Behind the scenes with ‘The Daily Show’ at the DNC
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The Colbert Report got the spotlight during its shows in Philly, so it should come as no surprise that Jon Stewart gets the lion’s share of the attention now that The Daily Show is on the road for the conventions. Here’s a nice piece from THE USA Today:
Behind the convention’s ‘Daily’ grind with Jon Stewart
By Gary Levin, USA TODAY
DENVER — Forget Rock the Vote. Inside the Pepsi Center this week, the true rock stars are the correspondents of The Daily Show, besieged by politicos and press, posing for pictures and being filmed by fans as they film their fake news reports — or try to, anyway.
“If ever you’re going to get recognized and adulation, it’s going to be at the Democratic National Convention,” says Larry Wilmore, the “senior black correspondent” of Comedy Central’s satirical news team.
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Seriously, y’all, even if you don’t have time to read the article (which you should), you should at least check out the photo gallery. There are some really great photos of Jon and the staff, plus some fun shots of the correspondents standing in front of their respective green screens during the taping of last night’s show.
Major tip of the hat to shamskygirl for the links!
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8 Comments
August 27th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Wow, the photos are great!
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August 28th, 2008 at 12:06 am
Is that the traveling shade of grey t-shirt?
Great article, great photos. Jon and the correspondents are rocking out this week!
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August 28th, 2008 at 1:48 am
Maybe that’s his “away jersey,” if I’m using the sports metaphor correctly. :)
It’s really cool to see and read about behind-the-scenes stuff on TDS! Thanks!
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August 28th, 2008 at 12:41 am
great! i guess its harder to do what the Daily show does, since they are so popular among the politically savvy.
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August 28th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Oooh, thanks so much for the link! Now if only I could figure out how to save those pics.
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August 28th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Use the Prt Sc button on your keyboard. Paste in Paint and crop.
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August 28th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Ah, the old skool way. Can’t believe I didn’t think of that. Thank you kindly!!
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August 28th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
What a great article on Jon and team from The USA Today! Love the photos, too. It’s really fun to peak behind the scenes. Back-to-back road trips – Wow. They’ll be exhausted by the time they’re done.
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