{"id":672916,"date":"2026-11-02T18:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/672916\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T18:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:46:08","slug":"the-daily-show-behind-the-scenes-video-jon-stewart-in-writers-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/672916\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Daily Show’ Behind the Scenes Video: Jon Stewart in Writers’ Room"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tEver wonder what a day in the life at \u201cThe Daily Show<\/a>\u201d looks like?<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a new behind-the-scenes video, Jon Stewart and co. prepare to host the Comedy Central satirical news series, starting with a 9:30 a.m. morning meeting. Since the anchors rotate, Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic show up to the writers\u2019 room on separate days. They gather with the team to plan the night\u2019s episode\u00a0\u2014 there\u2019s a whiteboard split into four \u201cacts\u201d and a screen with the script. The writers cycle through Fox News segments and clips from Trump rallies for inspiration.<\/p>\n

\n\tAbout two hours later, the team meets in the \u201cfishbowl\u201d for script assembly, where they work with the hosts on specific jokes. Then, after lunch, the hosts do \u201cguest prep,\u201d as Ronny Chieng is shown brainstorming questions for Taika Waititi with staffers.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt 2:30 p.m., the hosts man the desk in front of an empty studio audience for rehearsal. In one section of the video, Stewart works out a bit with a prop phone, suggesting to producers how to frame the segment. Writers and producers gather around the desk to make quick changes. After the test run, the staff heads back into an office for a rewrite. Johnson is seen rehearsing dialogue in his suit as he moves lines around.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt 5:15 p.m. is wardrobe, which is when the hosts \u2014 and field correspondents Troy Iwata and Grace Kuhlenschmidt \u2014 get fitted for showtime. And just before 6 is when the guests arrive. In the video, Johnson greets Colin Kaepernick and is taken aback when the former NFL star says he is a \u201cbig fan\u201d of the comedian.<\/p>\n

\n\tMoments before 6 p.m., the talent gathers in the mini kitchen for last minute snacks and high-fives. And at 6, the host walks onto the soundstage to greet the studio audience, where they often tell quick stories and take questions from fans. And the rest is television magic.<\/p>\n

\n\tStewart returns to the \u201cDaily Show\u201d desk on Monday, Nov. 2, with guest Michael Lewis. Chieng hosts Tuesday and will interview Min Jin Lee, Kosta hosts Wednesday with Erica Chenoweth and Klepper hosts Thursday with Grandmaster Flash. <\/p>\n

\n\tWatch the video below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ever wonder what a day in the life at \u201cThe Daily Show\u201d looks like? In a new behind-the-scenes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":672917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,61,60,59668,282],"class_list":["post-672916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-the-daily-show","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/672917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=672916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=672916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}