Getting our 'Daily' dose: Trip to New York City means enjoying a Jon Stewart fix in person

[a kennedy]

Daily Show" host Jon Stewart gave dubious career advice to a birthday boy, assured a man that TiVo was smarter than he (Stewart) was, and said his hero was Lincoln - "the car guy, not the president" - but none of that made it on his Feb. 26 show.

That was just the material he shared with the studio audience, including a few hundred folks, my husband and me who braved hours in the chilly, snowy weather for a free pass to watch television happen.

I'll be honest: "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" wasn't my first choice of shows to see while in New York City. I wanted to go to "Saturday Night Live." When I found out that, to get a coveted seat at this show, I would have had to camp out in line before the crack of dawn that Saturday, just for a chance to get inside later that night.

No thanks. I would only be in New York for four days.

So I opted for "The Daily Show." It's Comedy Central, with one-quarter the audience of, say, "Late Show with David Letterman." Surely it would be easy to get a seat.

I was right. I checked with the show's Web site for info, and sure enough, there's a spot to sign up for tickets for available dates. A few clicks later, I had an e-mail confirming two reserved tickets, along with the rules - no food, no drink, no cameras or recording devices, and reserved tickets do not guarantee a spot in the audience. We'd still have to wait in line, but at least it wouldn't be predawn.

http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/column/index.php?ntid=122495&ntpid=3

[MrSlayer]

1. Cool. I'm going to the Colbert Report one of these days.

As soon as I can free up the time.