Inspired by “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart, two sophomores are planning to launch their own mock news broadcast show. The first episode will air midway through spring quarter on the Stanford Cardinal Broadcasting Network, or SCBN.

“We see so much inane and ridiculous stuff happen on campus that the material for a Stanford-focused ‘Daily Show’ basically writes itself,” co-creator David Heyman said.

Whereas Stewart’s show focuses on national news, Heyman and the other co-creator, Darren Franich, said they will restrict their subject matter those that relate to Stanford.

Neither is concerned about coming up with enough material.

Franich called Stanford “a hotbed of eccentricity.”

“Our plan is to deconstruct every aspect of campus life with a delicate mixture of subtle wit and farcical absurdity,” Franich said.

Heyman observed that Gaieties, the comic student performance before Big Game, and the Chapparal, the humor magazine, offer similar jokes to what Heyman has in mind.

“It is due time that these jokes leave the stage and the page and get onto the TV,” he said.

Heyman and Franich met last year when they lived on the same hall in Larkin and have maintained a close friendship ever since. Midway through the school year, the two were comparing ideas for an extra-curricular activity when they stumbled upon the idea for a TV show.

“It was very much a mutual realization that creating a TV show would be an amazing way for us to spend our time,” Heyman said.

The two seem to be taking their new job very seriously.

“We want to put a lot of effort into this show so it doesn’t come out as bush-league,” Heyman said.

Both Heyman and Franich encourage people to audition for the show. Specifically, they are looking for writers, actors, camera people and a technical crew, the two said. Though Heyman and Franich will serve as lead anchors, they would like people to come forward with ideas for short segments.

“Our goal is to have enough people that we can have two or three other crews with a cameraman, writer and reporter,” Heyman said.

He added that the crews will conduct interviews and do special reports ‘in the field’ that will be incorporated into the main broadcast.”

Heyman and Franich plan on having at least one episode a week. Both said they feel that their show could potentially revive the campus network.

“SCBN has had a few off years, but it has the possibility to be a major cultural entity on campus,” Franich said. “If the show’s as good as we know it will be, it could motivate more student programming.”

Heyman agreed, citing SCBN as one of their major inspirations for going ahead with the show.

“We both saw the potential for SCBN as an incredible and underutilized venue for self-expression. That and we love making fun of people.”