“The News Has Sort Of GIven Up” - Desi Lydic On Media Coverage Of Stormy Daniels’ Testimony

Desi Lydic, Senior Correspondent at “The Daily Show,” shares a laugh with Stephen Colbert over the way the news media are covering the salacious details of Donald Trump’s hush money trial and the prosecution’s star witness, Stormy Daniels. Watch Desi Lydic on “The Daily Show” airing weeknights on Comedy Central.
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[@teresasavi8821]

The Forrest Gump joke at the end was genius.

[@Ahzpayne]

Was it? Because a stage name isn't a character name. It would be more like if Stefani Germanotta took the stand against the dognapper and they announced her as Lady Gaga. Desi's point stands but it was poorly made.

[@wyskass861]

It was indeed funny, but also a valid point, I've thought about as well.

[@yubantwo2086]

Truly! It put the madness into focus.

[@wyskass861]

@@Ahzpayne This is true. Poor analogy for a good original point. Also like Sting or Cher, or the artist formerly known as prince.

[@L_M_V]

It wasn’t supposed to be a joke, more like a comparison….

[@asynchronicity]

Hope she continues to ascend. She is great!❤

[@cordobes171]

and HOT!

[@MacHeath699]

She’s proven herself an excellent interviewer during her hosting stints-well prepared, insightful, and focused on what the guest has to say rather than on how many snappy lines she can get off. Yes to her continued ascent!

[@franklin9400]

She did have 2 great truths. "It's nearly impossible to retire in this country" and "The media has given up". Both very true.

[@vegasj305]

Trump might give her a secretary job dressed like that!!

[@riparianlife97701]

Funnyhot.

[@august_frost]

So glad we've had Desi Lydic take a turn at hosting The Daily Show. Always on point!

[@kennethc2466]

I'm sickened that these people talk about 'can't ever retire', when Colbert makes $41,000 A DAY. EVERYDAY.

[@Tanagra180]

​@kennethc2466 Wow, how to respond? When you watch h comedy, there are these comments that you aren't supposed yo take at face value, called "jokes," you might want to look them up! 😅

[@smalltime0]

@@kennethc2466 ... they were talking about Jon Stewart

[@kennethc2466]

@@Tanagra180 I'm sorry the facts required your bot account to defend the PUBLIC RECORD FACT of his $41,000 (plus) a day salary. Seems fishy.

[@kennethc2466]

@@smalltime0 Via the show that pays it's host $41,000 a day. Also, John Stewart's salary is $24million a year. You know, which is, err, more. I'm sorry public record facts make you mad at the person who cites them. Seems to be a 'you problem'.

[@Salemwitchkitty]

LOVE your dress Desi!! You are both amazing and wonderful!

[@lindas.8036]

Great dress!

[@brendantheprettygood]

How every comment is not about the dress I don’t know.

[@LordOfTheThreeWorlds]

Not so sure: perhaps a distraction from the down to earth, witty and intelligent character than to an empty s3x-bomb hollywod type. Creative yea but out of sync.

[@morgans4977]

​@@LordOfTheThreeWorlds why not both? Beauty is not incompatible with being down to earth and intelligent.

[@LordOfTheThreeWorlds]

@@morgans4977 Yes fully compatible. It's just my personal opinion on general modesty and desired messaging of a righteous individual. For example the most common use of particularly revealing attire is shallow, that beauty dose not require excessive display of the body, that since such beauty is not equally distributed to all beings where overdoing it can have the inverse effect. Just my opinion that leaving something to the imagination creates additional degree of attraction on it's own. Cheers and all the best :)

[@philledwith8307]

What an excellent interview. Desi Lydic's really been a revelation, she totally nailed this.

[@marylynnacee4062]

I love everything Desi does! Thank you for bringing her on!❤

[@nelsonaguiar4361]

Desis point is savage, the daily show is more truthfull then a few other news

[@frankov_83]

Thank you Sony for giving us the whole video now ❤

[@JJVernig]

Or is it paramount. Reminds me of the anecdote about paramount taking over CBS Viacom and the year it took to change the email addresses. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGHCkoSZq7t-aLcsi=N7EYKOmHtjql1YcW

[@markfitzurka9995]

Desi is killing it in the last couple years. She is so funny. I love her and the writers. She delivers every time. In a pice or at the desk she is great. The daily show is back to great again thanks to Desi the writers, and the Correspondence. The pandemic was a bad time for everyone but I think the daily show was hit the hardest. I am so happy to see it didn’t die. It seems to have made a full recovery.

[@anne8511]

The first time I saw Desi, I loved her and I haven’t stopped.

[@BaconTomatoCheese]

Desi Lydic is a treasure!❤

[@Kirk_Hammett_Bit_Me]

Desi is one of the best. I♡her!

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Anyone else also love ❤Desi

[@sevenirises]

Desi is so great, so funny, so adorable, how can you not love her. She is a diamond in the crown.

[@eddylieberman2872]

I love Desi Lydic!

[@prajnachan333]

America has a new crush 😍 And she's hilarious. Is she the full time host? Or maybe sharing it. I'm so glad she is the best, I love Desi. ❤️

[@dosadoodle]

All (most?) of the correspondents are sharing the hosting gig right now plus Jon Stewart. It's really a fresh strategy -- they all do a great job at it, and it's fun to have the rotation!

[@humanbeing3337]

Hey Comedy Central, Desi and Jordan are both so great. Comedy duo ?! Just do it

[@carn9507]

Yay, they fixed our Desi video. :D The one earlier was cut short. :O

[@channarosenblatt8197]

Desi, Stormy was given a choice at start of trial whether she wanted to be addressed as Stephanie Clifford or Stormy Daniels. She chose 'Stormy Daniels' herself. It wasn't a choice made by someone else.

[@abc-bu7nr]

C'mon She's a comedian

[@JoeNasr123]

Give Desi the full time Daily Show host job!❤❤❤

[@KK-111]

Yes!!! :)

[@deebrady7135]

Love her, but actually like Jordan as host just a bit better.

[@RickLeBeau]

The Daily Show has such a rich stable of hosts to choose from. Jordan Klepper is incredible; Roy Wood Jr? Amazing! I don't catch the show every day, but there is no such thing as a bad host on The Daily Show.

[@deebrady7135]

@@RickLeBeau So true, and I really miss Roy.

[@michael-masi-2021]

Michael Costa FTW. And bring back Roy

[@MemoryAmethyst]

She specifically asked to be called Stormy Daniels. My guess is that it is protect her daughter by having her legal name disassociated with her legal battle and her work life.

[@3souris]

That hadn't occurred to me, but Stormy does seem to be good protective mother, unwilling to drag the 'Clifford' name through Trump's sleaze. I wonder if Cary Grant ever got involved in a politically motivated hush money sex scandal, if he'd request using his legal name, Archie Leach, to spare his young daughter her name. (I don't know how common the 'Leach' name is in the UK, but it has never sounded too difficult to sully.)

[@chriskelly6559]

Her legal name has been out there for years, and you can Google it. Jeez.

[@Darbobski]

Asked who?

[@LordOfTheThreeWorlds]

@@Darbobski Easily she would have mentioned her preference to the many news publications, producers and interviewers over the last 10 years

[@Darbobski]

@@LordOfTheThreeWorlds That preference would have nothing to do with her persona in a court proceeding. Also, do you have evidence of her request or are you making a broad assumption that the entirety of the media is somehow adhering to that assumed request? Why wouldn't it make far more sense that the Media wants clicks and that "Stephanie Clifford" just doesn't bring enough attention?

[@ShawnIsBatman]

Desi is incredible, absolutely gold and limitless potential....

[@alexwixom4599]

Desi is the best! 🎉

[@cpmf2112]

Sure, if "sort of" means "completely" 😂

[@WalkingmanPattaya]

Desi is great, Thank you for this Late Show with SC Haha. Happy Birthday Monday for Stephen. Peace and Love Y'all

[@Etrielle]

Wow you uploaded the clip again and now it's 3 times as long 😂 appreciated

[@justayoutuber1906]

Women always want it longer

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Desi got some guts❤

[@nicmasset]

I actually would like for Desi to host more often, she is great at it.

[@LuukvdHoogen]

But her field pieces are so good though, the only ones I regularly go watch again and again. (daylight saving time, florida man). To much talent to just read jokes of a prompter.

[@Kaisersozze]

Killer dress.

[@carocary]

I could watch these two banter for days, love it!

[@Hriscanul]

she’s fkn delightful

[@carsonkahla9162]

I’d honestly never even thought about how they/we continue to use her stage name instead of her legal name despite this being a legal case and her being retired for years now

[@CannabisAndCancer]

She has stated numerous times including in court she prefers to be called Stormy Daniels.

[@newqlar]

Humanity deserves more Desi in their lives ❤

[@greensleeves32]

Such a great combo!

[@FlankyFrankie]

2:15 Uhhh Stormy herself said she wants to be called Stormy Daniels. So, yeah, that's why everyone calls her Stormy Daniels.

[@KiloMintoni-kg4kn]

Nope.

[@justayoutuber1906]

dude, its a joke...go back to watching Faux News

[@LeesaDeAndrea]

It would be more like Marion Morrison whose working life name was John Wayne. It would be weird for the press to refer to John Wayne as Marion Morrison when the whole knew him as John Wayne. Same with Stormy Daniels. She is known as Stormy not as whatever her other name is.

[@steve-sc1st]

Excellent point!

[@dannidunn9302]

Except Stephanie Clifford said on the stand she preferred to be called Stormy Daniels.

[@Rebel_AF]

Desi has been consistently awesome over the years. Terrific comedian! (Also, ♥️ the dress)

[@sharplessguy]

Desi deserves her own show

[@bunneh3000]

Desi is ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!

[@DavidSmith-ck8fl]

That dress! Superb!

[@zulubunsen9067]

Desi is not completely correct on the analogue between the names Stormy Daniels and Forrest Gump. The latter is a character's name, the former is an alias, a professional name at that. Calling her Stormy Daniels is more akin to calling Nicolas Kim Coppola "Nicolas Cage", which is his professional name and is generally known by.

[@weebee606]

You're my hero Desi!

[@MarciaMatthews]

Stormy should have her own comedy show. 🤣🤣🤣

[@dm-heart]

2:31 the Tom Hanks/Forrest Gump comments/comparison is pretty funny… and a good point

[@Mia_Check_My_Bio340]

Desi is cool 😎👍.

[@HRHDMKYT]

Desi Lydic is such a comedic talent! Love her humor!!!❤ (I’d love to see her on a sitcom).

[@Milezor]

She is Fantastic. Nobody thought about how that woman is now forever Stormy.

[@tacojoe7996]

Glad they corrected her interview.

[@jennifersohn1]

Thanks for posting the full segment #TheLateShowwithStephenColbert 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@lisakiefer8766]

Desi and Jordan are brilliant! Intelligent, ironic and so hilarious 😂

[@Sara-zx2wm]

Exactly!! Thank you for saying that!!

[@pandemicentitlements5198]

Desi never fails to impress - funny as fk, quick as a whip and though she's gorgeous, she has a self-abrasiveness to her own whiteness. Amazing!

[@donaldbenjamin8342]

❤ Desi.

[@daveharris2884]

Desi is the best!

[@JohnWestIV]

She's my favorite over on the Daily Show... she plays the role so perfectly!

[@OperationBaboon]

Absolutely love Desi! Hope she gets her own show one day!

[@MrFancyFingers]

Someone woke up and said oops, check your posts before bed…

[@MrRandom-t3x]

Classic desi lydic

[@kathleenmccarthy8418]

Desi is my new heroine!

[@anthonyhills5883]

Love you Desi

[@Dr_1212]

Desi is cool 😎👍

[@marthavillegas6250]

I love her! 💕

[@colnet2]

she is the best.. I really hope she gets to host the daily show and yes, that Forrest Gump joke was awesome!

[@lorettanericcio-bohlman567]

Desi’s dress wins over all the Met Gala crap! 💕💜

[@oldbeatpete]

no the dress is weird.

[@dceplay]

No, “weird” was most of the stuff that was worn at the Met gala....

[@michaelwaller342]

Love Desi, loving that we get to see the whole video.

[@timstrum7338]

DESI you are FANTASTIC !

[@datagrl]

Love her! She is a working mom!

[@chrish3175]

Desi is my favorite DS host!

[@wespeakforthetrees]

Desi Is the best!

[@kosh2001]

Desi is great along with everyone on the Daily Show past and present. Whoever does the hiring has an eye for talent....Jon, Trevor, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Desi, Jordan plus so many more!

[@Malibu_becca]

desi is so pretty and funny

[@Skarlett00]

Funny and hot ❤ love her jokes.

[@justayoutuber1906]

funny + hot = Fot

[@johnkeelan]

Desi Is Awesome!

[@johnstarrett3397]

Yes Desi yes. Funny, smart and smokin hot. Reeediculous ❤

[@jimmyguitar2933]

Lovely dress. Hot AND funny!

[@cedriccallier3319]

Desi is the best 👍

[@cyberGEK]

💙 Desi 💙

[@cannibalbananas]

Love Desi's dress! It's very pretty. Also, love Desi on The Daily Show, and I loved her as the counselor on Awkward. That was a great show imo 😂😂😂

[@psy4721]

Desi has a point. The Media has mostly ignored the woman in Trump’s trial. All this time I thought Stormy Daniels was her real name!

[@g-r-a-e-m-e-]

Is there another Stormy Daniels?!

[@josephstandish599]

What difference if there's another Stormy out their @graeme. I know a chick named Whisper, Stormy is a legit name. You Know what is a sh!t name? What ever you put as you passed out on your keyboard....Shots fired.

[@gaborjurina2839]

Desi Lydic is my favourite host on the daily show, her interviews with guests are very well-researched, Desi engages the guests in thought-provoking and nuanced dialogue, superior to any actual news program on the cable news networks.

[@shadygrove]

Desi’s observation that Clifford be called Stormy Daniels is like Tom Hanks taking the stand as Forest Gump provided the perfect comedic note for the segment to end on! Bravo, Desi! Great segment and congrats on your great work at The Daily Show - the TDS we all deserve to cherish.

[@jerrys1426]

She’s one of my favorites! So funny!

[@malvar96]

❤Desi

[@bast713]

Desi is awesome. So sharp, so funny.

[@sophiemaier7273]

Louisville proud! 🌼

[@YouTubeCensorsEverything]

TDS has always been the go to political satire show. I'm fine with any of the correspondents as host. Not just random comedians though. Stewart is just killing it though. He really is the master. It is good to see him at it. It's such a terrible time in the world but somehow TDS still rules. It's hard to laugh at the terrible time we're in. TDS, LSSC, and LWT are all still excellent at what they do. That said, Stewart is showing us all why he is the master of political satire.

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Desi is❤

[@susanbradleyskov9179]

Stormy prefers to be called Stormy.

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Desi💙

[@darylwatson]

Desi for President!!

[@fdabelstein]

So far we have three votes. That should be enough to declare her the winner, and take over by force.

[@darylwatson]

@@fdabelstein use all means available!

[@HellHunter00]

Please give us the full uncut interview! Desi deserves no edits.

[@joycemoore8098]

Desi does such a good job of delivering her line with such wide-eyed innocence that for a brief instance, it is hard to tell if she's joking or serious!! 🤪

[@ruud2040]

I am very proud of you how you handle the daily show .From The Netherlands

[@thebritons]

OMG the lack of the primaries etc is so saw. Great episode. would be nice if we had actual options for a leader the masses want.

[@rdelrosso1973]

"To call her Stormy Daniels [her Porn Name] is like Tom Hanks took the stand as "Forrest Gump"! I died! I honestly forgot she even HAD a REAL NAME! Pure comedy Gold. When Jon Stewart finally DOES retire, I think Desi Lydic should be the next Host of the Daily Show!

[@Simeon_Scott]

So this is how bad the news is at providing important facts right now, I didn't even know Stormy Daniels wasn't her real name until this clip. I am 27 years old and I'm pretty sure I've at least heard the name Stormy Daniels for about half of that life time, what the actual hell?

[@todabbott769]

Love Desi Lydic. When they were trying out different hosts for a week at a time she really stood out. I would have loved to have her back in the chair full time. At least getting her there for a week at a time now is something.

[@benzandpour]

Sooooo lovely

[@timothypenwell2487]

Yay!!!❤❤❤❤