The Daily Show has responded -- briefly -- to One Direction fans following outcry over a Daily Show segment last week that jokingly mentioned 1D among a bunch of terrorist groups. One Direction fans subsequently demonstrated their total control on social media, trending #TheDailyShowGoneTooFar all day Friday.
One Direction Fans Blast 'Daily Show' After 1D Terrorist Joke
Monday night -- the next new show -- Jon Stewart didn't devote a whole segment to the online controversy, but while commenting on President Obama's UN speech about climate change, Stewart took a guess at what Obama said was the issue most influential in our world: "The terrifying enthusiasm of One Direction fans?" (Actual answer: Climate change.)