Amy Bartner

amy.bartner@indystar.com

The man behind the "Pence Must Go" yard signs and bumper stickers will appear on "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" Tuesday after the first vice presidential debate between Gov. Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Kaine.

A "Daily Show" producer contacted Kevin Warren, the Indianapolis man who created the "Pence Must Go" campaign, last week to invite him to Manhattan to be on the show.

Warren's segment was shot Monday afternoon.

"They flew us out there and put us up in a hotel last night and gave us a per diem for food," Warren said on a phone call from the New York. "It was nerve-racking, of course."

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Warren said Betty Cockrum, the Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky president and CEO, will appear on the show, as well.

"Daily Show" correspondent and comedian Jordan Klepper did a "man on the street" of sorts, asking passers-by to identify the vice presidential candidates.

Then Klepper asked Warren and Cockrum the same questions in longer individual interviews.

"I said, 'He's the homophobic governor from Indiana,'" Warren said.

Warren created the campaign 17 months ago with a goal of raising money for "organizations that support those who have been harmed by the divisive policies and ideology of Governor Mike Pence," according to the website. Since launching, Warren said the push has raised $75,000 by selling the signs.

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"All the proceeds that we've raised for this go to charity," he said.

With the comedy of "The Daily Show," it's not always clear beforehand if the interviewee is the butt of the joke, but Warren is not worried.

"I really didn't get that sense," he said. "I guess they could make me the buffoon. I had mostly serious talking points, though. It's like Trump: Bad advertising is better than none."

The show will air on Comedy Central at 11 p.m. Tuesday, following the debate, which begins at 9 p.m.

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