The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
James Van Der Beek
TV Flash files “James Van Der Beek” as hour 381 of 2636 in the TV Flash guide — The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1999–2015) on Comedy Central, season 2001, episode 55, aired 2001-05-08, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2001E55: listed hour 381 of 2636 in the The Daily Show with Jon Stewart guide, hour 55 of 151 in season 2001. It aired 2001-05-08 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Chris Robinson” (S2001E54). Next is “Richie Sambora” (S2001E56). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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Where does James Van Der Beek sit in the The Daily Show with Jon Stewart guide?
S2001E55 is listed hour 381 of 2636 — hour 55 of 151 in season 2001, season 2001 episode 55.
When did The Daily Show with Jon Stewart S2001E55 air?
James Van Der Beek aired 2001-05-08 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Is this the whole Daily Show or only Stewart?
Stewart hosted 1999–2015; this catalog entry is the 2000s peak — correspondent farm-system, civic classroom, Crossfire-takedown legend.
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Why this series still plays
Jon Stewart's fake newscast became a civic classroom for viewers who trusted the jokes more than the crawls. The Daily Show in the 2000s is correspondent farm-system, Crossfire-takedown legend, and satire that argued with power instead of just punching the chyron for applause.
There was a stretch of the 2000s when a generation trusted a Comedy Central desk more than the crawls, which is either a civic tragedy or the oldest trick in late night: the clown telling the truth because the anchorman would not. Jon Stewart hosted The Daily Show from 1999 to 2015; the 2000s were peak cultural power. Fake news as a satirical newscast that dissected politics, media, and absurdity. Correspondent farm-system: Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Samantha Bee, Steve Carell, Lewis Black. Often polled as a…
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