Daily Show Toss Recap – Klassic

Before we go, let’s check in with our good friend Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report…

Greetings, Zoners! I hope everyone has enjoyed this week’s Vancouverage as much as I have. I’ve never found myself enjoying the Olympics this much; as a member of the Colbert Nation and a (tiny) contributor to the US Speedskating team, I feel like I actually have a stake in the games for a change. Of course, with Stephen’s special coverage of the games, we didn’t get a Toss this week. But never fear, there’s always plenty more on The Daily Show’s website. Today, as we dig into the archives, we find Stephen rocking out to Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall.”

1/30/2007, Daily/Colbert – Tyson: Neil deGrasse Tyson gave Stephen two free tickets to Laser Floyd.

I adore that screen capture.

I’m with Jon; I wish they’d kept the cameras rolling to see how long Stephen would go! I’m sure he would have done the whole song. Since Friend of the Show Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s PBS special The Pluto Files begins next week (premiere is Tuesday, March 2nd), I thought this might be an apt time to give it another quick little plug.

Incidentally, for the full effect of the “Laser Floyd” reference, be sure to also watch Jon’s Intro for that night. For the uninitiated, the Hayden Planetarium is home to the big time laser show that all the kids in the Tri-State area head to, also referenced in Fountains of Wayne’s excellent song “Laser Show.” In high school, I had a lot of friends who spent a lot of time at Laser Floyd. As a nerdygirl, this is a Toss that’s near and dear to my heart.