What happens to The Daily Show when host Jon Stewart gets sick?
We found out last night when Stewart was out of commission due to what correspondent Jason Jones described as an illness that only affects people from New Jersey. As a result, Jones stepped up to fill in for his ailing boss.
But wait: Jones’ fellow correspondent (and fellow Canadian, not to mention spouse) Samantha Bee was also waiting in the wings to serve as substitute host, and eventually forced her way behind the desk, even reading Jones’ lines along with him in unison. “I am chained to the f**king desk,”; she said, revealing that she’d handcuffed herself to it. “I’m here until the bitter end!”;
Alhough Jones appeared to be a bit nervous during his first hosting stint, he scored some big laughs when he described Joe Biden as “the Seinfeld of vice presidents”; for saying what everyone else is thinking.
When it was all over, Jones quipped, “This was so much fun hosting this show. I now see why this guy [Stewart] never leaves.”;
It’s expected that Stewart will return to the show tonight.
