1996-1998 : The Beginning Of The Daily Show

Host:

Correspondents:

Not Pictured: 
Lizz Winstead
 

 
An episode from 1997.


Another episode of TDS from 1997.


1997 year end spectular. 


Beth, Lewis, and Stephen On Win Ben Stein's Money
(1998)


Misc (1997)
 [updated May 3, 2004]


Misc (1998)
[added May 3, 2004]


1998 Year End Spectular
[added May 3, 2004


Kilborn Passes It On To Stewart
[added April 30, 2005]

  
   


Stephen Colbert & Steve Carell on The Mug Root Beer Dana Carvey Show
(1996) 
[added February 22, 2004)]

     
     
Highlights:
  • 1996 : The Daily Show premieres on July 11th, 1996. 
  • 1997: Stephen Colbert joins The Daily Show. He is called "the new guy" until 1998, maybe?
  • 1997: Lizz Winstead gets mad at Craig over a sexual comment he made about her in a magazine. She leaves. Craig was suspended for a few days, and the correspondents hosted for him. 
  • 1998 : Mo Rocca and Stacey Grenrock-Woods (then known as just "Stacey Grenrock") join The Daily Show as "contributors". 
  • December 18, 1998 : Craig Kilborn leaves The Daily Show, Brian Unger and A. Whitney Brown leave too. 
(1996) 
Beth Littleford 
Brian Unger
A. Whitney Brown 
Lizz Winstead 

Contributors:
Lewis Black
(Back In Black)
Frank DeCaro
(Out At The Movies)
 (1997) 
Beth Littleford 
Brian Unger
A. Whitney Brown 
Lizz Winstead 
Stephen Colbert

Who Left:
Lizz Winstead

Contributors:
Lewis Black
(Back In Black)
Frank DeCaro
(Out At The Movies)
Michael Bliden 
(Bliden's Music Review, Ad Nauseam)
John Bloom
(God Stuff)
Rich Brown
(Public Excess)

 (1998)
Beth Littleford 
Brian Unger
A. Whitney Brown 
Stephen Colbert
Stacey Grenrock
Mo Rocca 


Who Left:
Craig Kilborn
Brian Unger
A. Whitney Brown

Contributors:
Lewis Black
(Back In Black)
Frank DeCaro
(Out At The Movies)
Michael Bliden
(Bliden's Music Review, Ad Nauseam)
John Bloom
(God Stuff)
Rich Brown
(Public Excess)