History Series / TheDailyShow

** Several correspondents eventually got a show of their own, whether on Comedy Central or another network: Stephen Colbert, Larry Wilmore, Dave Attell, Lewis Black, Demetri Martin, and Jordan Klepper were all correspondents as well, and every one of them has hosted their own show on Comedy Central, and the two correspondents to get their own show on another network are John Oliver (who filled the host role for Stewart when Stewart was filming ''Rosewater'') with ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'' on Creator/{{HBO}}, and Samantha Bee with ''Series/FullFrontalWithSamanthaBee'' on Creator/{{TBS}}.

** Several correspondents eventually got a show of their own, whether on Comedy Central or another network: Stephen Colbert, Larry Wilmore, Dave Attell, Lewis Black and Demetri Martin were all correspondents as well, and every one of them has hosted their own show on Comedy Central, and the two correspondents to get their own show on another network are John Oliver (who filled the host role for Stewart when Stewart was filming ''Rosewater'') with ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'' on Creator/{{HBO}}, and Samantha Bee with ''Series/FullFrontalWithSamanthaBee'' on Creator/{{TBS}}.

The main anchor is currently Trevor Noah (who took over in 2015, replacing [[Creator/JonStewart Jon]] [[Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart Stewart]], who in turn took over in 1999, replacing [[ThePeteBest Craig Kilborn]]), but it's launched a few careers among its correspondents. Creator/SteveCarell and Ed Helms are successful alums, and Creator/StephenColbert got his own {{spinoff}} program called ''Series/TheColbertReport'' (a parody of confrontational talk programs such as ''Series/TheOReillyFactor'') which became a runaway success leading him to be picked [[Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert to take over]] for Creator/DavidLetterman. Two other ''Daily Show'' alums were given their own Comedy Central shows, Creator/LewisBlack's ''[[Series/RootOfAllEvil Root of All Evil]]'' and the critically acclaimed ''Series/ImportantThingsWithDemetriMartin''. The show's writing staff has also published two books in connection to the show, both parodies of high-school textbooks; they are ''[[Literature/AmericaTheBook America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction]]'' from 2004 and ''[[Literature/EarthTheBook Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide To The Human Race]]'' from 2010. Jordan Klepper will soon have his own Daily Show spin-off on Comedy Central as well, with the forthcoming series The Opposition, set to premiere on September 25, 2017.

The main anchor is currently Trevor Noah (who took over in 2015, replacing [[Creator/JonStewart Jon]] [[Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart Stewart]], who in turn took over in 1999, replacing [[ThePeteBest Craig Kilborn]]), but it's launched a few careers among its correspondents. Creator/SteveCarell and Ed Helms are successful alums, and Creator/StephenColbert got his own {{spinoff}} program called ''Series/TheColbertReport'' (a parody of confrontational talk programs such as ''Series/TheOReillyFactor'') which became a runaway success leading him to be picked [[Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert to take over]] for Creator/DavidLetterman. Two other ''Daily Show'' alums were given their own Comedy Central shows, Creator/LewisBlack's ''[[Series/RootOfAllEvil Root of All Evil]]'' and the critically acclaimed ''Series/ImportantThingsWithDemetriMartin''. The show's writing staff has also published two books in connection to the show, both parodies of high-school textbooks; they are ''[[Literature/AmericaTheBook America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction]]'' from 2004 and ''[[Literature/EarthTheBook Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide To The Human Race]]'' from 2010. Jordan Klepper will soon have his own Daily Show spin-off on Comedy Central as well, with the forthcoming The Opposition, set to premiere on September 25, 2017.

The main anchor is currently Trevor Noah (who took over in 2015, replacing [[Creator/JonStewart Jon]] [[Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart Stewart]], who in turn took over in 1999, replacing [[ThePeteBest Craig Kilborn]]), but it's launched a few careers among its correspondents. Creator/SteveCarell and Ed Helms are successful alums, and Creator/StephenColbert got his own {{spinoff}} program called ''Series/TheColbertReport'' (a parody of confrontational talk programs such as ''Series/TheOReillyFactor'') which became a runaway success leading him to be picked [[Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert to take over]] for Creator/DavidLetterman. Two other ''Daily Show'' alums were given their own Comedy Central shows, Creator/LewisBlack's ''[[Series/RootOfAllEvil Root of All Evil]]'' and the critically acclaimed ''Series/ImportantThingsWithDemetriMartin''. The show's writing staff has also published two books in connection to the show, both parodies of high-school textbooks; they are ''[[Literature/AmericaTheBook America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction]]'' from 2004 and ''[[Literature/EarthTheBook Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide To The Human Race]]'' from 2010.

Current episodes can be watched (for now) free in the US [[http://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah on Comedy Central's website]] . In Canada, it is available at [[http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca the Comedy Network's site]]. The show is also available on {{Hulu}}.

Before you dismiss it as silliness, the show gets some astonishingly important guests--Senator Kirsten Gillibrand ([[AmericanPoliticalSystem D-NY]]), former Senator Secretary of State UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton (also D-NY), her husband and former President of the United States UsefulNotes/BillClinton, Representative UsefulNotes/RonPaul (R-TX) (three times, most recently in 2011), former [[UsefulNotes/TheMenOfDowningStreet UK Prime Minister]] UsefulNotes/TonyBlair, Senator UsefulNotes/JohnKerry (D-MA) (when he was running for the U.S. Presidency in 2004), UsefulNotes/BarackObama (2005, and again in 2008 when he was seeking the presidency, and again after being elected 2010 as well as 2012 and 2015 while sitting President), Mayor of London UsefulNotes/BorisJohnson, Senator John [=McCain=] (R-AZ) (many, many times, including 2008), the King of Jordan Abdullah II (twice, in 2010 and 2012), Vice President Joe Biden (in 2009), former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ''while he was still president'' (who is not even the first sitting head of state to be interviewed)- and none other than current UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, to name a few.

** All replacement hosts appeared on interview segments before taking the reins of the show:
*** Jon Stewart guest-starred at least twice during the Craig Kilborn-era, for the interview segments.
*** Trevor Noah acted as a correspondent for a few months before being announced as the new host.
** Several correspondents eventually got a show of their own, whether on Comedy Central or another network:
*** Stephen Colbert, Larry Wilmore, Dave Attell, Lewis Black and Demetri Martin were all correspondents as well, and every one of them has hosted their own show on Comedy Central.
*** The two correspondents to get their own show on another network are John Oliver (who filled the host role for Stewart when Stewart was filming ''Rosewater'') with ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'' on Creator/{{HBO}}, and Samantha Bee with ''Series/FullFrontalWithSamanthaBee'' on Creator/{{TBS}}.
* CanonDiscontinuity: The show's website has virtually every clip of the show since Jon Stewart became host, none from when Craig Kilborn was host. Averted during Stewart's finale, as Kilborn is one of the many people from the show's past who appeared.

* AscendedExtra: All replacement hosts appeared on interview segments before taking the reins or getting a show of their own on whether on Comedy Central or another network:
** Jon Stewart, who guest-starred at least twice during the Craig Kilborn-era, for the interview segments.
** John Oliver was just a correspondent for a time, until taking a host role when Stewart was filming ''Rosewater''. He later gets his own show Series/LastWeekTonight.
** Trevor Noah also acted as a correspondent months before being announced as the new host.
** Stephen Colbert, Larry Wilmore, Dave Attell, Lewis Black and Demetri Martin were all correspondents as well, and every one of them has hosted their own show on Comedy Central.
** Samantha Bee also gets her own show on TBS.

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[[LongRunners Long-running]] satirical news program on Creator/ComedyCentral.

--> Now here it is, your moment of zen:

--> '''Waldorf''': Hey, do you think we could get on this show?
--> '''Statler''': Hm. They only let Muppets on if they're in Guantanamo Bay... or Republicans!
--> '''Waldorf''': Uh... well, [[TakeThat I best start packing for Cuba then]]!
--> '''[[JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf Both]]''': [[MemeticMutation Doh-ho-ho-ho-ho!]]
----

The main anchor is currently Trevor Noah (who took over in 2015, replacing [[Creator/JonStewart Jon]] [[Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart Stewart]], who in turn took over in 1999, replacing [[ThePeteBest Craig Kilborn]]), but it's launched a few careers among its correspondents. Creator/SteveCarell and Ed Helms are successful alums, and Creator/StephenColbert got his own {{spinoff}} program called ''Series/TheColbertReport'' (a parody of confrontational talk programs such as ''TheOReillyFactor'') which became a runaway success leading him to be picked [[Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert to take over]] for Creator/DavidLetterman. Two other ''Daily Show'' alums were given their own Comedy Central shows, Creator/LewisBlack's ''[[Series/RootOfAllEvil Root of All Evil]]'' and the critically acclaimed ''Series/ImportantThingsWithDemetriMartin''. The show's writing staff has also published two books in connection to the show, both parodies of high-school textbooks; they are ''[[Literature/AmericaTheBook America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction]]'' from 2004 and ''[[Literature/EarthTheBook Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide To The Human Race]]'' from 2010.

** Desi Lydic also gets her own show on TBS.

* AscendedExtra: All replacement hosts appeared on interview segments before taking the reins:

** John Oliver was just a correspondent for a time, until taking a host role when Stewart was filming ''Rosewater''.

--> '''[[StatlerAndWaldorf Both]]''': [[MemeticMutation Doh-ho-ho-ho-ho!]]

Before you dismiss it as silliness, the show gets some astonishingly important guests--Senator Kirsten Gillibrand ([[AmericanPoliticalSystem D-NY]]), former Senator Secretary of State UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton (also D-NY), her husband and former President of the United States UsefulNotes/BillClinton, Representative UsefulNotes/RonPaul (R-TX) (three times, most recently in 2011), former [[UsefulNotes/TheMenOfDowningStreet UK Prime Minister]] Main/UsefulNotes/TonyBlair, Senator UsefulNotes/JohnKerry (D-MA) (when he was running for the U.S. Presidency in 2004), UsefulNotes/BarackObama (2005, and again in 2008 when he was seeking the presidency, and again after being elected 2010 as well as 2012 and 2015 while sitting President), Mayor of London UsefulNotes/BorisJohnson, Senator John [=McCain=] (R-AZ) (many, many times, including 2008), the King of Jordan Abdullah II (twice, in 2010 and 2012), Vice President Joe Biden (in 2009), former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ''while he was still president'' (who is not even the first sitting head of state to be interviewed)- and none other than current UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, to name a few.

Before you dismiss it as silliness, the show gets some astonishingly important guests--Senator Kirsten Gillibrand ([[AmericanPoliticalSystem D-NY]]), former Senator Secretary of State UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton (also D-NY), her husband and former President of the United States UsefulNotes/BillClinton, Representative UsefulNotes/RonPaul (R-TX) (three times, most recently in 2011), former [[UsefulNotes/TheMenOfDowningStreet UK Prime Minister]] Main/TonyBlair, Senator UsefulNotes/JohnKerry (D-MA) (when he was running for the U.S. Presidency in 2004), UsefulNotes/BarackObama (2005, and again in 2008 when he was seeking the presidency, and again after being elected 2010 as well as 2012 and 2015 while sitting President), Mayor of London UsefulNotes/BorisJohnson, Senator John [=McCain=] (R-AZ) (many, many times, including 2008), the King of Jordan Abdullah II (twice, in 2010 and 2012), Vice President Joe Biden (in 2009), former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ''while he was still president'' (who is not even the first sitting head of state to be interviewed)- and none other than current UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, to name a few.

[[LongRunners Long-running]] satirical news program on ComedyCentral.

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Before you dismiss it as silliness, the show gets some astonishingly important guests--Senator Kirsten Gillibrand ([[AmericanPoliticalSystem D-NY]]), former Senator Secretary of State UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton (also D-NY), her husband and former President of the United States UsefulNotes/BillClinton, Representative UsefulNotes/RonPaul (R-TX) (three times, most recently in 2011), former [[UsefulNotes/TheMenOfDowningStreet UK Prime Minister]] Main/TonyBlair, Senator UsefulNotes/JohnKerry (D-MA) (when he was running for the U.S. Presidency in 2004), UsefulNotes/BarackObama (ditto, 2008, and again in 2010 as well as 2012 and 2015 while sitting President), Mayor of London UsefulNotes/BorisJohnson, Senator John [=McCain=] (R-AZ) (many, many times, including 2008), the King of Jordan Abdullah II (twice, in 2010 and 2012), Vice President Joe Biden (in 2009), former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ''while he was still president'' (who is not even the first sitting head of state to be interviewed)- and none other than current UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, to name a few.

Instead of a straight-up NewsParody, a la ''[[SaturdayNightLive Weekend Update]]'', the program merely relates the actual news in a humorous tone, with special attention paid to the antics and gaffes of politicians and public figures, as well as the reactions of major news shows (particularly [[TwentyFourHourNewsNetworks 24-hour news channels]]) which range from the theatrical to the absurd.

The main anchor is currently Trevor Noah (who took over in 2015, replacing Jon Stewart, who in turn took over in 1999, replacing [[ThePeteBest Craig Kilborn]]), but it's launched a few careers among its correspondents. Creator/SteveCarell and Ed Helms are successful alums, and Creator/StephenColbert got his own {{spinoff}} program called ''Series/TheColbertReport'' (a parody of confrontational talk programs such as ''TheOReillyFactor'') which became a runaway success leading him to be picked [[Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert to take over]] for Creator/DavidLetterman. Two other ''Daily Show'' alums were given their own Comedy Central shows, Creator/LewisBlack's ''[[Series/RootOfAllEvil Root of All Evil]]'' and the critically acclaimed ''Series/ImportantThingsWithDemetriMartin''. The show's writing staff has also published two books in connection to the show, both parodies of high-school textbooks; they are ''[[Literature/AmericaTheBook America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction]]'' from 2004 and ''[[Literature/EarthTheBook Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide To The Human Race]]'' from 2010.

* EveryEpisodeEnding: "Here it is, your moment of zen." During Kilbourne's run, the clip was usually a ridiculous or surreal non sequitor, while Jon Stewart and Trevor Noah have both used a funny or ironic news clips that is usually related to something covered previously.
* RecycledSet: When Stewart made his debut, the set was exactly the same as the one Kilborn used at the end of his run as host. Averted with Trevor Noah's run, which features a new set and all new graphics and logos.

Current episodes can be watched (for now) free in the US [[http://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah on Comedy Central's website]] . In Canada, it is available at [[http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca the Comedy Network's site]]. The show is also available on Creator/Hulu.

It can be [[http://www.cc.com/video-clips/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart 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 ArchivePanic.

In March 2013, Stewart announced that [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/05/jon-stewart-taking-hiatus-from-daily-show-to-direct-film-rosewater-this-summer_n_2812933.html he would be taking a three-month hiatus]] from hosting the show in order to direct his first-ever feature film, ''Film/{{Rosewater}}''. Regular correspondent Creator/JohnOliver filled in as host for 8 of the 12 absent weeks (06/10/2013 - 08/15/2013). Stewart returned to hosting on September 3, 2013. Oliver subsequently left the show to start his own program on Creator/{{HBO}} called ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver''.

In May 2014, Comedy Central announced that ''Daily Show'' contributor Creator/LarryWilmore would have his own spinoff titled ''Series/TheNightlyShow'', which premiered in January 2015, taking ''The Colbert Report'''s former spot.

The main anchor is currently Trevor Noah (who took over in 2015, replacing Jon Stewart, who in turn took over in 1999, replacing [[ThePeteBest Craig Kilborn]]), but it's launched a few careers among its correspondents. Creator/SteveCarell and Ed Helms are successful alums, and Creator/StephenColbert got his own {{spinoff}} program called ''Series/TheColbertReport'' (a parody of confrontational talk programs such as ''TheOReillyFactor'') which became a runaway success leading him to be picked [[Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert to take over]] for Creator/DavidLetterman. Two more ''Daily Show'' alums have since been given their own Comedy Central shows, Creator/LewisBlack's ''[[Series/RootOfAllEvil Root of All Evil]]'' and the critically acclaimed ''Series/ImportantThingsWithDemetriMartin''.[[note]]The other major ''Daily Show'' correspondent now with his own show is Creator/JohnOliver, whose ''[[Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver Last Week Tonight]]'' airs on Creator/{{HBO}}.[[/note]] The show's writing staff has also published two books in connection to the show, both parodies of high-school textbooks; they are ''[[Literature/AmericaTheBook America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction]]'' from 2004 and ''[[Literature/EarthTheBook Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide To The Human Race]]'' from 2010.

* CanonDiscontinuity: The show's website has virtually every clip of the show since Jon Stewart became host, none from when Craig Kilborn was host.

* EveryEpisodeEnding: "Here it is, your moment of zen." During Kilbourne's run, the clip was usually a ridiculous or surreal non sequitor, while during Jon Stewart's run it's usually a funny or ironic news clips that is related to something covered previously.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The show was completely different when Craig Kilborn was host. It was more of a parody of local news programs, with a focus on entertainment. The field pieces generally set their sights on obscure weirdos rather than public figures or activists, so the mockery came across as much more mean-spirited. The show as a whole had a meaner, condescending tone, most noticeably in Kilborn's personality and interviewing style. Each episode was also much more standardized, with Kilborn running through the same named segments in each episode and ending each interview with "Five Questions." There was also no audience for the first season of the show, and any laughter heard were offscreen cast and crew. Kilborn's name was also never attached to the show title. Once Jon Stewart took over, he gradually shifted the focus to satire, did away with most of the pre-existing segments, and significantly changed the tone. Stewart's early shows are somewhat jarring, though; they are essentially Stewart doing Kilborn's show, as the series' evolution into political satire didn't really take off until Indecision 2000.

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