"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:

Stephen Colbert: [from "The Colbert Report" sketches, on his name being pronounced "Coal Bear"] It's French, bitch!

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Dog on Fire

Dubya: "I was not elected to one party--"; John Stewart: "You were not elected."

When the show premiered in 1996, it was good. Craig Kilborn and his staff of oddball reporters showed signs of comedic genius. Five questions were always a pleasure, and the highlight for me had to be the scene from LEGEND OF RICKY in that segment's video opening.

But when John Stewart came, so did the greatness. Mo Rocca, Vance DeGeneres, Stephen Colbert, Nancy Walls, and Steve Corral, as well as the always funny Lewis Black and hilarious Frank DeCaro replaced the correspondence team--and have done very, very well. THE DAILY SHOW has grown from the small, mock news program/night show it once was into something completely new and fun. During the conventions last year, THE DAILY SHOW broke coverage of our current president with an erection while hearing his name nominated. Now this is crude, but in the context of the event, and the fact that it is pretty hard to doctor something like that, this six minute segment was perhaps the funniest in the show's history.

And it just keeps getting better. Its correspondents are better than ever (Colbert especially), and it is gradually gaining respect as a real news program. A reward for anyone interested in news and comedy--I wholeheartedly recommend you check this gem out if you haven't already!