'Daily Show' to Air Reports From Iraq

[WillyT]

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NEW YORK — "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," whose phony news coverage has long included phony "remotes" from war-torn Iraq, will be reporting from Iraq for real next week.

Giving its green screen a temporary rest, the Comedy Central series will air "Operation Silent Thunder: `The Daily Show' in Iraq," several onsite dispatches filed by Senior War Correspondent Rob Riggle.

Riggle will provide what the network calls "in-depth coverage and insights from the front lines." Scheduled to be back in New York this weekend, he begins his reports as soon as Monday. ("The Daily Show" airs Monday through Thursday at 11 p.m. EDT.)

While in Iraq, Riggle performed for U.S. troops with fellow comedians Horatio Sanz, Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer as part of an entertainment tour titled "Operation Feel the Heat."

Besides "The Daily Show," Riggle's credits include "Saturday Night Live," "The Office" and "Arrested Development." A major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, he served in Liberia, Kosovo and Afghanistan.


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Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070817/tv-daily-show-iraq/

This should be interesting.

:shrug:

[Mz Pip]

1. I love this guy

Really, I love him. :loveya:

It should be very interesting, indeed.

:hi: Willy

Mz Pip
:dem:

[wicket]

2. He's great!

:hi:

:)

[WillyT]

3. Hey Pip !!!

:hi:

I wonder how they are gonna "play it".

Can't ignore the reality, yet it IS a comedy show.

Gonna be threadin a needle here.

:shrug:

[Mz Pip]

12. A few months ago

Riggle did a spot on TDS where he described perfectly what had to happen in Iraq for it to look like victory. It was dead on accurate and funny at the same time. I was hoping it had been posted on YouTube and did a search but alas it was not there.

Riggle is the perfect person for this gig. He's in the military, has actually served so he knows what he's talking about. He's also a very gifted comic.

There is a Mark Twain quote that comes to mind and I'm paraphrasing here: Out of the greatest tradegies comes the greatest comedy. I expect that will be what he will draw on.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[WillyT]

13. For That Video...

Check Here: http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/index.jhtml

And Here: http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/videos/rob_riggle/index.jhtml

:loveya:

[Cha]

16. Thanks! I was hoping someone

would come up with it after reading MzPip's post.

[WillyT]

20. Thank You...

Just tryin to spread the Love.

:bounce::hi::bounce:

[Mz Pip]

19. Thank you!

THe second link had the clip. Bush's Plan.

:-)

Mz Pip
:dem:

[OwnedByFerrets]

14. I was thinking the same thing......very small needle to

thread there.

[roguevalley]

18. he's a for real vet from this war and a HOOT. Good stuff, this. :)

[Ezlivin]

4. We'll get more real news in 10 minutes than CNN provides all week

"The Daily Show" just shows how far real journalism has fallen. TDS doesn't have the budget or the staff to supposedly do "real" news, yet they manage to do it.

The show needs to be expanded to one hour and aired without any censorship. I'd gladly pay extra to watch it uncut.

[kenny blankenship]

5. Shoulda named it Operation Deadly Silence

[Ratty]

6. His eyebrows hypnotize me

nt

[XOKCowboy]

7. He's a Major in the Marine Reserves?? Who knew??

Oh this is going to be VERY interesting.

[rocktivity]

8. This is--well it's--MAJOR NEWS!

I've always wondered how Al Franken managed to get in and out of there in one piece. Now the Daily Show is going? I doubt he's going to get a 24-hour harraunge about how he's undermining the troops?

:headbang:
rocknation

[pansypoo53219]

11. i suspected it tho

he looked like ex military.

he has been a nice addition to TDS.

[kenny blankenship]

17. They mentioned his former occupation and rank on his debut appearance

I recall the phrase used was "he knows 3 ways to kill you with just his little finger" or something close to that.
But I haven't heard them mention his military background since then, except for maybe once and then in passing.

[Lisa]

9. they should open with him standing in front of a green screen IN IRAQ ....

... with an image of the Daily Show's NY studio on it. The irony would be mind-blowing.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

10. Damn, I didn't know this guy was a Marine. Cool!

[Cha]

15. Giving the green screen a rest..

:) This guy looks good! I've never seen him but he's got the creds to report live from Iraq!

Edit~ Happy to Recommend it!