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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Josh Johnson on Hosting The Daily Show for the First Time | This Week in Preview

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Comedy, Daily News, News

4.413.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Josh Johnson sits down with Daily Show writer Devin Delliquanti to talk about his upcoming week as first-time host, his thoughts on the states of the Diddy and Epstein controversies, the kinds of headlines he wishes for, and the kinds he hopes against. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Oh, that's my prime delivery.

0:01.6

What, already?

0:02.7

Only one thing can match the buzz of Prime's fast delivery.

0:06.2

And that's the buzz of Prime's entertainment.

0:09.0

What are we watching?

0:09.7

Heads of state, that new action comedy with Idris Elber as the Prime Minister,

0:13.3

John Sina as the president, and Prianka Chopra Jonas,

0:15.9

as their only hope.

0:17.0

It looks like a blast.

0:18.2

From fast delivery to explosive entertainment, it's on Prime. For only

0:23.0

$899 a month, join now. Content includes limited ads, subscription or to renews. For more information,

0:28.2

go to amazon.com.uker. U.K. slash prime. You're listening to Comedy Central. Hello.

0:48.3

Welcome to the Daily Show Ears edition.

0:50.3

We have a very special episode for you today, where we will be looking at the week to come and what fresh hell the news has waiting for us. My name is Devin Deliquante. I'm a writer on the show. And today I have the great pleasure of sitting with my friend and first time host of the Daily Show, Mr. Josh Johnson. Josh, hello. How's it going, man? Great. How are you, sir?

1:13.5

I'm doing well. You know, I feel like we've done a version of this conversation before because we did a

1:20.9

podcast episode of like Beyond the scenes or something together. When you were hired as a correspondent.

1:28.3

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

1:30.3

And we talked about Cookie Monster and Shrinkflation.

1:33.3

Yeah, and we also talked about being roommates.

1:36.3

Yes, you know, being office mates and stuff.

1:39.3

Yeah.

1:40.3

And now it bears repeating to me at least that you were my first office mate.

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