Desi Lydic on Comedy, Chaos, and Covering Trump (Again)
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Who are the hosts of this episode?
Desi has been a correspondent since 2015 on The Daily Show, and now she's one of the show's main hosts, absolutely killing it, covering everything from Obama's last term to Trump's first and now second presidency, plus all the chaos in between. aging moderates. Oh, it's so good to see you.
I love an excuse to hang out. So even if we're doing it over Zoom, I'll take it. I'll take what I can get.
There are no cocktails. I mean, there could be. It's a morning record, though.
So there are no cocktails that you're aware of, but you don't know what's in my travel mug. Is that how you guys do it at The Daily Show?
This is the only way to get through the day. I feel like probably by the third month of the Trump presidency, I will be there. Maybe live on The Five with a shaker. Of course.
Hey, you got to do what you got to do. You got to keep everything under the desk, pull it out as needed. Yeah, if you can make it three months without resorting to that, I'm impressed.
What challenges does The Daily Show face in today's political climate?
It's also my first year not being pregnant in a while. So I'm taking advantage. Oh, God. It's been a while for you. Anyway, women are goddesses, blah, blah, blah. I want to talk to you about everything that's going on. I want to start, though, with doing comedy in times like these. And we've spoken about this a bit. We were both at the RNC, obviously, after the assassination attempt. You guys ended up canceling your shows. It was not the time to do comedy. Can you talk about what it feels like to be making something like The Daily Show in these times? Is it cathartic? Just exhausting? Yes. Oh. Okay.
To all of it. It's exhausting. It's cathartic. I think it depends on the day. I mean, some days are more exhausting than others. But, you know, I'm someone who likes to be tapped in to what's going on. I completely understand the urge to... pull the plug on news every now and again and take mental health breaks and just sort of disconnect from it all. I get that. And I think people should absolutely do that when they need to. But I do like to be tapped in. And so for me to be able to process all Everything that's happening in the world, politically and otherwise, with a room full of my funniest friends is... I mean, that is... that's cathartic. For us, we get to kind of find the joy and find the humor in the wild things that are happening.
And sometimes it's really hard to find it. I agree with that, for sure.
Have you... felt like you've changed the show? Well, first of all, what's it like having the hosting role now and this rotation that seems to work incredibly well for all of you and for the show? And how are you taking on politics specifically when you are the lead host for this?
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Who are the hosts of this episode?
1:28–2:16
2
What challenges does The Daily Show face in today's political climate?
2:16–5:36
3
How does Desi Lydic approach her role on The Daily Show?
5:36–15:10
4
Is satire helping or hurting the national discourse?
15:10–17:54
5
How does The Daily Show balance humor with serious news?
17:54–31:12
Speakers
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