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The Daily Show (1996)

  • Comedy
  • News
  • 31 seasons
  • TV-14 age guide
  • ★ 6.4/10 from 658 ratings

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

Created byMadeleine Smithberg, Lizz Winstead

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    The Colbert Report

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    2005 · 24 min · Comedy · News

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    The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared theme: political satire
    • shared network: Busboy Productions
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    Have I Got News for You

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    1990 · 30 min · Comedy · News

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    Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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    The Larry Sanders Show

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    1992 · 30 min · Comedy

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    Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Late Show with David Letterman

    Shared themes

    1993 · 63 min · Comedy · Talk

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    David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.

    Why it connects

    • shared themes: irreverent and late-night show
    • a closely matched era
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    Brass Eye

    Genre overlap

    1997 · 30 min · Comedy

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    Investigative reporter Chris Morris puts modern Britain under the spotlight, and smacks the issues of the day till they bleed. He tackles weighty issues including animals, drugs, sex and skewered celebrities and politicians alike - and in a later episode in 2001, paedophiles.

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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