What Is Esports? | Beyond the Scenes

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Daily News, Comedy, News

4.2 • 14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Esports competitions have seen a boom in popularity in recent years with some of the highest paid players making up to six figures. Celebrities like Drake and Post Malone have even invested in the sport. Host Roy Wood Jr. sits down with Daily Show correspondent, Michael Kosta, and LA Thieves Call of Duty player, Sam “Octane” Larew, to break down the similarities and differences between traditional and electronic sports and how professional gaming is making its way into the mainstream. Follow Beyond the Scenes from The Daily Show: Watch full podcast episodes: dailyshow.com/beyond Listen wherever you get your podcasts: http://podcasts.iheartradio.com/5VF7TkWF?sid=soc 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.
0:04.8	What's up ears edition listener, it's Roy Wood Jr. correspondent for The Daily Show.
0:09.0	You're about to hear an episode of one of our original Daily Show podcasts beyond the
0:13.1	scenes.
0:14.1	Hosted by me, it's the show where we dive deep into segments and topics from the show
0:18.6	with the show's writers, producers and experts.
0:21.5	In this episode I'm joined by Daily Show correspondent Michael Costa and L.A. Thieves call of duty
0:25.9	players Sam Optane-Larou to dive deeper into the world of eSports.
0:30.6	We talk about how professional competitive gaming compares to traditional sports, gamers
0:35.2	ability to make up to six figure salaries and the growth and celebrity investment in the
0:40.2	games.
0:41.2	Take a listen.
0:42.2	And if you like the show, check out the Beyond the Scenes podcast wherever you get your
0:46.6	podcast.
0:54.8	Welcome to Beyond the Scenes.
0:56.2	The Daily Show podcast that goes a little deeper into segments and topics that originally
1:00.6	aired on the show.
1:01.6	Like look, this I got to think about this podcast.
1:03.8	If the Daily Show is a salad, then we're the toppings that make you want to eat that
1:08.5	salad, the croutons, the grilled chicken, the seeds of salad dressing or French or Bessamic
1:14.0	Venerable Rado, whatever they'll you prefer.
1:15.9	We all know that Honey Mustard said, champ, we got it for you.
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