The Daily Show With...?

[captain_slinky]

I know who to replace John Stewart with when he leaves The Daily Show and you're going to get the reasoning behind it before you get the reveal, because I am a Jerk.

First of all, you have to accept that despite being the Progressive Liberal Center of All Knowledge, the new host has to be a White Male. The show is a satire and a parody of the status quo in traditional journalism. If we are going to mock something, we need people to be able to identify the thing we are mocking. And so although I would love to see a Tina Fey, Amy Pohler, Sarah Silverman or Jessica Williams political show, it doesn't fit The Daily Show.

Secondly, the person needs to be currently unemployed... or at the very least not involved in any long-term, open-ended contracts. Promoting a writer (past or present) to the role of Anchor Desk would potentially disrupt the balance of the writers room, and trying to hire somebody away from another successful gig would be financially unsound.

And third, which is almost contradictory to the first and second things, it has to be somebody that White Liberal America *adores* and can use as their token conversation piece - "Oh look how far we've come as a Nation! I'm so proud of our new Daily Show host! You know, one of my best friends at work is a ______ and I never ever judge them for it! Once I heard the news I sent them an Email saying 'Good Job You Must Be So Proud Today'"

Oh, please... like you don't have those friends. You know the ones... they're the ones who can't say "I voted for Obama" without saying in the same breath "And NOT because he's BLACK". They're out there. Plus, HAVING "One Of Them" host the show would REALLY tick-off The Right Wing.

Anywho, to run down the list in bullet-point efficiency:

-White
-Male
-Available
-Adored by Liberals
-Token Liberal Agenda

And lastly, a few qualifications that my nominee has which are what make him *perfect*:

-Looks great in a suit
-Highly respected public speaker and entertainer
-Former Child Star

Ladies and gentlemen... Your next host of Comedy Central Presents The Daily Show...

NEIL.

PATRICK.

HARRIS!!!!

Comments

[lynna12000.livejournal.com]

There are far worse choices than Neil Patrick Harris. He, at least, has proven himself able to consistently entertain us, and make us laugh for a long time. He's also been able to avoid the many public scandals that so many of the other former child-stars have found themselves in.

[aurora77]

I'd take NPH or Anderson Cooper. But AC's got a pretty good gig already, so NPH works for me.