'The Daily Show' Goes to Iraq
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'The Daily Show' Goes to Iraq
Rob Riggle went in-country with the troops
Zap2It.com
August 17 2007
Starting next Monday (Aug. 20), "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" will air a
series of reports from Iraq.
No really.
Viewers accustomed to the standard green screen "Daily Show" segments from
varied locations should know that the dispatches filed for next week's
"Operation Silent Thunder: 'The Daily Show' in Iraq" features were actually
shot in Iraq.
"Daily Show" Senior War Correspondent Rob Riggle was embedded with the
troops in Iraq, yielding a week of special reports.
In addition to his "Daily Show" duties, Riggle also toured with Horatio
Sanz, Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer performing comedy sketches for the troops
as part of the USO/Multi National Corps -- Iraq entertainment tour entitled
"Operation Feel the Heat."
It's here that we note that in addition to his "Daily Show" and "Saturday
Night Live" credits, Riggle is a major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and
served in Liberia, Kosovo and Afghanistan.
Red
Hopefully Jon Stewart will be there.
Agent Smith
news:RZydneE5b9NxT1jb...@giganews.com:
> the USO/Multi National Corps -- Iraq entertainment tour entitled
> "Operation Feel the Heat."
Surely they can think of a better name for it. :p
> Riggle is a major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and served in
> ... Afghanistan.
Holy crap!
mary...@rcn.com
> > It's here that we note that in addition to his "Daily Show" and "Saturday
> > Night Live" credits, Riggle is a major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and
> > served in Liberia, Kosovo and Afghanistan.
>
> Hopefully Jon Stewart will be there.
I hope he/ they sez Hi to my son (the medic, due outta there Aug. 20
or so, everyone please say a lil prayer), who with any luck will be
getting on the plane *out* of Sandland as the pretend-news people are
getting *off*.