‘Daily Show’ Producer Who Spotted Hannity Video: ‘Take that, Media Matters!’

As Jon Stewart pointed out on his show last night (clip after the jump), it was neither he nor his writers who actually caught the “Hannity” protest footage mix-up that got mocked earlier this week and that Sean Hannity eventually apologized for on-air. It was “Daily Show” Associate Producer Ramin Hedayati who spotted it.

TVNewser got a hold of Hedayati who discussed the segment with us over email:

How’d you spot the Hannity clip?

It appeared to me in a potato chip. No, I was just going through media coverage of Bachmann’s rally for that afternoon’s meeting and noticed the weather change and the enormous size of the crowd. I started yelling “You switched the samples!” at the screen like Harrison Ford in the The Fugitive. I figured someone else would catch it over the weekend but we got lucky. Take that, Media Matters!

What was your reaction to Hannity’s response?

I loved it. It was great to see him own up to a lie and, in doing so, lie about his lie being “inadvertent.” He’s a real talent.

Would you and Sean Hannity get along?

Sure, as long as we don’t talk politics.

Are you a socialist liberal who hates America?

No, just “Hannity’s America.”

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