'The Daily Show' Celebrates 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Repeal, Emmy Wins (VIDEO)

"The Daily Show" returned Tuesday after taking home a few Emmys Sunday night, and kicked things off with a look at the military after the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell."

The policy that prevented openly gay individuals from enlisting in the military came to an end at midnight on Tuesday, allowing new gay soldiers to enlist as well as those who were kicked out to re-enlist. Jon Stewart was happy about the repeal but couldn't help but notice how anticlimactic the justice felt:

"That's how ridiculous this policy was. The apology for the affront is, 'All right, sorry! You can go to Afghanistan and fight for your country!'"

To see get an idea of how the armed forces will be changed by the repeal, Stewart turned to correspondent Jason Jones reporting "live" from Afghanistan in his most revealing camo (while listening to Cher, of course). In his highly entertaining segment below he points out how absurd it is that gays are just now being allowed in the military (After all, it was the military that invented "Gaydar").

Watch the second segment below to hear Stewart reflect on how the military got to banning gays in the first place, and how profound it really is that DADT is finally gone. Oh, and watch out for an interruption from the show's most recent Emmy!

WATCH: Part one

WATCH: Part two

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Comments

[KLK1975]

08:33 AM on 09/22/2011

Monty Python warned us about this in the 70's. And now for something completely different........

Announcer: And next the men of the Second Armoured Division regale us with their famous close order swanning about.

Sergeant: Squad... Camp it ... up!

(chanting like a military march drill, they mince in unison)

Oooh get her! Whoops!
I've got your number ducky.
You couldn't afford me, dear. Two three.
I'd scratch your eyes out.

Don't come the brigadier bit with us, dear,
We all know where you've been, you military fairy!

Whoops, don't look now girls,
The major's just minced in
With that dolly colour sergeant,
Two, three, ooh-ho!

[pinkeyelemonade]

07:56 AM on 09/22/2011

The coming-out video was beautiful.

[GaryNOVA]

01:53 AM on 09/22/2011

it would be funny if after all this time the entire military turned out to be gay.

[tcny]

08:04 AM on 09/22/2011

Waddaya mean "if?"

[Sethj8888]

11:33 AM on 09/22/2011

F & F'd !!

[Lucky S7even]

12:13 AM on 09/22/2011

this guy makes me angry...i can't even get my iPhone to work in downtown NYC.

[Bil Noys]

09:22 PM on 09/21/2011

hmmmm

[LMPE]

08:25 PM on 09/21/2011

I'm still waiting for all that divine punishment that the right wing probably thinks is going to rain down on the country for the repeal.

[cloudmaker]

06:56 PM on 09/21/2011

I love Jon Stewart, but with friends like him gay men don't need enemies. While thinking he's supportive, he constantly reinforces the worst gay stereotypes. For the end of dadt, he has one of his clowns dressed in short shorts, wiggling to a Cher tune, and makes all kinds of jokes more appropriate for homophobics than supporters. This is incredibly unfair to the brave and macho soldiers who have none of the cliched behavior that Jon, as well as those who are anti-gay, seems to think goes with the territory

[keji96]

09:14 PM on 09/21/2011

wow, really. really.

[YeahDonkey]

01:08 AM on 09/22/2011

We get it, you didn't.

[rich3324]

04:29 PM on 09/21/2011

So I guess young republicans have no excuse not to join up now.

[1088]

03:45 PM on 09/21/2011

If it wasn't for President Obama and the Democratic party, there would be no repeal! In spite your hate for President Obama Stewart, you could at least say thank you fool.

[Peter Combs]

05:08 PM on 09/21/2011

or you could curse Clinton for the law...

[Big Game Hunter]

06:51 PM on 09/21/2011

Why curse Clinton for it? Before DADT the law was "If our inquisition finds out you're gay, you're history!". DADT got rid of the inquisition part of it. Before, they used to try to track down gay people in the army just to get rid of them. DADT was not ideal, but it beat the previous inquisition precedent that had been in place for a long time.

[Sergeant]

07:57 PM on 09/21/2011

It was a democrat who started it. Only right a democrat should end it.

[SteveDenver]

03:28 PM on 09/21/2011

If you were touched by the clip of the soldier coming out to his dad, here's the entire clip. Turn up the sound so you can hear his dad on the speakerphone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVAgz6iyK6A

[Sansculotte]

03:35 PM on 09/21/2011

I love your sub-heading. Good one.

[Dieter Zerressen]

06:59 PM on 09/21/2011

I loved that clip and wished I could have had a Dad like that.

[rutabagapie]

03:14 PM on 09/21/2011

Bravo to that soldier's father! Gotta love unconditional love!

[pat47]

03:14 PM on 09/21/2011

Its been 1 day. You aren't going to see the effects of this change for years..if any at all.

[GMarez]

04:38 PM on 09/21/2011

Nostradamus, is that you?

[Chimoch]

07:58 AM on 09/22/2011

You are correct, there will be no change in regard to the performances of the soldiers. The only change will be during down time where the soldiers can now invite there fellow soldiers for weekend bbq's and to meet their families now, in effect strengthing unit cohesiveness.

[chaucer1]

03:14 PM on 09/21/2011

As soon as I saw Jones tricked out as Mary Fem, I switched channels, because it was offensive, no matter WHAT followed. It was tactless, unfunny, and unnecessary; and btw, I support gay rights.

[SkyCap]

04:26 PM on 09/21/2011

Whenever comedians offend, an angel gets her wings.

[Nate35]

04:32 PM on 09/21/2011

Please, he was making fun of DADT opponents for thinking the repeal would have any real effect on the military. Get a sense of humor.

[Matt Lindner]

03:13 PM on 09/21/2011

That "share/Cher" joke cracked me up.

[lateralus1983]

02:55 PM on 09/21/2011

He is... a lot of man.