The host described his show as a “monument to evisceration”. I think he will change the forum that he uses to scratch that itch. “I felt like an awkward foal again”, he said, joking that he had to resort to some classic Saddam Hussein material to get laughs. A 2010 investigation by Jezebel’s Irin Carmon found the show had a “woman problem”, with multiple women staffers of The Daily Show claiming that they were warned they would have a hard time staying on the show for very long. Or perhaps this is a broader reflection of society as a whole – suggesting that white men are simply (and sadly) more interesting to The Daily Show’s viewers, and those working on the show to land these interviews know it.
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The second spot unveiled a Jon Stewart tribute sandwich called The Daily Deli, double corned beef and deli mustard on marble rye.
It’s possible that O’Reilly or some of Stewart’s other “frenemies” will show up on the finale – there was a report last month that “Daily Show” producers had invited people to “turn the tables on him”.
He kept news outlets in check, when reporting on major topics; not meeting the market would make you a target for the Daily Show’s ire.
While the presidential race may be comedy catnip, Stewart’s ability to resist its temptation is as emblematic of a recent trend as his show’s success.
HBO’s Last Week Tonight host John Oliver, who was previously a contributor on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, says: “He’s the best person who has ever done political comedy”. First in line was Chad Lance, a 27-year-old musician from Philadelphia who said he arrived at 2:30 a.m., who said he couldn’t wait to see what happened. While Stewart was glad to accept ISIS’ surrender after replaying some of his greatest hits against the terrorist outfit, he was suddenly confronted with the fact that the group remains as strong as it was a year ago. “I don’t think that itch will go away”, she said.
So when cable television jump-started a TV renaissance, supported more by social media-connected superfans than big numbers, no one benefited more than Stewart, now drowning in Emmys.
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One of Stewart’s amusing foes, Arby’s, also marked the occasion this week by buying two ads on Wednesday’s show.
