TV-Reviewed

The Daily Show - 101905 - Louis Freeh Original Air Date: October 19, 2005 Originally Published: October 20, 2005 Rating: 8.6 Jon starts off the show by saying he's going to nail Freeh to the wall tonight. Jon then talks about the news networks, which scared people with fires, floods, and bomb threats. Jon then rolled some clips of seasoned journalists, sounding not so seasoned, but more like idiotic rookies. Jon turned the news to Saddam Hussein, who is now on trial. The accusation is for capturing, ... Read More

The Daily Show - 101805 - Bill O'Reilly Original Air Date: October 18, 2005 Originally Published: October 19, 2005 Rating: 8.6 Jon starts off the show by mentioning the night's guest, but starts right in with the news. The news starts off with the Bush administration plans to make a diplomatic trip to China. Jon shows some clips of members of the administration who didn't seem to be quite as manly as they would normally seem; they seem to be pussyfooting around the issues. With so much news ... Read More

The Daily Show - 101705 - Dolly Parton Original Air Date: October 17, 2005 Originally Published: October 18, 2005 Rating: 9.2 Jon starts off the show by talking about the premier of The Colbert Report. Jon then shows a clip of The Today Show which had a reporter who faked the depth of the flood waters on the east coast. Having seen this mentioned in the news a few times, I didn't find it quite as funny as Jon did, but it was funny, nonetheless. Jon turns to ... Read More

The Daily Show - 100605 - Philip Seymour Hoffman Original Air Date: October 6, 2005 Originally Published: October 18, 2005 Rating: 9.0 Jon starts the show off by trying to explain why he worked on a Jewish holiday. His explanation was somewhat funny, but ran a tad long. Jon then moves onto the news, to the current health scare, bird flu. The estimates are there will be between 5 and 150 million deaths due to the bird flu. The press conference Jon showed was nearly empty, only ... Read More

The Daily Show - 100505 - Senator John Edwards Original Air Date: October 5, 2005 Originally Published: October 18, 2005 Rating: 8.4 Jon starts off the show by mentioning Katie Holmes is pregnant. This ended up being rather humorous. Jon certainly took some shots at Tom Cruise here. Jon transitioned right into the news of Judith Miller's release from jail. She was released from jail for her testimony on the Valarie Plame case. For more on this story, John turns to Senior White House Correspondent, Rob Corddry, who ... Read More

The Daily Show - 100405 - Cameron Diaz Original Air Date: October 4, 2005 Originally Published: October 4, 2005 Rating: 8.9 Jon starts off the show by talking about Nick Cage, who had a child recently, and what caught Jon's name is the odd name he named it. Jon suggests it was Superman's name, when he was on Planet Krypton. This was one of the funniest openings in a while. Jon starts off the news with the recent Supreme Court nomination of Harriet Miers, which has caused ... Read More

The Daily Show - 100305 - David Rakoff Original Air Date: October 3, 2005 Originally Published: October 3, 2005 Rating: 8.5 Jon starts off the show by talking about Tom DeLay, who has been indicted for money laundering, and Jon sarcastically suggests that not only are more indictments coming, but Tom Delay is a swamp creature. This was a humorous introduction, the audience seemed to enjoy it. Jon gets right into the news, where President Bush has named Harriet Miers to a position on the Supreme Court. ... Read More

The Daily Show - 092905 - Sen. Chuck Schumer Original Air Date: September 29, 2005 Originally Published: September 29, 2005 Rating: 8.8 Jon starts off the show by talking about Schumer, but doesn't chit-chat long. Jon goes right into the indictment of Tom DeLay. DeLay insists he is innocent, and that this is all about politics... the prosecutor is a Democrat. For more information on the campaign money issue, Jon tries to explain it using a fancy graphic, complete with a stained blue dress, a cigar, a man, ... Read More

The Daily Show - 092805 - Jeff Garlin Original Air Date: September 28, 2005 Originally Published: September 29, 2005 Rating: 8.5 Jon starts off the show by talking about how innocence dies. It was when Kennedy was assasinated, when Britney Spears was found not to be a virgin, and now when Tom Delay was indicted. Jon goes right into President Bush's visit to the Texas area. He's been to the south 7 times in the past month, so he's obviously on the case... now. There was a ... Read More

The Daily Show - 092705 - Viggo Mortensen Original Air Date: September 27, 2005 Originally Published: September 27, 2005 Rating: 8.4 Jon starts the show off by talking about Anna Nicole Smith, who is apparently having a case argued in the Supreme Court, which surprised Jon. Jon then transitioned into the other category 5 storm, Iraq. There was a big protest march in Washington. Not only were there the typical young people, but even Rev. Jesse Jackson and the raging grannies. There was a big turnout, but ... Read More