My aunt, who is white, donated 2/3 of her income in 1968 to the Black Panthers. My aunt and uncle then came home to their NYC apartment several weeks later to find it completely torn apart but nothing of value missing. They knew it was probably the FBI and were likely under survailance for the next several years.
@BladePressure I bet you'd be immediately on social media claiming the "deepstate" is watching you if your hoarders nest was slightly different when you came home
As a High School senior in 1970 I was called "an instigator" in the anti war movement & was under constant surveillance. They wanted me to know I was being watched . Did not deter me, we stopped a war .
Yes! Allowing a rotating crew of hosts was probably one of the best decisions they ever made. I regret initially scoffing at the their appeared indecision, but it turns out the diversity of the voices CAN NOT BE RIVALED. The team brings humor from so many different perspectives that I truly learn a lot from the comedy.
That's why so many people have turned to independent media on the net and why the ratings for *all* corporate media are dropping. The public has worked out that all mainstream media is biased -- they either out right lie or lie by omission !
Trouble is nowadays, where do you go? How do you inform? Corporate billionaires own & control all far reaching media. Just a few Monopolies control tech, media outlets. So it's not like the old days, when getting the word out was just publishing a story in a paper. I don't think Woodward & Bernstein would happen today because our media isn't set up for us anymore.
@@AnimefortheLazyman Wish we could do the same! We were forced to move from Ann Arbor, MI, to Southern, Middle, Tennessee! We feel like aliens on an island surrounded by sharks!!😢
What is the problem with surveillance? I had friends back in the early 70s who were being harassed by the FBI. I shared an apartment with someone who had been involved in anti-war protests. We had another roommate who was apolitical, never involved in anything. The FBI showed up at his mother’s house one day and said they wanted to ask her questions about her son. She asked if he was in trouble and they said, “He might be,” but wouldn’t say anything more. Totally freaked her out. She refused to talk to them, called her son. He had no idea why they were showing up. Finally, our roommate had to explain to him that he was being harassed by the FBI and this was just another extension of that. So yeah, even if you are absolutely not involved in anything you can get harassed just because you might know someone who is under surveillance.
In the UK, undercover policemen have married and had children with members of targeted groups. Those "targets" were environmentalists, trade union activists, anti-racism campaigners, and anti-war demonstrators, who posed no significant threat, despite the police acting as agents provocateurs. This happened over decades and across Europe. The only prosecutions that I am aware of against activists collapsed because the role of the police, which they and the Crown Prosecution Service had withheld from the defence (along with exonerating evidence relating to some defendants) came out. There may have been other prosecutions but, given the fact that the methods used would likely render any convictions unsafe, it would be best for everyone if there weren't any others. The Metropolitan Police blamed "certain officers", apparently wanting the public to believe that the Met is so incompetent that it doesn't have a clue what its undercover officers get up to.
"Surveillance of legal political activity." And yet they keep arguing against better and truly independent oversight (eye roll). Never been paid a visit, but the correct response to them wanting an interview is obviously "Let me talk to my lawyer, first," followed by "If we talk to you, we insist it will be recorded."
Well that's the great thing when the companies gather intelligence on US citizens the government doesn't have to get one of those pesky warrants to buy the data from.
I've listened to both seasons. They're quite amazing stories and it's done very well from a legitimate history perspective. Absolutely worth listening to.
I can't believe they didn't mention HOW those activists broke into that FBI building - it's absolutely my favorite part of the story. "Several hours before the burglary was to take place, one of them wrote a note and tacked it to the door they wanted to enter: "Please don't lock this door tonight." Sure enough, when the burglars arrived that night, someone had obediently left the door unlocked."
That was the outer door for the building. The story gets even wilder when you get to how they got into the FBI office itself. The office was on the second floor. It had been scouted out by one of the burglary members, who posed as a college journalism student and had been given a tour without even getting her credentials checked. She'd clocked the type of lock on the door along with other potential entries and exits. One of the other burglars spent weeks practicing how to pick that kind of lock. Night of the burglary he gets there and there's a second lock on the door, one he can't pick. He remembers the scout had spotted a second door that was blocked by a file cabinet in the office. He tries that door but can only get it open a few inches before the cabinet stops it. Instead of giving up he goes back to his car, gets the car's jack out of the trunk, slides it into the doorframe and uses that to pry the door open. All while trying to be quiet and not knock anything over because there's someone in the office directly below.
I remember getting paranoid and covering up the camera on my laptop. It's called invasion of privacy to me. They shouldn't have the right to watch you on your own home.
I always use a camera blocker unless I'm actually using it (a cam lens cover is built right into my iPhone's protective case). It's not paranoid if you saw the documentary Citizenfour, which everyone should see, by the way.
My favorite was Helms interviewing Michael Graves about punks and conservatives. I try to repost it all the time but Comcast makes it so hard to get old clips.
There is a difference between not doing anything illegal and doing something that other people might consider "wrong". People should have a right to privacy.
Who are they to decide what's right and what's wrong - they are entitled to their opinion of course, but they are not allowed to abuse their positions of authority to harass people they disagree with
In 1971 my parents put on the FBI list, our phones were tapped and my dad was on Nixon’s Energy List. All became they hosted a garden party to reside money for tDaniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
it was called the Nixon's ENEMIES list. The notorious list that continued the j Edgar Hoover tradition of surveillance and more. Delighted that you have that piece of American history in your life. Many of us in the peace movement, the civil rights movements, women's groups and anyone they could label nonconformist have experienced what you are telling us. Bravo to telling the truth.
Exactly. But then, because they're so busy harassing--whoops! I meant surveilling--the pizza guy, they miss things like...oh...the plans of some to invade the Capitol (referencing January 6th). When you have awesome police powers like that, you have to have independent oversight, need to be overseen by a judge (no solid probable cause is needed just to open an assessment level investigation; the bar is extremely low for assessments) and need solid accountability mechanisms wherever there's abuse. What has happened, however, is that the PATRIOT Act has just given broad cover for potential abuse. A democracy? A republic, "if you can keep it"? Nope, it's essentially a police state. And yet...January 6th. Keep stalking that innocent pizza guy! It's working really well to keep us all safer. 😂
I mean sure almost everyone but they realistically can't monitor everyone in the country. There are people who are completely off grid, or even people who live in urban areas with no phones, cameras, microphones, etc in their home. There are people in this country who purposefully make it impossible to be monitored, at least in their own home. It's rare but it does exist.
There is always the question of who makes the laws in the future, in Germany in 1922 (in democratic times) there was a census in which religion and address were also asked. You can imagine who had a light hand in harassing the Jewish population from 1933 onwards. Every data point can be used against you in the end.
I honestly wouldn't put it past an organization abusing their power to simply make up observations while surveilling people if they needed a scapegoat.
@@1st2nd2Ed Helms was one of the OG Daily Show correspondents. He worked with all of the greats pretty much. Stephen, Steve, Sam, John Oliver, Jason Jones… all of papa bear’s cubs (running joke calling Jon Stewart papa bear because he mentored all of these comedic geniuses one after the other). Edit: He was a correspondent directly before starring in The Office.
My great aunt is the person who posed as a student in order to get in from the inside. The whole family never knew a thing until the story was revealed. I always knew there was a reason she is my favorite aunt.
The issue is that the FBI was deciding who was "doing something wrong." That is not the job of the FBI. That is the job of the courts. The FBI is supposed to uphold the law which guarantees freedom of speech to protest government and other social issues that are seen to be problematic. The FBI was actually breaking the law. If they decide today that one person is "doing wrong" then they can decide tomorrow that someone else (you) are doing wrong-WHICH IS NOT THEIR JOB.
You seem to be confused. Police do not investigate based on warrants issued by the court. The court issues warrants based on police investigations. I agree that it would be better if the police only investigated complaints made to the court. That's not and has never been the way that works though.
@@Uruz2012 What I meant to be saying (poorly, I'll admit) is that any law enforcement agency, including the FBI, should be following the law (which they do not make) and not going off on some binge of surveillance or harassment that is not already a part of the law. Thanks for the correction. What I said was pretty garbled.
I have to say, after years of musical chairs, Michael Kosta is starting to look like the one who most comfortably fills Jon's chair while bringing his own style to it. He's got that perfect balance of sharp monologue delivery and great interviewer.
@@AnimefortheLazyman I agree, that's why I was upset at Roy Wood Jr. for leaving like he did, because he was the most likely to get the gig if he'd been patient enough. Kosta and Lydic could do the two anchor bit, they're a great combo. My ultimate wish was for Leslie Jones to have it. She brought a fiery energy and sass to the show, and she was also great at both the jokes and the interviews. Love Klepper too, but he's weaker at the sit-down interviews. My new gen favorites are Josh Johnson and Troy Iwata, they're brilliant as correspondents, but maybe not quite there yet to host full time. They could also call back Samantha Bee, ffs, she's free now. Getting tired of the musical chairs.
@@SassySimianI agree Leslie would have been great. I was rooting for RWJ to get it. He was smart to do what he did. Comedy Central had a year to select him if they were serious about him. They would've dangled it but not offered it to Roy in the end. We have a track history of only being able to handle 1 POC. After Obama, it was Trump. After Trevor, it's back to Jon. I'm disappointed because Jon's energy and satire isn't fresh. I loved him back in the day
@@desiree8911 I'm personally thrilled about Jon's return. He's still got it imho. As much as I love Trevor Noah's stand up (was a fan of his before he was considered), I never really got into his version of TDS. I still watched it, enjoyed it but, you know, when I got to it. With Jon, I was on pins and needles waiting for each show, like I needed my fix, and that feeling is back---just worse since he's only doing Mondays. The only temporary host I got that feeling again with was Leslie. With RWJ, it would have been great but more intellectual, less burst-out-laughing funny---somewhere in the triangle between Jon, Trevor and Larry Wilmore.
Imagine a world where there are actual journalists who care about finding & exposing truth and not just babbling " reporters" only speculating about what might happen next?! I honestly trust astrologers & comedians to tell what's up WAY more than any so-called news source!
Lol that’s messed up… 😂 Maybe a young, healthy & vibrant version of him - with the charisma, charm & wit turned up to 11. That’s if I’m being kind to Comey.
Trevor was truly great in interviews and offering personal commentary. That just wasn't why we watched TDS. It's what we might stay for, but not what we come for. This crew is nailing it right now.
What isn't being talking about is the fact that it was a actual program, called COINTELPRO and also not mentioning the Assassinations that took place under that Program.
He didn't tell the two best parts of the story. They did the burglary during a Muhammad Ali fight as cover. I bet he would've approved. Decades later, while Betty was eating dinner with two old friends from the '70s, one of the guests turned to their child and said something to the effect of "You know, back in the 70s, we mailed Betty a bunch of documents we stole from the FBI." That's how Betty discovered the identity of the burglars; they were right under her nose and at her dining room table.
My aunt, who is white, donated 2/3 of her income in 1968 to the Black Panthers. My aunt and uncle then came home to their NYC apartment several weeks later to find it completely torn apart but nothing of value missing. They knew it was probably the FBI and were likely under survailance for the next several years.
They suspected, they didn’t know.
@@BladePressuredo you have a hard time reading and not understand how to look up the word 'probably' in the dictionary?
@@BladePressure She also attended many radical feminist rallies where others were followed, making it much more likely.
@BladePressure I bet you'd be immediately on social media claiming the "deepstate" is watching you if your hoarders nest was slightly different when you came home
As a High School senior in 1970 I was called "an instigator" in the anti war movement & was under constant surveillance. They wanted me to know I was being watched . Did not deter me, we stopped a war .
They can absolutely destroy your life now just using the computer
Helms is right they are all amazing hosts and i am glad they all get a chance to shine and grown in the job
It’s crazy to now see Ed Helms as like this elder statesman type figure. Absolutely love it!
i can barely remember his contribution. i feel sadden by that; i need to find some clips of his past works from TDS.
Two generations of really great Daily Show correspondents!
Man, that photo at the end took me back...
He is right. This crew is crushing it. They are all great.
Yes! Allowing a rotating crew of hosts was probably one of the best decisions they ever made. I regret initially scoffing at the their appeared indecision, but it turns out the diversity of the voices CAN NOT BE RIVALED. The team brings humor from so many different perspectives that I truly learn a lot from the comedy.
We need more journalists like her! To inform the American ppl the truth!
We have many great investigative journalists. Sadly, in the last 10 years, many, many great journalists have been laid off.
That's why so many people have turned to independent media on the net and why the ratings for *all* corporate media are dropping. The public has worked out that all mainstream media is biased -- they either out right lie or lie by omission !
@@tammyjantzen9004As a society, we allowed dishonest actors to poison the journalism well and collectively decided we should no longer pay for them.
*cough*snowdon*cough*
Trouble is nowadays, where do you go? How do you inform? Corporate billionaires own & control all far reaching media. Just a few Monopolies control tech, media outlets. So it's not like the old days, when getting the word out was just publishing a story in a paper. I don't think Woodward & Bernstein would happen today because our media isn't set up for us anymore.
Ed Helms is so dang talented. I love all the different projects he pursues.
He looks so fit and healthy. Love to see him thriving!
You guys on the Daily Show are saving my Iowa sanity.
Fellow Iowan who got out here. Leave as soon as you can my dear. the rest of the world is sooo much better
Same thing here. I can't believe the fascists turned our bastion of progressive administration to a hellhole of maga
The rest of the world as in any other country.
@@AnimefortheLazyman Wish we could do the same! We were forced to move from Ann Arbor, MI, to Southern, Middle, Tennessee! We feel like aliens on an island surrounded by sharks!!😢
What is the problem with surveillance? I had friends back in the early 70s who were being harassed by the FBI. I shared an apartment with someone who had been involved in anti-war protests. We had another roommate who was apolitical, never involved in anything. The FBI showed up at his mother’s house one day and said they wanted to ask her questions about her son. She asked if he was in trouble and they said, “He might be,” but wouldn’t say anything more. Totally freaked her out. She refused to talk to them, called her son. He had no idea why they were showing up. Finally, our roommate had to explain to him that he was being harassed by the FBI and this was just another extension of that. So yeah, even if you are absolutely not involved in anything you can get harassed just because you might know someone who is under surveillance.
Very sad reality of this broken world. They should be held accountable, and one day they’re gonna have to answer to spying on millions of us to Jesus.
In the UK, undercover policemen have married and had children with members of targeted groups.
Those "targets" were environmentalists, trade union activists, anti-racism campaigners, and anti-war demonstrators, who posed no significant threat, despite the police acting as agents provocateurs.
This happened over decades and across Europe. The only prosecutions that I am aware of against activists collapsed because the role of the police, which they and the Crown Prosecution Service had withheld from the defence (along with exonerating evidence relating to some defendants) came out. There may have been other prosecutions but, given the fact that the methods used would likely render any convictions unsafe, it would be best for everyone if there weren't any others.
The Metropolitan Police blamed "certain officers", apparently wanting the public to believe that the Met is so incompetent that it doesn't have a clue what its undercover officers get up to.
"Surveillance of legal political activity."
And yet they keep arguing against better and truly independent oversight (eye roll).
Never been paid a visit, but the correct response to them wanting an interview is obviously "Let me talk to my lawyer, first," followed by "If we talk to you, we insist it will be recorded."
FTP
It's called criminal association lol. How do you think they stop cult members and extremists? Throw coins?
I agree with Ed, this team is definitely amazing!❤👏
The same reason the FBI shouldn't be doing surveillance is a similar reason businesses shouldn't be buying and selling information on people.
if the Senate is in the FBI's pockets, then this is proof that even the Senate is in megacorps' pockets.
Well that's the great thing when the companies gather intelligence on US citizens the government doesn't have to get one of those pesky warrants to buy the data from.
I've listened to both seasons. They're quite amazing stories and it's done very well from a legitimate history perspective. Absolutely worth listening to.
Ed Helms was one of my fav correspondents back in the day.
Would like to see him in more movies, but I'll check his podcast in the meantime.
Give Ed Helms some glasses and he could do a solid Josh Shapiro on SNL next season.
I can't believe they didn't mention HOW those activists broke into that FBI building - it's absolutely my favorite part of the story.
"Several hours before the burglary was to take place, one of them wrote a note and tacked it to the door they wanted to enter:
"Please don't lock this door tonight."
Sure enough, when the burglars arrived that night, someone had obediently left the door unlocked."
😂🎉
Hilarious
That was the outer door for the building. The story gets even wilder when you get to how they got into the FBI office itself. The office was on the second floor. It had been scouted out by one of the burglary members, who posed as a college journalism student and had been given a tour without even getting her credentials checked. She'd clocked the type of lock on the door along with other potential entries and exits. One of the other burglars spent weeks practicing how to pick that kind of lock. Night of the burglary he gets there and there's a second lock on the door, one he can't pick. He remembers the scout had spotted a second door that was blocked by a file cabinet in the office. He tries that door but can only get it open a few inches before the cabinet stops it. Instead of giving up he goes back to his car, gets the car's jack out of the trunk, slides it into the doorframe and uses that to pry the door open. All while trying to be quiet and not knock anything over because there's someone in the office directly below.
You are indeed crushing it, so proud of y'all. Thank you.
great to see u sir. you're right. great bunch of "correspondents"
I remember getting paranoid and covering up the camera on my laptop. It's called invasion of privacy to me. They shouldn't have the right to watch you on your own home.
I always use a camera blocker unless I'm actually using it (a cam lens cover is built right into my iPhone's protective case). It's not paranoid if you saw the documentary Citizenfour, which everyone should see, by the way.
My favorite was Helms interviewing Michael Graves about punks and conservatives. I try to repost it all the time but Comcast makes it so hard to get old clips.
I absolutely love Ed. He always seems so genuine. ❤
So J. Edgar Hoover has anyone under surveillance who he deems strange or suspect and then goes home and dresses up like a woman.🎉
AOK!! Ms. Hoover 👌
Isn’t it always that way?
Every right-wing accusation is a confession. Every. Single. Time.
This podcast is truly the right media for Ed Elm to triumph!
I didn't know Ed Helms was doing this. I'm really glad TDS & Michael interviewed him. Amazing. Wow, huh?!
@@annestewart5741 I just listened to the new ep today and it's a fantastic series.
Kosta interviewing a veteran daily show correspondent & getting validated for doing a great job on the daily show. Nice..
“If you’re doing nothing wrong, what is there to fear?” “I fear your definition of wrong.” From Star Wars: Andor
Ed is soooo remarkable! Kosta's Krushing!
Ed Helms was one of my favorite correspondents…he managed to be very serious while delivering some great jokes lol
There is a difference between not doing anything illegal and doing something that other people might consider "wrong". People should have a right to privacy.
Who are they to decide what's right and what's wrong - they are entitled to their opinion of course, but they are not allowed to abuse their positions of authority to harass people they disagree with
There’s only two favorite punching holes in a wall moments that I enjoy and Ed Helms’s hole punching wall moments on The Office are my favorite ones.
Surveillance is about Control.
🎯💯Canadians know. Trust us. 😉
"Think for yourself... Question authority"
It's also busy work. Justification for a job that might not be necessary.
I will listen to the pod because you said the magic word - “Swarthmore”
Swattie here! Love it!!
Snafu is one of the best acronyms to be adopted into the English language. It literally stands for "situation normal: all f'd up"
I 1000% agree with Ed, this batch of correspondents is absolutely crushing it.. Love watching now. Look forward to every new episode (chefs kiss)
Surveillance aka spying is on the same level as “stop and frisk.”
Worse. It's like stop and frisk, but if they came into your house to do it.
Kosta's on fire.
Great job.
Do the hosts select their guests? Are they assigned by a planning staff?
Ed Helms, brilliant at what ever he touches.
In 1971 my parents put on the FBI list, our phones were tapped and my dad was on Nixon’s Energy List. All became they hosted a garden party to reside money for tDaniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
You ok?
it was called the Nixon's ENEMIES list. The notorious list that continued the j Edgar Hoover tradition of surveillance and more.
Delighted that you have that piece of American history in your life.
Many of us in the peace movement, the civil rights movements, women's groups and anyone they could label nonconformist have experienced what you are telling us. Bravo to telling the truth.
The really wild thing is that these days EVERYONE is being monitored.
Exactly.
But then, because they're so busy harassing--whoops! I meant surveilling--the pizza guy, they miss things like...oh...the plans of some to invade the Capitol (referencing January 6th).
When you have awesome police powers like that, you have to have independent oversight, need to be overseen by a judge (no solid probable cause is needed just to open an assessment level investigation; the bar is extremely low for assessments) and need solid accountability mechanisms wherever there's abuse. What has happened, however, is that the PATRIOT Act has just given broad cover for potential abuse.
A democracy? A republic, "if you can keep it"? Nope, it's essentially a police state.
And yet...January 6th.
Keep stalking that innocent pizza guy! It's working really well to keep us all safer. 😂
I mean sure almost everyone but they realistically can't monitor everyone in the country. There are people who are completely off grid, or even people who live in urban areas with no phones, cameras, microphones, etc in their home. There are people in this country who purposefully make it impossible to be monitored, at least in their own home. It's rare but it does exist.
Kosta asks such great questions! One of my favorite interviewers - anywhere.
The nard dog!!!
Drew...he wants to be called Drew now.
Oh I heard about this from a CRIMINAL episode “Breaking into the FBI” a few years ago!
Saying "I have nothing to hide" in response to a right to privacy is like saying "I have nothing to say" in response to the freedom to speak.
That's a fantastic analogy. It's so pragmatic, I'm surprised I've never heard it used before.
There is always the question of who makes the laws in the future, in Germany in 1922 (in democratic times) there was a census in which religion and address were also asked. You can imagine who had a light hand in harassing the Jewish population from 1933 onwards. Every data point can be used against you in the end.
Americans registering to vote: are you GOP, DEM or other?
@@SuperLeica1 i am european,and there is no registration by party;)
Do you identify the parties by who wins seats in the assemblies? I hear results saying which party has such and such percentage of the vote. Teach me
@@j.elampland1206 in most of european countrys,is no winner takes it all,so
Following SNAFU and downloaded season one already.
I honestly wouldn't put it past an organization abusing their power to simply make up observations while surveilling people if they needed a scapegoat.
C’mon Kosta, Ed Helms came back for a TDS interview and you didn’t ask him to do a cameo during the monologue? 😲
I am missing context for this.
How do you know they didn't?
@@1st2nd2Ed Helms was one of the OG Daily Show correspondents. He worked with all of the greats pretty much. Stephen, Steve, Sam, John Oliver, Jason Jones… all of papa bear’s cubs (running joke calling Jon Stewart papa bear because he mentored all of these comedic geniuses one after the other).
Edit: He was a correspondent directly before starring in The Office.
The die hards had their hands on their laps and were ready to go.
@@1st2nd2People struggling to let go of nostalgia, nothing more complicated than that.
I live in Media PA. This happened in my town.
My great aunt is the person who posed as a student in order to get in from the inside. The whole family never knew a thing until the story was revealed. I always knew there was a reason she is my favorite aunt.
My favorite news team ❤
Kosta, don't you dare to think about leaving yet
Another problem with mass data collection is that it can be easily "leaked".
Also, POC surveilled will be treated more harshly - wish these great guys would say so explicitly
These two need a movie.👍
The issue is that the FBI was deciding who was "doing something wrong." That is not the job of the FBI. That is the job of the courts. The FBI is supposed to uphold the law which guarantees freedom of speech to protest government and other social issues that are seen to be problematic. The FBI was actually breaking the law. If they decide today that one person is "doing wrong" then they can decide tomorrow that someone else (you) are doing wrong-WHICH IS NOT THEIR JOB.
You seem to be confused. Police do not investigate based on warrants issued by the court. The court issues warrants based on police investigations.
I agree that it would be better if the police only investigated complaints made to the court. That's not and has never been the way that works though.
@@Uruz2012 What I meant to be saying (poorly, I'll admit) is that any law enforcement agency, including the FBI, should be following the law (which they do not make) and not going off on some binge of surveillance or harassment that is not already a part of the law. Thanks for the correction. What I said was pretty garbled.
Exactly - the FBI is just acting like a mob boss - they are the criminals
helms is like pre-costa. theyre basically father and son
😆For just a moment, that jacket looked like a cardigan.
Looks almost woolen.
+1 for Justice
Ed Helms is awesome! 🍻🍻
Love Ed Helms!
I have to say, after years of musical chairs, Michael Kosta is starting to look like the one who most comfortably fills Jon's chair while bringing his own style to it. He's got that perfect balance of sharp monologue delivery and great interviewer.
True. But it would be nice to have something other than white male late night talk show hosts no?
@@AnimefortheLazyman I agree, that's why I was upset at Roy Wood Jr. for leaving like he did, because he was the most likely to get the gig if he'd been patient enough. Kosta and Lydic could do the two anchor bit, they're a great combo. My ultimate wish was for Leslie Jones to have it. She brought a fiery energy and sass to the show, and she was also great at both the jokes and the interviews. Love Klepper too, but he's weaker at the sit-down interviews. My new gen favorites are Josh Johnson and Troy Iwata, they're brilliant as correspondents, but maybe not quite there yet to host full time. They could also call back Samantha Bee, ffs, she's free now. Getting tired of the musical chairs.
@@SassySimianI agree Leslie would have been great. I was rooting for RWJ to get it. He was smart to do what he did. Comedy Central had a year to select him if they were serious about him. They would've dangled it but not offered it to Roy in the end. We have a track history of only being able to handle 1 POC. After Obama, it was Trump. After Trevor, it's back to Jon. I'm disappointed because Jon's energy and satire isn't fresh. I loved him back in the day
@@desiree8911 I'm personally thrilled about Jon's return. He's still got it imho. As much as I love Trevor Noah's stand up (was a fan of his before he was considered), I never really got into his version of TDS. I still watched it, enjoyed it but, you know, when I got to it. With Jon, I was on pins and needles waiting for each show, like I needed my fix, and that feeling is back---just worse since he's only doing Mondays. The only temporary host I got that feeling again with was Leslie. With RWJ, it would have been great but more intellectual, less burst-out-laughing funny---somewhere in the triangle between Jon, Trevor and Larry Wilmore.
@@desiree8911 One guy I wish they'd tested is Michael Che! He did a bit on TDS and then went straight to SNL, that was a pity.
Imagine a world where there are actual journalists who care about finding & exposing truth and not just babbling " reporters" only speculating about what might happen next?! I honestly trust astrologers & comedians to tell what's up WAY more than any so-called news source!
I love this show
"Crushing it." He used Costa's old line when he was the stock broker guy.
yup, caught that.
Working for Hoover must have been a drag. 🤣
Somebody should tell Kosta scotch tape is transparent 😅
That's the joke...
I'm not gonna yuck his yum. Let the man have fun 🤣
That's hilarious...Does that count as a picture ID?
Best interview I’ve seen in a while, awesome guest , awesome chemistry lols
Ahhhh! Big tuna himself.
Buddy that’s what Andy called jim
@@GateKeeper-nx8yq lol yeah Andy is Nard Dog
oof...really bungled that one
Matt Gaetz must have misunderstood when he was told people use Venmo to make minor purchases.
Ed looks like James Comey now
Exactly what I was thinking 😂😂😂😂
Lol that’s messed up… 😂
Maybe a young, healthy & vibrant version of him - with the charisma, charm & wit turned up to 11.
That’s if I’m being kind to Comey.
Wondering if it’s ozempic.
Can’t wait for the comments to be locked. Keep it up, Ed
Heart warming
Trevor was truly great in interviews and offering personal commentary. That just wasn't why we watched TDS. It's what we might stay for, but not what we come for. This crew is nailing it right now.
Walz was my hope as was Bernie back in the day!
Ed's quite a singer among other talents.
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I had no idea!
Yeah, he’s just all around super talented 🙇🏻♀️
excellent tonal control
That scotch tape joke is sneaky
Great to see Ed Helms.
How is it that Ed Helms looks the same after all these years? Jon and the rest of the OG crew looks... aged
Wow, it’s like Ed Helms and his son talking to each other
What isn't being talking about is the fact that it was a actual program, called COINTELPRO and also not mentioning the Assassinations that took place under that Program.
They killed Fred Hampton - COINTELPRO is still going on today, it's called GANG STALKING or FBI used to call it BUMPER LOCKING back in the day
They talk about it in the podcast. Particularly the assassination of Huey P. Newton
Definitely not the Washington Post of today.....
I remember watching him and I miss him
I searched IMDB, RUclips, and Audible for Ed Helms Snafu and could not find it. How do I watch it??
Did you check Spotify or Amazon music?
It's an audio podcast, not a video series
Audio podcasts are all over Amazon music
He didn't tell the two best parts of the story.
They did the burglary during a Muhammad Ali fight as cover. I bet he would've approved.
Decades later, while Betty was eating dinner with two old friends from the '70s, one of the guests turned to their child and said something to the effect of "You know, back in the 70s, we mailed Betty a bunch of documents we stole from the FBI." That's how Betty discovered the identity of the burglars; they were right under her nose and at her dining room table.
Ed's a goof😂
Pick ONE?! Dang, that's really har...Desi Lydic. 😊😋
8:21
HE SAID THE KOSTA THING 😅
Yay!!!
edit: 18 years??! Oof I’m old😬. And unlike him, I look it🤣😂🤷🏻♀️
Ed helms is looking like he’s turning into David Bowie
Starts off with a dad joke 😄. I 🥰 Ed Helms!!!
Me at everything said in this video
As you do
A billboard as an I.D.😂 That's awesome 😂
I really thought Ed was just back gunning for that Tuesday slot in the chair.
I love Ed!!!!
For his next trick mabe we can take a look into why Edward Snowden still isn't home
Your television and phone are watching you all the time.😏
Michael, you might wanna switch to masking tape, lol. Or not. Whatever. You do you... literally, Dude! 🤣🤪
Situation Normal....All f_cked Up.
coined in WW2
what a brilliant woman! a view rwcommended for all.
Thinking about Able Archer and the current geopolitical state of the world makes me unpleasantly nervous.