There are three main components to The Daily Show. The show utilizes satire, hyperbole, and fake news to critique prominent current events or political issues. Since its beginnings in 1999, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has been a unique and evolving comedy television program. The conclusion connects all the sections together, evaluating the impact that The Daily Show has had on the political and media process and how Stewart and The Daily Show team have become an important part of the American democratic system.
This paper utilizes the available online primary sources of Daily Show video clips to demonstrate the value of the program, integrating video segments to convey an overarching theme of satirical, yet serious, media criticism. In short, there are three major checks that the show seeks to provide: a check on the news media a check on accountability and a check on the hypocrisy of the process. The last major section examines the show’s ability to reveal the hypocrisy and lack of transparency of the political process. Analysis shifts to The Daily Show interviews and the discourse that they foster. Specific critiques of the roles and responsibilities of the news media follow. The paper first looks broadly at the news media, critiquing the networks generally and then focusing on the three major cable news networks. This paper analyzes the show’s major aspects that have developed over the course of the program’s existence which serve as checks on the democratic process. Armed with sarcasm, satire, and silliness, The Daily Show has worked to break through the absurdity of the American political system and media by promoting responsibility, accountability, and reasonable discourse. It has established itself as a source of legitimate critical examination of American political and media culture, and of current events. Throughout the past decade, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has expanded its depth of analysis and impacted the political process and national discourse in multiple ways.
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