but when the show is over he has Sam break most of the traffic laws of New York City in the two-block drive to the Daily Show studio

New York City has traffic laws?? ;)

This is my favorite one of the five, with Stephen thinking about how logical and useful shouting is, yet we get to see how it keeps him from being himself or makes him terrified that he's damaged someone he cares about with it. But it's the only way he knows how to be.