Esports competitions have seen a boom in popularity in recent years with some of the highest paid players making up to six figures. Celebrities like Drake and Post Malone have even invested in the sport. Host Roy Wood Jr. sits down with Daily Show correspondent, Michael Kosta, and LA Thieves Call of Duty player, Sam “Octane” Larew, to break down the similari ... Show More
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This Week's News | Jon Stewart & Jordan Klepper on Trump's Ass Obsession & GOP's Midterm Boogeymen
Catch up on the latest headlines with The Daily Show News Team. Jon Stewart dives into Trump’s midterm closing arguments, which featured an array of Islamophobic attacks against Abdul El-Sayed, bragging about oil companies' profits amid high gas prices, a quid pro quo for sick ve ... Show More
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With less than a week until the 2026 midterms, Republicans are running out of ways to expose their own weaknesses, so Tennessee congressional candidate Brent Taylor chose the most literal way: with a d**k pic scandal. Jordan Klepper breaks down Taylor's "youthful indiscretion" fr ... Show More
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Inside the Meteoric Rise of Professional E-sports
In the last few years, professional, competitive video-gaming, or “e-sports,” has seen tremendous growth. In 2018, over 100 million people watched the League of Legends World Championship Finals, held in South Korea, which beat viewership of the Super Bowl that year. Before COVID ... Show More
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The Rise And Rise Of Esports
On the show today, your host Alex Kalinauckas (Grand Prix Editor, Autosport) is joined by Jonathan Noble (F1 Editor Motorsport.com), Stuart Codling (Executive Editor, GP Racing) and Jake Boxall-Legge (Technical Editor).
Last weekend saw two big Esports events happen in the world ... Show More
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How Esports Is on Its Way To Becoming One of the Biggest Sports in the World
<p>Today’s episode is a GaryVee TV classic. For a lot of people, esports is already a huge part of their lives and is in no question about its popularity of viability as a form of competition and entertainment. For many others, however, the concept of esports is still novel and c ... Show More
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Mar 2021
How Esports Is on Its Way To Becoming One of the Biggest Sports in the World
<p>Today’s episode is a GaryVee TV classic. For a lot of people, esports is already a huge part of their lives and is in no question about its popularity of viability as a form of competition and entertainment. For many others, however, the concept of esports is ... Show More
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Aug 2020
E208 Nadeshot Talks Warzone, Dr. Disrespect & Future Of Fortnite - IMPAULSIVE EP. 208
From McDonald’s employee to the founder of the $125M eSports organization 100Thieves, Nadeshot joins the boys on today's episode! We debated the greatest Call of Duty, how he’s never lost a Gulag, Logan wrestling Dr. Disrespect, Nadeshot’s bromance with Courage, partnering with D ... Show More
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Esports Talk: Risking Bans for Doc, xQc And Ninja End Beef, and C9 Reveals CSGO Salaries
This week on Esports Talk, we look at why so many twitch streamers are risking bans to play with Dr Disrespect, talk about how Among Us helped xQc and Ninja squash their beef, and C9 has revealed the salaries of their csgo players...and it's kind of mind blowing. Learn more about ... Show More
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Aug 2020
E208 Nadeshot Talks Warzone, Dr. Disrespect & Future Of Fortnite - IMPAULSIVE EP. 208
From McDonald’s employee to the founder of the $125M eSports organization 100Thieves, Nadeshot joins the boys on today's episode! We debated the greatest Call of Duty, how he’s never lost a Gulag, Logan wrestling Dr. Disrespect, Nadeshot’s bromance with Courage, partnering with D ... Show More
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