Thirty F#@king Years | Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta and Troy Iwata Look Back at 30 Years of Very Serious News

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**SPEAKER_2** (1:30)
I'm not giving up.

**SPEAKER_3** (1:32)
I am selling the building.

**Michael Kosta** (1:35)
The final season of FX is the bear.

**Michael Kosta** (1:41)
Everything's either going to be okay.

**Michael Kosta** (1:44)
No, stop.

**SPEAKER_3** (1:45)
Or not.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:47)
We are outgunned and we are outmanned.

**Michael Kosta** (1:50)
But we have each other. FX is the bear.

**SPEAKER_6** (1:54)
The final season.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:55)
All episodes now streaming on Disney+.

**Michael Kosta** (1:58)
You're listening to Comedy Central.

**Michael Kosta** (2:02)
Every time they cut to me, I have a different ball in my hand.

**Desi Lydic** (2:05)
You decided to introduce prop comedy into this podcast and we're not going to let you let it go.

**Michael Kosta** (2:23)
Hey, everybody, and welcome to 30 Fucking Years, a special podcast mini-series celebrating 30 fucking motherfucking years of The Daily Show. I'm Michael Kosta.

**Desi Lydic** (2:35)
I'm Desi Lydic.

**Troy Iwata** (2:35)
And I'm Troy Iwata.

**Desi Lydic** (2:36)
Guys, 30 fucking years.

**SPEAKER_2** (2:38)
That's a lot. Can you believe it?

**Desi Lydic** (2:40)
It's a lot. And also, it's really not that old. Is it 30 years?

**SPEAKER_2** (2:45)
Not that old.

**Troy Iwata** (2:46)
I think that's very old.

**Desi Lydic** (2:48)
I think we're 30 years young.

**Michael Kosta** (2:49)
Yeah, I like that.

**Troy Iwata** (2:51)
Yeah. But we're going to talk about the history of the show, our memories of it, and we're going to play some clips, you guys, from the past.

**Desi Lydic** (2:58)
A great opportunity to revisit all of our favorite Daily Show pieces.

**Michael Kosta** (3:03)
And an under-appreciated part of the show, which are the field or the package pieces in particular we'll be talking about.

**Troy Iwata** (3:11)
Yeah.

**Desi Lydic** (3:11)
That's right. I agree.

**Michael Kosta** (3:12)
If The Daily Show were a human, it would start to get really bad hangovers. Maybe some lower back pain is starting.

**Troy Iwata** (3:23)
Yeah. It would consider getting its real estate license.

**SPEAKER_9** (3:27)
Correct. Yeah.

**Desi Lydic** (3:29)
Question its life choices.

**SPEAKER_9** (3:31)
Yeah.

**Desi Lydic** (3:32)
Wonder if it partnered up with the right person.

**Michael Kosta** (3:34)
Correct. Yeah.

**Desi Lydic** (3:36)
Because if it's not, it's time to pull the ripcord and-

**Michael Kosta** (3:39)
Yeah.

**Michael Kosta** (3:39)
You still have time at 32

**Michael Kosta** (3:41)
Yes.

**Michael Kosta** (3:41)
Yes.

**Troy Iwata** (3:42)
Yeah. Question its bisexuality, but now it's a little too late.

**Michael Kosta** (3:48)
Is it?

**Troy Iwata** (3:49)
No.

**Michael Kosta** (3:51)
I'm 46 and that's still happening.

**Troy Iwata** (3:53)
It's still happening every-

**Michael Kosta** (3:56)
All right.

**Desi Lydic** (3:57)
I think the baseball really takes care of the messaging.

**Michael Kosta** (4:01)
I'm straight.

**Michael Kosta** (4:03)
Trust me, I'm straight. Look at me catch it.

**SPEAKER_11** (4:05)
Sending a different message over there.

**Michael Kosta** (4:07)
In all honesty, it is really amazing. All of us have worked in show business or TV in some capacity. Nothing lasts 30 years.

**Troy Iwata** (4:15)
No.

**Desi Lydic** (4:17)
Look at us.

**Michael Kosta** (4:17)
I know.

**Troy Iwata** (4:18)
Us, SNL, the news.

**Michael Kosta** (4:21)
How many, what's another very successful franchise? Like, CSI. How long is that ship there?

**SPEAKER_12** (4:28)
Survivor.

**Michael Kosta** (4:29)
Survivor's been on 50 seasons.

**SPEAKER_6** (4:32)
American Idol.

**Troy Iwata** (4:33)
I feel like Survivor's like only 10 years old, but it has 75 seasons.