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The Daily Show should jointly hand the job to the tag team of Jessica Williams and Aasif Mandvi. I’m pretty sure those two could more than capably do the job.
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Sarah Silverman would be perfect for the job. Love her politics. Love her sass. Love her integrity. She knows when to turn on a dirty reference and when to turn it off. She’s sensitive, funny and smart as hell. Good inclusion.
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Silverman’s the only one with the chops and to be in a position to take on the show. Amy and Tina are probably beyond this in their careers. Jessica Williams? Sorry I know she checks the race AND gender box (which would be great), but she is in no way ready to be the host. She’s only finally starting to not suck as a correspondent.
I still think we should give it to the best person… my vote goes for Hodgman. he would be hilarious.
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[quote]not only has The Daily Show…never had a female host[/quote]Hasn’t the Daily Show only had two hosts? Craig Kilborn and Jon Stewart?
That said Tina Fey could be interesting, she did a good job as a fake news anchor on SNL Weekend Update. Although I could see how she might not be interested in a daily talk show with her movies and other projects.
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Tina Fey would be good, if only because she is primarily a writer, and the show needs someone very literate and funny at the same time.
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I think the point is that the fill-in hosts were also all males.
One shouldn’t have to remind them of this, and it’s obviously necessary to do so.
“Research has also shown that while both men and women say they look for a “sense of humor” in a partner, women want a humor “generator,” while men seek a humor “appreciator.” In other words, for a woman, a good sense of humor means someone who is funny. For a man, it’s someone who gets how funny he is. Humor is sanctioned, fostered and appreciated more in men than women.”
Of course, you can also read into it that men are forced to grow up believing that they must win over their women, must provide them with entertainment and prove their worth in order to land their mate, while women are given the position of power being the judge, jury and executioner. Men must present themselves for assessment and judgment and win over their lady, lest they be rejected and relegated to the pile of losers who can’t get a date. That is how it consistently and repeatedly presented all the time…just watch a sitcom, any sitcom. Men do not escape the role of the one being judged and women are not the only ones being forced to coform to the other gender’s expectations in order to get laid or have a family. Men seek someone who will appreciate their humor because that’s a sign of compatibility and shows her interest…being able to get laughs when we try to get laughs is a way of seeking affirmation of her continuing interest. Someone who doesn’t get or like your jokes is going to judge you unworthy and reject you. Women recognize this and they also recognize their power of selection and they advertise as wanting someone who can make them laugh because they wish to be entertained…dance for me monkeyman dance…and they expect their man to provide them with the kind of laughs, excitement and joy that fits their own sense of humor and understanding of what constitutes “funny.” They say they want a guy who can make them laugh as a way of inviting men to try to satisfy their idiosyncratic demands in that area so they can then be judged and found worthy or rejected on that basis. Unfunny guys suck. Super serious never joyful guys suck. A guy who is unwilling to go to great lengths to keep you entertained sucks. BUT, a guy who puts himself out there to try to be funny for her (and succeeds in terms of her personal tastes and humor) is a sign that he’s engaged in her well-being, willing to cater to needs, concerned about her happiness and trying to keep the magic alive. Blah bah motherfucking blah.
Anyhoo…thus ends today’s episode of “come the fuck on…stop straining and be more objective.” I’m all for objective observations of the sexism extant in the entertainment industry and elsewhere. No way would I deny its existence, nor the gender role expectations that exist (I’ll leave alone the issue of whether some are actually beneficial as opposed to the popular absolutism that posits they are all sexism towards women). But some of these studies and the see-what-you-want-to-see interpretations attached to them really piss me off.
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Except they weren’t. Nancy Walls covered two episodes in 2001 and Samantha Bee hosted in 2014, albeit alongside Jason Jones. So if we include Guests Hosts, while it would still be heavily tilted towards men, it would no longer be the “never” the author stated.
As an aside it also looks like besides the John Oliver run this summer all but four of Stewart’s absences were in the fall of 2001, wonder what that was about?
Haha Sniffit…Tell us what you really think.
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Kristen Schaal!
I’m tempted to suggest Lewis Black in drag.
PS. Being serious now; Sarah Vowell, although I doubt she’d agree, even if Comedy Central were to ask. She’s amazingly deadpan.
And just for the record, Nancy Walls far preceded Olivia Munn as female correspondent. Me, as a woman I’d love to see a female anchor; but of all the fabulous women mentioned here, none do it for me in this spot. I fear Fey and maybe Poehler, even if they’d be willing, are so into the ironic-distance thing that they’d make the show a complete cynicism machine. I could almost see Silverman or Schaal, but they’re so idiosyncratic I don’t know if they’re anchor material. And Williams is still a little green, though at some point soon I think she’d be the best fit (and Jon’s sticking around for a while, so who knows?). But barring the emergence of someone less well known – and Stewart wasn’t exactly a household name when he started – I want them to clone John Oliver. Or maybe it’s Aasif…
Oh, didn’t see @Ralph_VonHolst’s edit before I posted. Hmmm, Sarah Vowell…
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Bravo, thanks for saving me the time and effort. What you said.
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If I had to listen to her nasally voice every day I would cancel the subscription to cable that I don’t have. She is best in small <4 minute doses.
Hodgman would be good, but my vote goes for Rob Riggle. That guy is hilarious.
I just want someone who will last and carry on the Daily Show legacy with continuing boldness. If Aasif Mandvi gets the job I will be ecstatic.
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They should hire the best person, male or female.
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I can’t imagine that Samantha Bee isn’t at least on the short list. Why is everyone assuming that they’ll bring in someone from outside the show? I think Bee would be terrific.
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Rob Riggle or Asaf Monvi. Or…if Will Farrell were free and wanted to give up Funny or Die and all the other great stuff he does…He could be Anchorman everyday of the week. I’d love to watch that.
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