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Aug 06, 2015

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Set To Be Donated To Newseum

Where it f**king belongs.

Jul 14, 2015

These Are The Shows D.C. Is Watching This Summer (Sort Of)

We definitely like Veep more than the rest of the country.

Sep 26, 2014

The Daily Show on Washington Football Team: ‘Change The F*cking Name!’

“The Daily Show’s” Jason Jones gets a group of Native Americans to debate fans. Hilarity ensues.

Feb 19, 2014

Kevin Spacey Thinks Life On The Hill Is Basically ‘Performance Art’

After shadowing some politicians around in preparation for shooting House of Cards, Kevin Spacey got a glimpse of how they real are. Spoiler alert: They’re basically as phony as you thought.

Feb 05, 2013

Michelle Rhee Pitches New Book on The Daily Show

Former D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee appeared on The Daily Show last night, where she briefly spoke of her tenure heading up DCPS while pitching her new book.

Sep 18, 2012

Forget Obama and Romney: Stewart and O’Reilly to Debate October 6 in D.C.

Forget President Obama and Mitt Romney. Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly will debate the issues of the day on October 6 at the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University.

Apr 19, 2012

Daily Show on Federal Agency’s Las Vegas Romp: ‘Three Day Conference/Epic F*ckfest’

After a third day of barraging questions from the House Oversight Committee, the General Services Administration really got skewered last night when it wound up as the lead story on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.

Jan 28, 2011

Pat Collins: Zen Master

It’s been a pretty good week for NBC4 reporter Pat Collins. First, we highlighted his awesome dinosaur lunch box and bomber hat. Then, he had a delicious-sounding wintry cocktail named after him. (Peppermint schnapps, Baileys, and hot chocolate? Uh, I’ll take one of those, please.) Then, last night, Collins truly broke into the zeitgeist: his hoagie-related double entendre — “if there’s any night you need 15 inches of fun, this would be the night”– was featured as last night’s Daily Show Moment of Zen.

Dec 16, 2009

John Hodgman Suggests We Hold Tai Shan for ‘Pandsom’

We’ve long been fans of The Daily Show’s Resident Expert John “Mr. PC” Hodgman, but last night he may have put himself over the top to become our favorite personality on the show. During a discussion with Jon Stewart over how best to approach solving the United States’ debt crisis with China, Hodgman noted that the one thing we have that China really seems to want is our very own Butterstick. Couldn’t we use the…

May 08, 2009

The Daily Show Skewers Marion Barry on D.C. Gay Marriage

Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart did a little segment on the D.C. Council’s recent vote to approve legislation that would allow the District to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. Naturally, the show picked up Ward 8 D.C. Council member Marion Barry’s quote from last week’s anti-gay marriage rally, the infamous “I am a politician who is moral” speech. Stewart’s response? ‘Normally, when someone says something that oblivious to their own…

 
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