RaveThe Chicago TribuneIs The Daily Show (The Book), ahem, fair and balanced? Well, no. The principals here — Stewart especially — are challenged, really, only by themselves and their own self-doubt. But the seeming candor of Stewart in particular gives the book a refreshing amount of depth, particularly regarding backstage drama and questions of double standards. But questions of whether Stewart and his show were even-handed in their handling of the politics of the day misses the point ... in the end, the real measure of the show and the book that bears its name is, did it have a point, and, moreso, was it funny in making it. The answer, on both counts, is a resounding, laugh-out-loud 'yes.'
