As Comedy Central's longest running show, it is impossible for me to say bad things about this...except when Jon Stewart left. I remember first watching the show back in 2003. I was first becoming a teenager and wanting to look into more adult shows and this fit the bill perfectly. The reason this show has been going on so long is the same reason "South Park" has been going on so long. They are the most topical shows of their entire genre. It's simply hard to specify any single episode of "The Daily Show" because they have a seemingly infinite number of them. Jon Stewart has hosted the show for 95% of the entire run and it's strange to see even the consideration of someone filling his shoes. Trevor Noah seems nice enough, but is obviously not as good.
I realize how much this show has grown. It's not just the show, it's that there are so many correspondents on this show who come and go. The best of them all was of course Stephen Colbert and I was quite disappointed to see HIS show end as well. I guess this has shown that change is good, just not with the host. It is true that I do not watch the show as often as before. It is still on all the time and I still watch a lot of Comedy Central so it's simply hard for me to simply avoid it altogether. I would be lying if I said I didn't get a lot of my news from this show.
You could argue that the show is too massive and that younger people are getting misinformed about the most important news stories. This is still the most entertaining (fake) news show ever made. To be able to observe how the world always has new crazy things going on is something everyone should be aware of. It shows that are always new things to talk about. I guess I'm not really a fan of talk shows that much, but I will make an exception for this great series. I mean, look at how it has a higher rating on the IMDb than so many other talk shows! It's even hard to think of a single joke from "The Daily Show".
Okay, I can think of one. One episode talked about the show "Tomorrow's Pioneers" featuring an evil knockoff of Mickey Mouse telling children to kill Jews. Jon said, "He looks like Mickey Mouse, but he sounds like Walt Disney". Lewis Black is always hilarious and I am so glad this show introduced me to him even though he's not really a full time correspondent. This stuff isn't stupid. It's stuff that's more relevant to you than any other comedy on TV. I always preferred this show over Bill Maher. Bill Maher's show can definitely be witty and insightful, but he's a lot meaner than the people on this show.
For whatever the future may hold and whoever the host may be, please watch this wonderful and unique show that's a big part of a lot of our lives. I guess "The Colbert Report" is technically a better (talk) show, but this is at least going on. Perfect ****.
I realize how much this show has grown. It's not just the show, it's that there are so many correspondents on this show who come and go. The best of them all was of course Stephen Colbert and I was quite disappointed to see HIS show end as well. I guess this has shown that change is good, just not with the host. It is true that I do not watch the show as often as before. It is still on all the time and I still watch a lot of Comedy Central so it's simply hard for me to simply avoid it altogether. I would be lying if I said I didn't get a lot of my news from this show.
You could argue that the show is too massive and that younger people are getting misinformed about the most important news stories. This is still the most entertaining (fake) news show ever made. To be able to observe how the world always has new crazy things going on is something everyone should be aware of. It shows that are always new things to talk about. I guess I'm not really a fan of talk shows that much, but I will make an exception for this great series. I mean, look at how it has a higher rating on the IMDb than so many other talk shows! It's even hard to think of a single joke from "The Daily Show".
Okay, I can think of one. One episode talked about the show "Tomorrow's Pioneers" featuring an evil knockoff of Mickey Mouse telling children to kill Jews. Jon said, "He looks like Mickey Mouse, but he sounds like Walt Disney". Lewis Black is always hilarious and I am so glad this show introduced me to him even though he's not really a full time correspondent. This stuff isn't stupid. It's stuff that's more relevant to you than any other comedy on TV. I always preferred this show over Bill Maher. Bill Maher's show can definitely be witty and insightful, but he's a lot meaner than the people on this show.
For whatever the future may hold and whoever the host may be, please watch this wonderful and unique show that's a big part of a lot of our lives. I guess "The Colbert Report" is technically a better (talk) show, but this is at least going on. Perfect ****.