Tuesday Links: Sara Schaefer's Fiscal Cliff

* Comedian Sara Schaefer is responsible for the financial crisis.

* Speaking of Sara Schaefer, be sure to catch the premiere of Nikki & Sara Live tonight on MTV at 11pm ET. (Unless you hate being happy.)

* Perhaps the greatest gif in history.

* Get excited for this Rob Corddry spy show.

* Florida, you never fail to make us laugh.

* Kumail Nanjiani finds a vegan strip club in Portland, OR.

* A group of UFO believers in Colorado get industrious.

* Andy Richter must be pretty flexible if he can outsource himself.

* The Super Bowl is coming! You should learn how to talk about the Super Bowl.

* Dave Brubeck fought communism with jazz, like the great American he was.

Tags: Anderson Cooper, Andy Richter, China, Colorado, Communism, Conan O'Brien, Daily Links, Financial Reform, Florida, Funny or Die, Kumail Nanjiani, Portland, Rob Corddry, Sara Schaefer, Sports, The Onion, UFO

The Daily Show on Technology: Energy

"We're addicted to oil, as you know. Black gold, Texas tea, dinosaur love juice." – Jon Stewart

The Daily Show airs Monday through Thursday at 11/10c.

Tags: Energy & Oil, Jon Stewart, Rob Corddry, Science & Technology, Steve Carell, The Daily Show, Video

The Best of The Daily Show's Indecision 2002 Midterm Coverage from Washington DC

So, we've all heard the news that The Daily Show will be traveling down to merry old Washington DC in October to cover the midterm elections. But did you know that this isn't the first time Jon Stewart et al have done that?

Fun fact: The Daily Show previously covered midterm elections from "The City of Supernumerous 7th Streets," as it is affectionately called, back in October of 2002. Need proof? Here's a highlight from that very trip…

Half Way to the White House

Need more proof? (Man, you are unhealthily skeptical.) You can find a whole collection of similar highlights from The Daily's Indecision 2002 coverage from Washington DC after the jump.

The Daily Show airs Monday through Thursday at 11pm / 10c.

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Tags: Ed Helms, John Edwards, Jon Stewart, Midterms, Mo Rocca, Pat Buchanan, Rob Corddry, Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, Video, Washington DC

The Daily Show's Best (Which Seems Like a Weird Word Choice Given the Subject Matter) Unemployment Moments

One of the best-kept secrets of the Obama administration is that the economy hasn't really been all that great. The only people who really know it are the 1-in-10 Americans who are currently unemployed or any of the people who know them.

However, this low-profile story has not escaped the hawk-eyed researchers of The Daily Show, which, in fact, has a long history of shining a spotlight on this sad problem. Here are some of its spotlight-shiningest moments…

December 1, 2003: Take This Job and Love It!

More clips after the jump.

The Daily Show airs Monday through Thursday at 11pm / 10c.

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Tags: Barack Obama, Economy, Jon Stewart, Rob Corddry, The Daily Show, Unemployment, Video

Take Ten of These Daily Show Health Care Clips and Call Us in the Morning

Unless somebody finds the secret burial ground of D.C.-area drifters that Obama's been keeping in the Rose Garden, it looks like health care is going to be dominating the news cycle for a while.

So, with that in mind, here's a list of ten of the best moments of the Daily Show's health care coverage…

10. October 4, 2007: Banned-Aid

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Tags: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Health, Health Care, John Hodgman, Rob Corddry, Samantha Bee, The Daily Show, Video