JonStewart-related stories
Posted Nov 13th 2009 8:33AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: News, The Daily Show, Reality-Free
Once again people, I'm forced to ask the obvious question: what the hell is going on here? Have we crossed over into the bizarro world? Is up now down? Has black become white? Did Lou Dobbs just announce that he's leaving CNN to take over the host chair of G4's
Attack of the Show?
The other day,
Jon Stewart called out Sean Hannity and his self titled show for what appeared to be doctored footage of Michelle Bachmann's recent health care rally dubbed the "
Super Bowl of Freedom" (does that have anything to do with the Tostidos Fiesta Bowl of Human Rights?) spliced together with images from Glenn Beck's "9/12 Rally" to make the crowd look bigger.
Continue reading Hannity gets caught by Jon Stewart ... and apologizes?!?
Posted Nov 3rd 2009 11:29AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Awards, Reality-Free
Oscar roulette is usually played when it comes time to figure out the nominations. However, this year there seems to be a wheel of fortune spinning with the names of possible hosts for the show. Of course, the
folks running the show have intimated that they might want to have a few stars sharing the duties. Historically, that hasn't worked out too well.
The other day when
Hugh Jackman removed his name from the running, I asked you for your ideas and told you that I like Kathy Griffin. Jimmy liked George Clooney and Justin Timberlake. Sancty suggested
Neil Patrick Harris.
Continue reading Who'll host the Oscars? The oddsmakers like Billy Crystal
Posted Aug 27th 2009 12:05PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry, The Daily Show, Commercials, Reality-Free
We often hear the phrase "die hard fan," but who is actually willing to "die hard" for the thing they care most about?
If you believe in statistics, that honor would go to fans of Comedy Central.
A recent study conducted by a research group found that fans of the long-running cable network have
the most dedicated fan base. Plus, those polled think people who watch
The Colbert Report and
The Daily Show are "cool." Are the kids these days still saying "cool"? My, where has all the time gone?
Continue reading Comedy Central fans would take a bullet for their network
Posted Jun 28th 2009 3:11PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: The Daily Show, Reality-Free
All of you right-wingers who thought that
The Daily Show was going to become just another tool in a liberal executive branch's belt should take note of the following story.
And if having to read a newspaper other than
The Washington Times,
The New York Post or
The Daily American Patriot Commie Basher makes your eyes bleed, grab your Visine and suck it up. You need to read this.
An attorney for the state said the Obama administration did not want to release detail of an interview with
former VP Dick Cheney regarding the Valerie Plame leak because of fears that "it's going to end up on
The Daily Show."
Continue reading White House officially afraid of The Daily Show
Posted Jun 18th 2009 2:02PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, The Daily Show, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Stephen Colbert may have made big news recently when he took his show on the road for a second time and performed for the troops in Iraq, but don't forget the other guy bringing fake news to the Middle East!
Daily Show has been airing correspondent
Jason Jones's reports from Iran, which were taped over the past month or so. Check out how many pockets are on that vest. He clearly means journalistic business.
Continue reading Daily Show's Jason Jones brings more fake news to the Middle East
Posted May 22nd 2009 2:02PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Late Night, OpEd, Video, The Daily Show, Watercooler Talk, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free
Anyone who's seen or heard Larry King over the last quarter-century or so (which includes just about everyone who has cable TV) knows that he's been known to tell tales of his life that are, to put it charitably, less than true. Big surprise from a guy who's been
married seven times and pleaded no contest to
passing bad checks in the early Seventies, right?
Anyway, with the release of
King's new book, which is full of stories from his past, it seems like it's again time for journalists to point out that -- gasp! -- King makes some of his stories up. Jack Shafer in
Slate, for instance, has decided to bring up King's claims that
he knew Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax when the two of them were growing up in Brooklyn, a story that even Shafer acknowledges was
refuted by Koufax himself... way back in 1991.
Continue reading Non-breaking news: Larry King embellishes his stories!
Posted May 15th 2009 2:02PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: News, The Daily Show, Reality-Free
If you thought the celebrity driven feud between
The Daily Show's Jon Stewart and
Mad Money host Jim Cramer was over, get ready to sigh a big breath of "Oh holy crap, here we go again."
That's if you completely believe the quote that
the New York Post's Page Six gossip column picked out of an upcoming
Time Magazine interview with the CNBC host without reading it in its proper context. So take it with a Lot's wife-sized grain of salt, and if you do automatically believe it, I've got an investment scheme that you might want to get in on.
The newspaper claims that Cramer is biding his time and that Stewart will "answer" for his vicious showdown on Stewart's show.
Continue reading Will Cramer have his revenge on Stewart?
Posted May 12th 2009 9:01AM by Nick Zaino
Filed under: Programming, The Daily Show, Reality-Free
The History Channel has gained the nickname "The Hitler Channel" among some I know for its constant airing of World War II specials (many of featuring, well, Hitler). Perhaps they were thinking of that reputation when they put together their new slate of specials, which, according to
Broadcasting & Cable, includes
specials hosted by Jon Stewart and Lewis Black of
The Daily Show.
Stewart will be given two hours with which to target the immigration issue in a special called
The Naturalized. Considering the current economic implications of immigration and its role in last year's presidential campaign, there should be plenty for Stewart to work with to keep the special current. Stewart has already begun work on it, according to
B&C. The special will follow eight people on the track to becoming U.S. citizens. the special will air in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Continue reading The History Channel taps Jon Stewart and Lewis Black for specials
Posted May 6th 2009 12:03PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: The Daily Show, Reality-Free
When Jon Stewart announced before a studio full of deafening cheers and Stephen Colbert's deafening silence that Barack Obama would become the 44th President of the United States, the show seemed to be in an interesting pickle.
Could the show be just as funny as it had been under an administration that didn't blur the line between setups and punchlines? Could Stewart and friends find the funny in a president who inspires more love and fear in people than a teddy bear with a switchblade?
So let's grade
The Daily Show's first 100 days under
socialism President Obama report card.
Continue reading The Daily Show's first 100 days under Obama
Posted Mar 19th 2009 9:03AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Celebrities, Reality-Free
NBC head honcho Jeff Zucker is apparently getting himself involved in the war of the words between CNBC and Jon Stewart. He called Stewart's criticism of the network
"absurd" and "unfair."I hate to admit it, but I actually agree with Zucker to a point. CNBC's reputation did take a beating from this recession, and I wonder if they did hardball the executives like Stewart said they should, the companies could have cut off access and made reporting that much more difficult. I'm not saying CNBC was right in what they did. I'm simply saying that I somewhat understand why.
It's easy for someone like Stewart to call them out on this sort of thing. Being on a network called Comedy Central, most newscasters relegate him to the position of "cable clown."
The Daily Show doesn't actually investigate news, unlike CNBC. It does something more akin to a half-hour opinion column based on the work of other news programs.
Posted Mar 13th 2009 8:02AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: News, The Daily Show, Reality-Free
The war of words that erupted between
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and the CNBC network started with
Stewart's righteous rant over CNBC's lackadaisical coverage of the crumbling markets and ended last night. Or did it?
It officially went to Defcon 3 when
Mad Money host Jim Cramer, CNBC's biggest name (which I assume is a lot like being the biggest star on UPN), got caught in the crosshairs.
Thankfully, the news media has been there to cover this feud from the first "#*$& you" to the last "lighten up" that culminated last night when Cramer and Stewart sat down for a face-to-face face-off on
The Daily Show. Thank you TV news! You're the gossipy older sister I never had.
Continue reading Who got the horns in the battle of Stewart v. Cramer? - VIDEO
Posted Mar 11th 2009 10:48AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Late Night, News, The Daily Show, Watercooler Talk, Talk Show, Reality-Free
At least we know one thing about Jim Cramer: He may not have been able to predict the collapse of the Dow, but at least he has the
cajones to face the comedian that's tearing him to pieces.
That's right, folks:
Cramer will be appearing on The Daily Show on Thursday to defend himself in the war of funny he's gotten into with Jon Stewart and his writers. If you didn't see
TDS last night, Stewart shot back at Cramer, who went on various NBC shows to defend himself against
TDS' "turd mining," as Stewart called it. In this case, it was a compilation of clips that showed Cramer sticking with Bear Stearns shortly before its 2008 collapse. That, of course, was after
Stewart and company ripped CNBC as a whole for missing the current crisis. Video of last night's segment, which was dubbed "Cramer vs. Not Cramer: Basic Cable Personality Clash Skirmish '09!"
Continue reading Will Stewart and Cramer get into a slap fight on Thursday? - VIDEO
Posted Feb 26th 2009 12:03PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Late Night, Industry, OpEd, Talk Show, Reality-Free
Remember when, as all the late-night shows came back during last year's writers' strike, Jay Leno mentioned on the air that he was writing his own
monologue jokes? As you might expect,
that didn't sit well with the rank-and-file of the WGA, but the guild decided to ruminate on it because a) he was very supportive of the union at the beginning of the strike and b) it's Jay Leno.
Apparently, though, the union has had a change of heart.
The Tonight Show's outgoing host has been
called to testify to the union's trial committee on charges that he violated the terms of the strike by writing for himself. Both Leno and NBC claim that there was language in the strike terms that said performers could write for themselves, even if they were guild members like Leno. The union, however, disagrees.
Continue reading Leno gets questioned by the WGA
Posted Feb 20th 2009 3:05PM by Nick Zaino
Filed under: TV Squad Lists, Casting, Reality-Free
It's hard to see beloved characters leave your favorite shows. You have created a bond with them, perhaps even projected their values onto yourself in an effort to raise the self esteem you had before, say, you fell down the
Law & Order rabbit hole and started to believe the shows were actual news and not just "ripped from the headlines." But change is inevitable, and sometimes, it works out. Here are a few that worked (at least for me).
1. Current cast of Law & Order: I know, I know, who could replace Lenny Briscoe? No one, really. But the current pairing of Anthony Anderson and Jeremy Sisto as NYPD partners is the best the series has produced. They changed the feel of the show. Perhaps because we're still getting to know them, they are less predictable then previous tandems, and both evoke a certain hard-nosed quality that seems a bit more gritty and real. Plus, Anderson has chops as a stand-up comic, and could easily fill the wisecracker role, if need be.
Continue reading Seven of TV's best replacements
Posted Jan 23rd 2009 3:00PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: News, Celebrities, Reality-Free
While NBC is committing all its ten o'clock hours next fall to Jay Leno,
MSNBC is looking for a ten o'clock star. They want a show to secure stronger foothold on prime time by filling that hour with a new show.
Right now, it presents a rerun of
Countdown with Keith Olbermann, but that's not how it's going to remain. Phil Griffin, MSNBC prez, would like to develop a new hour to go along with
Countdown and
The Rachel Maddow Show, and presumably build on the audience
Olbermann and Maddow are generating.
Continue reading MSNBC looking for a new star at 10 o'clock
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