Survival Guide for When The Daily Show Goes on Break

By Heather Huntington on September 16th, 2009

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The Daily Show just got back from a mammoth three week break. And while that vacation was surely both sorely-needed and well-earned, as a viewer I cannot deny the hole it leaves in my life. So how to cope the next time they get themselves some R&R?

10. Watch The Colbert Report.

That is, if he isn’t on vacation at the same time, which he often is. Damn it.

9. Read The Onion.

It’s fake funny news. In fact, you should be reading it anyway.

8. Read the actual news.

This sounds horribly dull, but at least it bolsters the dying publishing industry. And as a journalist, I need the gigs.

7. Watch CNN/MSNBC/FOX yourself.

Invite your funniest friends over to make snarky comments about it.

6. Listen to NPR.

Specifically Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me – the amusing weekly news quiz with celebrity guests. Perfect.

5. Read Ananova.com.

Specifically their ‘quirkies’ section. Those Europeans get up to some weird-ass shit. Seriously.

4. Catch up on movies.

Set the DVR to record everything you ever thought you might want to watch and didn’t have the time to. Except Showgirls. I just watched that for the first time. It’s actually worse than they said.

3. Get drunk.

Hey, it’s what they always do in movies when they’re supposed to be sad/missing someone, so that must be normal. Right?

2. Go outside.

Exercise. See friends. Leave the house. You probably need to.

1. Take your own vacation.

Go on, you deserve it.