{"id":704709,"date":"2026-05-30T23:22:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T23:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/704709\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T23:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T23:22:20","slug":"desi-lydic-video-interview-on-the-daily-show-her-emmy-chances-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/704709\/","title":{"rendered":"Desi Lydic Video Interview On &#8216;The Daily Show,&#8217; Her Emmy Chances &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pete_card-e1571260602888.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"186\" width=\"330\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDesi Lydic is having a moment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe actress-turned-fake-news anchor on The Daily Show <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/lists\/emmys-2025-winners-list\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">won two Emmys last season<\/a> as performer and a producer for her shortform spinoff Desi Lydic Foxplains. Now she has three of those statuettes after <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/09\/emmys-2024-winners-list-1236081140\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">winning one the previous year<\/a> for The Daily Show as one of its key cast of rotating anchors, and the only female one, in the format the series adopted after <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/12\/tearful-trevor-noah-says-goodbye-to-the-daily-show-1235194251\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the departure of Trevor Noah<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/05\/the-daily-show-jon-stewart-monday-1235914963\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">return of OG host Jon Stewart<\/a> on Mondays only.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated Stories\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/09\/the-daily-show-desi-lydic-addresses-new-paramount-leaders-1236510649\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DESK_S29E028_040424_MW_0002.jpg\" alt=\"Desi Lydic\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/08\/the-daily-show-desi-lydic-favorite-foxsplains-conspiracies-1236495433\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DESK_S29E028_040424_MW_0002.jpg\" alt=\"Desi Lydic\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Daily Show has evolved into one attracting its biggest audiences ever, and Lydic \u2014 who\u2019s been a correspondent on the Comedy Central stalwart since 2015 \u2014 is one of the reasons why. She joins me for this edition of my Deadline video series Behind the Lens to talk about how it all works, most particularly in this Trumpian environment, and the challenges and opportunities for comedy in a world where it is difficult to keep up with the real news. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tShe talks about how on some days all the material they had planned to use on the show had to be quickly dumped in favor of breaking events and coming up with a brand-new opening set. She also talks about the pitfalls of being in Trump\u2019s crosshairs, whether she worries about going too far, the influence of Stewart, how she got the job in the first place and much more, including the herculean task of having to watch Fox News so the rest of us don\u2019t have to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tRELATED: <a data-id=\"1236073528\" data-type=\"pmc-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/gallery\/donald-trump-celebrity-endorsements-kid-rock-jon-voight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Celebrity Supporters: Famous Folks In Favor Of The 47th President<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tTo watch our conversation and to go \u201cbehind the lens\u201d with Desi Lydic, just click on the link above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tJoin me this season every Monday and Friday for a new edition of Behind the Lens and every Tuesday and Thursday for a few episode of The Actor\u2019s Side. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Desi Lydic is having a moment. 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