The Daily Show - Television Tropes & Idioms

Stephen Colbert killed and ate Jon Stewart, replacing him with a robot.

This happened some time before the launch of The Colbert Report, as Jon's ghost appears in the Colbert Report studio (the old Daily Show studio) during a seance in a very early episode. It's the reason for the Toss in late 2005 which revolves entirely around 'cranberry sauce' (see 'Paul Is Dead'). Assuming it happened some time in early 2005, this also explains Stephen's claims to have eaten a panda in the mid-2005 "Bloggers" sketch: attempts to throw the bloggers off the scent. Also note the voicemails left by Stephen for Anthony Pellicano in 1999, revealed on the Report, in which he repeatedly arranges and cancels Jon's assassination.

The need for the robot replacement is explained in the episode where he eats Bobby the stage manager: "[Colbert], you can't eat another co-worker! They're still looking for [previous host of TDS] Craig Kilborn." Also note that Jon (the robot) never appears on the Colbert Report without being tricked or otherwise coerced - until the feud with Conan O'Brien in early 2008, during which the ghost of the real Jon possessed the robot in order to save Stephen

. This is why Stephen was so shocked to see him.

This explanation also accounts for various strange comments made by Stephen in interviews, most notably when he told Bill O'Reilly that he and Jon "don't talk". They don't. Jon's dead.

Stephen's fear of robots (as seen in multiple Threatdowns) is based on a fear that someone will find out what he did.

Kristen Schaal is a horse.

Kristen Schaal is a horse, Kristen Schaal is a horse! Look at her dance and look at her go! Look at her dance like a horse! Kristen Schaal is a horse! Kristen Schaal is a horse, Kristen Schaal is a horse! Look at her dance and look at her go! Look at her dance like a horse! Kristen Schaal is a horse, Kristen Schaal is a horse! Look at her dance and look at her go! Look at her dance like a horse! Kristen Schaal is a horse! Kristen Schaal is a horse, Kristen Schaal is a horse! Look at her dance and look at her go! Look at her dance like a horse! Kristen Schaal is a horse, Kristen Schaal is a horse! Look at her dance and look at her go! Look at her dance like a horse! Kristen Schaal is a horse! Kristen Schaal is a horse, Kristen Schaal is a horse! Look at her dance and look at her go! Look at her dance like a horse! Kristen Schaal is a horse, Kristen Schaal is a horse! Look at her dance and look at her go! Look at her dance like a horse! Kristen Schaal is a horse! Kristen Schaal is a horse, Kristen Schaal is a horse! Look at her dance and look at her go! Look at her dance like a horse! Kristen Schaal is a horse, Kristen Schaal is a horse! Look at her dance and look at her go! Look at her dance like a horse! Kristen Schaal is a horse! Kristen Schaal is a horse, Kristen Schaal is a horse! Look at her dance and look at her go! Look at her dance like a horse!

And that's how a bill becomes a law!
The internet is weird.
- You're just now figuring this out?
The real life Mel from FOTC, ladies and gentleman.

Everything Stephen Colbert says about himself in the following clip is true

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=128895&title=Bloggers

So Stephen Colbert is actually Hitler's grandson.

Chuck Bartowski is Jon Stewart's son.

Seriously look at them.

Chuck◊
Jon◊
- And Jack Thompson (seen here◊ being Jack Thompson) is his father.

Jon Stewart is Jack Thompson... and a Master of the Timey Wimey Ball.

Seriously... Jack Thompson gets really, really old (even older than he is now) and suddenly realizes all of his "crusades" against videogames and "dangerous programming" are ill-advised and detrimental to freedom (and fun). So he replaces himself with a clone, goes back in time as a much better-looking version of himself to be an activist for free speech and freedom of the press. His original goal was to at least cancel out the effect his original fear-mongering had. But of course, now that he's spouting logic and reason, he's far more respected, successful and decorated than he ever could have hoped to be. He learned his lesson... and he makes $11 million a year. This might explain why Jon Stewart never mentions Jack Thompson on his show.

Either in the comics or real life, Jon will receive a Green Lantern Ring

This practically writes itself, people.

That makes an odd amount of sense. That would make Obama a Blue Lanter, and the Bush administration Yellow Lanterns because of their constant fear-mongering (ironically, the same as the terrorists). Throw in Stephen as a Red Lantern, maybe, and you've got yourself a nice story.
- Speaking as a person who does not read comics, ever, I would read this comic.

Jon Stewart will bring about the apocalyps

A final attempt at destroying the jews will leave Jon as the last jew who will then use his lantern powers to punish mankind. Once the guardians take that away he will master all four jewish elements, and continue until the planet gets too out of whack for bending and will use spiral energy. Then he'll have a My God What Have I Done moment and leave earth. Afterwards the survivors will worship the Jews. And then Walt Disney gets unfrozen.

CSI

Wild Mass Guessing

Dallas

Main Tropes Index

Troperville

Editing Help

Tools

Toys