The Daily Show: November 6, 2006

Okay, first thing I noticed about this episode was Jon's hair. For some reason, it looked a little more grey than usual. Or maybe he just didn't gel it as much. I don't know. I found the absence of a mini-pompadour surprisingly unsettling. It actually took me a while to adjust my eyes. That's probably not a good thing.

"From Top To Bottom": Pastor scandal! The Jesus Camp clip was absolutely terrifying/hysterical. I was, for lack of a better phrase, totally skeeved out. Jon had a talk with Ted Haggard at Camera Three's naughtier cousin, The Glory Hole Cam. First of all, I'm glad Jon remembered to floss before using that camera. Secondly, Jon has really pretty eyes. It was a really funny bit, but I can't help but wonder how many people flipped to Comedy Central right in the middle of that, with no idea of what the hell was going on.

"Mess O' Potamia: Autocratic Asphyxiation": Saddam Hussein has been found guilty (O RLY?), sentenced to death by hanging. Senior Middle East Correspondent John Oliver, wearing TDS' favorite khaki vest, explained how Saddam's sentence means his defense team actually did a really good job. He also demonstrated the overall awesomeness that is Saddam hangman.

As part of both "10 Fucking Years" and the midterm elections coverage, they ran the old "Daily Show Rock!" animation. I pretty much know the entire thing by heart (it's on the Daily Show DVD, "Indecision 2004"), but seeing it again still made me laugh.

The night's guest was the legendary Jerry Seinfeld. He was on the show to promote Bee Movie, which will not be released until November 2007. That's... quite a while. It's almost as if he's making the talk show rounds to promote, not the movie itself, but the weird little live-action advetisements for the film. I didn't find the clip very funny, but I did like seeing Seinfeld wearing a bee suit. I also quite liked how Seinfeld called Jon out for mucking up the pronounciation of "sanguine". Hilarious. "Seat of Heat": If Mr. Seinfeld were to Anglicize his name, to what would he change it? Seinfeld said that he would keep "Seinfeld", so as to not offend his parents, but he'd change his name to "Jesus". And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why Jerry Seinfeld is awesome.

Jon/Stephen: Don't forget about Tuesday night's special live telecast (The Daily Show and The Colbert Report will merge to create one super midterm elections robot). Moment of Zen: Saddam is an old man... a very phlegmy old man, indeed.