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* [[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".
* [[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".
* [[Election Night]]: Heavily spoofed whenever it rolls around.
* [[Election Night]]: Heavily spoofed whenever it rolls around.
* [["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>
* [[Even the Rats Won't Touch It]]: Behind the scenes of 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, who Jon claims to have witnessed eat garbage, rejected the offer. [http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/zb44o8/strife-of-pie]
* [[Even the Rats Won't Touch It]]: Behind the scenes of 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, who Jon claims to have witnessed eat garbage, rejected the offer. [http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/zb44o8/strife-of-pie]
* [[Every Episode Ending]]: "Here it is, your moment of zen." During Kilbourne's run, the clip was usually a ridiculous or surreal nonsequitor, while during Jon Stewart's run it's usually a funny or ironic news clips that is related to something covered previously.
* [[Every Episode Ending]]: "Here it is, your moment of zen." During Kilbourne's run, the clip was usually a ridiculous or surreal nonsequitor, while during Jon Stewart's run it's usually a funny or ironic news clips that is related to something covered previously.
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* [[News Parody]]
* [[News Parody]]
* [[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 massmurder; and [[Needs More Love|improved education]] for autistic children.
* [[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 massmurder; and [[Needs More Love|improved education]] for autistic children.
* [["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 Making This Up" Disclaimer]]: "-- and this is true --" Jon has to do this with disturbing frequency.
* [[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]].
* [[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 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.
* [[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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