'Daily Show' Asks Which City Has Douchier Fans: New York Or Philly? (VIDEO)

As the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies this week, the Eagles were crushing the Giants. This unprecedented moment in the New York/Philadelphia rivalry made the folks at the "Daily Show" ask: Which fans are the douchiest? Jason Jones and John Oliver were there as the sports supporters battled it out for the title. Clad in the ugliest suits anyone has ever seen, they ran down the criteria of being a douche: excessive drinking, excessive cursing, gay-bashing opponents, and defiling the icons of opponents.


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[brady61995]

its a tie. all sports fans win

[patrickmcdougal]

I believe the Lions have the Douchiest Fans ever.
It's pretty obvious why, isn't it?

[olney215]

New York fans are worse because even though the population is four times as big as phillies they havent really dominated in any sport other than American league baseball. The Athletics were no joke though.

[patrickmcdougal]

because all the players come from the same city where the team is based????

[olney215]

I was reffering to financial support from a potential fan base. Its easier to sell out stadiums and get merchandising dollars when you have 8 million people in your city market alone.

[ramper]

O.K.! That does it! I've had it! Time to clear up the two biggest misconceptions about Philly fans. I was born and raised here so let me give the facts to all you critics that have never been here and are only parroting the media. Pay attention!

Fans booing the little girl that failed to find any Easter eggs at the hunt in the stadium.
Facts: It was a clean contest and she failed to find a single egg. What do you want? Give her a trophy?

Fans booing Santa Claus at halftime.
Facts: Duh! It was not the real Santa.

Hope this clears up the myths.

[ladyvader]

Duh. Santa Claus is not real to begin with. Your city still looks douchy for booing Santa. Worse fans are Yankees.

Explain booing Micheal Irvin laying motionless on the field?

[ramper]

Didn't pick up on the joke. I guess it was over you head.

[John Garner]

The Santa Claus thing is really overblown. Said santa was a 20 yo skinny guy in an ill fitting suit that got pulled out of the crowd when they couldn't find the santa they had hired. A few people bboed Michael Irving, but they cheered when he was taken off the field. No one ever mentions the standing ovations the Philly fans gave Mario Lemueix when he retired the 1st time. Or just this year, the guy at the phillies game that gave a foul ball to his daughter and she threw it back, He gave her a hug and the crowd went crazy. Meanwhile I've seen New York fans act in as obnoxious a way as possible. Ive seen Rangers fans trying to start fights in philly after they lost, and dont even get me started on Giants fans

[deeppeace]

The bit was hysterical. What most rattled me is that unless it's being parodied, PHL doesn't realize it's a joke. All those clips were ho-hum normal for PHL sports fans, whose IQ = collar size.

[Michael Davis]

Your IQ must be lower than the PHL fans, since you posted such a moronic statement!

[jde]

Philly has the douchiest fans by FAR. They win one world series and now they think they're the Yankees.

Even Red Sox fans knew they needed to win at least 20 more titles before they were in the conversation, and Boston fans are pretty douchy.

Yankee fans are pretty douchy too, but at least they will give you props if your team wins. That's more than Dodger/Laker fan will ever do. They're some serious west coast douchy.

But no, Philly fans definitely smell of vinegar most.

Let's not forget them booing Santa Claus and cheering Michael Irvin's motionless body after a hard hit.

[argentino]

city of brotherly losers....

[NoMoFearNoMoHate]

lol - Jason Linkins as Don Cherry!!! lmao

[lucyrocks]

Who is the douchiest? Philly by a mile. And I'm from there!

[Pennsylvanianne]

I completely agree. Philadelphians generally are just plain unhappy and rude. Maybe it's because they've been unhappy for hundreds of years at being a smaller city than New York, which is only two hours away. People who travel quite a bit say that for the rudest people, it's a tossup between Philadelphians and Bostonians. New York isn't even in the running. Glad I live in Pennsylvania and also glad I live as far from the City of Brotherly "Love" as you can get.

[ECBA88]

As a Masshole uprooted to the Midwest for college, I'd like to speak about the reputation of Bostonians.

In Boston, where people are known for their rudeness, they will treat you badly, but without any real animosity behind it, it's just a matter of course and how they interact with people.

In Indiana, where the dominant discourse is "midwesterners are so nice and welcoming!" I've been treated regularly with a thin, cold politeness that fails to mask reactionary and almost xenophobic distrust of outsiders.

In short, Massholes will call you names but like you just fine. Hoosiers will act polite, but you'll get the sense that they really want you to go away. I'll take Boston any day of the week.

[deeppeace]

Ditto. And I'm now 2,500 miles from there. But I have to say that PHL is worlds more advanced than central PA, where the sentiment is, "If we didn't need it 250 years ago, we don't need it now."

Measured on the douchy scale, NYC is much classier.

[Dem4Lyfe]

Wow, this is a tough call. The fans in both cities are REALLY douchy. I have to say, it's just too hard to call.

[TJCole]

Philly...

[argentino]

we are used to jealous hicks putting us down while secretly dreaming of being able to experience the greatest city on earth themselves...

[patrickmcdougal]

I agree Detroit is Awesome!!!!!!!

[dmac]

Let's make the dream real! We could all club together and organize a HuffPost charter to London! Great idea!

[Gladys1963]

That orange suit--OMG!

Simply fabulous--hysterical segment!

[olney215]

New York alone doesnt have as douchey fans but boy does Long Island push it over the edge. You can smell the ax body spray from here.

[argentino]

that's your upper lip you smell...

[WorldGoneWild]

LOL! Both sets of fans are douchy but I love douchy Philly fans better!

[WorldGoneWild]

Go Fightins'

Phils in 7 over the Yanks!!

[Countess]

American sport culture is sick beyond belief and it is depressing to see how many people's idenity is wrapped up in their sports teams. I enjoy many sports but I do not consider them important but merely escapism.

[slippery pete]

Great point. And you should remove the word "sport" from your first sentence.

[ladyvader]

Ever watch a Euro football? They riot all the time there.