http://www.business-journal.com/NoJokeDailyShowViewersKnowIssues.asp

The Annenberg survey found that people who watch The Daily Show are more interested in the presidential campaign, more educated, younger, and more liberal than the average American or than Leno or Letterman viewers. “However, these factors do not explain the difference in levels of campaign knowledge between people who watch The Daily Show and people who do not,” Young pointed out. “In fact, Daily Show viewers have higher campaign knowledge than national news viewers and newspaper readers -- even when education, party identification, following politics, watching cable news, receiving campaign information online, age, and gender are taken into consideration.”

Woowoo, vindication! (well, except for the 'younger' part... ;) )

Seriously, The Daily Show owns :). The coverage of the RNC was great and felt... cleansing after I watched each night of the convention ;).

The section where they described the Bush campaign as 'The triumph of words... over facts' had me in on the floor in tears I was laughing so hard...

Regards,
Nydia

Ooo talk about spin there. I like the Daily Show, but I think you're taking more from this than it deserves.

"people who watch late night comedy" versus "people who watch the Daily Show" ?

I don't think Bill is going to be threatened from this poll, or maybe I missed it in my glance over the article.

I find the Daily Show incredibly funny...and the only show on TV I actively try to watch. Unfortunately it's on right at my kids bedtime so I'm usually tied up putting them to bed. My favorite interview was with John McCain. John Stewart asked him if it seemed to him that the RNC was uncommonly feverant about attacking John Kerry. McCain answered something to the effect of "it's almost like he(Kerry) killed their dog or something"....damn near died laughing.

What time does this show come on each day?

I may have to check it out.

Jon Stewart and staff rule:cool:

I really enjoyed both the Clinton and McCain interviews, but even without the political interviews and satire there is still plenty left to enjoy. Nothing is sacred, allowing us to laugh at everything.

11pm (rebroadcast at 1am) eastern on Comedy Central. It reruns the next day in the early evening (6 or 7pm?).

Here's the website...some funny clips there:

http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/thedailyshowwithjonstewart/ (http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/thedailyshowwithjonstewart/)

Whole Point is to show OREILLY that he is wrong when it comes to only stoners that watch the DAIL SHOW.. which it does Prove.. there is another survey that was conducted by another big time SURVEY company. I'll have to find it but it showed that the AVERAGE watcher of the Daily Show has 4 more years of college then the average watcher of Bill Oreilly.. and that is a fact I will try to find the link.

My mother in law watches O'Reilly.....of course, she still thinks that smoking isn't bad for her, that it's just a big conspiracy against smokers.:rolleyes:

From what I remember, a writer for the Daily show stated that a lot of their stuff is made up, and anyone who uses their show for political usage shouldnt be allowed to vote, seeing as they are... OMG, a Comedy.

a writer for the Daily show stated that a lot of their stuff is made up
Some of it is...and some of it isn't. It's pretty easy to tell the difference actually. It has some (not alot) real information...mainly in the interviews...but mostly it's just funny as hell.

I read that it was clear that O'Reilly was poking fun at Jon in a comedic way. As someone who is most often taken as being serious when I'm trying to be funny, I'd cut him some slack.

The Daily Show does have a very evident bias towards the left, but nobody is really safe from their barbs. To me, the best interviews they conduct are from people who somehow have no idea that they are being interviewed by a comedy program, and try to be 100% serious or get offended when the interview gets zany.

I also think Jon is far superior to and better than Craig Killborne (sp?) was during his stint as anchor.

It is also worth noting that Stephen Colbert does the voices for Myron Reducto and Phil Ken Sebben on Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.

I have never once watched the daily show and been even remotely offended, because I know its comedy, thats their job, be funny, and if making fun of Bush is funny (and it is.) they will air it.

I have never once watched the daily show and been even remotely offended, because I know its comedy, thats their job, be funny, and if making fun of Bush is funny (and it is.) they will air it.

So what exactly are you basing your claim on?

Daily show is comedy but they also say what people think on some of the stupid things are said about politics and etc. BTW if you read the article, like you said you can tell that Daily Show and Stewart are biased but he still makes fun of Kerry and his campaign just about the same as he does bush.. I mean come on you gotta KERRY IS BORING!

Heh. My more liberal friends practically worship the show.

I'm kinda miffed that he got 2 Emmy's and Chappelle got none...

Also, if you're a Stewart fan and O'Reilly hater, this is pretty funny...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,132946,00.html

I'm kinda miffed that he got 2 Emmy's and Chappelle got none...Chappelle's Show is very good- but I imagine it is a bit to on the edge for the folks who hand out the Emmy Awards.

Never watched it as it is a known "liberal biased" show. No thanks.

The Daily Show makes fun of Dems too sometimes.

I think some of you are forgetting something. Of course the average Daily Show viewer has an above average interest in current affairs. If you didn't, you wouldn't get the jokes.

Jon Stewart has some fairly decent interviews considering it is a comedy show. Both campaigns realize this and that is why you see heavy hitters from both sides doing interviews on his show. It is a good place to get a wide audience and since it is a comedy format, neither side has to really worry about getting "zinged" in a serious way. Last night Bush's campaign director for the Southeast was interviewed ( also head of the Christian Coalition? sorry, was only half paying attention ) and while there was the usual ribbing, he certainly got plenty of softball questions to play with also.

Fil

Even Comedy Central knows that the DAILY show is one of TWO shoes on the channel that draws in the numbers (chapelle is the other big hit for comedy Central). Daily SHOW brings in a big numbers in viewers every night.. campaign's would be stupid not to get on the show... well unless your bush which wont answer stewarts invitations to the show ................TEXAN WUSSY!:devil

What the hell is your pattern of capitalization? I've been trying to find some reason to do it to some of your words, but nope, seems completely random. Internet tourettes?

actually I do have tourrettes but thats not the point.. I just have bad typing skills.. and caps is fun!

I wish I had a pair of Dave Chappelle Shoes :(

off topic.....


ya know I was sitting here twiddling thumbs whilst waiting for this 7hr patch for EQ2 and noticed that if you stare hard enough at Talid's sig the mush cloud looks like a skelly head.....I think I need to put the soda down and step outside.

off topic.....


ya know I was sitting here twiddling thumbs whilst waiting for this 7hr patch for EQ2 and noticed that if you stare hard enough at Talid's sig the mush cloud looks like a skelly head.....I think I need to put the soda down and step outside.

The funnier thing is... I always thought it was a skele head
:o

No shit. Mush cloud? WTF are you talking about?

WTF is a mush cloud!

wtf, its a candle on top of a skull, wtf is a skele head?!

Hahahahahahaha! That's soooo priceless. :)

gokuu why are you so mean? did someone drop you on your skele head when you were a child?

Yea,I always just saw a skull with a candle in it. No mushroom cloud. Sorry dude

I spy with my little eye.....intellectual masturbation!

Oh damn, you all so missed my sarcasim......

*sigh*

I guess I need to work on that, who is giving lessons?

well unless your bush which wont answer stewarts invitations to the show ................TEXAN WUSSY!:devil
Are you fucking retarded?

I know some will say O'Reilly leans more to the right, but shit. You have something wrong with you if you somehow believe that Jon Stewart is going to be a tougher interview than O'Reilly.

actually I never said he would be harder of a interviewer cause Hello hes about LAUGHS... but evidently Bush is still to scared to show up.. Hmmmm

Or perhaps has more important things to do then show up on a comedians show?

So you actually think that Bush would go on the O'Reilly Factor, but is too scared to go on The Daily Show, just because he has declined to do so thus far?

Erm, k!