Michelle Obama Making First "Daily Show" Appearance This Week

Michelle Obama will appear as a guest on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Wednesday, October 8. It will be her first appearance on the show. Barack Obama, has appeared on the show three times, most recently on April 21 on the eve on the Pennsylvania Primary. Michelle Obama made her first appearance on a late-night television show on "The Colbert Report" on April 15.

The full press release:

Michelle Obama will appear as a guest on the Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Wednesday, October 8 at 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT), the night after attending the second presidential debate at Belmont University, Nashville, TN. This marks Obama's first visit to "The Daily Show." Her husband, Senator Barack Obama, has appeared on the show three times, most recently on April 21 on the eve on the Pennsylvania Primary. The Democratic nominee for President of the United States also appeared on August 22, 2007 and November 7, 2005.

Michelle Obama is no stranger to COMEDY CENTRAL, having made her first appearance on a late-night television show on "The Colbert Report" on April 15 as part of the Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning show's "Doritos' Spicy Sweet Pennsylvania Primary Coverage From Chili-Delphia - The City of Brotherly Crunch!" week-long, special coverage of this year's Pennsylvania Democratic Primary.

Each episode of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" repeats at 1:00 a.m. the same night and at 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. the following day (all times ET/PT). The October 8 interview will be posted for viewing the following day at both www.thedailyshow.com and www.indecision2008.com with URL links and embed codes.

Political figures who have appeared on "The Daily Show" include former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, former Vice President Al Gore, Senators John McCain, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Speaker of the House Representative Nancy Pelosi and Senator John Edwards, who announced his intention to run for the 2004 Democratic Presidential nomination during an appearance on the show on September 15, 2003. In addition, General Pervez Musharraf, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, was Stewart's guest on September 26, 2006, marking the first time a sitting head of state had appeared on the show. Other international figures that have appeared on the show include former Prime Minister of Great Britain Tony Blair, Bolivian President Evo Morales and Vicente Fox, the former President of Mexico.

Jon Stewart and David Javerbaum are the executive producers of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" with Rory Albanese, Kahane Corn and Josh Lieb serving as co-executive producers. The series' head writer is Steve Bodow. Chuck O'Neil is the director.

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Comments

[tds1273]

"In addition, General Pervez Musharraf, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, was Stewart's guest on September 26, 2006, marking the first time a sitting head of state had appeared on the show. Other international figures that have appeared on the show include former Prime Minister of Great Britain Tony Blair, Bolivian President Evo Morales and Vicente Fox, the former President of Mexico."

Seriously, the "big name", Sunday morning hosts of the newsitainment world don't even pull guests of this profile and stature. Of course, even when they do book the same people, the level of discourse, depth and breadth of information gained by the interview, pale in comparison to the interviews done by Stewart and Colbert. Its astounding in the absurdity.

I laugh, I cry, I slap my forehead and chuck my shoe at the TV.

[Yermammy]

YOU TOTALLY NAILED IT! Ain't life a beach? Craziness abounds.

[rkimball]

our first lady obama is already on a pr campaign.

[4real]

Michelle will be great. The Daily Show has been doing a better job reporting than the MSM.

Michelle has to be careful because you know Faux News will be watching for ANY word to attack her on. I saw them trying to stir up some controversy because she used the word cute and then said she was talking about herself. They were like well is she REALLY talking about herself...­.lol

[scandinavian]

looking forward to michelle and thinking: "what would cindy and sarah say"..

[mstoot]

They would say, "We are not going to run a negative campaign. No smears, everything above board." Yeah, right!!

[grantlingel]

she will do a great job! the camera loves her..
http://grantlingel.blogspot.com

[paleoimage]

Who wouldn't like to see Michelle Obama debate Sarah Palin. The thought of a potential "first lady" cleaning up the floor with McCain's "best choice" for VP would be an eye opener.

How would all the folksy chatter and beauty pageant winks work against with the natural grace and intelligence of Ms. Obama?

What do you call Palin's obvious distortions of the truth and deliberate misquotes? "Sarahphrasing"

[Mikeeee]

"What do you call Palin's obvious distortions of the truth and deliberate misquotes?"
Where I come from they're called "lies" which are told by a "liar". If palin was ever a Christian, there's no surviving evidence of it.

[Yermammy]

THAT would be a blood bath, with antlers and hooves everywhere. :| :O :)

[LemonMeringue]

I can't wait to see this. The Obamas are a beacon of light in a cesspool of Republican debris.

[mstoot]

Well said!

[SantaFeStars]

Michelle has the dignity and class that you are lacking! Comments like yours are indicative of the type of person you are.

[longislandlol]

lovely woman -jacqui like for sure

[PDinCA]

She has Jackie's charm, but Jackie didn't have a Harvard Law degree. With the Obamas, we get two for the price of one. It sure will be nice to get some brains (and grace) back in the White House.

I'll probably go to hell for saying this, but Jackie, like Sarah, was a journalist. ;)

[toochie50]

She's a classy and beautiful woman.
She's intelligent as all get out, she is a Harvard trained lawyer - that is one smart family - i bet those girls are little geniuses too.

You go Michelle, our belle!

[peppermint]

Wow, a real serious love-fest with deep probing questions about her love affair with America.

[mypov123]

Get off your country-loving high horse, grow up and get a reality check.

[Yermammy]

Yer doggone howdy tootin! Go away trollie.

[JayInDallas]

Complete with intelligent answers that won't leave you going "WTF?"

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

How about a debate between Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain?

We can talk about elitism, for starters.

[urweatherman]

Yeah....I think Hannity would be a great moderator for that one!

[chitown8]

Didn't Hannity drop out of college?

Geez at least the Cindy and Michelle have 20 years over him on that factor.

[johnu1974]

can you imagine cindy mccain doing the daily show? that would be hilarious!

[emmaspeaks]

Jon Stewart is one of the best on TV. If you listen to him, you can see he is very educated and you can learn something.­..even outside his sarcasm.

[minty68]

Good - I'm glad they're finally allowing her to speak, and John Stewart rocks!

[IowaKid]

One very very classy lady.