Long before there were shouts of fake news, there was a fake news show. Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” launched 25 years ago this month and is celebrating the milestone.
Comedy Central's “The Daily Show” launched 25 years ago this month, dedicated to skewering journalism and warning viewers about how they take in their news.
that will include special guests, a Q&A and appearances from the first correspondents: A. Whitney Brown, Beth Littleford and Brian Unger. Proceeds will benefit Abortion Access Front. The show was an evolutionary leap from previous attempts to skewer news like “That Was the Week That Was,” “Weekend Update" on “Saturday Night Live" and HBO’s ”Not Necessarily the News." But despite its popularity and endurance, neither co-creator sees much change in the way TV news operates.“We couldn’t have handed the media a bigger mirror with which to look at themselves and say, ‘I guess we need to self-correct,’” said Winstead.
She later happened to move into the same New York apartment building as Smithberg, who had worked on David Letterman's late-night show and was producing an MTV show with Stewart. Smithberg asked Winstead if she'd be a segment producer and she agreed. When that show was canceled, the two then went on to create “The Daily Show.”
“We never came up with a better title. Basically, it was always called ‘The Daily Show’ because it was a description of what we were doing,” said Smithberg.
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