video guru

Ever watch The Daily Show skewer a politician or military figure with his or her own words, and wonder how they found the video evidence? I'm guessing that the people at The Washington Post were asking the same question. So instead of profiling one of the writers or correspondents, they decided to give the show's "unsung hero," associate producer Adam Chodikoff, his own profile.

Chodikoff, who's the show's main researcher, apparently has a photographic memory for what's been said on the various news channels and Sunday-morning political talkfests, which is why he can find footage to use for those great "before and after" bits the show is known for. You know what I'm talking about: Politician X says one thing, then they immediately show a clip from a month to a decade ago of Politician X saying the very opposite. The Daily Show seems to be the only broadcast that calls newsmakers on their BS, and it's mainly because of Chodikoff.