The topic of Wednesday's episode of The Daily Show was race in America. The show's title was "Afrospanicindioasianization of America." Say that five times fast - go on, try it.
The show both mocked shows on race while also looking at the issue from different perspectives, like groups often overlooked during discussions of race. And so it was that in one segment correspondent Rob Corddry examined an often overlooked group: the Racists. But we'll get to that in a minute.
The first good joke came within a minute of the show's opening graphic, which may be a new record. That joke: "Obviously race has been a source of conflict here ever since the first Pilgrim saw an Indian and thought, 'Wow, he would make a great sports mascot'."
"So it is not surprising that race divides us to this day," Stewart said. "Of course, whenever you address a subject like this on television, in a news format, one key question must first be answered. We sent out our very own Demetri Martin to ask it."
Martin to people: "We are doing a series on race. How many parts should our series have?" One person said there should be six parts since there are only six races but then ran into trouble trying to count them. I mean since when is aborigine a race?
Martin to one guy: "If we had to eliminate one race, not from the planet but just from the series, who would you take first off the list if you had to?" A person's response: Asians since "they are really obnoxious on the subway."
I liked this suggestion: "What about white people?" Martin asked. "Do we really need to do a thing on white people?" The person interviewed said no.
"So as you can see, America is deeply divided on how many segments our show should devote to race. Now next in any discussion of race" are decisions about the graphics. A clip of the resulting graphic can be seen at the show's Internet site.
Article comments
1 - Nessa
Well written, interesting, and all that, but not really a review. It was more of a synopsis. I would've liked some analysis. But other than that, well done.
2 - Scott Butki
Thanks, Nessa.
Maybe I should call this something other than a review since it is indeed more a summary than anything else
3 - JELIEL³
Another great review of TDS. Keep it up :D
4 - Person
You need a proofreader. You spelled Corddry's name wrong almost everytime and called him Nate first. At least read it once over before you post.
5 - Scott Butki
Jeliel, thanks.
Ironically I went to the comedy central site and copy and pasted the proper spelling of Corddry, which was good, but did it with his brother and that was bad.