Hamline Students Intern at The Daily Show
"Fake news" crew navigated St. Paul with help from Hamline students
Kayla Shampine
Issue date: 9/16/08 Section: News
It's no secret that many college students receive their news from satire-based programs like The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. While most only get to watch the program from home, four Hamline students got the opportunity to help produce the wildly popular TV show.
"You have no idea how many people said, 'Andy, congratulations, I hate you for this,'" said Andrew Warnes when asked about others' reactions to his opportunity.
Warnes and Peter Andrews, both juniors, were hired as interns to work as part of The Daily Show. Hamline seniors Dave Nicolson and Dylan Wright was also hired.
The cast and crew made the trek to St. Paul to cover the Republican National Convention for their nightly program on Comedy Central.
Both Warnes and Andrews received information about the opportunity through online resources. They submitted their résumés and went through a group interview process.
Several weeks later, they received emails telling them that they had made the cut. Sixty others had applied--of those, thirteen people were hired.
Warnes and Andrews said they reacted to the news with shock, excitement and disbelief.
"I was never expecting to get it to begin with," said Warnes. "I just thought that, you know, as long as I've got the opportunity, I might as well submit something."
Andrews agreed, adding that he was surrounded by people with production, stage and show business experience at the interview, and did not expect to get the position.
Both Warnes and Andrews were hired primarily for their knowledge of the city and their ability to help with "anything from telling them [the crew] the best restaurant in town to telling them how to get to a Wal-Mart," said Andrews.
"They didn't really have time to waste on people getting lost."
They also did whatever else needed to be done--for instance, Warnes once needed to mail a package by eight in the morning for the crew. He ended up getting lost in the middle of the night and had to ask for directions.
While working for The Daily Show may sound like a glamorous job, it became very stressful at times.
According to the interns, a typical workday was anywhere between eleven and fourteen hours. There was a great deal of running around to find things for team members, and there was a good amount of travel, both by car and by foot.
Andrews said that the long hours meant that he had little time during the internship for classes or his social life.
While neither Warnes nor Andrews actually went to the convention itself, they still had to deal with its effects, including navigating around riot police and the closed bridges in St. Paul.
However, there were some obvious perks.
Warnes noted that being able to see Jon Stewart and the correspondents of The Daily Show was one of his favorite parts of his internship.
Andrews agreed with this sentiment and also added that it felt great to see the program come on television and know that he was a part of making it happen.
Both also said that the team was fantastic to work with and that they learned a lot during the experience.
Both Warnes and Andrews agreed that they would do it again if offered the opportunity.
"It was the most stressful two weeks of my life ... but I would do it again in a heartbeat," Warnes said.
"You have no idea how many people said, 'Andy, congratulations, I hate you for this,'" said Andrew Warnes when asked about others' reactions to his opportunity.
Warnes and Peter Andrews, both juniors, were hired as interns to work as part of The Daily Show. Hamline seniors Dave Nicolson and Dylan Wright was also hired.
The cast and crew made the trek to St. Paul to cover the Republican National Convention for their nightly program on Comedy Central.
Both Warnes and Andrews received information about the opportunity through online resources. They submitted their résumés and went through a group interview process.
Several weeks later, they received emails telling them that they had made the cut. Sixty others had applied--of those, thirteen people were hired.
Warnes and Andrews said they reacted to the news with shock, excitement and disbelief.
"I was never expecting to get it to begin with," said Warnes. "I just thought that, you know, as long as I've got the opportunity, I might as well submit something."
Andrews agreed, adding that he was surrounded by people with production, stage and show business experience at the interview, and did not expect to get the position.
Both Warnes and Andrews were hired primarily for their knowledge of the city and their ability to help with "anything from telling them [the crew] the best restaurant in town to telling them how to get to a Wal-Mart," said Andrews.
"They didn't really have time to waste on people getting lost."
They also did whatever else needed to be done--for instance, Warnes once needed to mail a package by eight in the morning for the crew. He ended up getting lost in the middle of the night and had to ask for directions.
While working for The Daily Show may sound like a glamorous job, it became very stressful at times.
According to the interns, a typical workday was anywhere between eleven and fourteen hours. There was a great deal of running around to find things for team members, and there was a good amount of travel, both by car and by foot.
Andrews said that the long hours meant that he had little time during the internship for classes or his social life.
While neither Warnes nor Andrews actually went to the convention itself, they still had to deal with its effects, including navigating around riot police and the closed bridges in St. Paul.
However, there were some obvious perks.
Warnes noted that being able to see Jon Stewart and the correspondents of The Daily Show was one of his favorite parts of his internship.
Andrews agreed with this sentiment and also added that it felt great to see the program come on television and know that he was a part of making it happen.
Both also said that the team was fantastic to work with and that they learned a lot during the experience.
Both Warnes and Andrews agreed that they would do it again if offered the opportunity.
"It was the most stressful two weeks of my life ... but I would do it again in a heartbeat," Warnes said.
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