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Amph [The Daily Show] Once Again With Jon Stewart (sometimes)

Discussion in 'Community' started by DantheJedi, Mar 5, 2013.

  1. DantheJedi

    DantheJedi Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Story here

    To be honest, I'm okay with this, and besides, he can't be The Daily Show host forever, so this is probably a dry-run for it and when it does eventually happens.
     
  2. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    12? Yikes. And Oliver is probably the best of the current correspondents to take over (I remember Colbert and Corddry filling in before), with Mandvi in second.

    And I doubt Stewart is going to retire any time soon. He's still only about 50... unless this directing thing works out, I guess.
     
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  3. Mustafar_66

    Mustafar_66 Force Ghost star 6

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    As someone who listens to the podcast that John Oliver does (The Bugle), then I can honestly say the show is in great hands.
     
  4. NYCitygurl

    NYCitygurl Manager Emeritus star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Nooooooooo. I mean, i'm happy for Stewart, but to me, he is the Daily Show. And I"m just not a big John Oliver fan.
     
  5. Alpha-Red

    Alpha-Red Chosen One star 7

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    John Oliver filling in for Jon Stewart? Interesting, maybe I'll start watching again this week.
     
  6. Sauntaero

    Sauntaero Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I agree. Oliver is funny in his own way, but I don't know if he can carry the whole show. Jon Stewart pretty much created the Daily Show, and it'll be big shoes to fill.
     
  7. Stackpole_The_Hobbit

    Stackpole_The_Hobbit Jedi Master star 6

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    **** you chris
     
  8. Ezio Skywalker

    Ezio Skywalker Jedi Master star 4

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    I always feel like Oliver just tries too hard. He doesn't have that natural comedic grace that Colbert, Ed Helms, and Cordry do/did. These three were the best Daily Show anchors ever, IMO. Asif, Jason, and Wyatt would be my next-best tier (though Wyatt's now left the show :( ).

    Edit:

    Also, Oliver's bad teeth often distract me.
     
  9. Stackpole_The_Hobbit

    Stackpole_The_Hobbit Jedi Master star 6

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    fail
     
  10. Grand Admiral Strife

    Grand Admiral Strife RSA Emeritus star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    With Oliver filling in, do we get Patrick Stewart back as correspondent?
     
  11. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    I dunno, when Helms was on Daily Show I mostly thought of him as the guy who wasn't Colbert but was doing a Colbert impression.
     
  12. Ezio Skywalker

    Ezio Skywalker Jedi Master star 4

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    I suppose I could see that.
     
  13. themetresgained

    themetresgained Jedi Master star 4

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    haha YES!
     
  14. Rogue1-and-a-half

    Rogue1-and-a-half Manager Emeritus who is writing his masterpiece star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Huh, the movie sounds interesting. It's interesting that he's going for a drama and not a comedy. Could be a real stretch for Stewart.
     
  15. Sauntaero

    Sauntaero Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    THIS!
     
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  16. Jabbadabbado

    Jabbadabbado Manager Emeritus star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I just met Jon Stewart two days ago. I can't believe he didn't tell me about this.

    Is this a comedy or an Argo style political thriller? Hard to tell from the subject matter, although the title and Jon Stewart suggest comedy.
     
  17. MistrX

    MistrX Jedi Master star 4

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    Huh. I like the sound of this. I like Oliver, so seeing him host will be different, but I look forward to it. Though I do wonder if a higher dose than usual will get grating.
     
  18. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    This is interesting news. I'm very curious to see what Stewart can do. I doubt he'd ever give up The Daily Show as host, but I could certainly see him taking a few weeks off every summer to make a film is this directing career works out for him.

    Not surprised that Oliver is filling in- they've quite obviously been grooming him to be top-correspondent for the last couple years. Shy of somehow convicning Colbert to pull double duty, he's the obvious choice (though I'd love to see Kristen Schaal or Samantha Bee take a crack at it).
     
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  19. Suzuki_Akira

    Suzuki_Akira Jedi Master star 7

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    not sure if trolling
     
  20. CaptainRegor

    CaptainRegor Jedi Master star 3

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    Best of luck to Stewart to bad his gone this summer one of the highligst of the summer vacation is watching that show online I know it airs all year but something special about the summer
     
  21. Ghost

    Ghost Chosen One star 8

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    I don't know if there's an official "Daily Show" thread or not, but did anyone else just see the segment on Russia??!?!

    [face_laugh][face_laugh][face_laugh][face_laugh][face_laugh][face_laugh][face_laugh][face_laugh][face_laugh][face_laugh][face_laugh][face_laugh]
     
  22. I Are The Internets

    I Are The Internets Shelf of Shame Host star 9 VIP - Game Host

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    It's going to be weird without Jon around.
     
  23. DantheJedi

    DantheJedi Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Did anybody see Thursday's episode of The Daily Show, where Jon Stewart tore apart the "new" CNN?

    IT WAS GLORIOUS.

    It's too bad they didn't make fun of HLN for having a masked dominatrix woman as a talking head "expert" for that whole Jodi Arias thing, in the middle of the afternoon I might add. I was thinking WTF? when I saw that flipping through the channels one day.

    "Mommy, is that masked lady a superhero?"

    "No she isn't! Now go play!"
     
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  24. jp-30

    jp-30 Manager Emeritus star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    It's over. Later in the year.

    [​IMG]
     
  25. anakinfansince1983

    anakinfansince1983 Skywalker Saga/LFL/YJCC Manager star 10 Staff Member Manager

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