The Daily Show: Difference between revisions

The main anchor isposition currentlyhas been filled by weekly guest hosts since December 8, 2022, when [[Trevor Noah]] left the show. He took over in 2015, replacing [[Jon Stewart]] (who took over in 1999, replacing [[Craig Kilborn]]),. butThe it'sshow has launched a few careers among its correspondents.: [[Steve Carell]], [[Lewis Black]] and Ed Helms are successful alums, and [[Stephen Colbert]] has gottenreceived [[Spin-Off|his own spinoff program]] called ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' (a parody of confrontational talk programs such as ''[[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 with 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 Book)|America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction]]'' from 2004 and ''[[Earth (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{{when}} Secretary of State) [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] (also D-NY), Representative [[Ron Paul]] (R-TX) (three times, most recently{{verify}} 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), then 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 Stewart himself has to constantly remind viewers that it's still just a "joke news show" whose information is one day out of date.

It can be [http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/videos.jhtml watched online for free] (if you're lucky). In Canada, it is available at [https://web.archive.org/web/20090221120516/http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/ the Comedy Network's site]. Just beware of [[Archive Panic]].

Not to be confused with ''[[The Daly Show]]''.

* [[Artistic License Physics]]: When interviewed on the''The Daily Show'', Neil deGrasse Tyson reminded Jon that the globe in the opening is spinning in the wrong direction.

** He also likens them to "kids playing soccer.". No strategy, they just run after the ball.

* [[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 with Wolves]]'' over ''[[Goodfellas]]''.

* [[Badass]]: Mick Foley: Senior Asskicker.

** Also shown to be a bit of a [[Genius Bruiser]] in his demonstration on filibusters.

* [[Berserk Button]]: Jon has a few things that get his goat, including bad journalism, racism, and homophobia. But do not, do not, ''do not'' imply that [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-october-20-2008/pfriend-or-pfoe- New York or other big cities are less American] [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-october-20-2008/quiz--are-you-a-real-american- than small towns and rural areas.]

** Not to mention implying that voting for a certain candidate in an election will [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-february-7-2008/mitt-drops-out "aid a surrender to terror."].

*** In his last show of 2010 (December 16), [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-december-16-2010/worst-responders he dedicated the entire show to this issue.]

** As a New Yorker, Jon takes his pizza [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-june-1-2011/me-lover-s-pizza-with-crazy-broad VERY SERIOUSLY].]

*** '''A FORK. IT WAS WITH A FUCKIN' FORK. COME ON.'''.

* [[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 Lampshadinglampshading goodness. (Startingstarting 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 [[CowboyMedia BebopResearch at His ComputerFailure|cursory reading]] of [[The Other Wiki|Wikipedia]] [[Refuge in Audacity|literally moments before going on air]]."}}

* [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick]]: "Um, how was your weekend? Let's see... on Friday, I... got a haircut. Uh...''([[Beat]])'' called a guy a dick on national television..." [https://web.archive.org/web/20131014042500/http://www.spike.com/video-clips/7hirrh/jon-stewart-spins-his-crossfire-appearance Found here.]

** Steve Carell usually filled this role when paired with Stephen Colbert. Aside from their memorable Even StevphensStevphen segments, there was an episode where Colbert took him out drinking and got him so drunk he [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|admitted that he thought Antonio Banderas was very sexy.]]

'''Jon:''' ''(interrupting)''' Okay, Sam, Sam, Sam...

'''Sam:''' Oh, I'm sorry. To his T-E-S-T-I-C-L-E-S... testicles. }}

** And at the Rally to RestoryRestore Sanity and/or Fear, John Oliver did it again, asking the audience to help revive Jon Stewart after Colbert nearly beat him in their Fear vs. Reason debate. Bonus points for doing this while being dressed as Peter Pan.

** Not to mention his tirade towards [[Fox News]]: "Go fuck yourself! Go fuck yourself! Go fuck yourself! Go fuck yourself! Go fuck yourself! Go fuck yourself!..." Etcetc. ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|With a gospel choir backing him.]]''.

*** Repeated for the terrorists that threatened the creators of ''[[South Park]]''.

* [[Commie Nazis]]: Jon's discussion of the 2012 Greek elections, which somehow elevated both Socialists and Neoneo-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 [[America'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. (Wewe would say these were in-universe examples, except y'know, it happened in ''[[Real Life|this]]'' [[Real Life|universe]]).

'''Jon''': ...nothing. }}

** With elements of [[Badass Bookworm]], [[Awesomeness By Analysis]], and [[Beware the Silly Ones]]. Yes. He has read your damn book. He knows what you've said. He also knows what you said three weeks ago. And what you said to the NRA in 2003. And where you worked when you said it. So answer the damn question.

*** One of the rare exceptions was when Jon was interviewing Jeremy Scahill for his book ''Blackwater'' (about the [[Private Military Contractors|PMC]]), Jon clearly ''hadn't'' read the book and the interview came off confrontational, while failing to discuss the novel's main themes <ref> iei.e. the limited government oversight on hired contractors in the Middle East.</ref>. Fast-forward a week, where Jon clearly ''had'' read it in the interim, owned up to his mistake and dedicated a segment showing just how badly he'd dropped the ball.

*** It also happened that all the terrible things surrounding ''Blackwater'' began to appear in the news which completely validated Scahill's argument.

{{quote|'''Jon:''' Aw, now the baby otter is playing with a kitten. }}

{{quote|'''Jason Jones''': Plus, what is with that ridiculous disguise? I mean, come on. I'm surprised he didn't put on a cape and tie [Anna Nicole Smith] to a railroad track!}}

* [[Deconstruction]]: On Thursday, March 18th18, 2010, Jon, playing the role of Glenn Beck, tore apart Beck's tactics and hysterical persona, again.

* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: Stewart to John Hodgman in a "You're Welcome" segment - "Why, [[Crazy Enough to Work|that's so crazy]] - it [[Averted Trope|might just be fucking crazy.]]" (Thisthis in response to Hodgman's plan to shirk off America's debt by faking a 300 million passenger car crash.).

* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: When Congressional Republicans voted down a bill that would give healthcare to those to who helped out recovery efforts during 9/11. Aside from being legitimately pissed off about it, the whole spiel was detailed in a segment called, "I GIVE UP.".

** Since the election of Barack Obama, a common gag has been showing the blatant hypocrisy of Fox News by airing their defenses of George Bush immediately before/after the exact same circumstances with a Democratic president (iei.e. denouncing protests as "temper tantrums" in 2004 yet calling them "inspiring" in 2008). He also does so to the other news networks, but they don't have a Fair And Balanced slogan to pin against them, so it happens less often.

'''Stewart''': Yes, I know. }}

* [[Double Entendre]]: theThe "Jon Stewart [insert double entendre such as "Touches Kids" here]" segments.

* [[Eagle Land]]: Obviously. But when ever he [[Take That|makes a few jabs]] at the more... [[The Fundamentalist|extreme]] conservatives we see in news clips, he or one of the correspondents makes it [[Anvilicious|quite clear]] that said people fit in with "flavor 2" as they tend to "hate 50% of the country"."

* [[Even the Rats Won't Touch It]]: Behind the scenes of the''The Daily Show'', there are a lot of dogs that are in the building<ref>Because Jon, the manager of the building (Adriane Truex), and much of the staff, share a love of dogs.</ref>. After Jon was given Deep Dish Pizza, it was offered to the dog Kweli. Kweli(we assume), who Jon claims to have witnessed eat garbage, rejected the offer. [http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/zb44o8/strife-of-pie]

* [[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.).

** 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 otherothers's shoot by waving his arms.

* [[Flame War]]: The Even StephvensStephven debates which at one point attempted to prove which religion was the right one by holding a "Smite-off" (praying to either God or Mohammad to smite the other Ste(v/ph)en.).

* [[Follow the Leader]]: ''The Daily Show'' has spawned a number of similar shows in the Middle East, notably ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110708055956/http://parazit-parazit.blogspot.com/ Parazit]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20120509210902/http://www.theworld.org/2010/12/irans-daily-show/ in Iran] and ''[http://www.youtube.com/user/bassemyoussefshow The Bassem Youssef Show]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20110609093641/http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2011/04/15/03 in post-revolution Egypt]. Both show's hosts and producers [[Sincerest Form of Flattery|openly admit that they are attempting to replicate]] ''The Daily Show''.

* [[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?".

** A [[CallA Back]]Glass wasin madethe toHand]]: that clipParodied in [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thuwed-decemberfebruary-111-20112009/americaclusterf-s-nextk-tarpto-modelthe-poor-house---wall-street-bailout this clip] on TARP, whereas Jon reactshandles toa theseries financialof loopholesbad involvingnews about the Wall Street bailout by first snappingbreaking a pencilchampagne glass, crushingthen athe pieceaccompanying ofbottle, coaland sofinally hardhis it"comically becomesconvenient diamond,fish beforetank" doing(he's thedone samesimilar togags [[Crosseswith theSpit LineTakes, Twice|aas cutementioned (live)below, kitten.]]and {{spoiler|Notone reallytime with a Jenga game).}}

* [[Godwin'sGod Save Us From the LawQueen]]: The She''Back in Black'' segment rippings p-p-p-p-[http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wedthu-mayapril-122-20102009/backchanging-inof-blackthe---glenn-beck-s-nazi-tourette-s Glenn Beck's "Nazigarb Tourettespoisonous."]

'''PF Rep''': .....Hitler?

'''Jason Jones''': What?? No! I was going to say [[Thomas Jefferson]]! }}

* [[The Golden Rule]]: Subject of a Crosses The Line Twice joke in The Daily Show, where apropos of a meeting between Catholic Cardinals to discuss the sexual molestation scandals, Jon claims that the aformentionedaforementioned Bible verse will be altered to include the footnote "except when explicitly prohibited by law"."

* [[High-Class Glass]]: Toppington Von Monocle, the show's "biggest fan,", who appeared in a segment in response to Bernie Goldberg accusing Jon of playing to an "incredibly unsophisticated audience" (see [[Sophisticated As Hell]] below).

* [[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]]'', respectively. It was over by the commercial break.

{{quote|'''Jon:''' You can't be a dick to (Newt) Gingrich. He's a master of [[Foo Fu|dick fu]]. He will use his opponents' dickishness against ... Newt studied it in the mountains of Tibet with the [[wikipedia:Dalai lama|Dicky Lama]].}}

* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: He warned the Audienceaudience after they laughed at this that, because it was positive reinforcement, he would use more of these in the future.

'''Kristen:''' Well Jon, you might just say... I'm "bear-en". }}

* [[Innocent Innuendo]]: An open-shirted Jason Jones was on Chat Roulette looking very relaxed while his arms were making jerking motions. He turns out to be playing Wii Craps {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|while masturbating]].}}.

** Topped on the March 18, 2010 episode by taking it even further in a ''fifteen minute'' segment that concludes that Bert from ''[[Sesame Street]]'' is actually Hitler. Perhaps he is in cahoots with his colleague, Gitmo.

'''Aasif:''' I'm ''Asian,'', Jon. I'm a ''ninja!'' !}}

* [[Irishman and a 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]]'', 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]].

* [["Join the Army," They Said]]: Rob Riggle apparently joined the Marines because he thought he could [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mplEt-7HNR8 kill flaming demons with a sword.]

* [[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''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|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]]'', Thethe [[Dead Kennedys]] say, "Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor!"}}

* [[Leno Device]]: ''The Daily Show'' popped up in the middle of ''[[Evan Almighty]]''. Bonus points on that one, since the star of that movie, Steve Carell, started out as a Daily Show correspondent.

'''John:''' It either could happen or it won't. }}

* [[Magical Negro]]: Referenced by the [[Genre Savvy]] [http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=170163&title=Obama%27s-Running-Mate Larry Wilmore].]

** And also, rather more slyly [http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=228990&title=Imaginary-Black-on-White-Crime by Wyatt Cenac].]

** Again referenced by Larry Wilmore when discussing Obama's first year. [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-january-19-2010/the-first-364-days-23-hours Negroes aren't magic.]

*** Except for when they're performing card tricks (see [[The Cast Showoff]], abovein the Trivia section).

* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Have you seen the movie "''[[Playing Byby Heart"]]''?

* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: While there's little doubt that [[Attack of the Show!|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!]]'' fans, which still lingers after several years of her hosting.

** The muppetMuppet!Steele became a guest on April 7, 2010. [[Hilarity Ensues]].

*** And when the ''real'' Michael Steele appeared as a guest, [[Funny Moments|so did muppetMuppet!Steele]].

'''Puppet Steele:''' ...I can take that he's better looking than me, but rhyming's ''my'' thing, Gordon Sumner - also known as Sting! }}

'''Jon''': I can't believe it, the frog's running circles around me! }}

*** And [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-july-13-1999/miss-piggy Miss Piggy.]

** And now that John McCain is refusing to do the show, Muppet John !McCain has been filling in for him from time to time.

** Also see [http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/59858/detail/ this clip].] John Oliver and Larry Wilmore interview a local politician trying to ban the N word. John will ask a question and pause for Larry to fill in the actual word.

* [[New Media Are Evil]]: Spoofed in [http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=128895&title=Bloggers this sketch].]

* [[Nice Guy]]: Among other things, Jon Stewart has been an active proponent for granting medical aid to the dying rescue workers and volunteers from the 9/11 terrorism massmurdermass-murder; and [[Needs More Love|improved education]] for autistic children.

* [[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|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.

** And done ''again'', [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshade included]] ''and'' [[Invoked Trope|vocally invoked]] [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-august-23-2010/the-parent-company-trap by Wyatt Cenac] when discussing how Fox and Friends had connected the "Ground-Zero Mosque" with the leader of The Kingdom Foundation, Prince Al-waleed bin Talal... who happens to be a 7% shareholder with NewsCorp, parent company of [[Fox News]]. (Thisthis makes him the largest shareholder outside of the Murdoch family.).

* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted. In addition to Jon Stewart, the show has John Oliver, and occasional ''You're Welcome'' host John Hodgman. And of course, there were also [[Steve Carell]] and [[Stephen Colbert]] before they left the show (complete with the segment "Even Stephven" where they "debated" a topic by hurling insults at each other).

No, he's [[Painful Rhyme|lactose intoleroni]] }}

*** After the rap, Jon showed a clip of a fake TV show, ''The Vigilogna,'', starring [[wikipedia:Chris Meloni|Chris Meloni]] (spelled "Melogna" in the clip) as the rogue Tony Bologna.

The lead-in program: ''[[My Little Pony]]'' }}

{{quote|''In the bedroom you'll find a box marked porn... it's not porn, Jon, it's [[No Except Yes|erotica]]! It's my legacy! [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-june-10-2009/only-in-new-york----escaped-detainee That has to go to a library!]''}}

* [[Prayer of Malice]]: Back when [[Stephen Colbert|Stephen]] and [[Steve Carell|Steven]] were still on ''The Daily Show'', an "Even StevensStephven" segment had them debating whether Islam or Christianity was the one true religion. Needless to say, prayers of "Smite mine enemy" were evoked on both sides.

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: Many of the segment titles can fall under this, including goodies such a kid-friendly piece titled, "Jon Stewart Touches Children", to a piece about Cheney's poor memory titled, "Is Our Dick Going Soft?".

* [[Resistance Is Futile]]: After Jon Stewart laid the smackdownsmack-down on Fox News with a [[Cluster F-Bomb|Cluster go f*ck yourself]] (backed by a Gospel Choir) one MSNBC pundit came to the conclusion: "Do not pick a fight with Jon Stewart. Do not do it, you can not win."

* [[Ridiculously Loud Commercial]]: The full episodes online have faint audio relative to most youtubeYouTube and other online videos, requiring viewers to turn up their speaker volume. The ads, however, are so loud you have to turn your volume down almost all the way to keep them from blaring.

'''John Oliver''': [[Sound Effect Bleep|F--k]] yeah, strap in! }}

** [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-january-13-2010/news-of-the-weird---mark-mcgwire--game-change---sarah-palin John Edwards' hair and Rod Blagojevich's hair.] (at 2:47).

* [[Running Gag]]: The unfortunate subtitles given to certain segments. At one point it was [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-december-1-2008/jon-stewart-touches-kids---plaxico-burress "Jon Stewart Touches Kids"], and on the June 21, 2009 broadcast, a segment was entitled [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-july-21-2009/jon-stewart-jizz-ams-in-front-of-children---cap-n-trade "Jon Stewart Jizz-ams in Front of Children"]. Both of these gags fit well with the [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-july-27-2006/10-f--king-years---nambla NAMBLA] running gag.

*** Baconnaise! (and Lite Baconnaise)!)

*** Now we have [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-june-21-2010/daily-show--15080-pt--2 Jon Stewart Looks at Kids' Junk].]

** And now we have Jon Stewart's Complicated Gay Issues.

** Rod BLAGOJEVICH.

** Whenever the audience boos someone Jon is talking about, he tries to claim that they weren't booing, they were saying [something that wouldn't even remotely sound like "BOO!".]

** [[Lampshading]] the use of [[Chroma Key]] in the correspondents' "live reports.".

** Jon really loves ''[[Goodfellas]]''.

*** A variation of this is when the name is switched with some outragouslyoutrageously long description like: "That twit who's nearly run out of 24 hour networks to appear on is right!" when talking about Tucker Carlson or "That old man who's been in Washington for nearly forever is right!" when talking about John McCain.

** On [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-november-10-2011/indecision-2012---mercy-rule-edition the November 10, 2011 episode], whenever Jon got stuck on a list of something, he finished with a government agency, usually the EPA. (Thethe main highlight of the episode was Rick Perry's gaffe at the CNBC GOP Debate, where Perry stumbled on the 3rd government agency he would do away with as president.).

** ...Twotwo things.

* [[Sarcasm Mode]]: Happens quite frequently, but particularly in the entirety of [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-february-25-2010/bipartisan-health-care-reform-summit-2010---government-unity this] where Jon and John throw out completely hypothetical ideas of two government bodies discussing and voting on ideas inside buildings. ...Thenthen again, what if both of those bodies are ''fucking idiots''?

* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: In one skit, Stewart was mocking a (defeated) bill that would've said, "Life begins at conception.". He then monologues to himself about a screenplay idea involving the killer being a woman's unborn baby. The camera then pulls away like they're going to commercial, leaving Stewart confused and [[Corpsing]], and [[Discussed Trope|quoting the trope]] by name ([[Precision F-Strike|mostly]]):

* [[Self-Demonstrating Article]]: When Jon plays a clip of George Carlin's famous "The Seven Words That You Can't Say On TV,", the entire clip is bleeped out. [[Captain Obvious|You can't say those words on TV, you see.]]

* [[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.".

'''Stephen:''' ''I will have my zvengeance!'' }}

* [[Short Title: Long Elaborate Subtitle]]: Many of the guests' books.

* [[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 admitted in his interview with [[Rachel Maddow]] that his famous labellinglabeling during the rally of cable news as "the 24 hour political pundit perpetual panic conflictinator" was a reference to ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''.

** [https://web.archive.org/web/20110322025246/http://www.hulu.com/watch/212809/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-thu-feb-3-2011 BEEEBEERRRRRR!!]

** Going back to the original instance of it on the show... he got in a proper [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-february-10-2004/the-wrath-of-khan KHAAAAAAN].]

** Subverted [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-january-13-2010/news-of-the-weird---mark-mcgwire--game-change---sarah-palin here] (about 3:05 in) when Jon obviously sets himself up for a spit-take... and then nonchalantly keeps on drinking from his mug.

* [[Squee]]: After showing [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-1-2010/q---o President Obama having a candid talk at a GOP conference], and President Obama completely blowing away every one of their talking points, Jon Squeedsqueed.

{{quote|(In high pitched voice) "...Holy S** t! They're gonna air this!? This is gonna be awesome!"}}

* [[Squick]]: Invoked with Ed Helms getting a mole on his nose removed. You can hear the audience groaning as it happens. [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-november-13-2002/touched-by-a-scalpel\].

* [[Stacy's Mom]]: Made fun of in their sketch about [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-july-17-2008/cougars "cougars"].]

* [[Stuffed Into a Locker]]: John Oliver, [http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=215312&title=Sidwell-Friends-Quad reporting live from inside Malia Obama's locker].]

*** And then [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-18-2010/intro---progressivism-is-cancer he did it] [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-18-2010/conservative-libertarian again].]

*** In what may be the farewell for such segments, on [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-april-7-2011/intro---jon-tells-the-truth-while-wearing-glasses April 7, 2011,], he did one more, a tour de force that took it over the top and then below the bottom and then over the top again just for good measure, in honor of Glenn Beck's contract not being renewed.

** An older [[Take That]] at CNN for letting someone go by without calling them on a completely [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-26-2005/fill-in-the-blank BS claim].]

** A more playful [[Take That]] was when former-correspondent [[Steve Carell]] was a guest. Their opening clip was not of Steve Carell in his new movie, but of other-former-correspondent [[Ed Helms]] in ''[[The Hangover]]''.

** A Memorable "[[Take That"]] was aimed towards the inventors and the people behind the SOPA/PIPA (ACTA) bill. The day when all the rebellion and internet shut downs happened he went wild, taking down the supporters of the bill, the people who don't support the bill and every other person who's for this ever... and even Wikipedia for taking it's stand against it.

** Anyone notice that every time the show goes on hiatus, even CRAZIER crap happens? When Jon and the crew come back from vacation, they've got twelve different scandals or disasters to cover. It's as though, "hey let's take a break here while nobody's doing anything! So here we are in sunny Hawaii and... what's that on CNN?... OMG the Vice President shot someone in the face!"

*** During a weeklongweek-long hiatus in March 2011 Japan got hit by the earthquake and the tsunami, Middle Eastern leaders opened fire on their own people, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Knut the polar bear died]] and the US militarily enforced the no fly zone in Libya.

{{quote|'''Jon''': When we left the world's two biggest trouble spots were Wisconsin and the set of ''[[Two and A Half Men]]''. And then suddenly ALL HOLY HELL BREAKS LOOSE! I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO LOOK AT!}}

'''Samantha Bee''': Probably. }}

* [[Tranquil Fury]]: Jon's evisceration of ''Crossfire''.

* [[We ARE Struggling Together!]]: [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-8-2012/the-socialist-network The Socialist Network].]

* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: "The best f* cking news team ever. We have a rocket. CNN doesn't have a rocket."

** Which is topped by the Election Day intro [[Stephen Colbert|Stephen]] cooked up: '''''[http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=209508&title=indecision-2008-americas-choice THE FINAL ENDGAME ALPHA ACTION GO TIME LIFT-OFF DECIDE-CIDAL HUNGRY MAN'S EXTREME RAW POWER ULTIMATE VOTESLAM SMACKDOWN '08 NO MERCY: JUDGEMENT DAY '08.]'''''

'''Jon Stewart''': That's right, Stephen, we lit former Majority Leader of the House Dick Gephardt on fire... and then we blew him up.

'''Stephen Colbert''': ...kudos. }}

* [[Worst News Judgement Ever]]: Mentioned [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-7-2003/headlines---teutonic-plague here].]

'''Williams:''' Joey Bishop, ladies and gentlemen. }}

'''Jon Stewart''': Is it? Is it a turn-off? Is that from your Playboy profile? "My turn-offs include Weiner screaming, and in any way [[Take That|justifying my being treated as an expert]]"?! }}

* [[Zombie Apocalypse]]: inIn 2029, of the [[Those Wacky Nazis]] variety. It's at about 7:30 [http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-november-10-2009/legends-of-the-wall here].]

'''Waldorf''': Uh... well, [[Take That|I best start packing for Cuba then]]!<br />

'''[[Statler and Waldorf|Both]]''': [[Memetic Mutation|Doh-ho-ho-ho-ho!]]}}

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