{
  "id": 597475,
  "title": "‘The Daily Show’ Releases Audition Tapes for John Oliver, Michael Che, Current Hosts and More",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/the-daily-show-releases-audition-tapes-for-john-oliver-michael-che",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T18:46:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/the-daily-show-audition-tapes-john-oliver-michael-che-1236832272/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "“The Daily Show” released a slew of never-before-seen audition tapes from past and present correspondents in a 10-minute compilation posted to YouTube. The video, honoring the satirical news program’s 30th anniversary, features audition tapes from all five current rotating hosts, many of whom are seen in the footage bantering with either Jon Stewart or Trevor […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}