Hope • July 22, 2026
Good News in History, July 22
Originally published on Good News Network
30 years ago today, The Daily Show began satirizing and skewering politicians and broadcasters on cable TV’s Comedy Central. “Nobody had done it before,” said former head writer and co-creator Lizz Winstead. “We became the watchdogs of the watchdog.” Her co-creator Madeleine Smithberg supplemented the brilliant talents of host Jon Stewart with a posse
30 years ago today, The Daily Show began satirizing and skewering politicians and broadcasters on cable TV’s Comedy Central. “Nobody had done it before,” said former head writer and co-creator Lizz Winstead. “We became the watchdogs of the watchdog.” Her co-creator Madeleine Smithberg supplemented the brilliant talents of host Jon Stewart with a posse
Originally published on Good News Network.