Michael Kosta Discusses His Week as Guest Host

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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Comedy, Daily News, News

4.4 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this podcast exclusive, Michael Kosta and Daily Show writer Kat Radley unpack Kosta's week as the first guest host back after the show's long hiatus. They discuss what it was like trying to unpack the Israel-Palestine conflict, the biggest difference between being a host and a correspondent, and why he felt passionately about covering America's plastic water bottle problem in his installment of "Long Story Short."

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:03.0	Hi, yours listeners, it's Daily Show Correspondent Michael Costa and Daily Show Writer,
0:15.8	Cat Radley.
0:16.8	All right, thanks for having me.
0:18.6	We're going to give listeners a little extra, years extra.
0:22.6	And unpack my week as the guest host and all the work that goes into making this show
0:27.4	come together.
0:28.4	Let's dive right in.
0:29.4	Cat, what was it like writing for such a monumental comedic genius?
0:35.6	Take your time.
0:36.6	Take your time.
0:37.6	Take your time with us.
0:38.6	Oh, no, it'll be short, don't worry.
0:40.6	Oh, shit.
0:41.6	I was like, normally comics do like razz each other, but I am going to take it into complement
0:45.6	you.
0:46.6	Come on, here we go.
0:47.6	This is what we want.
0:48.6	Here's a dish and extra.
0:49.6	Because you paid me a lot of money to say what I'm about to say.
0:53.6	But in all seriousness, as a writer on this show, it's especially fun since we do have
0:57.7	a panel of correspondence.
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