Leslie Jones Reflects on Her Week as Daily Show Host | Beyond the Scenes

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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Comedy, News, Daily News

4.2 • 14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The Daily Show's first guest host Leslie Jones chats with Roy Wood Jr about her week behind the desk. She shares how SNL prepared her for this role, what advice Chris Rock gave her, why she wanted to tackle men’s mental health on the show, and the backstories she created for each of the Daily Show correspondents. Also, find out her thoughts on Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime performance, Ron DeSantis, and the Chinese spy balloon. Beyond the Scenes is a podcast from The Daily Show. Listen to new episodes every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts, or watch at YouTube.com/TheDaily Show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central!
0:02.6	BAM!
0:03.6	What's up, years edition listener?
0:07.2	It's Ronnie Chan, correspondent for The Daily Show.
0:09.4	You're about to hear an episode of one of our original Daily Show podcasts, Beyond the
0:13.5	Scenes, hosted by Roy Wood, Jr.
0:16.0	It's the podcast where we dive deep into segments and topics from the Daily Show with
0:19.8	the show's writers, producers, and experts.
0:22.3	In this episode, Leslie Jones reflects on her week as Daily Show host.
0:26.6	She's joined by her co-host of the Fuckery Podcast, Lenny Marcus.
0:30.2	They discuss how SNL prepared her for the Daily Show, what advice Chris Rodgayev had
0:34.4	before starting the role, why she wanted to tackle men's mental health, and the back
0:38.8	story she created for each of the Daily Show correspondents.
0:42.0	If you like the show, check out the Beyond the Scenes podcast, wherever you get your
0:45.7	podcast.
0:53.7	Welcome to Beyond the Scenes, the podcast that goes beyond the Scenes of topics and segments
1:02.2	that aired originally on the Daily Show.
1:04.6	I'm your host, Roy Wood, Jr.
1:06.0	Very special episode today.
1:08.8	And when I say special first off, if you're watching the video of this, you can see we're
1:12.5	in our new multi-million dollar podcast facility right here in the heart of the Daily Show
1:18.5	studios.
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