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Feb 2025
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Behind the Show | Al Madrigal on What Ma...

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Longtime Daily Show editor Mark Paone sits down with former correspondent Al Madrigal to unpack some of their favorite segments. They talk how to make a great field piece, the Stephen Colbert advice that gets handed down to every new correspondent, what he would do differently, and how a Senior Latino Correspondent can get away without speaking Spanish. 

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