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[quote=Anonymous]I saw both The Daily Show and The Colbert Report about two weeks apart.

For The Daily Show, we had to stand outside in 20 degree weather for two hours just to get our tickets and then came back and stood in line another two hours to get in. Jon Stewart was hilarious before taping began. He answered some of our questions and they let us take pictures of the set before the show started. The producers told us to overdo it when it came to the laughter. No chuckles. Go big or go home. The show wasn't that funny that night, so all of the laughter was forced. I was impressed by how he did everything in one take. The whole taping took 30 minutes from start to finish because they included commercial breaks during which he talked to the producers.

The Colbert Report was a different experience. We showed up two hours early to get tickets and were the only people there. A staffer came out and told us that it was way too cold to be standing around and to come back maybe 30 minutes beforehand. We came back to a short line with those outdoor heat lamps you see at restaurants. When we got inside we were told we couldn't take any pictures, but each chair had a "fancy" light up Colbert Report souvenir pen. Colbert came out and talked to the audience out of character (which was a big deal before he took over The Late Show). He seemed extremely gracious to have us there. He answered every single question from the audience. He seems like a genuinely nice guy. The last question was whether the rumors of him taking over The Late Show were true. "I'll tell you this, America. I'll never leave you." The cameras rolled and he snapped into character. We were told to do the same thing with the fake laughter.  He messed up a few times, so there were a few reshoots.  The whole thing took a little over an hour. It was cool because the next day they announced The Late Show gig and tickets were almost impossible to get. [/quote]

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