Morrissey mention on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show"

Posted on Fri, Apr 2 1999
by David T. <[email protected]>

Thanks to the 100 people who saw the reference on the March 30 show for letting me know. From Macca P.:

Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show', made reference to ol' Mozzer during Tuesday night's episode, March 30. He was commentating nonsensically on some footage from Monday night's NCAA Basketball Championship Game and said something like, "We here at The Daily Show would like to say more about the game, but most of us spent our teenage years playing Dungeons & Dragons and trying to get our hair to look like Morrissey's." At which point, a head shot of Morrissey appeared in the upper left of the television screen. The shot is one I've seen before, and I have a copy of it in the liner notes to a so-so bootleg called 'Rusholme Ruffians Play at Home', recorded in Manchester, 31 March 1985. That's a bit eerie about the date, no?

Comments / Notes

I always thought john stewart was cool...now he just went up a notch!
yeah daily show
kakarot <[email protected]> (tw-153-33.sssnet.com)
- Fri, Apr 02, 1999 at 14:58:28 (PST)

I prefer the dry wit of Craig Kilborn!
Swallow On His Neck (spider-te082.proxy.aol.com)
- Fri, Apr 02, 1999 at 17:02:29 (PST)

I prefer kilborn too. John Stewart is now up a noch for me too!
Corey <[email protected]> (dl2.pocono.bedford.net)
Pennsylvania - Fri, Apr 02, 1999 at 17:11:51 (PST)

Jon Stewart is an ass. Moz plug or no Moz plug. Craig Kilbourn was hilarious. I'm sure you'd all no doubt support Jesse Helms if he made some ridiculously irrelevant nod at Morrissey. Saddos..
Marrissey (47.detroit-06-07rs.mi.dial-access.att.net)
- Fri, Apr 02, 1999 at 19:58:10 (PST)

Jon Stewart and Craig Kilborn are both hilarious. I remember Kilborn also made reference to Moz back when Tony Blair became Prime Minister--"...and in related news, singer Morrissey is STILL DEPRESSED." The Daily Show is truly the smartest show since the show with the 3 puppets mocking the b-movies.

.. (1cust115.tnt1.sdg1.da.uu.net)
- Sat, Apr 03, 1999 at 01:04:29 (PST)

Woohoo! I thought I was the only MST/Moz fan. I'm seeking out other convergences of interests here... anyone listen to The Velvet Underground? :)
Dea-|-h <[email protected]> (pm3-40.dialup.flinet.com)
http://members.xoom.com/Dea7h/ - Sat, Apr 03, 1999 at 03:59:13 (PST)

The picture they showed is inside "Hatful of Hollow" CD booklet at the end of all the lyrics. Kilborn was better, but Jon Stewart has his moments. I miss A. Whitney Brown as "Daily Show" news correspondent myself.
Jon <[email protected]> (ml1b-87.memlib.mu.edu)
milwaukee, wisconsin - Sat, Apr 03, 1999 at 09:44:15 (PST)

I like criag kilborn too...but i have also liked john stewart for years now ..since back when he had his mtv show and he would get drunk with the celebrity guests....anyway craig is going to be on the late late show...it was his decision to leave....so we will get to have more of craig's wit! the est of both worlds i say
Kakarot <[email protected]> (store-156-80.sssnet.com)
- Sat, Apr 03, 1999 at 09:51:29 (PST)

Yes, Kilborn has already taken over the Late Late Show. If you haven't seen it yet, it is *just* like the Daily Show except the interviews are the main part. He even does 5 Questions, the news, and A Moment For Us.
Dea-|-h <[email protected]> (pm8-20.flinet.com)
THe SPLiT EYe - Sat, Apr 03, 1999 at 19:17:00 (PST)

Stewart's right . . . well, except for the Dungeons and Dragons part.
MIchael <[email protected]> (spider-to032.proxy.aol.com)
Southern California - Sun, Apr 04, 1999 at 06:47:43 (PDT)

OK! I think Craig Kilborn is one of the most finniest men alive besides Eddie Murphy, Chris Farly, and Phil Hartman. In my opinion Jon Stewart sucks a** but hey just mentioning Morrissey's name in a positive way I guess I'll think he is just a little cool!
Anna L. Serrano <[email protected]> (28.albuquerque-08-09rs.nm.dial-access.att.net)
El Paso, Texas - Sun, Apr 04, 1999 at 13:30:58 (PDT)

Farley and Hartmann are both dead.
Jimbo (spc-isp-wpg-uas-01-40.sprint.ca)
- Mon, Apr 05, 1999 at 00:03:39 (PDT)

John Stewert is just another example of an annoying Jew commedian. His comedy is alien, boring and crude. It's no wonder they always play nerds in films. Craig Killborn's daily show used to be one of the best programs on the air. If anyone know's why he left the show please e-mail me.

PS if you were offended by my comments because you watch too much TV or are overly sensitive, check this website out. www.natvan.com
MikeM <[email protected]> (ip34-174.bur.primenet.com)
So. California - Mon, Apr 05, 1999 at 08:28:28 (PDT)

oops I ment, comedian

www.natvan.com
MikeM <[email protected]> (ip34-174.bur.primenet.com)
So. California - Mon, Apr 05, 1999 at 08:30:18 (PDT)

Am I the only one who doesn't live in front of my television?

When I posted there were 14 messages already- the exact number of years between the recording of the bootleg and the airing of the most significant episode of the Daily Show ever- I'm scared.
info life (205.152.113.100)
- Mon, Apr 05, 1999 at 10:20:29 (PDT)

HEY
MikeM ([email protected])
that was uncalled for... posting a white supremacy site was not a bit funny... grow up.
julie (dialup-209.244.182.180.newyork2.level3.net)
- Mon, Apr 05, 1999 at 11:45:54 (PDT)

Jon Stewart (it's J-O-N, not J-O-H-N)is hilarious. I miss the Daily Show Correspondents but other than that I think he's really made the show his own. I saw some of Craig on the Late Late Show. It's just not the same without the Daily Show writers.
Also, I'd rather watch an "annoying Jew comedian" than listent to a bigot who has his head up his ass.
Unloveable (23.atlanta-55-60rs.ga.dial-access.att.net)
- Mon, Apr 05, 1999 at 12:41:15 (PDT)

Kill Born replaced the decentigrating Tom Snyder, Late Late Show late host at CBS, for a handful more cash than he was making from Comedy Central, or so I've read.

PS If anyone knows the correct spelling of "decentigrating" please call me a racist bigot.
info life (205.152.113.82)
- Mon, Apr 05, 1999 at 13:44:22 (PDT)

What's thew big deal about wearing your hair like Morrissey's?? I wear my hair like his and I'm 19.
shaye <[email protected]> (client-151-201-27-143.brads.net)
midland PA - Mon, Apr 05, 1999 at 20:20:52 (PDT)

I think you guys are forgetting that it is the writers for the show that are putting the Moz comments in. Neither Kilborn nor Stewart do the show at random. They mostly just read it from cue cards.

And yes, Kilborn is now the host of the late late show. He moved on for more money.
Alister (mupc-20.ucdavis.edu)
California - Mon, Apr 05, 1999 at 23:33:22 (PDT)

I can't believe anyone would prefer Kilborn to Stewart, who makes daily homophobic and racist jokes under the guise of being "politically incorrect." Stewart -- and his writers -- know how to tread that delicate line without crossing over into crass stereotypes.
chris (206.138.77.3)
- Tue, Apr 06, 1999 at 09:14:26 (PDT)

I think you all are skirting the main issue here... and shayne touched on it some... THE HAIR! Its the hair man!! Go grab the cover of KillUncle and just Look at that hair! Is this not a recurring, universal theme of life? Isnt it the first thing you notice? I used to have hair such as this, when i was 19 ...
SouthPaw Slammer <[email protected]> (1cust121.tnt2.knoxville.tn.da.uu.net)
- Mon, Apr 12, 1999 at 17:47:08 (PDT)

* return to Morrissey-solo