Hail Satire! with Vic Shuttee

Conversation #187, recorded on March 17, 2025. Felipe Torres Medina is a comedy writer and performer based in New York City. He is a Emmy-nominated writer for 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and now the author of his first book of humor called 'America, Let Me In: A Choose Your Immigration Story' out in Hardback and Audio from Abrams. Hail Satire! is hosted and produced by Vic Shuttee. Furthe...

AUGUST 25, 2021 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! After a week of buildup, Jon gets to meet the man of the moment: Richard Clarke. Plus, in some fun for us: he also meets the man of the decade, Johnny Knoxville. All that, and Rob hunting local apartment cats while Colbert performs a bris in studio. Meanwhile in A...

JULY 20, 2021 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! It's a week that borders on must see TV, as Jon's headlines hit a new high water mark in a week that covers Richard Clark's journey to Washington, an all timer appearance by almost Daily Show host Al Franken and the debut of a new bumper that shows kids as pundits w...

Conversation #187, recorded on November 3, 2023. Kliph Nesteroff is one of the industry's most celebrated comedy historians, here to discuss his newest book about cancel culture and so-called comedy censorship entitled OUTRAGEOUS: A HISTORY OF SHOWBIZ AND THE CULTURE WARS. His previous two books include THE COMEDIANS: DRUNKS, THIEVES, SCOUNDRELS AND THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN COMEDY and WE HAD A LITT...

JULY 14, 2021 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! The show flexes it's global reach with Indecision takes across the globe, while Sam meets a competitive eater, Stewart battles Rob over fake news, and gets his giggles in with the once and future "my boy" Senator Chuck Schumer. Meanwhile in the present, the boys att...

JULY 7, 2021 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! It is a week full of feuds, as Jon reveals a behind-the scenes back and forth with MSNBC's Chris Matthews over booking the great Desmond Tutu. All that plus George Carlin, Martha Stewart's sentencing and gay penguins, Meanwhile in the present, its all about the end o...

2022 was the beginning of the grand return to normalcy in many ways, and for comedy: there was a lot to look at and even more we missed. From big comedies tentpole comedies like Jackass Forever and Everything Everywhere All At Once, to smaller scale send-ups like Daniel Radcliff in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story or Jon Hamm in Confess Fletch, the comedy film was visible but sometimes fleeting. Plus,...

JUNE 23, 2021 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! Its both Desperation Sunday and Super Tuesday for the 2004 Democratic Primaries, and with Dean dropping out – it looks like smooth sailing for Kerry. But with a spicy battle between Jon and New York Mayor Giuliani, and a giant pivot the general – this is a Daily wee...

JUNE 16, 2021 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! A great week in 2021 to talk about the shake ups in Late Night – a new show from Jon Stewart, a potential bloodbath to the cast of SNL and the future of Trevor's summer off. In 2004, Sam Bee puts together a terrific piece 'Mocking the Vote', but Jon hides from the f...

2021 was... more of the same, wasn't it? Sure, there was a vaccine - but from the mindset of creating comedy, we're still in a pandemic, live performance is a risky venture and all creativity seems to flow from a slimming few mega corporations. So, was there anything of value that slipped through the cracks. Vic is back with his favorite podcasting pal Chandler Dean to run through the gamut of com...

Conversation #186, recorded on October 18, 2021. Ritch Shydner has a long history in the stand-up comedy game, appearing on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show and the early days of David Letterman. He's gone on to be a prolific comedy writer, working with Jeff Foxworthy, Jay Leno, Bill Maher, Roseanne and even Norm MacDonald. His return to stand-up was charted in the 2010 documentary I AM COMIC, and he...

MAY 26, 2021 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! The podcast's grand return to normalcy! In the first recording of the Biden years, everything has slowed in the present time... but things are heating up in the Bush-Kerry races of '04! Plus, Corddry investigates the sex lives of Sims, the mysterious one-off field pi...

So it all comes down to this - in the middle of a red mirage, Vic and Chandler aim to complete a trilogy of the wonder: how does such a white whale of material becoming leader of the free world actually impact the type of comedy created in his wake. Does the buffet of defects end up making everyone sick. And now finally, with what appears to be the punchline of President Trump in rearview - where...

NOV 1, 2020 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! Somehow, someway, 2020 and 2004 collide in the most showstopping of ways – on Election Eve, the boys get to watch and discuss the first appearance of future President Donald Trump on Jon Stewart's couch. It's big league in every form of the word. Plus, the historic re...

OCT 31, 2020 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! As New Hampshire makes it clear that Kerry is in and Dean is out, the show finally gets a one-on-one with Howard Dean, and they spend the time with moldy gags from 2000. Never the less, Ed Helms gets the last laugh after spending a week in a van and Colbert successfu...

Conversation #185, recorded on August 26, 2021. Ron James is a true Canadian comedy treasure, from his successful CBC series and his many hour long stand-up specials, including last year's "Live From My Living Room." Now during the pandemic, Ron has written his first very funny book "All Over The Map: Rambles and Ruminations from the Canadian Road" Plus, Ron teases his upcoming film that he's set...

OCT 26, 2020 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! A high impact week as the tables turn on Howard Dean with with his shortcomings in Iowa, and the team makes a meal of, as Colbert so artfully puts it, ol' Howard Dean laying a turd. In retrospect, the famed "Dean Scream" seems more like entrapment! Plus, with the fal...

OCT 18, 2020 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! A little week in a big package, as the show officially debuts its Indecision 2004 logo and theme music (that's oddly familiar!) – and Jon gets a chance to interview Presidential candidates of present and future, including the first appearance by future maybe loser Se...

OCT 17, 2020 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! In a yet untitled brand new era, Jon discusses hoagies with Oscar winners, unpacks the unfair treatment of a Vermont Democrat at a debate and a Tom Brokaw gives the show's first great interview of the year. Plus Colbert gets day drunk! The Daily Show Weekly is an uno...

2003 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! So it all comes down to this: the glittering glimmering superlative lists of what made 2003 the year it was for the little satire that could. We break down the best bits from Jon, the Ste(ph)ves, Rob, Ed, Sam and Lewis, the peak Zens and Wackiest Field Piece Oddballs, and th...

2003 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! Alright, who works here? Spoilers: a lot less people than before. Before getting into the end-of-year love fest of best of awards, its time to take stock of the shrinking team of players that still work at Daily Show 03. With good-byes to the long-standing Mo Rocca, Frank De...

2003 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! The back half of 2003 is stacked with debuts, innovations and a few farewells: the retirement of We Love Showbiz, Ad Nausuem and long-time West Coast correspondent Stacey Grenrock Woods. Meanwhile, we see the debuts of Samantha Bee and This Week In God! Plus all-timer interv...

2003 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! The first six months of 2003 sees many changes – the good-byes of a Frank DeCaro and Mo Rocca, the rise over a Ed Helms to positions once filled by Hollywood Steve Carell, and the beginning of the run for President in 2004. Plus, a tender good-bye to friend of the show Charl...

OCT 1, 2020 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! This was the week that America changed forever – Mona Lisa Smile week! Just kidding – it's the week that Saddam Hussein was found in a hole, and the week cable news showed the country ever way that meeting could have occurred. Plus, Rob goes off on Hitler AND gets a v...

SEP 20, 2020 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! Dems running for president it taking center stage, and Dean is taking heat. Jon lands Presidential up-and-comer General Wesley Clark for a beefy two parter, Sam Bee is sent to visit a curse'd house and a Senator with a sense of humor not seen since the bygone days of...