"The Long Flat Seemingly Endless Bataan Death March to the White House": For a little while, Barack Obama looked like he was well on his way to locking the Democratic nomination. Then, West Virginia happened and Hillary Clinton totally crushed Obama in the state's primary. It may have had something to do with her hard work, her working class base, or because a lot of West Virginians are xenophobic. It's Obama's own fault for being a super-secret Muslim. In other news, the "I don't like the 'Hussein' thing" lady hurt my soul.Posts with tag Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show: May 14, 2008 - VIDEOS
"The Long Flat Seemingly Endless Bataan Death March to the White House": For a little while, Barack Obama looked like he was well on his way to locking the Democratic nomination. Then, West Virginia happened and Hillary Clinton totally crushed Obama in the state's primary. It may have had something to do with her hard work, her working class base, or because a lot of West Virginians are xenophobic. It's Obama's own fault for being a super-secret Muslim. In other news, the "I don't like the 'Hussein' thing" lady hurt my soul.Continue reading The Daily Show: May 14, 2008 - VIDEOS
The Dana Carvey Show: Episode 2 - VIDEO
(S01E7) Originally aired on April 30, 1996.
It's easy to forget just how funny this show was. It's not just that it had a bunch of funny material and a talented cast (including Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, and Robert Smigel), it's that the batting average for each show was damn good. There's more funny stuff in each 30 minutes of a Dana Carvey Show episode than in 90 minutes of Saturday Night Live or even SCTV. No dead moments to sit through. I'm not sure why this show was so short-lived (other than the fact that the first episode featured Carvey as President Clinton, suckling a bunch of cats on his teats). And ratings, ratings, blah, blah, blah.
It was actually kinda hard to pick a standout episode since so many episodes have a lot of great stuff. But I think the video after the jump has some classic moments.
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The Daily Show: May 8, 2008 - VIDEOS
"You Don't Know Dick": It's about time for another segment! I was worried they had run out of wacky things about our VP. The Today Show's Meredith Vieira stopped by Dick Cheney's house, which doesn't look quite as pixelated in person, to show the world just how rich and creepy his home is. Abandoned children's toys and lonely swings aren't exactly inviting images. The most amusing part of this was not the sneak peek at the Cheney household (although I'm sure you loved it), but the sheer terror evident in the audience's reactions to any mention of "nude, pixelated Cheney genitalia". That's actually the name of my new emo band.Continue reading The Daily Show: May 8, 2008 - VIDEOS
The Daily Show: May 5, 2008 - VIDEOS
Jon started the episode with an apology to his family and neighbor for mistaking Quatro de Mayo for a drinking holiday. That's rather silly, as everyone knows that's actually Star Wars day ("May the Forth by with you"). The beginning of May also saw the anniversary of President Bush's flightsuit-tastic "Mission Accomplished" banner unveiling. Yeah, it doesn't hurt any less. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino attempted to ease the bitterness by admitting that the banner should have been more specific, stating, "Mission accomplished for these sailors who are on this ship on their mission." Jon also managed to call me out as one of the "font crazy" home viewers, because I made a weird face as I thought, "I'm pretty sure Times Courier isn't a real font..."Continue reading The Daily Show: May 5, 2008 - VIDEOS
The Daily Show: April 30, 2008 - VIDEOS
"Festival of Wrights": Apparently, this Reverend Jeremiah Wright controversy will never, ever die. Ever. Old man Wright has been "dominating cable news coverage like he's a missing white girl" (which, incidentally, is my new favorite phrase). Jon's ice cream analogy for the media's desperation and craving for more Wright craziness was not only hilarious, but delicious.Continue reading The Daily Show: April 30, 2008 - VIDEOS
Colbert, Clinton, Obama and Edwards take on Philadelphia - VIDEOS
What in the hell happened last night on The Colbert Report? Or perhaps I'm really wondering why I attended Monday's taping of TCR in Philadelphia and not the final and certainly most epic one.
In true Colbert fashion, TCR ended its four-night run in the City of Brotherly Love with a big ol' Democratic bang. Thanks to Chris Matthews' big mouth, the nation expected Hillary Clinton's "surprise" appearance, but little did we know both Barack Obama and John Edwards would be appearing as well... On the same night! Despite the fact that this was all a blatantly desperate attempt to get a little Colbert Bump action (Edwards knows it's too late, right? I mean, what with him dropping out of the race and all), there really is no better way to seem hip to that all-important youth vote.
Gallery: Colbert, Clinton, Obama and Edwards
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The Daily Show: April 17, 2008 - VIDEOS
"Indecision 2008": The other night, ABC hosted the latest Democratic debate between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Charles Gibson and former Bill Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos moderated the event and -- to put it in the most articulate and nicest way possible -- totally sucked. That was probably the worst way to pose a question about a possible ticket team-up to two candidates who are in it to win it. Also, that question about Jeremiah Wright and his love for America made me want to grab Stephanopoulos by the head and make him go back to the Keebler elf factory. Not cool, man. Maybe Dennis Kucinich will set him straight.Continue reading The Daily Show: April 17, 2008 - VIDEOS
The Colbert Report in Philadelphia: Annie's adventure - VIDEOS
Back on the night that Stephen Colbert announced that he'd be hitting Philadelphia, taking the show on the road for the first time, I had decided to go to bed early and just catch the rerun in the morning. My friend called me just as I began to doze off and immediately told me that she had gotten tickets for us to see Colbert in Philadelphia. I had no idea what the hell she was talking about, so when I hung up, I just shrugged it off as a late-night half-dream. The next morning, I watched the episode and it finally made sense: We were about to go on another Colbert Report adventure.
Gallery: The Colbert Report in Philadelphia
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The Daily Show: April 14, 2008 - VIDEOS
Please excuse this late Daily Show review. Yes, another one. But, as usual, I have a legitimate reason for my tardiness, because you know I fly right. I'm still recovering from my journey to The Colbert Report's first night in Philadelphia, the full report for which will be posted very soon. Spoiler alert: I didn't get mugged.Until that gets posted, enjoy this review and reruns of Sunday's Night of Too Many Stars autism benefit that Jon hosted (if you download from iTunes, proceeds go to the charity!). Jon briefly touched on a specific moment from the night, when Senator Chris Dodd made an appearance behind the phones, sporting a mysterious blue ear. The only logical explanation is that the senator is actually a secret Blue Man. Really, I don't know why he was rubbing his ear against a Blue Man backstage and, to be quite honest, I don't really want to think about it. This may or may not be because I'm imagining a body-painted David Cross in cut-off shorts as the Blue Man in question. Eww.
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The Daily Show: April 10, 2008 - VIDEOS
The problem with Wolf Blitzer is that when he doesn't have something to obsess over, he ends up trashing the entire Situation Room. Recently, Blitzer spent close to two hours on non-stop coverage of the Olympic torch's trip through San Francisco, despite the fact that they couldn't tell where the torch actually was half the time. My favorite of all the fake ticker news items was "Baby panda kills five, turns gun on self." Pandas are inherently funny, gun-wielding ones, doubly so.Continue reading The Daily Show: April 10, 2008 - VIDEOS
The Daily Show: April 9, 2008 - VIDEOS
Following the Daily Show's report on the FAA, American Airlines canceled one thousand flights for inspection. Coincidence? Yeah, actually, probably."Iraq Me Dave Petraeus Part 2": Ahh, the intro this segment will never get old. Thank goodness Commanding General Dave Petraeus is still talking crazy, because I love me some faux-Falco. Anyway, Petraeus pulled out his best graphs to testify in front of Congress. He even managed to squeeze in an "ethno-sectarian competition". No "civil war"? That is one sweet thesaurus, Petraeus.
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The Daily Show: April 8, 2008 - VIDEOS
"Dick Move of the Week": A cheap shot from the Barack Obama campaign last Wednesday. To lure youngsters away from a Bill Clinton speech on-campus, Obama supporters gave away tickets to a Dave Matthews concert. Ouch. Wow, The Daily Show has been doing all sorts of things to my vocabulary. After the show permanently ingrained "douchebag" into my everyday conversations, I now fear that "dick move" is going to start working its way into my language. Hey, when you watch a show four times a week, mannerisms are bound to get picked up. This also poses the possibility that I'll start having nightmares about animated purple penises wearing Chuck Taylors.Continue reading The Daily Show: April 8, 2008 - VIDEOS
The Daily Show: Annie's adventure - VIDEO
Last Monday (March 31), I went on a pilgrimage to the Daily Show studio in midtown Manhattan to attend a TDS taping for the first time. I'm not quite sure what I was expecting on the way to the studio. Actually, that's a total and complete lie, because I definitely had expectations. I wanted to enter that tiny little studio and have the most epic adventure ever. My first time at a taping of any sort was February's super-intense trip to the Colbert Report, so I guess I started with the bar set really, really, really high. I mean, after dancing like a trashy high schooler with the host, anything normal just pales in comparison. Speaking of comparison, that's all this post is going to be. Really, it's damn near impossible for me to not compare my TCR experience with this one, since the set-up is so similar.
So, with that in mind, I'm a little sad to report that my visit was disappointingly average. While queuing and sitting around the audience, I picked up a few tips and tricks to help make the adventure a little more epic, though. For future reference, you see.
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The Daily Show: April 1, 2008 - VIDEOS
"Indecision 2008": With the race growing more and more intense with every day, Barack Obama has been doing his damnedest to get voters. He even went to join some everyman-types in Pennsylvania at a bowling alley, despite the fact that he is -- to put it nicely -- an outrageously crappy bowler. I love it whenever they find an excuse to play that video of President Bush trying to throw shapes with that African dance troupe. It makes me feel better about my own lack of rhythm. And in defense of that guy that made himself sound like an idiot by suggesting that Obama stick to playing hoops, he may have been referring to Obama's "We play hoops" yearbook picture. Yeah? No? He's probably just a racist douchebag? Fair enough.Continue reading The Daily Show: April 1, 2008 - VIDEOS
AOL readers rate TV talk show hosts
So, AOL TV did a poll about America's favorite talk show hosts and 1.3 million people made their feelings known. Interesting results. I didn't agree with some of them, like who I like waking up with. Diane Sawyer was the top choice, but I'd go for the second place finisher, Matt Lauer. As for whom to go to bed with -- TV talk show wise, that is -- I can't believe most of the people chose Jay Leno. Is he really that popular? I prefer David Letterman; I'm a sucker for the Top Ten lists. Gallery: Talk Show Hosts
The Upfronts: FOX
Carter Bays of How I Met Your Mother: The TV Squad Interview
The Upfronts: CBS
