2008 election-related stories
Posted Nov 3rd 2008 11:23AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, The Daily Show, Reality-Free
Feeling a little stressed out about Election Day? Worried you'll completely seize up with anxiety in the voting booth, collapse and not be found for several hours? Worried that the building will burst into flames and/or the Rapture will happen before anyone
does find you? Yeah. Yeah, me too. For those that want a little something to calm their nerves before/after they do their American duty and have already run out of horse tranquilizers, Comedy Central is running an
all-day marathon of the most recent episodes of
The Daily Show and
The Colbert Report on November 4th.
Continue reading Daily Show and Colbert Report marathon for those that need a distraction
Posted Oct 24th 2008 11:00AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, Saturday Night Live, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
Well, that concludes
Saturday Night Live's three week run of "Weekend Update Thursday." There were some good jokes here and there, including tonight's especially strong cold open, but looking back, we really could have done without these three episodes. Most of this material, election-related and otherwise, could have been bumped to the regular Saturday program without any problem. I'm sure we could come up with a list of sketches in the past few
SNLs that deserved to be replaced. Someone fix my time machine and let's get this job done. I don't want to hear any of that "There's no such thing as a flux capacitor" bullcrap.
Continue reading Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (October 23, 2008) - VIDEOS
Posted Dec 26th 2007 8:00AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Celebrities
It seems like Dr. Stephen T. Colbert never stops working. Not only does he lead one of the most consistently funny programs on TV, but he spent 2007 releasing a new book,
I Am America (And So Can You!), and running for president. And what was the rest of America doing? Obsessing over
Sanjaya's hair. Colbert's brief but exciting 2008 campaign showed us that there are bigger and better ways to have fun.
Continue reading Top TV Stories of 2007: Stephen Colbert for prez
Posted Oct 19th 2007 3:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Celebrities
Well here's a little wrinkle to Stephen Colbert's faux run for President: could he be breaking election laws?
That's what they're talking about over at Politico.com. Kenneth Vogel explains that even though it's a joke, he could be violating election laws if Comedy Central keeps spending money on the campaign and promoting it on the network. And Marc Elias, a Washington D.C. attorney says that just because it's a joke doesn't mean you get to run by a different set of rules.
Continue reading Is Stephen Colbert breaking the law?
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