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A review by daumari
The Daily Show (the Book): An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests by Chris Smith
5.0
In a weird quirk of fate, the last pop culture oral history I read was [b:Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age|17707745|Slimed! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age|Mathew Klickstein|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1366559755s/17707745.jpg|24757275], also about a Viacom property. The Daily Show: An Oral History is much more resonant for me. Perhaps it's because I was tuned in for at least half of the tenure described as an impressionable young adult, perhaps its because focusing on one show instead of an entire channel makes for tighter narratives.
Besides a retrospective walk through the first two decades of the millennium, I was struck by how many of the staff started as interns/receptionists/PAs and worked their way up to head writers and producers. The influence of The Daily Show has on the infotainment landscape is apparent too- various writers' current credits are at TDS alumni shows or other late night places such as with Seth Meyers & James Corden.
An equivalent for the Colbert Report would be lovely, especially as that show is wrapped & contained!
Besides a retrospective walk through the first two decades of the millennium, I was struck by how many of the staff started as interns/receptionists/PAs and worked their way up to head writers and producers. The influence of The Daily Show has on the infotainment landscape is apparent too- various writers' current credits are at TDS alumni shows or other late night places such as with Seth Meyers & James Corden.
An equivalent for the Colbert Report would be lovely, especially as that show is wrapped & contained!