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 Steve Timko
RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
January 15, 2008
Nevada's political caucus on Saturday is attracting more attention than just the conventional news media.
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" will have a feature Thursday on the
Silver State's first meaningful caucus. The show, which features
Stewart telling jokes, interviewing people and commenting on the day's
news, sent correspondent Rob Riggle to Nevada last weekend.
The show interviewed University of Nevada, Reno political science
professor Eric Herzik and also appears to have gone to the BunnyRanch
brothel run by Dennis Hof in Lyon County just east of Carson City.
"Clearly they talked to Dennis Hof, so there were some sexually
oriented questions about prostitution," Herzik said. "So my job was to
not laugh and to give straight answers."
Herzik has been interviewed before by the Wall Street Journal, The New
York Times and national news magazines. Does his two-hour interview
with Daily Show staff on Sunday mean he's finally arrived?
Herzik bellowed with laughter and recounts what he told the Daily Show staff.
"I said 'Guys, this could end my career,' " Herzik said. "They said, 'No you've made it. We've had all the major pundits on.' "
Comedy Central spokesman Steve Albani confirmed the Nevada segment is
scheduled for Thursday's show, but declined to divulge too much about
the contents.
"We prefer people to tune in and check them out," Albani said. "Jokes
are always better when you broadcast them than when you read them in
print."
The theme of the "Daily Show" interview was similar to other interviews
he's given, Herzik said. People want to know that Nevada isn't just
about gambling, drinking and divorce.
Being a comedy show, though, other topics came up.
"They asked some really off-the-wall questions," Herzik said. "I don't know if you can print it."
Another theme is Riggle mispronouncing the state's name and Herzik correcting him.
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