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

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:

Fake News Report | News Satire | Political Satire

Awards:

Won 13 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 44 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Jan. 4	9:00 AM	COMEDY
Mon. Jan. 4	1:00 PM	COMEDY

Cast

Jon Stewart	...	Himself - Host / ... (1,535 episodes, 1996-2009)
Stephen Colbert	...	Himself - Correspondent / ... (936 episodes, 1997-2009)

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)
Ha-Daily Show (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
I satira tou Jon Stewart (Greece) [el]
To kathimerino show me ton John Stewart (Greece) [el]

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:

Ed Helms left the show in 2006 to become a regular cast member on _"The Office" (2005)_ along with "Daily Show" cast-mate Steve Carell. He returned to "The Daily Show" on December 12 to report on the confirmation of new Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and made an allusion to his stint on "The Office" by telling the audience he was working undercover in Scranton.

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

Jon Stewart: [regarding the lawsuit against Napster] The judgment marks a key victory for the recording industry, in its aggressive battle against poor high school students and fun.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Ten (2007)

Soundtrack:

Dog on Fire

Jon Stewart is Great!

Jon Stewart has really picked this show up. I never liked it much when the other host was there, and I have watched it nearly every night since Jon started hosting. I really like how he can deliver a joke and if it fails to generate a laugh, he can easily pick himself up and move on. The correspondants are fantastic. I get a kick out of all of them. Those stories are wonderful. If you haven't watched this before, my best comparison would be "Saturday Night Live's" Weekend Update.