The Ultimate Daily Show and Philosophy

Does fake news give us the real story?Is Jon Stewart a philosopher?Can watching The Daily Show make you smarter?Should The Daily Show play such a prominent role in our news culture?Where does Stephen Colbert end and Stephen Colbert begin?Looking for the real deal on fake news? Want to know how Jon Stewart stacks up against today's brightest public intellectuals? Or how far down Stephen Colbert's irony goes? Perhaps you're curious about how The Daily Show hones your critical thinking skills against bad media, bullshit, and political spin. If so, good news, because here's The Ultimate Daily Show and Philosophy: revised, expanded, and updated to probe deeper than ever before the philosophical significance of the quintessential fake news show of the 21st century. The Daily Show is much more than hilarious faux news: along with its successful spin-off, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show's surging popularity is claiming an increasingly significant role in contemporary American culture. What better way to plumb its comedic depths than with the razor-sharp, media-savvy minds of our Senior Philosophical Correspondents? With moments of Zen-like clarity, The Ultimate Daily Show and Philosophy represents the most philosophically astute observations regarding the premier American satirical news show available anywhere.