current daily show correspondents poll

I don't know how I could not vote for Samantha Bee here

What was that movie I just saw with Aasif Mandvi in it?

yeah i think she legitimately might be the funniest person on the planet

So tempted to go with John Oliver, here, but I haven't decided. Bee is awesome, too.

The recent one where she had the beard in the alternate-universe unregulated, free-market present...

i would've been tempted to vote for rob riggle if he hadn't left

jason jones wold be my second pick -- he absolutely killed me last night during the chatroulette bit -- also can't believe he's married to sam bee, what a family

The recent one where she had the beard in the alternate-universe unregulated, free-market present...

― Il suffit de ne pas l'envier (Michael White), Friday, March 5, 2010 2:51 PM (9 seconds ago) Bookmark

yes^^ -- "me vote?? c'mon jon. women can't vote!"

i just saw Mandvi in Ghost Town, so maybe that's what you're thinking of, too. i might vote for him, really funny guy.

didn't realize Bee was so loved, she's great sometimes but in general i'm kinda ambivalent toward her.

ooh Wilmore's awesome too

I never watch the show anymore but all of these people are awesome

i hated wyatt cenac when he first debuted, but i've grown to like him a lot -- i think i turned in his favor when i read that he wrote/edited for 'king of the hill' for three or four years

John Oliver is totally gonna be the next breakout star from this group, and is totally the quickest on his toes with a good improv or one-liner. Dude has the ability to go Colbert-style next level sometime in the future, so I vote for him

However,

Samatha Bee is super funny and there's a bit of WS in there too

Also, Wyatt Cynac wins the wkiw award and is a Tanya Morgan fan

Wyatt S has been stepping up his game lately imo. Dude was just kinda *there* for a while, but when he hits the right deadpan notes he can be goddam hilarious.

er.. Wyatt C

none of these people are bad though, especially since that embarrassing indie rock shithead whatever his name is left

there ought to be more americans like john hodgman

actually I'm not sure who Josh Gad is?

yeah Google confirms that I've never seen him before

John Oliver is totally gonna be the next breakout star from this group, and is totally the quickest on his toes with a good improv or one-liner. Dude has the ability to go Colbert-style next level sometime in the future, so I vote for him

yeah, comedy central already gave him this "john oliver's stand up show" or whatever it's called -- also he makes john crack up often when they are doing bits at the desk

josh gad has only done a few pieces iirc -- he had a bit role in one episode of 'party down' & that's where i recognized him from

i just saw Mandvi in Ghost Town, so maybe that's what you're thinking of, too.

Thank you. Yup, that's it. Had all of six lines and was funnier than Gervais (though not Kinnear).

i don't know if there were any posts about on ILE but Gad's first segment was so incredibly horrible and drenched in flopsweat that there was an explosion of disgust on the internet

yeah, his "cash for clunkers" bit was also really bad

There was an explosion of disgust on the Daily Show thread as well.

Voted Wyatt. Dude will become a star imo. Bee/Lewis Black also worth voting for.

SBee'd

haven't watched this in a while btw what are some good recent episodes (guests)

Aasif Mandvi conveys a good amount of smugness and professionalism when saying the most absurd things. But yeah Sam and Wyatt and John are all tied for 2nd.

Dude has the ability to go Colbert-style next level sometime in the future, so I vote for him

If you're not already listening to him on The Bugle podcast, you really really need to

^^^

it was a tossup between john oliver and larry wilmore for me but i went with wilmore because i'd love for him to get more airtime

john oliver's bit about the parliamentary moat-cleaning is one of the funniest things ever to come out of TDS though

really sick of lewis black

Black's terrible, always has been

it seems like he's on like once every two months now, thankfully -- i think he's okay in general, but the daily show just has so many better people that it just feels like a waste of a segment

his rant-y 'YOU IDIOTTTSSSS!!!' style feels sorta 90s

If you're not already listening to him on The Bugle podcast, you really really need to

OTMFM. The Brit bastard gets my vote.

oliver and cenac

when i was working for my college radio station we brough cenac on to do some stand up at a festival we threw--this was in like 05, well before he was on the daily show, and he killed, plus was really patient & nice with all the college kid fuckups. i think my station mgr is still in touch with him. assuming that wasnt the only day in his life when he acted like a nice dude, success couldnt come to a better guy.

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Went for Wilmore. Could easily have chosen Cenac, Hodgman, or Jones.

Weird watching "King of the Hill" and hearing Cenac's voice as various characters. "Alakazam, Alprazolam!"

John Oliver

Gotta go with Wilmore for this:

Stewart: Is it ever ok for white people to wear blackface?
Wilmore: No. (gets up to leave)
Stewart: Waitwaitwait, I though you might have a longer answer.
Wilmore: You want a long answer? OK. Nnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

I voted for Oliver, because he's damn hilarious every single time, but I could have voted for Larry Wilmore just as easily. Mandvi, Cenac, Bee and Jones tie for 3rd. <3 them all.

Man I miss those Wilmore/Oliver bits.

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Wilmore and Hodgman are on what, twice a month? Apples and oranges.

Sam B

hodgman 6 jason jones 1 is such a horrible injustice that i'm almost sad that i even started this poll

Hodgman has his moments but ugh why would anyone vote for him

he doesn't show up as often, but his appearances stand out more to me. love the guy!

i know she is barely on it but poor kristen :( <3 u boo

I've only seen Kristen on there three times, none of them in 2010. Is she still a contributor even?

Hodgman is popular on this here local internets, what with his blogs and McSweeney's and computer shilling.

not to get all morbs on this shit, but man, I find like 2 of these people funny.

I miss the days of colbert, unger, hell even A. Whitney Brown. Steve Carell's Produce Pete character was funnier than the sum total of Aasif Mandvi's appearances on the show.

Colbert has his own show now, and it's great.
Unger was never funny, and still isn't funny on the occasional commercial or tv show role.
A. Whitney Brown peaked on SNL.
I loved Carell on TDS, but I don't really miss him now because John Oliver really fills the vacuum he left.

This should have been a lock for either Samantha Bee or Jason Jones. Wyatt Cenac is alright.

Hodgman isn't that great but I did laugh at one bit:

Stewart: But what you're talking about is Alchemy.

Hodgamn- No, John. I'm talking about turning lead into gold by using science.

it was a tossup between john oliver and larry wilmore for me but i went with wilmore because i'd love for him to get more airtime

― shiksa kabab (get bent), Friday, March 5, 2010 3:34 PM (1 week ago)

^^ pretty much this, but Jones is underrated.

hodgman 6 jason jones 1 is such a horrible injustice

^^ Hodgman is only occasionally funny and I'm always kinda disappointed when he's on.

sigh

nerds

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I couldn't name a current Daily Show correspondent besides Lewis Black if you paid me

josh gad????

Lol just had same thought

klepper is great, i will def check out his podcast. i love roy wood jr too