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The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, also known as TDS to fans and staffers) is a half-hour satirical "fake news" program produced by and run on the Comedy Central cable television network in the United States.
Providing comedy/news in the tradition of Michael Moore's TV Nation and Saturday Night Lives " Weekend Update" segment, Comedy Central's Daily Show reports on the foibles of the real world with a satirical edge. The show has also developed a reputation as one of the sharpest political commentary shows on TV. In addition to news stories, the Daily Show also has celebrities (and semi-celebrities) on for interviews. It also interviews notable figures in politics, especially U.S. politics, who would not be considered celebrities in the traditional sense of the word, such as Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie or pollster John ZogbyJohn Zogby (born 1948) is a noted American political pollster. He is known for both his phone polling and interactive, Internet-based polling. Some consider his poll methods questionable, especially in his Internet polls, which are based entirely upon a s.
The staff of The Daily Show won a Peabody AwardThe George Foster Peabody Awards more commonly known as simply the "Peabody Awards", are annual awards given for excellence in radio and television broadcasting and cable television within the United States. Founded in 1940, the awards are administered by for their "Indecision 2000" coverage of the 2000 Presidential ElectionIntroduction and summary results Presidential CandidatePartyStatePopular VoteElectoral Vote George Walker Bush Republican Texas50,456,00247. 87%271 Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. Democratic Tennessee50,999,89748. 38%266 Ralph Nader Green Connecticut2,882,9552.. In 2003See also 2002 in television, other events of 2003, 2004 in television and the list of 'years in television'. Events February 16 The landmark 300th episode of The Simpsons airs. Late February- March Talk show host David Letterman is forced to take a few we and 2004See also 2003 in television, other events of 2004, 2005 in television and the list of 'years in television'. Events February 9 Kerry McFadden wins ITV's I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here . March 28 Maori Television starts broadcasting in New Zealand., the staff won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series, and for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program.
The show has four new episodes a week, Monday through Thursday, although the program will occasionally go on hiatus for one or two weeks at a time.
An edited version of the show, called The Daily Show - Global Edition, is run outside of the U.S. on CNN International once a week. Australian network SBSThe Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is one of two government funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The purpose of the SBS is to broadcast programming of inter also ran the edited version once a week.
The weekly four-episode run is broadcast in Canada on The Comedy Network each night at 11 pm ( eastern) and the CTV network each night at midnight.
The Daily Show tapes every Monday through Thursday at the Daily Show studios, located at 513 West 54th Street, New York City. Doors open at 5:45 PM. Audience members must be 18 or over to attend (tickets are required for attendance).
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