The Daily Show: May 1, 2006
Jon Stewart was terrified by the image of two Dubyas on C-SPAN
this Saturday (Myth: Bush has started reproducing asexually to build his Bush-Army. Fact: It was a Bush impersonator
helping the president out on his speech), but calmed himself down once he saw his buddy Stephen Colbert take the stage.
Stewart gave major props to Stephen
Colbert for his performance at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (an event at which the White
House and the press "consummate their loveless marriage"). He called it "ballsalicious" and
remarked, "We've never been prouder of him but... and... holy shit."
His praise sounded like that of a proud father. I love the friendship between Jon and Stephen. As a viewer, one can
really feel it. Group hug!"Labor
Pains": The immigration debate continued yesterday when immigrants and supporters refused to work. Yes. The
best way to show your desire to work in this country is to take a day off. And Bush didn't seem too happy about the Spanish
National Anthem.
"This Week in God": Rob Corddry and his clap-on God Machine presented a
special The Da Vinci Code edition of TWiG. Fun Fact: The God Machine was first
thought up by Da Vinci himself back in 1510. Back then, it was known as the Elliptical God Smackulator. Corddry covered
the recent
plagiarism lawsuit, the inevitability of a big-screen adaptation of the novel (he read a piece from the book...
"Chapter One. Fade in. The camera finds a Tom Hanks-ish professor..."), and Opus Dei's response to The Da
Vinci's depiction of the group.
"Klassic Kolbert": Instead of having Jon praise Stephen Colbert like a proud father for the remainder of the show, they featured an old Colbert segment of him taking some classes at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting. There, he learned the importance of listening (by repeatedly asking, "What about listening? Is that important?") and perseverance (yay for slow clap moments). He kissed some girl at the end while saying his good-byes and I almost fell out of my seat. Whoo. That cannot be healthy.
The night's guest was Michael Continetti, author of The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine. This was an okay interview. Jon seemed surprised that Continetti was so young (24 years-old, I believe he said).Jon/Stephen:
Stephen had a remarkable weekend after running an ultra-marathon from DC to NYC in wingtips. Moment of Zen: It's the Nuestro Himno!
