ridiculous or surreal non sequitor, while Jon Stewart and Trevor Noah have both used a funny or ironic news clips that is usually related to something covered previously.
: When Stewart made his debut, the set was exactly the same as the one Kilborn used at the end of his run as host. Averted with Trevor Noah's run, which features a new set and all new graphics and logos. Now here it is, your moment of zen: Waldorf: Hey, do you think we could get on this show? Statler: Hm. They only let Muppets on if they're in Guantanamo Bay... or Republicans! Waldorf: Uh... well, ! :