Final episode of The Daily Show

[Himu]

Holy shit the tears

You helped shape my politics

You made me think in alternative ways

You made me laugh

But tonight you made me cry

[Himu]

i know it sounds stupid and cheesy, but i've been watching the show since i was in high school, and i turn 30 in two months.

this feels like the ultimate, final goodbye to my childhood and young adulthood and into a new era of my life.

[Himu]

http://www.bustle.com/articles/102413-jessica-williams-best-segments-with-jon-stewart-about-race-womens-issues-will-make-you-miss

[Cerveza mas fina]

i know it sounds stupid and cheesy, but i've been watching the show since i was in high school, and i turn 30 in two months.

this feels like the ultimate, final goodbye to my childhood and young adulthood and into a new era of my life.

neogaf repost?

[Himu]

i know it sounds stupid and cheesy, but i've been watching the show since i was in high school, and i turn 30 in two months.

this feels like the ultimate, final goodbye to my childhood and young adulthood and into a new era of my life.

neogaf repost?

nope. being earnest.

[fistfulofmetal]

watched the last episode. it's pretty amazing how many careers the show launched

[bluemax]

I thought the show was going on with a new host?

[Himu]

With Jon Stewart I meant

[Phoenix Dark]

Meh. I have no emotional investment here but I enjoyed Stewart and the show at times. Others times not so much. It was never must-see TV for me.

Sucks that the new guy isn't going to be given a fair shake. I'd imagine he's only going to be hosting for 2-4 years regardless, before moving to bigger/better things; that dude's upward career trajectory mirrors that of a handsome white man with a C average. Stewart didn't waltz into the job as a good host, it took him awhile. But you already know people are going to dismiss this dude after an episode, or a week, or a month, etc.

[Himu]

His idea on what to do with TDS sounds really good and I'm looking forward to it.

[Phoenix Dark]

His idea on what to do with TDS sounds really good and I'm looking forward to it.

So it'll be completely different? Link pls

[Himu]

Not completely, but it will be different.

The biggest change when Trevor Noah takes over hosting duties on The Daily Show from the retiring Jon Stewart in September will be, obviously, the face behind the desk.

In many ways, it's a generational shift, as well — but not simply because Stewart is 21 years Noah's senior. No, as Noah pointed out at a Wednesday session for The Daily Show at the 2015 Television Critics Association summer press tour, the way people consume the news is changing, and the old paradigm of Stewart's Daily Show holds less sway.

Noah said:

"The Daily Show was based on an emerging 24-hour news cycle ... Now you look at news, and it’s changing. It’s no longer predicated around 24-hour news. There are so many different sources. Half of it is online now. Now, you’ve got the Gawkers and the BuzzFeeds, and the way people are absorbing their news in sound bites and headlines and little click links has changed everything.

So the biggest challenge — and it’s going to be an exciting one on the show — is how do we bring all of that together, looking at it from through a bigger lens as opposed to just going after one source, which was historically Fox News."

Put in terms of the internet, then, Stewart's Daily Show was the Onion, tearing apart traditional media. And Noah would like to sell his version of the show as ClickHole, taking aim at the way the online news cycle moves even faster than cable news did.

That's easier to say than do — it's often hard to turn what's interesting about the internet into compelling television — but Noah, whose comedy often focuses less on specific political issues than it does on broader issues of race, identity, and prejudice, could well be up to the task.

The Stewart Daily Show was focused on the day's political news and gaffes, but that's a currency that is shared less and less online. Noah seems more interested in the idea of the online outrage machine and the targets it chooses (which have included him). If he can translate that idea to TV, then the show could successfully reinvent itself for a new era.

It's also worth noting Stewart did exactly this when he took over the show from Craig Kilborn, phasing out many favorite Kilborn bits and changing the show from a parody of small-town news into one of 24-hour media culture. The show's longtime fans, however, might miss the Fox News bashing, so don't be surprised if Noah offers up a little of it. Just not as much as Stewart might have.

http://www.vox.com/2015/7/30/9073391/trevor-noah-daily-show-fox-news

and

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/29/trevor-noah-daily-show-fox

[T-Short]

Watched the finale just now, I teared up too (Colbert bit). Also I was legit surprised at Wyatt Cenac appearing after what he said on that podcast recently.

[Himu]

I'm having withdrawal.

[T-Short]

I'm having withdrawal.

Did you hear about that Cenac thing beforehand? Sounded pretty nasty but also he had some pretty massive daddy issues.

[Himu]

I heard about how he cried and shit.

[T-Short]

I heard about how he cried and shit.

It was on this thing: http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_622_-_wyatt_cenac

The retelling of the Stewart episode starts at around the 1h8min mark.