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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Correspondent Spotlight: The Best of Steve Carell

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Daily News, Comedy, News

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Before his days playing Michael Scott in "The Office," Steve Carell was a beloved Daily Show correspondent. We've rounded up some of his most hilarious moments from sweet-talking his way onto John McCain's campaign bus, to reporting on the Iraq war, to his most notable segments like "Slimming down with Steve" and "Even Stevphen." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:05.6

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0:11.9

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0:17.3

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0:23.8

Listen to MTV's official challenge podcast on the iHeart Radio app, Apple podcasts,

0:28.5

or wherever you get your podcasts. You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:39.5

Two things in this world can rival the excitement of a modern day political campaign.

0:44.4

It's part of our indecision 2000 coverage. Steve Carell joined the fun and went on the campaign trail.

0:49.2

It's every reporter's dream to spend a day on the campaign trail with a front running

0:58.6

candidate and that's exactly the opportunity we were afforded this day in New Hampshire on

1:02.8

John McCain's straight talk expressed. However, Dan Rather and the six-minute screw were already

1:08.0

on board so we had to go on the overflow bus. The overflow bus, repository for outcast

1:19.2

misfits and journalistic bottom feeders. But they've got an omelette bar or something up there.

1:24.7

You think Rather is up there talking policy with them? Let's know. They're up there playing pinball

1:30.2

singing karaoke. Rather doesn't have to be on the overflow bus. Oh, I'm 60 minutes.

1:34.5

You be lucky if we even see him today. Don't throw it back. You just ate half of it.

1:38.2

Throw it back. You know, we were asked to come. Like, oh, yeah, well, you're that bus.

1:42.4

Shut it up back there. Take it up your ass.

1:44.6

The situation was intolerable. Something had to be done. Exactly. What am I looking at here?

1:54.0

Bus assignments for the 50-some members of the media. Well, let's cut to the chase. Where are we?

1:59.8

47, 48, 49 and 50. What are the circles mean? Circles mean you're on the bus.

2:05.4

So as you can see, no circle, no bus. Why don't you give me a round like this? All I want to do is sit on

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