The Daily Show (The AudioBook): An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests Audiobook
The Daily Show (The AudioBook): An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests Audiobook
- Oliver Wyman, Robert Fass, Kevin T. Collins, Jay Snyder, Lauren Fortgang, Christian Coulson, Graham Halstead, Chris Lutkin, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Elece Green, Cheryl Smith, Tommy Harron
- Hachette Book Group USA
- 2016-11-22
- 16 h 0 min
Summary:
‘A love letter to the people that built The Daily Display and make it work night after evening’ (Vulture), this is actually the New York Occasions bestselling background of the award-winning plan, as told by its correspondents, writers, and host, Jon Stewart.
For almost seventeen years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, politics satire, and opinionated information coverage. It launched the careers of some of today’s most crucial comedians, highlighted on the subject of The Daily Show (The AudioBook): An Dental History simply because Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests the hypocrisies of the effective, and garnered 23 Emmys. Now the show’s behind-the-scenes gags, controversies, and camaraderie will end up being chronicled by the players themselves, from famous sponsor Jon Stewart to the star cast associates and writers-including Samantha Bee, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Steve Carell, Lewis Black, Jessica Williams, John Hodgman, and Larry Wilmore-plus some of The Daily Show’s most prominent guests and adversaries: John and Cindy McCain, Glenn Beck, Tucker Carlson, and so many more.
This oral history takes the reader behind the curtain for all the show’s highlights, from its origins as Comedy Central’s underdog late-night program hosted by Craig Kilborn to Jon Stewart’s long reign to Trevor Noah’s succession, rising from a scrappy jester in the 24-hour political news cycle to become area of the beating heart of politics-a trusted source for not only comedy but also commentary, with a reputation for calling bullshit and an ability to effect real change in the world.
Through years of incisive election coverage, Jon Stewart’s psychological monologue in the wake of 9/11, his infamous confrontation on Crossfire, passionate debates with Chief executive Obama and Hillary Clinton, feuds with Bill O’Reilly and Fox, the Indecisions, Mess O’Potamia, and provocative takes on Wall Street and racism, The Daily Show has been a social touchstone. Right now, for the very first time, the people behind the show’s seminal occasions come together to talk about their memories of the last-minute rewrites, improvisations, pranks, romances, blow-ups, and moments of Zen both on and off the set of one of America’s most groundbreaking displays.