The Daily Show

By Bob Sassone Ah, The Wonder Years. Kevin's older brother used to tease and bully him all the time. Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart used a clip from the show to illustrate what Republicans are supposedly doing to Democrats right now on healthcare, tax cuts, and many other issues.

By Danny Gallagher It seems that Mr. Olbermann saw Stewart's glasses-removing "special comment" on The Daily Show, so Olbermann dedicated the end of Monday's show to a little "special comment" of his own. Get ready to hear something you may never hear again on a cable news pundit show for a rambling, incohere...

By Bob Sassone This is an interesting Daily Show interview with Bill Gates where he talks about the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, but I'm posting it because of a funny question that Jon Stewart asks him about a certain Microsoft competitor. Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Bob Sassone If you missed Jon Stewart's impersonation of Keith Olbermann - calling him out on the comments he made about new Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown and other politicians and pundits - here it is. It's pretty funny (and accurate). Olbermann's response? "It was a little bit of a rip-off of the...

By Bob Sassone Every day on the morning shows, daytime shows, and cable shows, we see various "experts" and "trendspotters" who tell us what fashion, food, toy, and/or tech product is going to be the next big thing. Often these are ridiculous predictions, as The Daily Show pointed out last night.

Best and Worst TV of 2009: Bob's list blog) Like Chuck, this is fun as hell. 6. The Colbert Report. Stephen Colbert is doing something really interesting here. Where The Daily Show (still very good) ...

By Bob Sassone One of my favorite moments on television is when The Daily Show host Jon Stewart introduces John Hodgman. You know it's going to be funny and smart. In his "You're Welcome" segment last night, he attempted to solve the problem of the rising national debt.

By Danny Gallagher On the ninth day of Festivus, TV gave to me... nine on-air breakdowns. Director Alfred Hitchcock once said, "Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it."

By Bob Sassone Whatever your political persuasion, this is pretty funny. Jon Stewart first notices that a poll on FOX doesn't quite, well, add up, and then he notices a pattern in the way host Gretchen Carlson acts. She's smart, but is she playing dumb? Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Bob Sassone It's the holiday season, and for the kids that probably means toys. Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart had a bone to pick with the National Toy Hall of Fame and the criteria to use when they choose toys to be inducted. Stick got in the hall before ball?

By Bob Sassone The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cFor Fox Sake!www.thedailyshow.com [Watch clips and episodes of The Daily Show and other shows at SlashControl.]  Filed under: Late Night, Video, The Daily Show, Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Danny Gallagher Tuesday's Daily Show with Jon Stewart brought a pressing and shocking concern to my eyes, something the American people as a whole have largely ignored: the ridiculous ad for the Shake Weight.

By Bob Sassone The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cCNN Leaves It Therewww.thedailyshow.com [Watch episodes and clips of The Daily Show and other shows at SlashControl.]  Filed under: Late Night, Video, The Daily Show, Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free

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By Bob Sassone It must be odd for someone who has been ridiculed and talked about so much on a talk show to then be on that talk show as a guest. Whether you're Bill Clinton on The Late Show with David Letterman or Rod Blagojevich on The Daily Show last night, it must be weird for both the guest and the host.

By Bob Sassone There used to be a lot of TV shows on overnight that were worth watching. I don't mean repeats of sitcoms or dramas that usually air earlier, but original programming geared towards the night owl. There aren't many shows like that anymore, but there's one on Fox News (yes, Fox News) at 3 AM and i...

By Jason Hughes Unlike The Daily Show correspondents, Jay's correspondents are treated like guests rather than as a part of the show. Maybe, as time goes on and we see them over and over again, this will change. Perhaps they could even develop their own unique voice that we'll find ourselves looking forwar...

By Danny Gallagher The Daily Show has slowly morphed from a jokey show that ridiculed stories in the news and humiliated ordinary Americans with more loose screws than a used Pontiac into a satiric, sometimes deadly-serious soapbox that picks up where the mainstream media drops the ball.

By Richard Keller Over on cable my selections are more limited. Regular viewings include Psych, Monk, Stargate Atlantis, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Battlestar Galactica, Eureka, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. The dramas of FX, while critical and fan favorites, just don't appeal to me due to their dar...

By Joel Keller Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, How I Met Your Mother, The Office, 30 Rock, Reality-Free, The Big Bang TheoryAs I think about the past year, in both my life and in the world of TV, there's plenty I have to be thankful for. The life stuff is obvious: he...

By Bob Sassone Filed under: Late Night, TV Royalty, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-FreeHere's who's on the late night shows tonight. The Daily Show: David Gregory Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Seth Rogen and Al Green The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Jack Black and Conor Oberst

By Bob Sassone Here's who's on the late night shows tonight. Charlie Rose: Fred Krupp and Connie Britton The Daily Show: Mike Myers The Colbert Report: Bishop N.T. Wright The Late Show with David Letterman: Jason Bateman, Teri Garr, and Keyshia Cole Jay Leno: James McAvoy, Wanda Sykes, and Duffy Jimmy Kim...

By Bob Sassone Here's who's on the late night shows tonight. Charlie Rose: Robert Kagan and Parag Khanna The Daily Show: Denis Leary The Colbert Report: Andrei Cherny The Late Show with David Letterman: America Ferrera, Russell Brand, and Terry Fator Jay Leno: Dana Delany, Hulk Hogan, and Dwight Yoaka...

By Bob Sassone Charlie Rose: Arianna Huffington; The Daily Show: Robert Schlesinger; The Colbert Report: Noah Feldman; The Late Show with David Letterman: Matthew Broderick, Josh Groban, and Heidi Montag; Jay Leno: Cindy McCain, Ed Helms, ...

By Joel Keller Chodikoff, who's the show's main researcher, apparently has a photographic memory for what's been said on the various news channels and Sunday-morning political talkfests, which is why he can find footage to use for those great "before ...

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By Annie Wu Correspondent John Oliver stopped by to talk about this strange, new caring Bush and expressed his pain in seeing that Bush had it in him to do good all along. Whenever people bash The Daily Show (or the Colbert Report) for being really unfair to Bush, I like to point them to segments like this....

By Bob Sassone Here's who's sitting down on the couch on the late night shows tonight. Charlie Rose: Mike Huckabee The Daily Show: Jerry Seinfeld The Colbert Report: Walter Kirn The Late Show With David Letterman: Dr. Phil and Ryan Adams Jay Leno: Denzel Washington, LeAnn Rimes, and Dave Salmoni Tavis Sm...

By Annie Wu Filed under: OpEd, Video, The Daily Show, Episode ReviewsI hope you guys aren't too hungover from too many fun-sized Snickers, and I hope none of you had your children dress up as what Mike Straka called "prosti-tots" on Fox & Friends. Prosti-tots. I wonder how long it took for him to com...

By Bob Sassone Charlie Rose: Jodie Foster, Neil Jordan, Joel Silver, and Todd Purdum; The Daily Show: Robert Draper; The Colbert Report: Joel Klein; The Late Show With David Letterman: Viggo Mortenssen, Daughtry, and Kat Von D; Jay Leno: Kelsey ...

By Annie Wu Indecision v.2.008": Senior Political Reporter Jason Jones, as a reporter, talked about feeling threatened by YouTube. Yesterday, right before The Daily Show came on at 11:00, there was a brief ad for Jones' scooter report. It didn't air last night, so I thought it had been bumped to this epi...

By Annie Wu Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode ReviewsFirst of all, a big congratulations to both The Daily Show and The Colbert Report for their multiple Emmy nods! Comedy Central must be very, very proud. I don't know if Jon will bring up the nominations any time in the near future, but I think...

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By Annie Wu Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews"You Don't Know Dick": First of all, I hope I never hear the phrase "Dick nugget" ever again. Secondly, Dick Cheney's lair is nothing but a pixelated mess in Google Earth. Maybe it's the sleep deprivation, but I laughed a little too hard at th...

By Adam Finley Also, you can go to the site now (http://www.indecision2008.com/index.jhtml), and I must say, for not having launched there's a lot of stuff there. There's clips from The Daily Show, The Colbert Report and Lil' Bush, and some funny blog entries: did you know Ron Paul is more popular than iPho...

By Annie Wu Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode ReviewsI've got to start this post with a few items... First of all, there are currently a bunch of auctions going on to support McSweeney's and one of the things up for bid is a personal tour of The Daily Show guided by Resident Expert John Hodgman. It's...

By Bob Sassone I bring this up because Broadcasting & Cable is reporting that NBC execs Jeff Zucker and Marc Graboff "wined and dined" Stewart and his agent, James Dixon. A source says no firm offer was made, but NBC made it clear they want to work with Stewart. Permalink | Email this | | Comments

By Annie Wu Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode ReviewsThe always lovable Tony Snow shared some more stuff about the never-ending Alberto Gonzalez business. Apparently, the firings were not based on performance and, not only that, Snow claimed that he never said the firings were based on pe...

By Annie Wu Albaniacs": President Bush paid a visit to Albania, where he was received like a rock star. Oh, man... Jon had to call Dennis Miller for joke help? Weak. So weak. The Daily Show has been doing a lot of name-dropping lately, in the form of these silly little phone calls and those Giant Head appearanc...

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By Annie Wu Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode ReviewsScooter Libby is saying bye-bye for 30 months. I can understand why they kept this one fairly short. The writers are probably going to have a lot more fun with Libby in the next few episodes. Permalink | Email this | | Comments

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By Bob Sassone After the jump are several videos of Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert on The Dana Carvey Show. They've gone their separate ways, but if you include their work here and on The Daily Show and as Ace and Gary on Saturday Night Live, they could have been the next great comedy team. And then they woul...

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By Annie Wu Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode ReviewsFirst up was some coverage of the previous night's Moment of Zen, footage of President Bush busting a move... or looking outrageously giddy about an epileptic seizure... or pulling an Eileen-esque full-body dry-heave. Whatever it was, it was...

By Adam Finley Below is a clip from tonight's show in which Stewart pithily describes The Daily Show as "very serious people doing a very unserious thing." I think that not only describes The Daily Show perfectly, but also describes what makes the best satire, whether it's television (The Daily Show), m...

By Annie Wu Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews"Mess O' Potamac": Ahh, yes. I'm glad I wasn't the only one that felt extremely uncomfortable watching Nancy Pelosi pretend she didn't mind having Harry Reid's hand on her shoulder. The Bush vs. Bush debate was well-done. The Daily Show has t...

By Joel Keller Filed under: Late Night, OpEd, Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, CelebritiesBecause Time magazine didn't want to waste a reporter resource to interview Chevy Chase, they decided to have him answer questions sent in by readers. One of them asked what he thought of Jon Stewart and Steph...

By Adam Finley Eric Drysdale is a writer and comedian most will recognize as the stage manager "Bobby" on The Colbert Report (see Bobby as a leprechaun in the clip at the end of this post). Drysdale is also a writer on the show and previously wrote for The Daily Show. In addition, he's performed several times...

By Annie Wu Filed under: Comedy, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show, Comedy Central"Furious George": George Bush and deadlines are not very good friends. Resident Expert John Hodgman stopped by to talk about "executive privilege". I felt like I haven't seen Mr. Hodgman in forever. The void in my l...

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By Annie Wu Filed under: Comedy, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show, Comedy Central"Eight Men Out": More news about the attorney dismissals. Senior Washington Correspondent John Oliver stopped by to talk about the current situation. I promise I will work "Bullshit... or bullfact?" into a normal...