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By: Brint E. Kriebel

Brint E. Kriebel — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:51:27 +0000

I saw clip on June 11th, 2008, and found this thread when trying to confirm that it was really Jonathon Coulton on-air. It made me want to see this one as well, so I tracked it down - http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=115091&title=essay-contest

By: John Ink

John Ink — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:13:49 +0000

There isn’t a better on-screen combination than Jonathan Coulton, John Hodgman, and John Stewart. So says John Ink.

By: mike dunn

mike dunn — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:18:05 +0000

this url should work - its in the last 45 seconds

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=173067&title=holistay

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:48:11 +0000

I thought that it was the decision to bomb ひろしま and ながさき (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) that was decided by sweepstakes.

By: chad

chad — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:36:01 +0000

Here’s a link to the segment on Mother Load:
http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/index.jhtml?ml_video=62629

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 11 May 2006 23:17:04 +0000

So glad to see you getting some (even if small) “press”. Your music rocks and I can’t wait until you hit it big!

By: bizfractals.com » Blog Archive » I’d watch a Keith Richards sitcom

Tue, 02 May 2006 08:22:40 +0000

[...] Military Review hosted an essay contest about countering the insurgency. “Nothing less than the civilized world might depend on it,” the request for submissions said. “Oh, and please double-space,” Jon added. Resident Expert John Hodgman revealed that he is one of the judges. He also explained that it’s not that strange for the nation to look to the public for help in this manner. For example, the national anthem was the product of a jingle contest and Pearl Harbor was done by a sweepstakes winner (she won a pack of Lucky Strikes and a lifetime supply of sadness). Hodgman read one of the essay entries and tore it apart (”You can’t fight a war on terror if you end a sentence with a preposition”) However, one Jonathan Coulton created a terrific essay. So terrific that it desereved to be put into song-form (best cobras/Shiite/Sunni/Kurd song ever). Fun Fact: Jonathan Coulton is actually a real buddy of Hodgman’s and wrote that little essay-song. I thought it was a cute shout-out. [...]

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By: Flickrite

Flickrite — Mon, 01 May 2006 01:38:37 +0000

http://flickr.com/photos/bpx/137895165/in/photostream/

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By: Quarks

Quarks — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 23:48:43 +0000

It’s just been on the daily show global edition.
Enjoy your international fame

By: bizfractals.com » Blog Archive » The Daily Show: April 19, 2006

bizfractals.com » Blog Archive » The Daily Show: April 19, 2006 — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:38:42 +0000

[...] Military Review hosted an essay contest about countering the insurgency. "Nothing less than the civilized world might depend on it," the request for submissions said. "Oh, and please double-space," Jon added. Resident Expert John Hodgman revealed that he is one of the judges. He also explained that it’s not that strange for the nation to look to the public for help in this manner. For example, the national anthem was the product of a jingle contest and Pearl Harbor was done by a sweepstakes winner (she won a pack of Lucky Strikes and a lifetime supply of sadness). Hodgman read one of the essay entries and tore it apart ("You can’t fight a war on terror if you end a sentence with a preposition") However, one Jonathan Coulton created a terrific essay. So terrific that it desereved to be put into song-form (best cobras/Shiite/Sunni/Kurd song ever). Fun Fact: Jonathan Coulton is actually a real buddy of Hodgman’s and wrote that little essay-song. I thought it was a cute shout-out. [...]

By: bizfractals.com » Blog Archive » The Daily Show: April 25, 2006

bizfractals.com » Blog Archive » The Daily Show: April 25, 2006 — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:15:00 +0000

By: Rye

Rye — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:51:10 +0000

Wow - one of the people who is just catching up on my Tivo. My wife thought I was nuts but I was like - “that’s a real person that Jonathan Coulton”. And then the song. Great job.

Please sir, may I have another?

By: Rach

Rach — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:47:02 +0000

The clip is on the Daily Show website under Hodgman videos.

http://www.dailyshow.com

By: Kevbo

Kevbo — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 06:49:33 +0000

Did he just say Jonathan Coulton? He did! A song? Might it be one of Jonathan’s? It is! Cool.

Good on ya.

I call shenanigans though! You’re totally ripping off the upcoming Samuel L. Jackson epic “Snakes on a Plane.” Except for the parachute part. And no mention of Samuel L. Jackson. But hey, planes and snakes. What a ripoff!! I’ll never listen to another Jonathan Coulton contribution to the Daily Show ever again this week!

Take that.

By: Julie Coulter

Julie Coulter — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:58:20 +0000

I was so overjoyed when I heard John Hodgeman mention your name, but I was even more awesome to hear your voice on national television. Congrats - I hope the Daily Show gave you a little more than $1000 dollars. Or maybe they’re cheap.

By: Jim Beona

Jim Beona — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:42:11 +0000

Dude! Awesome song, very patriotic, brings tears to my eyes.

Oh yeah congrats on the $1000, every cent of it was worth saving the entire civilized world.

By: Dan Coulter

Dan Coulter — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:55:21 +0000

Congrats on winning the $1000 for the essay contest!

By: paul

paul — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:33:34 +0000

They have *got* to work more of your stuff in.

That was great. The wife and I were bouncing all over the place during the segment.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:55:28 +0000

Perhaps one week’s Thing can incorporate this bit in a comprehensive treatment of How JCoulton Will Solve The Middle East Mess.

“There’s rioting in Africa, / There’s strife in Iran … ”

Snakes in parachutes, man, snakes in parachutes!!!

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:25:19 +0000

I was introducing a good friend to your ThingADay works last night (got ‘em all here on my HD) and he was pretty impressed. He’s a songwriter in a Toronto band and he kept saying “Man, I wish I could be this prolific.” We listened to “Code Monkey” (which he loved) and then went downstairs to watch Daily Show, which we never miss in ths household.

A few minutes later, I say “hey there’s John Hodgman, the guy who works with Coulton sometimes.”

And then -that- happened. Such glee! I figured it was only going to be a matter of time before you got onto the show, bud. Now you just need to get the rest of your self on there.

Nicely done.

By: Norm_bone

Norm_bone — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:55:39 +0000

Congratulations, Jon! I too was caught by surprise watching this morning. At first it seemed like coincidence, then a “shout-out”, and it was finally clear that it _was_ you.

By: Eliz

Eliz — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:31:36 +0000

I was completely taken by surprise. The show was on but I wasn’t really listening to it and then out of nowhere they say Jonathan Coulton… could it be one in the same? Yep, definitely your music. It was awesome! Hope you can post it or another version of it on your site for download.

By: Kerrin

Kerrin — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:16:03 +0000

Please, please put the song on the web site. Not all your fans live in the USA and have access to the daily show.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 07:40:59 +0000

Damn that was funny. I didn’t read your site today, so that came out of nowhere!

By: BadServo

BadServo — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 06:44:50 +0000

This was a real surprise. Unfortunately I hadn’t checked teh site yet today, so I wasn’t aware until I was watching the daily show.

The good news is that I record the DS everyday, so I have the material. With the lack of notice I didn’t have time to properly set my equipment for maximum source quality, so I apologise in advance for the lackluster appearance of the following clip. Nontheless, it allowed me to be a bit hardsher witht he recompression without sacrificing an absurd amount of quality. In the future, you gotta give us some more warning, JC. ^_^

So without further ado, here is the Hodgman segment in it’s entirety (providing the context for the song), and a MP3 of the song clip. I hope everyone gets as big a kick outtuv it as I did.

http://www.badservo.com/external_links/cobras.avi

http://www.badservo.com/external_links/cobras.mp3

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 06:21:42 +0000

Somehow I never put two and two together and realized that John Hodgman was the Daily Show’s John Hodgman. Anyway, it was the best Daily Show I’ve seen in a while for the sole reason that I went completely nuts when I heard the name “Jonathan Coulton” there.

Anywhere that we can get the song?

By: Kevin Wallace

Kevin Wallace — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 06:19:58 +0000

I heard Hodgman mention your name, and thought “wait.. that Jonathan Coulton?” The song and this post confirmed it.

That was great! Seconding the request for a downloadable version.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 05:15:17 +0000

That was so friggin’ cool.

By: fred

fred — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:54:13 +0000

I would actually download the show on I tunes if you sang on the show.

By: Len

Len — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:16:46 +0000

That was really cool! Great to see another collaboration of Coulton and Hodgman.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:07:36 +0000

I hadn’t checked your site in the last few days. Let me tell you, it was MUCH cooler to turn on the Daily Show and just hear your song out of nowhere! That was AWESOME. “The Kurds will stay the same.” Tell it, brother!

So did he really give you $1000?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 03:14:09 +0000

Is it possible to put the song up on the website.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:55:51 +0000

I’m not sure if it’s just me, and you’ve most likely already gotten this, but the Blog RSS feed seems to not be working.
In case you need the information, It’s the 2.0 feed, and I’m useing Firefox.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:18:25 +0000

Hellllllo Jonathan!

This will be the second person I sort of know to be in the audience for the Daily Show.

By: Eric Ginsberg

Eric Ginsberg — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:53:28 +0000

Now, when will Jon have YOU on as a guest!? Oh, and tell John that his “short answer/long answer” bit was hilarious!