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Instead of a straight-up [[News Parody]], a la ''[[Saturday Night Live|Weekend Update]]'', the program merely relates the actual news in a humorous tone, with special attention paid to the hypocrisy and gaffes of politicians and public figures, as well as the reactions of major news shows (particularly 24hr news channels) which range from the theatrical to the absurd. Because it relates actual news, it can pass for an actual news program -- though you don't want to take the special correspondents seriously.
 
The main anchor is currently Jon Stewart (who took over in 1999, replacing Craig Kilborn), but it's launched a few careers among its correspondents. [[Steve Carell]], [[Lewis Black]] and Ed Helms are successful alums, and [[Stephen Colbert]] has gotten [[Spin-Off|his own spinoff program]] called ''[[The Colbert Report (TV)|The Colbert Report]]'' (a parody of confrontational talk programs such as ''[[The O Reilly Factor|The O'Reilly Factor]]'') which became a runaway success. Two more ''Daily Show'' alums have since been given their own Comedy Central shows, ''[[Root of All Evil|Lewis Black's The Root of All Evil]]'' and the critically acclaimed ''[[Important Things Withwith Demetri Martin]]'' (hosted by former contributor [[Demetri Martin]]). The show's writing staff has also published two books in connection to the show, both parodies of high-school textbooks; they are ''[[America the(The Book)|America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction]]'' from 2004 and ''[[Earth the(The Book)|Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide To The Human Race]]'' from 2010.
 
Before you dismiss it as silliness, they get some astonishingly important guests--Senator Kirsten Gillibrand ([[American Political System|D-NY]]), former Senator (and current Secretary of State) [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] (also D-NY), Representative [[Ron Paul]] (R-TX) (three times, most recently in 2011), former [[The Men of Downing Street|UK Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]], Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (when he was running for the U.S. Presidency in 2004), [[Barack Obama]] (ditto, 2008, and again in 2010 while sitting President), Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (many, many times, including 2008), Vice President Joe Biden (in 2009), and even former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ''while he was still president'' (who is not even the first sitting head of state to be interviewed), to name a few. Stewart himself has to constantly remind viewers that it's still just a "joke news show" whose information is one day out of date.
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It can be [http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/videos.jhtml watched online for free] (if you're lucky). In Canada, it is available at [http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca the Comedy Network's site]. Just beware of [[Archive Panic]].
 
Not to be confused with [[The Daly Show (Web Video)|The Daly Show]].
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=== ''[[The Daily Show]]'' contains examples of: ===
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* [[Author Filibuster]]: The "Meet Me at Camera Three" segments.
** Also, the anti-pornography segments.
* [[Award Snub]]: [[Discussed Trope]]. In the middle of a segment about unrest in Europe, John Oliver starts complaining about ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' losing Best Picture to ''[[Shakespeare in Love]].'' Jon pipes in to complain about ''[[Dances Withwith Wolves]]'' over ''[[Goodfellas]]''.
* [[Badass]]: Mick Foley: Senior Asskicker
** Also shown to be a bit of a [[Genius Bruiser]] in his demonstration on filibusters
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** Minor, but a nerve that Sarah Palin touched: Pit bulls as vicious murderers. They're not actually any more aggressive than, say, golden retrievers, so unless you think goldies are dangerous, he's probably going to get very mad at you.
* [[Better Than a Bare Bulb]]: In response to CNN putting together a discussion panel to discuss simply what they'll discuss after the 2009 election in NY's District 23rd, [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-november-3-2009/indecision-2009---reindecision-2008-and-beyond TDS's ensuing speculation-on-speculation panel provides four full minutes of Lampshading goodness. (Starting near the 5min mark)...]
{{quote| '''Oliver:''' "[[Alpha Bitch|I'm]] likely to try to put this in a [[Blatant Lies|ludicrously fabricated]] [[Based on a Great Big Lie|historical context]], the [[Broad Strokes]] of which I will have derived from a [[Cowboy Bebop Atat His Computer|cursory reading]] of [[The Other Wiki|Wikipedia]] [[Refuge in Audacity|literally moments before going on air]]."}}
* [[Big No]]: [http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=189149&title=gaffe-in Just one example].
** Subverted on [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-august-23-2010/the-parent-company-trap 8/23/2010], where Jon starts going into the [[Big No]], but the view doesn't change to the dramatic camera angle. He turns to a different camera to try again... and another... and another...
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== C - D ==
* [[Call Back]]: Jon [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-may-8-2012/joe-biden-voices-his-support-for-gay-marriage takes appropriate safety precautions] after his previous [[A Glass in Thethe Hand|unfortunate encounters]] [[The Show Must Go On|with broken glass.]]
** Months after taking Donald Trump to task for serving chain pizza to a non-New Yorker ([[Sarah Palin]]) and eating his with a fork, he offers to eat pizza with a fork alongside Trump if he, Trump, agrees to reenter the Presidential race for the benefit of bored comedians.
* [[Canada, Eh?]]: Samantha Bee, whose Canadian-ness has often been fodder for jokes. Her equally-Canadian husband, Jason Jones, doesn't get anywhere near this kind of treatment.
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*** Don't forget the air guitar!
** "My point is this!"
* [[Censorship Byby Spelling]]: Subverted in a segment, when Samantha Bee has her young son standing right next to her (Take Your Child to Work Day) while talking about torture methods:
{{quote| '''Sam:''' When a bound and naked prisoner has electrodes attached to...<br />
'''Jon:''' ''(interrupting)''' Okay, Sam, Sam, Sam...<br />
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** Done several times by John Oliver when discussing the 2010 World Cup.
* [[Commie Nazis]]: Jon's discussion of the 2012 Greek elections, which somehow elevated both Socialists and Neo-Nazis to power, making them the world's first literal Commie Nazis.
* [[Complaining About Shows You Don't Watch]]: Robert Novak, frequent target of [[Take That|Take Thats]] due to his role in the Valerie Plame affair, was asked in an interview whether he'd ever seen ''The Daily Show'' or any of its material on him; he said no, then promptly went on to describe Jon as "self-righteous" and a "phony" and so forth. The old incident of Geraldo Rivera ranting to Bill O'Reilly about how TDS and TCR "exist in a small little place where they count for nothing" is most likely also an example, since he cited their supposed use of [[AmericasAmerica's Funniest Home Videos|"video of old ladies slipping on ice and people laughing,"]] which are not exactly Stewart and Colbert's stock in trade. (We would say these were in-universe examples, except y'know, it happened in ''[[Real Life|this]]'' [[Real Life|universe]]).
* [[Content Warnings]]: On the Global Edition only, as it airs on serious news channels in some countries.
{{quote| The show you are about to see is a news parody. Its stories are not fact checked. Its reporters are not journalists. And its opinions are not fully thought through.}}
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* [[Expy]]: Often a source of them, as Jon and the other correspondents will take other acting roles in quite a similar vein as their characters in the show. Jon himself played an [[Only Sane Man]] news anchor in ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]'' and Ed Helms showed up as the quite similar Andy Bernard on ''[[The Office]]'' (which, of course, stars former "reporter" Steve Carell.)
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: The show's treatment of Senator John McCain following his 2008 presidential campaign makes frequent allusions to his 'fall from grace' from his (now-abandoned) maverick position. Appropriately, 2008 was also the last year Senator McCain made a personal appearance on the show.
* [[Face Palm]]: A favorite reaction of Jon when confronted with the most [[All Thethe Tropes Wiki Drinking Game|egregious]] [[You Fail Logic Forever|logical fallacies]].
* [[Fauxtastic Voyage]]: A gag using the [[Chroma Key]].
** In one memorable example, two correspondents are supposedly broadcasting from Iraq. The one who is actually in Iraq demonstrates that his (real) footage is being used as the fake background for the other's shoot by waving his arms.
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** Of course, [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-november-6-2000/intro---marathon Jon didn't intend to do so.]
*** Not only is Jon Stewart a [[Time Lord]], he has just pulled off the biggest [[Xanatos Gambit]] the [[Brick Joke]] world has ever seen.
* [[Fun Withwith Acronyms]]: The [http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=125823&title=10-f NAMBLA] [[Running Gag]].
* [[Funny Foreigner]]: Both played straight and subverted with John Oliver. There are plenty of times where his British-ness is used for laughs, but it's also heavily implied that he ''wants'' to be taken seriously as a journalist, but is forced to play the Funny Foreigner role for Jon Stewart's personal amusement.
** He's also used in lieu of a calculator whenever a measurement is given in metric, as part of the segment "Is that a lot?"
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* [[General Ripper]]: Puppet Senator John McCain against illegal immigrants.
* [[Giver of Lame Names]]: Jon will sometimes do this to his segment titles as a [[Running Gag]], going through several increasingly horrific versions before settling on the final one.
* [[A Glass in Thethe Hand]]: Parodied in [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-february-11-2009/clusterf--k-to-the-poor-house---wall-street-bailout this clip] as Jon handles a series of bad news about the Wall Street bailout by breaking a champagne glass, then the accompanying bottle, and finally his "comically convenient fish tank." (He's done similar gags with Spit Takes, as mentioned below, and one time with a Jenga game.)
** A [[Call Back]] was made to that clip in [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-december-1-2011/america-s-next-tarp-model this clip] on TARP, where Jon reacts to the financial loopholes involving the bailout by first snapping a pencil, crushing a piece of coal so hard it becomes diamond, before doing the same to [[Crosses the Line Twice|a cute (live) kitten.]] {{spoiler|Not really.}}
* [[God Save Us From the Queen]]: She's p-p-p-p-[http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-april-2-2009/changing-of-the-garb poisonous]
* [[A Good Name for Aa Rock Band]]: Cribbing a quote from a CNN Anchor about a sex scandal, Jon proclaims
{{quote| '''Stewart''': "If there's not a hip indie band named ''Lesbian Bondage Fiasco'' by next week..."}}
* [[Godwin's Law]]: The ''Back in Black'' segment ripping [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-may-12-2010/back-in-black---glenn-beck-s-nazi-tourette-s Glenn Beck's "Nazi Tourettes."]
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* [[Hilarious Outtakes]]: Frequently left in. For instance, Jon Stewart stumbling all over the camera placement while talking with Gitmo.
* [[Homage]]: Jon riffed on Churchill while talking about his ''Crossfire'' appearance: "Tomorrow, I will go back to being funny, and your show will still blow."
* [[Hostile Show Takeover]]: On Election Night 2008, Stewart and Colbert co-hosted a live show reporting on the results (in between humorous bits and interviews, of course). After Ohio went to Obama, it became obvious he was going to win the election. The Daily Show's two black correspondents, Larry Wilmore and Wyatt Cenac, took this as a sign that they could do "whatever they want", and tried to host [[The Daily Show]] and [[The Colbert Report (TV)|The Colbert Report]], respectively. It was over by the commercial break.
** Kristen and Samantha also once tried to take over the show when Jon went to the toilet, because they felt it was time for a female host.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: "Yes, it's cathartic - it can be so therapeutic to publicly ridicule those whose views you find repugnant when they are in no way able to respond."
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** On June 27, 2011, the Moment of Zen showed a clip from Fox News:
{{quote| "I'm going to say it right now, Jon Stewart is a racist. I don't believe that to be true, but I'm saying it."}}
* [[Irishman and Aa Jew]]: [[The Daily Show]] is headed up by Jon Stewart ([[Stage Names|born]] ''Jonathan Liebowitz''--and no, [[Do Not Call Me Paul|you're not allowed to call him that]]); its sister show, [[The Colbert Report (TV)|The Colbert Report]], stars [[Stephen Colbert]], who self-identifies as Irish-American, despite the French-sounding name. Like many other instances of such pairings, the Jewish half is [[Deadpan Snarker|sarcastic]] and exasperated with [[Crapsack World|a world gone mad]], while the Irish half is blustering and [[Ted Baxter|self-assured]], but [[Too Dumb to Live|oblivious to the problems around him]].
** Also happens during the many times Jon's good friend [[Denis Leary]] is on the show.
* [[Ironic Echo Cut]]: A staple of the show is Jon recapping the basics of a story and assuming a result, then cutting to a clip of a reporter or speaker saying the exact opposite.
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== K - L ==
* [[Kent Brockman News]]: Most of the correspondents
* [[Kill the Poor]]: During the banter segment with Jon Stewart at the end of ''The Daily Show's'' 10th Anniversary episode, [[Stephen Colbert]] remarked about how Stewart's show is all about supporting "the underdog" and Colbert can't believe how he ever backed that "losing horse." That's why Colbert on [[The Colbert Report (TV)|his own show]] now supports "the overdog" (specifically, big business). When concluding his point, [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-july-17-2006/daily-colbert---kill-the-poor Colbert quotes the Trope Namer!]
{{quote| Like ''[[Gratuitous Spanish|mis hermanos]]'' The [[Dead Kennedys]] say, "Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor!"}}
* [[Kung Fu Jesus]]: [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-may-11-2010/god-smacked Weight class 155-170 lbs!] Extreme Ministries ftw!
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* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: Invades CNN's 2012 Super Tuesday [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-march-7-2012/indecision-2012---super-tuesday---endless-suffrage-2012 coverage.]
* [[Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics]]: If news reports trot out questionable statistics, the show will call them out on this, like the time(s) Fox's statistics totaled over 100%.
* [[Logical Fallacies]]: Thoughtfully provided by the "[[Science Is Bad|Large Hadron Collider]] [[The End of the World Asas We Know It|will destroy the world]]" pundit/high school science teacher.
{{quote| '''Teacher:''' I'd say there is a 50/50 chance. It will either destroy us or it won't.<br />
'''John Oliver:''' I'm not sure statistics work that way.<br />
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* [[Mood Whiplash]]: The first episode directly after 9/11. This one ''isn't'' funny in the least. Instead, Jon puts all the jokes aside and confronts both the audience and his heartbroken home of New York very seriously... and in [[Tear Jerker|tears.]]
* [[Moral Myopia]]: [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-september-23-2010/international-house-of-handshakes Jon's take on Ahmadinejad.]
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: While there's little doubt that [[Attack of the Show (TV)|Olivia Munn]] would be this whether or not that was the plan, a veritable tempest in a teapot arose when a feminist ([[Your Mileage May Vary|possibly or possibly not]] of the [[Straw Feminist|silly variety]]) accused the ''TDS'' staff of sexism, saying they only hired her to try out for her sexiness. While most agreed that Munn's first two segments [[So Okay It's Average|left something to be desired]], her third segment (a field assignment in Arizona) was [[Growing the Beard|enough of an improvement]] that [[Slate]], at least, said she warranted a little bit of patience.
** It's worth noting that this is the exact same complaint that gave her something of a [[Broken Base]] among ''[[Attack of the Show (TV)|Attack of the Show]]'' fans, which still lingers after several years of her hosting.
* [[Muppet|Muppets]]: A [[Running Gag]] that when former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney or former GOP Chairman [[Awesome McCoolname|Michael Steele]] are mentioned, a clip of a similar-looking Muppet (Guy Smiley and the hapless restaurant patron, respectively) will be shown.
** The muppet!Steele became a guest on April 7, 2010. [[Hilarity Ensues]]
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* [["El Niño" Is Spanish for "The Nino"]]: This is a bit of a [[Running Gag]] regarding Arabic phrases with the article "Al". For example, in one episode featuring an interview with an Al Jazeera reporter, Jon helpfully informs us that "Al Jazeera" means "The Jazeera" and that hopefully their guest will explain what a "Jazeera" is (he doesn't).<ref>Al-Jazeera means "The Peninsula" in Arabic, in reference to the Arabian Peninsula.</ref>
* [[Not Making This Up Disclaimer]]: "-- and this is true --" Jon has to do this with disturbing frequency.
* [[Not So Different]]: His claims to this effect - which he insists are weaker than they've been taken - have provoked a ''lot'' of backlash from the left, especially following the Rally to Restore Sanity, which he [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-november-8-2010/msnbc-suspends-keith-olbermann mocked] with his "[[Blame Game|The Rally to Determine Precisely the Percentage of Blame to be Doled Out to the Left and the Right for Our Problems]] [[A Lighter Shade of Grey|Because We Know the Only Thing That Matters Is That the Other Guys Are Worse Than We Are]] [[The Colbert Report (TV)|and/or Fear]]."
* [[Not Worth Killing|Not Worth Mocking]]: Stewart grabs a pair of glasses similar to those worn by [[Glenn Beck]]. It comes off as a setup of another thorough, annihilating parody of Beck's rhetoric...until he throws the glasses down and says he's just not worth it anymore.
* [[No True Scotsman]]: [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-may-17-2010/on-topic--in-the-news---the-real-america Points out the tendency fairly often] [[In -Universe]].
 
 
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{{quote| '''Wyatt Cenac''': Bum-bum-bum! That's some evil shit! It's a level of knowing obfuscation that can only come with having a heart filled with ''pure evil''!}}
* [[Oh, Cisco]]: The Moment of Zen.
* [[Oh God, Withwith the Verbing!]]: On pronouncing Rod Blagojevich:
{{quote| "It's not that hard to pronounce. Repeat after me: Rod-- BLAGOJEVICH WITH THE SCHNITZENDREUBLE, WITH THE GOVERNING AND THE CORRUPTION..."}}
* [[One-Man Army]]: Former correspondent and all-around [[Badass]] '''[[Colonel Badass|Lt. Col.]]''' Rob Riggle, USMCR.
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* [[Self Deprecating Humor]]: Jon, at both himself and the show. He even gave kudos to a man with a very unfortunate name for putting up with "this juvenile bullshit."
* [[Serious Business]]: Pizza in New York, as Jon demonstrates [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-june-1-2011/me-lover-s-pizza-with-crazy-broad while chewing Donald Trump out] for taking [[Sarah Palin]] to a pizza chain and [[Berserk Button|eating his pizza with a fork]].
* [[Shoehorned First Letter]]: On one [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-january-25-2007/alphabet toss] to ''[[The Colbert Report (TV)|The Colbert Report]]'', Jon Stewart made fun of [[Stephen Colbert]] for playing the letter "Z" on ''[[Sesame Street]]: All-Star Alphabet'', leading to this exchange:
{{quote| '''Stephen:''' Yeah, you know what "z" stands for, Jon: ''[[Revenge|zrevenge]]''!<br />
'''Jon:''' See you in a minute, Stephen!<br />
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* [[Short Title Long Elaborate Subtitle]]: Many of the guests' books.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Jon's interviews. Especially the authors - Jon reads every book plugged on his show cover-to-cover, and it shows.
* [[Shout-Out]]: [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-4-2010/the-best-f--king-news-team-ever---tiger-woods--faith A truly hilarious one.] [[Two Words: Obvious Trope|Five words:]] {{spoiler|John Oliver as a [[Avatar|Na'vi]].}}
** Jon's impression of Dick Cheney depicts him as Burgess Meredith's version of [[Batman (TV series)|The Penguin]].
** John Hodgman is perhaps best known as the PC in Apple's ''"Mac vs. PC"'' ad campaign. Jon Stewart forces him [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-19-2006/net-neutrality-act to admit this during the show].
** ''Possibly'' "[Give the banks bailout money or] everything you love and hold dear will become [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Tang]]."
** Jon admitted in his interview with [[Rachel Maddow]] that his famous labelling during the rally of cable news as "the 24 hour political pundit perpetual panic conflictinator" was a reference to ''[[Phineas and Ferb (Animation)|Phineas and Ferb]]''.
** "Why is Jon Stewart's [[Beard of Evil|evil]] cousin [[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario]] hosting the show?"
** "[http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-november-14-2011/indecision-2012---saturday-right-fever The subject was foreign policy], and all the candidates seem to agree: America needs to start [[Nintendo|kicking the world's ass]] [[Memetic Mutation|and taking some funny-sounding names]]."
** "To be fair to Herman Cain, we can't all be as wise [[Pokémon (Animeanime)|as Slowking wearing the Shellder of knowledge]]. The Shellder of knowledge; look it up!" The culmination of a lengthy discussion on why Herman Cain picked the wrong ''Pokémon'' film quote to use to close his campaign.
* [[Skyward Scream]]: A failed attempt can be seen [http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=149372&title=9/11-earwig here].
** Played straight [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-march-2-2009/cpac-after-party here.] [[The Khan|"KROOOOOOOOOHHHHHHNNNNNNNN!"]]
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* [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]]: [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-july-15-2008/satire-on-the-street Think again, bitch!]
* [[This Is Gonna Suck]]: "Ohh, this one's gonna get you upset..."
* [[Time Travel Tense Trouble]]: Done, amazingly, without actual time travel, when [[Stephen Colbert|Stephen]] hijacked one of the "And on tonight's ''[[The Colbert Report (TV)|The Colbert Report]]''" segments.
{{quote| '''Jon''': [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-june-3-2009/daily-colbert---reverse-toss You're hurting my brain, Stephen.]}}
* [[Tontine]]: In one segment, John Hodgman suggests fixing the national debt by making Social Security into a tontine. And making murder legal.
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'''Jon Stewart''': Is that a new word for "good"?<br />
'''Samantha Bee''': Probably. }}
* [[Training Montage]]: John Oliver performs one of these ''[[Rocky (Filmfilm)|Rocky]]''-style to "get in shape" for being [[Football Hooligans|a drunken, violent lout]] during the 2010 World Cup.
* [[Tranquil Fury]]: Jon's evisceration of ''Crossfire''
* [[Troperiffic]]
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Cock. ''Caaaaaaaaahhhhhhhk...''
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With [[The O 'Reilly Factor|Bill O'Reilly]].
 
 
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== Y - Z ==
* [[Yiddish Asas a Second Language]]: Jon's been known to pepper his lines with Yiddish, and (as part of Jon's grant of [[N-Word Privileges]]), so do some of the correspondents.
** Also, note this exchange between him and Brian Williams:
{{quote| '''Stewart:''' What's with the Yiddish tonight? What's with the -- "shmaltzy", and the "just gave me a little schpilkis, but" -- "I took my punim over there", bing bang boom -- <br />
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