TV-Reviewed

Jon starts the show off by talking about Hurricane Wilma, and shows some footage of Al Roker getting knocked down by the extreme winds.

Jon then goes right into the news with showing clips of various segments from all the news channels, with people standing around in their parkas, blowing around.

For more on this, Jon turns to Senior Weatherman Reporter, Ed Helms. Ed went on to suggest that the weathermen are very important, even comparing them to mythological figures, but after Jon pressed him, Ed revealed that there’s really no good reason for them to be out there.

After the commercial, it was time for Lewis Black and his “Back in Black” segment. Lewis ranted and raved about MSNBC bringing in a handwriting expert to study the signatures of Harriet Myers and Sandra Day O’Connor. Lewis then complained about a woman who received a letter nearly 30 years after it was mailed. Next up on Lewis’ radar was Martha Stewart, who writes the Apprentice candidates letters, as they are let go.

Returning from a commercial, Jon welcomes tonight’s guest, Bill Kristol. The discussion centered on the Plame CIA leak, the war in Iraq, the economy, etc. The two of them really never agreed on much during the interview.

The majority of the episode was pretty good. Ed Helms was hilarious as usual, but the interview was of little interest to me. Although he doesn’t work for the Bush Administration, he tows the administration line on just about everything, so he really didn’t have anything important or interesting to say, just to plug his book.

The Daily Show - 102405 - Bill Kristol
Original Air Date: October 24, 2005

Rating: 8.3