The Daily Show used to have a white host? Guest host and correspondent Roy Wood Jr. was joined by former host Jon Stewart in a bid to help him go viral, aiding his cause to get the desk job on a permanent basis.
Stewart, dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi, appeared on Wood Jr.’s second day in the hot seat, otherwise known as Donald Trump Arraignment Day. “I used to work here when the budget wasn’t as big,” joked Stewart. “You’re doing a fabulous job by the way.” Stewart’s entrance came after Wood Jr.
discussed the first indictment of a U.S. President. “I’m trying to go viral this week. There’s a lot of pressure as guest host.
You’ve got to be funny. You’ve got to be satirical. You’ve got to be powerful. You’ve got to go viral, and I don’t know what to do, I wish I had somebody that I could talk to to guide me,” he said before Stewart walked in.
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