2024 Season

[possibilities]

I wonder why Jordan s hosting solo when Desi and Michael shared the desk.

I think he's doing a great job, though. Both Tues and Wednes shows were really strong.

[DanaMB]

8 hours ago, DoctorAtomic said:

Cheryl Hines is RFK'S WIFE?!

Yep…

[DoctorAtomic]

Leslie Jones is really making a great point about nutrition and eating right, and then I totally lose it when she transitions to not dating DJs. 

 

[possibilities]

I love her. I hope they bring her back on a regular basis for a rant.

[DoctorAtomic]

DROP THE BEAT! 

[angora]

On 3/28/2024 at 10:43 AM, possibilities said:

I wonder why Jordan s hosting solo when Desi and Michael shared the desk.

I think he's doing a great job, though. Both Tues and Wednes shows were really strong.

Jordan, Desi, Michael, and Ronny all got solo weeks before Desi and Michael did their tag-team week. If they're keeping this format through the election, I imagine all four of them will have multiple solo weeks and different duo configurations. Maybe we'll get a round of solos for each of them, followed by a new duo, then repeat.

ETA I really liked Leslie's piece! She always does a great job, and I continue to like the idea of former guest hosts or other comedians popping in occasionally to shake things up a little. I thought the main theme of the piece was smart, viewing Trump as yet another of the things Americans do even though we know it's bad for us. Also, I'm going to choose that the "I'm probably dying of scurvy" joke was an Our Flag Means Death reference!

Edited March 30 by angora

[angora]

In the interview with Lina Khan, when they were talking about product shortages, I thought it was disappointing that they kind of laughed off the Adderall shortage. Khan laughed when Jon brought it up, and he made a joke about the audience's reaction, noting they seemed to have an "interesting predilection" for Adderall. But ADHDers have been beating the drum on this for a while, emphasizing how hard it can be to function when they can't get access to their prescribed meds, and highlighting that federal agencies don't seem motivated to try and solve it. In articles I've read, they've mainly mentioned the DEA and the FDA, not the FTC, but it still wasn't a great look for the chair of a federal agency to make light of it.

[possibilities]

I agree it's a serious problem and should not be made light of.

How I took it was that the audience was not reacting to the infant formula shortage, but was reacting to the adderall shortage, which says something about the audience. In other words, the audience didn't care about the formula, but they did care about the adderall. So... selfish.

[DoctorAtomic]

"Real combat veterans have nothing to prove". 

If that's not the ultimate diss, I don't know what is.

[Lantern7]

Heads up: Dulce will be hosting this week.

[DoctorAtomic]

I know it's not too hard to mine the comedy from Trump's daily bloviating, but I'm exhausted. I have no idea what was going on with the Gettysburg nonsense. 

[Bastet]

I'm excited this is a Dulce week!  I figure we're not going to get a whole lot from her as a correspondent now that she's based in L.A. and working on other projects, but I hope we'll keep seeing her in the host rotation.

Edited April 16 by Bastet

[GHScorpiosRule]

13 minutes ago, Bastet said:

I'm excited this is a Desi week!  I figure we're not going to get a whole lot from her as a correspondent now that she's based in L.A. and working on other projects, but I hope we'll keep seeing her in the host rotation.

I think you mean Dulce.

[Bastet]

15 minutes ago, GHScorpiosRule said:

I think you mean Dulce.

Yep.  I had just written about Desi in another thread, and apparently she was still hanging around in my brain when I got to this one.  I've fixed it, thank you.

[possibilities]

I'm a huge John Leguizamo fan, so was very happy he was on Tuesday night's show. I hope that even if they can't get him (or some of the other people who did a hosting stint) as permanent hosts, they will bring him/them back to do appearances like this.

And of course, hooray for Dulce's return.

I had no interest in the interview guest, though. That interview seemed like a totally content-free waste of time.

 

[DoctorAtomic]

The jokes about Trump dancing will never not be funny for me.

[Sarah 103]

I want Dulce or John Leguizamo to be the new permanent host. I loved her comment about Trump's court cases and Pokemon.

I would also be okay with John Leguizamo doing the occasional Lewis Black style rant if he doesn't become the next host. 

Edited April 17 by Sarah 103

[stuv46]

I want more of Troy Iwata and Josh Johnson!! 

[DoctorAtomic]

22 hours ago, Sarah 103 said:

I would also be okay with John Leguizamo doing the occasional Lewis Black style rant if he doesn't become the next host. 

I think he's got too much going on for permanent duties, but a guest spot would fit well based on yesterday's monologue. 

"Now the jury just needs a white woman who calls herself a witch." 

[DXD526]

When it comes to wine, don't give Dulce none of that dry shit!

[SeanBug]

Not a fan of Dulce's. I'm sure she's a lovely person but I don't know why she feels she has to yell her lines, it's really annoying.  It's okay to get a point across, but every one of her openings all week I feel like she's yelling at the audience.  Hey, we're on your side. 

This was not one of their better weeks.  

 

[rwlevin]

Oh, how I missed Jessica Williams.

[iMonrey]

For some reason my DVR will not record the Monday shows with Jon Stewart. It's odd. I have it set for series record and when I try to manually schedule the Monday show to record it says it's already scheduled to record but then it doesn't record it. It records all the rest of the week's shows. Just not Monday's. 

There must be some special designation with the Monday shows the DVR sees as not being part of the regular show. I don't know, I don't get it.

[SoMuchTV]

1 hour ago, iMonrey said:

For some reason my DVR will not record the Monday shows with Jon Stewart. It's odd. I have it set for series record and when I try to manually schedule the Monday show to record it says it's already scheduled to record but then it doesn't record it. It records all the rest of the week's shows. Just not Monday's. 

There must be some special designation with the Monday shows the DVR sees as not being part of the regular show. I don't know, I don't get it.

Just as a data point of one, I have YouTubeTV and its DVR feature has no problem picking up all the shows.  But it does have a way to "report a problem".  Is there a way to do that with your DVR provider?

[GHScorpiosRule]

2 hours ago, iMonrey said:

For some reason my DVR will not record the Monday shows with Jon Stewart. It's odd. I have it set for series record and when I try to manually schedule the Monday show to record it says it's already scheduled to record but then it doesn't record it. It records all the rest of the week's shows. Just not Monday's. 

There must be some special designation with the Monday shows the DVR sees as not being part of the regular show. I don't know, I don't get it.

I've noticed the same thing happening!

[Sarah 103]

Normally, I think the scripted pre-filmed SNL like bits are stupid and a waste of time, but I loved Rant-A-Car. I actually rewatched some parts to pause it and read it the text. 

[possibilities]

My DirecTV DVR has no problem recoding Monday's shows. I would ask your provider for help with this, because it's a weird glitch.

Or, maybe remove the show and then re-set it to record. Sometimes that has worked when I've had problems in the past, with recording other shows.

 

I thought last night's show was extremely good start to finish. Jordan and Ronny seem to work really well together. Jordan takes the edge off Ronny so he's less of a randomly and relentlessly one note rageful maniac, and Ronny gives Jordan a little bit more bite. Jordan is good at not losing his shit when he talks to the most obnoxious people, but a steady diet of affable can make him seem a little too tolerant of horror at times.

[Sarah 103]

They are going with the current format through the election, which I'm okay with. My guess based on pure speculation is that they announce a new host sometime between November and December and the new full time host will take over after the winter break.

My question is what the plan is/how will they handle the conventions during the summer?  

[Bastet]

I am behind again, but finally made time to watch Dulce's week.  Good stuff, and I hope we'll continue to see her in bursts like this now that she's based in L.A.

I loved Josh describing what a jury representing NYC would consist of, and the way he and Dulce cracked up over her suggesting Trump might actually face some consequences.  Also Dulce explaining all the trials this isn't, and the one it is ("This is the most complicated plot a porn star has ever been involved in"), concluding with he treats criminal charges like Pokeman, trying to catch all of them.  And Jordan doing his usual job letting the MAGA crowd talk themselves into nonsensical corners is always satisfying in the midst of being infuriated (I love the guy who said Trump can't get a fair trial in NY, it would have to take place in the Midwest or the South, immediately declaring "No" when Jordan asked if he'd then accept as valid convictions in the GA or FL trials). 

John Leguizamo taking a break to beat the shit out of a piñata before continuing when he had to say more Latin voters support Trump than Biden was fun. 

Josh's face when dying seems to be the only tax-avoidance strategy he might be able to use was also I must laugh to keep from crying fun.

To save time, I skipped the interviews, but at one point let an episode run while I was in another room and came back to Dulce talking to Orlando Bloom and saying she doesn't need to look to extreme activities to find her edges; she's a Black woman in America.  To Bloom's credit, he immediately said, yeah, all she needs to do is step outside her house.

I am beyond thrilled to read I have a Jessica Williams appearance to look forward to as I continue to catch up; she was my favorite correspondent back in her day.

Edited May 5 by Bastet

[iMonrey]

So this is new - my DVR recorded Monday's show for the first time, but it was a repackaged repeat with Jordan Klepper. It's so odd the DVR will not record the shows with Jon Stewart - there must be some special designation in the title or description that distinguishes those episodes from the ones hosted by others. Like maybe the Monday show is listed as "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and the other episodes are just listed as "The Daily Show."

I really like the new correspondent Josh Johnson, anyway. He's great at dry, straight-faced delivery.

[ebk57]

32 minutes ago, iMonrey said:

So this is new - my DVR recorded Monday's show for the first time, but it was a repackaged repeat with Jordan Klepper. It's so odd the DVR will not record the shows with Jon Stewart - there must be some special designation in the title or description that distinguishes those episodes from the ones hosted by others. Like maybe the Monday show is listed as "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and the other episodes are just listed as "The Daily Show."

I really like the new correspondent Josh Johnson, anyway. He's great at dry, straight-faced delivery.

I got a new episode last night with Jordan Klepper.  I believe I read that Jon will be doing Thursdays for a few weeks?  Or at least this week. 

[Bastet]

5 minutes ago, ebk57 said:

I believe I read that Jon will be doing Thursdays for a few weeks?  Or at least this week. 

It should just be this week; he's in L.A. for a comedy festival (and was doing John Mulaney's new live Netflix show last night) which runs through Sunday, but it seems he's going home today or tomorrow.

[Sarah 103]

On 5/7/2024 at 5:48 PM, ebk57 said:

I got a new episode last night with Jordan Klepper.  I believe I read that Jon will be doing Thursdays for a few weeks?  Or at least this week. 

Thursday was just this week. As @Bastet explained, Jon Stewart was in LA for the weekend doing a comedy festival and some other things. He couldn't return to New York in time to do the show, so he'll be doing the show on Thursday instead of Monday for this week. 

[StatisticalOutlier]

I had no idea how badly I needed Lewis Black to take on cybertrucks.

[possibilities]

Lewis Black should write a book called "The Joy of Apoplexy"

[DoctorAtomic]

Who was voicing the chatgpt? She was hilarious.

[DoctorAtomic]

What a take down on the high school renaming.

"If you're coming back to rename your old high school, you don't have much." "They're not going to have the energy to go to Charlottesville again." 

Great job Josh Johnson.

 

[possibilities]

Desi's been great this week. I like her a lot now that she's abandoned the "crazy Desi" schtick.

[StatisticalOutlier]

14 hours ago, possibilities said:

Desi's been great this week. I like her a lot now that she's abandoned the "crazy Desi" schtick.

I made a point to watch her interview of Miranda July, and it was just painful. 

And it reminded me that Jon Stewart's interview of Ilana Glazer earlier this week was awful. 

[possibilities]

Yeah, I agree she's still not a great interviewer. I listened to an interview with Miranda July on some NPR show and it was fascinating and made me really want to read the book. It talked about the research and thought process that went into writing it, and was really interesting. All I got from the one on TDS is: Desi loved it.

Ever since Trevor left, I think the interviews have been rushed and half-assed. They are too short, too chaotic, and generally not informative or interesting.

 

As far as I'm concerned, they can just stop  having an interview if they aren't going to make it substantive and interesting.

Edited May 18 by possibilities

[DoctorAtomic]

Anyone watch Jordan's Moscow special?

[DanaMB]

2 minutes ago, DoctorAtomic said:

Anyone watch Jordan's Moscow special?

Yep. I just don’t understand how anyone supports Putin. Scary. 

[Sarah 103]

On 5/17/2024 at 8:28 PM, DoctorAtomic said:

What a take down on the high school renaming.

"If you're coming back to rename your old high school, you don't have much." "They're not going to have the energy to go to Charlottesville again." 

Great job Josh Johnson.

This was the first time I have liked one of the new younger correspondents. It seems like the writers are starting to figure out how to write for them, or at least write for him. 

On 5/17/2024 at 8:45 PM, possibilities said:

Desi's been great this week. I like her a lot now that she's abandoned the "crazy Desi" schtick.

Until she started hosting, I didn't think I liked Desi Lydic, but it turns out I just didn't like the schtick/character they were having her do. When she gets to be herself, I actually like her. I feel the same way about Michael Costas. 

[possibilities]

I agree about Michael Kostas.

I think all of them seem better when they host. I just don't like the schtick they do. I hope the show decides to abandon the "characters" and just do pieces with actual ideas.

Edited May 30 by possibilities
fix Costas to Kostas-- spelled wrong by accident originally

[Bastet]

On 5/27/2024 at 9:56 AM, Sarah 103 said:

Until she started hosting, I didn't think I liked Desi Lydic, but it turns out I just didn't like the schtick/character they were having her do. When she gets to be herself, I actually like her. I feel the same way about Michael Costas. 

I cannot stand Michael as his character, and I haven't fully come around on him as a host.  Desi I like in her pieces more than not (and almost always like her when she's covering sexist shit), but, yeah, I like her more consistently as a host.

On 5/27/2024 at 9:56 AM, Sarah 103 said:

This was the first time I have liked one of the new younger correspondents.

I've liked Josh in all his segments I've seen, and think he fits in wonderfully, with the caveat I don't watch every night or even every week.  Troy I'm hit and miss on so far.

Right now I'm skimming through Jordan's week earlier this month, and his delivery on "Hashtag Girl Dad" about Stormy Daniels's testimony that before she had sex with Trump, he told her she reminded him of Ivanka was perfect. 

As was telling right wing media to hold their heads up high on putting their feet down against shooting your dog (until Trump does it, and then every Republican will have to do it too in order to stay in the party) -- and then go back to their regularly-scheduled segments calling for tossing migrant kids into the Grand Canyon.  And "Maybe your dog was trying to rig the election, or into DEI"?  I didn't think anyone could get me to laugh at anything about killing a pet, but he did it.

I also liked Desi's "So, it's like when white people do drugs" about the anti-idling laws not being enforced.  Narc-Yorkers, ha!

[DoctorAtomic]

The whole bit freaking out what all the flags mean killed. "Punishing the sodomites; oh, ok yeah". 

[Bastet]

4 hours ago, DoctorAtomic said:

The whole bit freaking out what all the flags mean killed. "Punishing the sodomites; oh, ok yeah". 

Fantastic segment.  I had just said hours before I was hit and miss on Troy's pieces, but I was all in for that one.

I was already laughing from: "These flags are very confusing.  I don't know what any of these weird right-wing symbols mean -- one is upside down, this one has a clip art pine tree on it.  I don't get the message.  The first time I saw that Blue Lives Matter flag, I thought the Smurfs finally got citizenship."

And then he responded to Michael's explanation of the tree flag with "Then fucking say that!" and I cracked up.  That whole rant was fabulous.  "If you're going to be hateful, stop being so subtle.  Add a tiny gay person drowning under the wave or something."

Edited May 30 by Bastet

[DoctorAtomic]

Then he called the tree a Christmas cookie on a flag. 

[shapeshifter]

Regarding:

Quote

JUNE 3, 2024 – REP. KEN BUCK
SEASON 29 E 53 • 06/03/2024
Jon Stewart loses it

Spoiler

over complaints about Donald Trump's guilty verdicts and the value of the court system,

and former Rep. Ken Buck debates the precedent set by Trump's trial.

I kept alternating between:

1. wondering if we should be worried about Jon having a medical emergency if he continues being so apoplectic, 
   and:
2. whether Ken Buck’s long yellow tie was off-the-rack or bespoke?
   and: was it deliberately draped to show its full length on camera?
   and: was the yellow tie supposed to appear obviously, measurably longer than you-know-who’s red tie?
   and: Are long ties some sort of symbolic male measuring/comparison statement?
   and: if so, do only men of a certain group use long tie signifiers in this manner?

[Bastet]

On 6/4/2024 at 4:23 PM, shapeshifter said:

wondering if we should be worried about Jon having a medical emergency if he continues being so apoplectic, 

I genuinely do not understand people who are not on the daily verge of a rage-induced stroke.  I don't think they're wrong, uninformed, stupid, or anything inferior; in fact, they may be superior in finding a way not to be enraged on the regular.  But I don't understand them, given the daily barrage of WTF?! examples of a completely and demonstrably false narrative being widely accepted and ineffectually refuted by those whose duty it is to do so, and an ongoing blatant assault on democracy.  I think Jon's flaws from his original run are on frustratingly greater display these days, so while I appreciate hearing from him again I'm glad it's one episode a week, but I am here for his apoplectic reactions to a mind-blowing ongoing display of unprecedented nutfuckery.