WhiteHouse-related stories
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 Jan 19th 2009 10:02AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Sports, News, OpEd, Reality-Free
Now, before you raise your pitchforks in a move to skewer me as a "liberal journalist," I just want to clarify what this item will be about. This is not an article about the job President Bush has done over the last eight years. You all have your differing opinions (which should be vented on politically-based sites) about how good or bad he did when it comes to policy. What I am going to talk about here is more of an image issue than a job performance one. We good? Good!
I'm going to ask a simple question: Was George W. Bush a good television President? Let's face it, the way that any famous person, whether they be Hollywood star or politician, is prepped for the TV cameras can make or break that person. Take the example of the Kennedy-Nixon televised debate in 1960. While many people have said that Nixon 'won' the debate on his statements, they also say that the way he looked in front of the cameras made voters uneasy about him and, eventually, cost him the election.
Continue reading Was President Bush a good television President? -- VIDEO
Posted Dec 8th 2008 9:57AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: News, Reality-Free
They passed the torch on NBC yesterday. After weeks of speculation, it wasn't either
Ted Koppel or
Rachel Maddow that received the choice assignment. Nope. It's
David Gregory who'll take over Meet the Press -- effective immediately. On Sunday morning's broadcast, interim host and NBC anchorman emeritus Tom Brokaw made it official by officially letting the world know it was a done deal by presenting Gregory on air.
Apparently, some at NBC were miffed that this information was leaked last week, spoiling the big surprise today, but really, there wasn't much suspense.
Joel wrote about it. The selection of David Gregory is a safe, solid and somewhat staid choice.
Continue reading NBC settles on David Gregory for Meet the Press
Posted Nov 4th 2008 9:56PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: News, OpEd, Reality-Free
FOX NEWS - AMERICA'S ELECTION HQ. Not dramatic enough? Maybe we could spruce it up a bit. "Fox News - For Election Coverage that's Guaranteed Right!" Even some of their analysts were reluctant to think that the country could go to the left of center.
Fox News Channel is a part of the new media, running streams of election data along the bottom, including a static corner box tracking projected electoral votes. We get two different bits of election data next to that, changing about every 7 seconds. Above that is an Alert bar with text data "Fox News Projects John McCain has won Kentucky." And, of course, they kept it scrolling through the commercials, too.
Continue reading Election Night: Fox News (Part 1)
Posted Sep 9th 2008 5:21PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Celebrities, Awards, Reality-Free
When I read the release today announcing
the artists who will receive the 2008 Kennedy Center Honors -- actress/singer/director Barbra Streisand, actor Morgan Freeman, singer George Jones, choreographer Twyla Tharp, and musicians Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who -- my first reaction was, "It's about time!"
That was mostly about Barbra Streisand finally being named. Streisand, who's been recognized with every major show business award (two Oscars, multiple Emmys and Grammys, a special Tony, Peabody awards, an AFI, more Golden Globes and any other performer, and lots more) has been overdue for this one. It's been a glaring omission in her resume. Of course, the catch with the Kennedy Center is that you have to be there to get it.
Continue reading Streisand and Freeman among 2008 Kennedy Center Honorees
Posted Feb 19th 2008 3:24PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY, Cable/Satellite, Celebrities
You'd think by now that people would know better. Embellishing a resume, adding credits that are the work of a vivid imagination rather than hard work... they're bound to be unearthed someday. Especially if you're a success. The latest prevaricator caught in a series of lies is Food Network's British chef Robert Irvine. In a scathing expose by the
St. Petersburg Times, the star of
Dinner: Impossible, has been caught with egg on his face. Make that more like egg salad. Multiple claims by Irvine, including creating Princess Diana's wedding cake, cooking for White House dinners, being knighted by the queen, and more, have turned out to be tall tales.
Continue reading Truth: Impossible - Chef Robert Irvine caught in a web of lies
Posted Feb 6th 2007 8:52PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show, Comedy Central
"Am I Hot Or Not?": The high-pitched voice gave me a good chuckle. I'd like to imagine that
Punxsutawney Phil is really thinking all that in his little groundhog head. "I speak the truuuuth!" Oh, and
The Daily Show is really pushing those
Jimmy Dean Chocolate Chip Pancakes & Sausage On A Stick jokes. I'm starting to wonder if they're getting paid by Jimmy Dean to advertise that "food" by pretending to hate it... when, in fact, it's delicious and addictive. Senior White House Correspondent Dan Bakkedahl also stopped by to say something. My ears tuned out because, as of late, Bakkedahl-talk sounds like
Peanuts adults... but less funny.
Continue reading The Daily Show: February 5, 2007
Posted Dec 19th 2006 4:40PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: TV Royalty, OpEd, The Colbert Report, Festivus, Celebrities
... a great TV momentI remember. It was the evening of April 29th, and I had opted out of attending a major social event to watch, of all things, C-SPAN. Honestly, it felt a little pathetic. Well, not "a little". It felt
really pathetic. Little did I know that I, sitting in front of the television with my laptop resting on my tacky pajama bottoms, would soon be witnessing something remarkable.
Continue reading On the 1st day of Festivus, TV gave to me
Posted Dec 7th 2006 9:30PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show, Comedy Central
"Majority Power": There was a little more talk about Bob Gates'
confirmation hearing ("You had us at 'We're losing'!"). I failed to pay much attention because I kept staring at Jon's disturbingly skinny tie. Yes yes, minor things like that still bother me. Jon used to look so sharp!
Yuletide War Correspondent John Oliver talked about another war we're fighting... the War on Christmas. Well, folks, it's all over, because Wal-Mart is going to start saying "
Merry Christmas" again. Oliver and Santa could have gotten into that kiss
so much more. I watch
The Daily Show for hot correspondent-on-holiday figure action, so y'better not disappoint me. Sideline Correspondent Rob Riggle also popped up... not in front of a green screen, surprisingly. I snorted really loudly when he called that guy Moshe Goldstein.
Continue reading The Daily Show: December 6, 2006
Posted Oct 6th 2006 12:20PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, HBO, Premium Cable, Late Night, Web, Celebrities, Talk Show
Tonight's episode of HBO's
Real Time With Bill Maher will air live from Washington, D.C. His guests will be National security expert Richard Clarke, Robin Williams, MSNBC's Chris Matthews, Florida Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and Senator Lincoln Chafee. We know they'll touch on all of the topics in the news this week (the war in Iraq, Mark Foley, next month's elections), but Maher ends the show with a special D.C.-centric set of "New Rules," his very funny (but often wise) series of observations about, well, just about everything. Check out a special preview video of Maher's D.C. rules after the jump.
My favorite line, about certain Republicans: "I know it's D.C. and I know it's hard out there for a blimp, but it's time to come to grips with the fact that there's only one woman in town who finds you two attractive, and she's banging Carville."
Continue reading Real Time With Bill Maher preview - VIDEO
Posted Apr 27th 2006 7:56PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show
Have you ever taken a long trip on an
airplane and thought to yourself, "This is far too comfortable!" Well, you're in luck because Airbus is
pitching the idea of creating some
new
standing seats (the pasenger would essentially be harnessed onto a padded board). If you've ever wanted to travel
the world the same way as an airplane's tray tables or Hannibal Lecter, write to Airbus and let them know how you feel.
Continue reading The Daily Show: April 26, 2006
Posted Jan 4th 2006 11:09AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Talent, OpEd, The Daily Show
Apparently, the White House Correspondents Association is having
a tough time finding a headliner
for their annual super-dinner. Jerry Seinfeld was the first choice but he declined (not a Bush fan?), as did David
Letterman and, get this, Jon Stewart. Now, it seems to me that one would have had a better chance of getting Jon
Stewart to pop out of a cake at Tucker Carlson's birthday bash than to have him politely mingle with Bush and friends.
Hey, WHCA, have you called up Lewis Black yet?
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