aka Reliving my favourite Daily Show moments
There is no real reason to buy this book unless you LOVED watching Jon Stewart host The Daily Show (I did). It is a chronological collection of anecdotes in the form of short quotes and stories from former correspondents, writer and executives of the show sharing insights into key moments during Jon’s 18 year run. The real insight came from understanding how Jon Stewart navigated the show from a fluff comedy bit to satire on the serious news issues of the day, forcing politicians and journalists to be accountable to their own nonsense. Lead by his brilliance and vision, other comedy shows followed suit and The Daily Show became the inspiration for Seth Myers’ “A Close Look” as well as changes to the tone of SNL’s “Weekend Update”, in addition to inspiring many brilliantly satirical late-night shows such as “Last Week Tonight”, “Full Frontal”, and “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore”.
So yeah, if you loved the show, buy the book, because you’ll enjoy it too. If not, skip it.