Is "The Daily Show" supposed to be funny?

[ndee]

Just saw snippets of the 15th February, about Iraq, etc. Should that be funny?

 

[40Hands]

Dialy Show rocks.

End of story.

 

[mobobuff]

Surely not to everyone, but to many people yes it is.

Don't like? Don't watch.

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: mobobuff
Surely not to everyone, but to many people yes it is.

Don't like? Don't watch.

Wondering how the Americans would react if they would make fun of bombings in NYC etc.

 

[TheNinja]

One thing I've always been curious about. In the interviews they do with people, are they actually interviewing them or do they take someone else's interview and add themselves and their questions in later?

 

[Slick5150]

?? They make fun of everything, especially America

 

[pyonir]

Jon Stewart = :thumbsdown:

 

[royaldank]

Originally posted by: TheNinja
One thing I've always been curious about. In the interviews they do with people, are they actually interviewing them or do they take someone else's interview and add themselves and their questions in later?

They do whatever it takes. Maybe it's asking a totally different question and then editing in another question when they get back to the studio.

 

[franksta]

Originally posted by: BroeBo
Dialy Show rocks.

End of story.

I haven't seen the episode in question but I've never watched an episode and not laughed. :thumbsup:

 

[40Hands]

Originally posted by: TheNinja
One thing I've always been curious about. In the interviews they do with people, are they actually interviewing them or do they take someone else's interview and add themselves and their questions in later?

All interviews are done with the person.

Edit: But yes they do edit them to their liking. Except for the ones with Jon Stewart with his guest.

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: PinwiZ
?? They make fun of everything, especially America

I just saw that snippet about the Iraqi elections, etc. Just kinda tasteless.

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: mobobuff
Surely not to everyone, but to many people yes it is.

Don't like? Don't watch.

Wondering how the Americans would react if they would make fun of bombings in NYC etc.

Who do you think watches the show?

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: TheNinja
One thing I've always been curious about. In the interviews they do with people, are they actually interviewing them or do they take someone else's interview and add themselves and their questions in later?

I've always wondered that too.

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: bradruth

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: mobobuff
Surely not to everyone, but to many people yes it is.

Don't like? Don't watch.

Wondering how the Americans would react if they would make fun of bombings in NYC etc.

Who do you think watches the show?

Did they make fun of that?

 

[royaldank]

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: PinwiZ
?? They make fun of everything, especially America

I just saw that snippet about the Iraqi elections, etc. Just kinda tasteless.

Many things can be tasteless if taken out of context.

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

Mo Rocca was the best daily show correspondent ever

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: pyonir
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart = :thumbsup:

fixed

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: bradruth

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: mobobuff
Surely not to everyone, but to many people yes it is.

Don't like? Don't watch.

Wondering how the Americans would react if they would make fun of bombings in NYC etc.

Who do you think watches the show?

Did they make fun of that?

I don't know. I assumed you meant that they had.

 

[saxophonoia]

usually yes, it is teh funnay

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: neonerd

Originally posted by: pyonir
Anything with Jon Stewart = :thumbsdown:

fixed

Fixed.

 

[TheNinja]

Originally posted by: royaldank

Originally posted by: TheNinja
One thing I've always been curious about. In the interviews they do with people, are they actually interviewing them or do they take someone else's interview and add themselves and their questions in later?

They do whatever it takes. Maybe it's asking a totally different question and then editing in another question when they get back to the studio.

I'm just surprised b/c a lot of times they don't actually show both of the people face to face. They will show the back of the head of the reporter when asking the interviewee a question and vice versa. But it would be easy to superimpose the back of a head on the final product. Sometimes the answers are so off the wall they have to be editing it or taking from another Interview.

Oh, Even Steven was awesome, Mo Rocha rocks, and Lewis Black is hit or miss, but when he hits it's hilarious.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: pyonir
Jon Stewart = :thumbsdown:

Same. Find him unfunny. 1/10 for trying so hard.

 

[dethman]

daily show is hilarious.

 

[Triumph]

Even though he's a Lib, I love him. Great show.

 

[royaldank]

Originally posted by: TheNinja
I'm just surprised b/c a lot of times they don't actually show both of the people face to face. They will show the back of the head of the reporter when asking the interviewee a question and vice versa. But it would be easy to superimpose the back of a head on the final product. Sometimes the answers are so off the wall they have to be editing it or taking from another Interview.

Oh, Even Steven was awesome, Mo Rocha rocks, and Lewis Black is hit or miss, but when he hits it's hilarious.

If you ever see just the back of their head, it's been edited back at the studio. I can't image how some of those people feel when they see it.

Most of their reporters have been great. They have had some top quality folks come through their show.