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Meanwhile, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report continued their red hot streaks, each recording their best nights ever October 8. The Daily Show drew 1.8 million P18-49 and 2.9 million total ...

By M.J. Rosenberg One of the best ways to gauge the state of public opinion is to watch the late night comedy shows and see what comedians like Jon Stewart and the SNL team are joking about. This year the Jewish community's supposed... <p>One of the best ways to gauge the state of public opinion is t...

By gonzalo cordova The Hollywood Reporter did its job and reported on Hollywood today, letting us know that Seth Rogen, along with some other funny people, will produce a new comedy entitled I'm With Cancer. Mandate has picked up "I'm With Cancer," a comedic autobiographical spec written by Will Reiser tha...

By The Huffington Post News Editors Jon Stewart highlighted Fox News' coverage from the past few days in politics on his show Thursday night, showing everything the network chose to cover rather than focusing on the economy, which correlates to voters leaning towards Barack Obama. Watch: More on Jon Stewart

By matt tobey After one of the longest election seasons in American history, we're finally in the homestretch. Election day is less than a month away, which means you've only got a few days left to be a wishy-washy undecided voter. It's time to fish or get off the pot. Of course, as with all major life decisio...

By Roger Catlin David Letterman: Bill Murray, Beck. Jay Leno: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Maddow, Rachael Yamagata. Conan O'Brien: Lance Mackey, Sarah McLachan. Jimmy Kimmel: Sarah Oh, Jeff Ross, Foals (rerun). Craig Ferguson: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Esposito. Carson Daly: Kat Von D, Young Jeezy & Nas. Jo...

By drew Michelle Obama, whom Jon Stewart jokingly referred to as a "known associate of Barack Obama," made the talk show rounds yesterday, hitting up Larry King Live and The Daily Show. On the latter, she said that she prefers not to watch the debates because she gets "nervous." She also described C...

 NY - Host Ben Stiller called Stewart "America's young elder statesman of political comedy" and surmised that on his Comedy Central sendup of the news, ...

By Rick Chandler Some may say that the rest of America is piling on the Chicago Cubs and their fans; making too much sport of their misery. But is not our gentle mocking really a welcome distraction from all of the really serious problems in the world? I say that the Cubs are actually keeping this country sane. W...

By Matt Haber Last night on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, author and This American Lifer Sarah Vowell made an unusual endorsement. "This morning I got the paper and I was about to read it and I was"—Ms. Vowell let out a pained grown—"and I just went over to the computer and looked up F.D.R.'s 'Fireside Chats'...

 Irvine Valley - The answer is Jon Stewart, lead anchor and writer of Comedy Central's much-beloved "fake" news program "The Daily Show." In case you've been living in a ...

This election season, there’s money to be made in making fun of politicians. Tina Fey’s brilliant mimicry of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has helped boost “Saturday Night Live” ratings 46% over last year. And Comedy Central’s late-night news parody shows, “The Da...

By Moe Jon Stewart had Gawker's favorite public intellectual Peggy Noonan on The Daily Show last night for a chat that was remarkably civil considering the fact that he spent the whole time systematically undermining pretty much everything Peggy Noonan has written over the past few weeks abo...

By Moe newVideoPlayer("/Daily_Show_Peggy_Noonan.flv", 506, 423,""); Jon Stewart had Gawker's favorite public intellectual Peggy Noonan on The Daily Show last night for a chat that was remarkably civil...

By Roger Catlin David Letterman: Calista Flockhart, Bill Hader, Lucinda Williams. Jay Leno: Dennis Miller, Boo Weekley, Jack's Mannequin. Conan O'Brien: Tom Arnold, Flavor Flav, Ben Folds. Jimmy Kimmel: Bill Maher, Jennifer Hudson. Craig Ferguson: Lauren Graham, Patrick Pedraja, Michael Franti &am...

Thought you might be interested to hear that Jon Stewart repeated the rape kit story last night on The Daily Show. It's pretty bad when the Boston Globe spreads untruths, but remember no one trusts them - or reads them - anyway. But when the Daily Show repeats the story, that's another matter. N...

Some credit for the exploding online popularity of The Daily Show goes to a decision by Viacom's (VIA) Comedy Central to make all Daily Show content available free on the Web -- amid an ongoing battle with Google (GOOG) over illegally posted clips on YouTube. It also doesn't hurt that Stewa...

Some credit for the exploding online popularity of The Daily Show goes to a decision by Viacom's (VIA) Comedy Central to make all Daily Show content available free on the Web -- amid an ongoing battle with Google (GOOG) over illegally posted clips on YouTube. It also doesn't hurt that Stewa...

Some credit for the exploding online popularity of The Daily Show goes to a decision by Viacom's (VIA) Comedy Central to make all Daily Show content available free on the Web -- amid an ongoing battle with Google (GOOG) over illegally posted clips on YouTube. It also doesn't hurt that Stewa...

By ian spiegelman Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, the most trusted names in journalism, sat down for a Q&A with Entertainment Weekly—and kicked everyone's asses all the time! For example: STEPHEN COLBERT: One of the things I love about my character is I can make vast declarations and it doesn't matt...

Mr. McCain was at one end of the long conference table, Mr. Obama at the other, with the president and senior Congressional leaders between them. Participants said Mr. Obama peppered Mr. Paulson with questions, while Mr. McCain said little.

By The Huffington Post News Editors JON Stewart's "fake newscast" is posting very genuine ratings. "The Daily Show" scored its most-watched week ever last week, averaging nearly 2 million viewers a night on Comedy Central. That's up 28 percent over its year-to-date ...

By masterclasslady American Idol News McCain campaign gives thumbs-down to Tina Fey's dead-on ... The TV Guy - Orlando,FL,USA Witness the routines of Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and "Saturday Night Live...read more

By Roger Catlin Stephen Colbert says ABC asked him not to do any political stuff when he went up to present with Jon Stewart at the Emmys Sunday. It was a tough request. First he plays a political commentator on "The Colbert Report,"... Stephen Colbert says ABC asked him not to do any political stuff when he went u...

By Roger Catlin The way I've been watching the convention is like this: C-SPAN wall to wall, followed by just a minute or so of analysis from CNN, MSNBC and Fox News before going to "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" at 11 and then over to the "TV One Live: The DNC After Party" a nightly conventional analysis un...

By Hamilton Nolan Jon Stewart vs. Crossfire Jon Stewart's Position: Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala are a pair of bullshit-spewing hacks who are a threat to our very republic. I will expound upon this as a guest on their show, to a brave and uncomfortable extent. Winner: Stewart. Duh.

By Hamilton Nolan A Fox News spokesman replied that "Jon's clearly out of touch," citing a Pew study showing the network has the most balanced audience in cable news, 39 percent Repubicans and 33 percent Democrats. "But being out of touch with mainstream America is nothing new to Jon as evidenced by the cras...

By Greg Mitchell Who can forget -- even John McCain surely remembers -- that day in January 2007 when Sen. Joseph Biden offered his infamous quip about "the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." He was referring to the man who is now his new boss, Ba...

7 a.m. (CBS) The Early Show: Actor Luke Wilson. (N) 7:00 (NBC) Today: The program broadcasts from Beijing. (N) 9:00 (ABC) Live With Regis & Kelly: Actor Rainn Wilson; from "America's Next Top Model," Jay Manuel; singer Natasha Bedingfield. (N) 9:00 (CBS) Montel Williams: Two of Frank Luc...

Title: Ad Lib Rating: PG-13 Fandom: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Characters: Jon Stewart, George Clooney Summary: Jon, George, a tie, and an ongoing conversation. Warnings: No redeeming social value. Un-beta’d (but I’m looking for a beta buddy).

By Roger Catlin When big name politicians come to visit on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," they often come with freshly written comedy lines, crafted by their staffs. Jon Stewart does a stand-up gig at the Chevrolet Theatre in Wallingford Friday.

Series: The Colbert Report/The Daily Show Disclaimer: The Colbert Report and the Stephen Colbert character are the property of Comedy Central/Viacom. Jon Stewart, Keith Olbermann, and Anderson Cooper are real people; however, the events in this story are fictional.

By Roger Catlin A new report finds that self styled "fake news" report, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Comedy Central actually compares with the news of straighter outlets. In 136 episodes from 2007 examined by the Project for Excellence in Journalism, the...

Pew Research Center: The Daily Show: Journalism, Satire or Just Laughs?When Americans last year were asked to name the journalist they most admired, showing up at No. 4 on the list was a comedian. Jon Stewart, host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central and former master of ceremonies at Acad...

By Seth · "So it was good to see Jon Stewart being Jon Stewart. He is shaping up to be a dependable Oscar host for the post-Billy Crystal years. He's not musical, but he's versatile enough to swing smoothly between jokes about politics, Hollywood, new media, and, most importantly, hair." [Boston Glo...

By Tempo In his interview with Seeber, Stewart alluded to the fact that the WGA recently reached a deal with David Letterman’s production company, Worldwide Pants. That development led to the return of Letterman’s CBS late-night show with a full complement of writers.

Pairings: Jon/Stephen, Amy/Stephen, Sam/Jason, Paul/Stephen, Paul/Ravioli Disclaimer: I do not own Jon Stewart Leibowitz, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris, or anyone else mentioned hereafter. I am not making any money off this story, I write out of love. Please do not sue me....

By courtneybeth@gmail.com But it's a different story for Comedy Central's late-night programs, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report , topical shows that make comedic hay of the day's news. Stewart, who earlier this month extended his contract with Comedy Central to 2010, is not only the host of The...

Television guest spot a laugher for Torres   Canada - By DEREK VAN DIEST He was offered one in reference to his appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart earlier this week. Torres was featured in the ...

Torres turns heads on Daily Show   Canada - Sep 27, 2007 By DEREK VAN DIEST, EDMONTON SUN He was offered one in reference to his appearance on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart earlier this week. ...

Raffi Torres made a surprise appearance on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. It was in a piece about Mexicans immigrating to Canada and taking over. Here is the youtube link, that begins with Raffi's first appearance. ...

Hillary Clinton laughs on all five Sunday morning shows. From the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

By jwdmeow More on the emmys; Backstage at the emmys.. Highlight; “The always reliable Jon Stewart (star of Best Variety Series The Daily Show) delivered some necessary irreverence after the show itself had ended, but before all the winners had made it backstage. So, Jon, any comment on all the censor...

By jwdmeow Variety: The Daily Show or Colbert Report (Conan in 2nd) Actor in a Miniseries: Matthew Perry (he deserves something after studio 60) Actress in a Miniseries: Mary-Louise Parker (Oh my god – is that the Robber Bride, like the Margaret Atwood novel? I need to see it!)

Google, Viacom Face Off Over YouTube Forbes, NY - site YouTube is a massive center of copyright infringement, routinely displaying clips from Viacom shows such as "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. ...

WGA bargains for 4 more at Comedy Central Hollywood Reporter, United States - In August, the WGA East announced a first-ever agreement with producers of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart."

By Sarah, CBB News Editor Angelina Jolie, 32, appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart this evening while promoting her new film A Mighty Heart. Here are the kid-related highlights. How is she?: I'm great. I've got a big crazy happy family and I'm... Angelina Jolie, 32, appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart this e...

By Dan Brown I watched Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings's interview with Jon Stewart on Tuesday night's Daily Show with my jaw on the table. Her cheery vagueness and then double-talk backpedaling when Jon Stewart asked direct and important questions struck me as weird and frightening for...

The following is an account of David Remnick's interview with Jon Stewart at last week's New Yorker festival. Jon Stewart has won two and a half million Emmys for The Daily Show,'" said New Yorker editor David Remnick,"and he changed his name from Jon Stewart Leibowitz to Jon Stewart — as Le...

By Jesse This press release arrived in our inbox a bit ago: JON STEWART TO HOST 65th ANNUAL PEABODY AWARDS Athens, GA — Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's award-winning, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, will host the 65th Annual George Foster Peabody Awards ceremony on Monday, June 5, 2006 at th...