"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 13 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 44 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9	9:00 AM	COMEDY
Mon. Nov. 9	1:30 PM	COMEDY

Cast

Jon Stewart	...	Himself - Host / ... (1,172 episodes, 1996-2009)
Stephen Colbert	...	Himself - Correspondent / ... (890 episodes, 1997-2009)
Rob Corddry	...	Himself - Correspondent / ... (542 episodes, 2001-2009)
Ed Helms	...	Correspondent / ... (496 episodes, 2001-2009)

Also Known As:

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

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:

The theme song is called "Dog on Fire".

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

Ralph Nader: [trying to appeal to an audience of stoned potential voters] Who wants more... garlic... on their fried eggs?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#26.12)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Dog on Fire

Jon Stewart vs Kilby

Ok, I'll be the first to say: When Craig Kilborn left the show, i thought it was going to suck. Boy was I wrong.

This is the one show on television that i make an effort to watch. Amidst a wasteland of stupidity, this is the last bastion of entertaining intelligence. Since the major television networks have turned into crap factories: turning out one crappy reality show after another, it's comforting to find a place in The Daily Show that makes fun of those people.

Jon Stewart is one of the funniest (not to mention brightest) people out there. Whenever I get bored, i watch old clips of him interviewing the Spice Girls or the one about Executing the Retarded. Somebody give this man a raise (no--that was not a short joke); he has earned it.

Jon is the man!