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

Creators:

Madeleine Smithberg
Lizz Winstead

Seasons:

unknown

Data di uscita:

22 luglio 1996 (USA)

Genere:

Comedy | News | Talk-Show

Slogan:

When news breaks we fix it.

Plot:

America's top fake news show.

Plot Keywords:

News Satire | Fake News Report | Political Satire

Premi:

Won 10 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 34 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

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

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 24	10:00 AM	COMEDY
Thur. July 24	2:00 PM	COMEDY

Cast

Jon Stewart	...	Himself - Host / ... (986 episodes, 1998-2008)
Stephen Colbert	...	Himself - Correspondent / ... (833 episodes, 1997-2008)
Rob Corddry	...	Himself - Correspondent / ... (542 episodes, 2001-2007)
Ed Helms	...	Correspondent / ... (496 episodes, 2001-2006)

Alias:

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)

Durata:

USA:30 min (including commercials)

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Divieti:

USA:TV-14 | Canada:14+ (TV rating) | Australia:M

Luoghi delle riprese:

West 54th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Mad Cow Productions

Curiosità:

In the first few weeks, there was no audience. In the following weeks, staff members were encouraged to watch the show just offstage and laugh at the jokes. For the second season, a studio audience was brought in and this format remained for the rest of the show's run.

Citazioni:

Jon Stewart: Samantha, could you describe what caused the blackout?
Samantha Bee: Well, Jon, at about two in the afternoon, a power station overloaded at the Lake Erie Loop. The power grid failed. Jon?
Jon Stewart: Is that all?
Samantha Bee: Pretty much.
Jon Stewart: Do you even know how the power is distributed?
Samantha Bee: Evenly?
Jon Stewart: Do you know what the distributing process is?
Samantha Bee: [uncertainly] Well, first they shovel the energy into a big pile... and put it in wheelbarrows... and then they roll it down to the transformers.
Jon Stewart: Transformers?
Samantha Bee: You know, big robots; turn into cars; shoot lasers out their eyes?

Movie Connections:

Spin off Indecision 2006 Election Night: Midterm Midtacular (2006) (TV)

Colonna sonora:

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!