Hail Satire! with Vic Shuttee

JULY 16, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! As the year wraps up, Jonny Stew and company are still delivering those sweet, sweet goods – Comedy's Saint George Carlin pops by to teach us a new word, actress Shannen Doherty "blesses" the show with her ahem… womanly sounds, and Steve Carell cements his early Dai...

JULY 15, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! In a tumultuous first season of Jon Stewart's Daily Show, there have been high highs and low lows. After Rich Brown's reign of terror, it seemed pretty clear that the gang was content to spin wheels until the new millennium, offering up clip shows, sequels and garba...

JULY 6, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! God Bless Steve Forbes! The Daily Show lands it's very first political interview as Indecision 2000 revs up, Frank DeCaro goes full bond villain, and Jon trounces his would-be enemy Michael Boatman in a game of Celebrity Jeopardy! The Goo Goo Dolls, Stephen Rea, and...

JULY 5, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! Twere the tweets heard round the world, Trump body slammed CNN, then mocked Morning Joe's Mika. But lo, as the decaying era of Titty and Weed comes crashing down to begat something new, something slightly less angry Libertarian – we see the birth of something closer...

JUNE 26, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! The Drought of Importance continues, but with brighter flecks on the horizon! Whispers of '90s staples keep the boys alert – Seinfeld, Pikachu, Kathy Griffin. And there's also an illogical number of spooky items for two weeks past Halloween, from a Dog on Fire/X-Fil...

JUNE 25, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! Darkness befalls a Daily nation. Progress is shuttered, and dreams come crumbling down. Could this indeed be the Daily Show weakest hour? When the highlight of your week is Dave Grohl wearing a funny hat, you have to know you're in trouble. Chris O'Donnell, Jennifer...

JUNE 19, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! Is an era ending, or is it just in our imagination? As Ben Karlin settles into his role as Head Writer, key elements of the Jonny Stew are changing, including the launch of the iconic TDS series, Indecision 2000. Plus, Carell offers Colbert a masterclass in commitme...

June 18, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! In the wake of the tragic shooting of a Congressional baseball game, it is certainly nice to dive back in time and escape the divisiveness. In '99, Steve Carell continues to knock segments out of the park (dating a toll booth worker and humping Vance's wife along th...

Scott White is a stand-up and improviser who has long mastered the technique of telling it like it is. In a total rip off of Lewis Black's Back in Black, we've got Scott "Whack in" White raging against millennial comedians, holy-than-thou food connoisseurs, and old people gym buddies. Plus, we share a number of wild news stores with Scott, which certainly gets his blood boiling. Honest and hilario...

June 12, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! God rest ye, merry man of Bats. As Adam West passes, so does the much-maligned Daily Show '99 Batman Recap. Stephen Colbert is sweating his recent connections with crows, Lewis Black falls deeply in love a chair, and Donald Trump crashes our past with his continual...

June 11, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! Boy, how about that Infrastructure Week, huh? Just kidding - 2017 is all about one very rigid former head of the FBI, James Comey - and his now protracted war with the sitting President. Grab your popcorn, you're gonna need it! Back in time, things are also heating...

June 5, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! It was a big week for comedians of 2017, as both Kathy Griffin and Bill Maher received rather public undressings for controversial jokes they made – and needless to say, opinions are had. In '99, history is definitely made as the power couple of Colbert and Carell de...

June 4, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! Trump is pulling out... of the Climate Accords, which is anything but cool. But for the first time in a long time, '99 has some focus, offering up two themed episodes: The Canada Episode and The Hurricane Episode. David Cross gives Floyd the business, Beth takes her...

Recorded June 5th 2017. Award-winning Playwright TJ Young stops by to talk all about his favorite childhood series CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS, in prep of the new Kevin Hart-Ed Helm movie. Full spoilers for the 12-book series, as we drudge up a list of gotta-haves for this big screen adaptions - flip-o-rama, tons of villains and plenty of smart toilet humor. Plus, we dissect the wonderful new Weird Al them...

May 28, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! It's the #POTUSAbroad Trump's European Vacation Spectacular! One night he's getting fat shamed by the Pope, the other he's touching glowing orbs with Saudis and seemingly not knowing where Israel is. What more could you want from our loveable ol' dictator? Back in '9...

Recorded June 3rd, 2017. Chatting with Houston stand-up Bob Biggerstaff about the premiere episode of the Jim-Carrey produced Showtime drama I'M DYING UP HERE starring Melissa Leo, Clark Duke, Sebastian Stan, Jon Daly, Al Madrigal and Erik Griffin, about the 70's LA comedy boom. Spoilers ahead, we talk plot, casting and stand-up from the pilot episode, as well as comparisons to the book, real life...

Recorded June 1st, 2017. Ladies and Gentlemen, the dumbest thing you've ever heard. After the epic Tonight Show pass-off debacle of 2010, Team Coco packed up and moved to TBS, where he has remained to this very day. But did you know, his each episode used to have its very own title? Conan O'Brien super-fan and Houston improv titan Brendon Duran invites us over to LITERALLY READ A LIST OF ALMOST 60...

MAY 17, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! Amid investigation for collusion with Russia, Donald Trump has fired FBI director James Comey - the man investigating him! The fallout has been swift, and the impeachment bells are ringing. Woof. In Daily Show News, Stephen Colbert hosted an mini-reunion of the gang...

Originally recorded on May 18th, 2017. Performer, Filmmaker and "Comedy on Vinyl" Podcast Host Jason Klamm is here to test drive a brand new format for the show: Your Comedy Education. Selecting of a list of 25 influential pieces of humor, Jason shares his own personal history with the funny stuff, and helps create a sort-of syllabus of recommendations of great examples in entertainment. From The...

MAY 7, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! The Empire Strikes Back, a Republican Healthcare option has passed in the House and boy, did all that premature celebrations seem ill-advised. Plus, down goes Le Pen! In '99, the fortnight was certainly hot and flakey. Steve Carell finds a few turtles with personality...

MAY 3, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! 2017 is quiet, but TDS history is all around! Hasan Manaj hosts a Trump-less White House Correspondent's Dinner, Vic gets the opportunity to interview the Jon Stewart of Egypt Bassem Youssef and Chandler shares his tale at the taping of Samantha Bee's NOT the White Ho...

APRIL 23, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! It was a day that no one, not Stewart or Colbert or even fake-Colbert, could have predicted but... DOWN GOES BILL O'REILLY. From Super Bowl interview to being tossed on the cable street corner, the number #1 man in news is officially yesterday's after a long mounti...

APRIL 9, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! It was the Thursday cultural roller-coaster that's become oh-so common in the age of Trump but man – but in the AM, Judge Gorsuch is confirmed after a GOP dismantles the Senate Filibuster rule, at lunch comedy legend Don Rickles kicks the bucket at age 90 and by nig...

Conversation #159, recorded on April 29th 2017. Bassem Youssef is a political satirist, writer, comedian, and talk show host known as the "Jon Stewart of the Arab World." From 2011-13, he hosted the number one show in Egypt, AL BERNA-MEG (or THE PROGRAM), before being pulled off the air and threatened with prison over a his material. He's appeared on THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, LATE SHOW WITH...

APRIL 2, 2017 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! With the Nuclear Option on the table and a Dem filibuster not guaranteed, it looks like we're about to wake up in bed with a Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch. Merritt Garland sheds a tear. But still, the Flynn immunity hot potato continues to bounce, Devin Nunes gets n...