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Jon Stewart explains Fox News
Whatever your political opinions are and however your cable news tastes run, you have to admit that this Daily Show examination of how Fox News works is pretty smart. Not just as an explanation at how the news side works with the non-news side of the network, but as an explanation of how any organization can spin things their way.
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The Shake Weight is either the most erotic or hilarious exercise ad ever
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.
Most exercise infomercials are already crazy and unintentionally hilarious in and of themselves, but this ad deserves the Mark Twain Prize.
Most exercise infomercials are already crazy and unintentionally hilarious in and of themselves, but this ad deserves the Mark Twain Prize.
What You Missed Last Night: CNN will have to leave it there
I've never noticed how often the hosts at CNN - almost all of them - say the phrase "we'll have to leave it there" when they run out of time when interviewing a guest. But The Daily Show noticed it, and last night they were all over CNN about it.
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What You Missed Last Night: Jon and Blago
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.
In this clip (which Jon Stewart gives a special introduction to because the interview went long and got weird), Jon and Blago talk about a range of issues, starting with his hair. (Unedited interview here.) [Watch episodes and clips of The Daily Show and other shows at SlashControl.]
In this clip (which Jon Stewart gives a special introduction to because the interview went long and got weird), Jon and Blago talk about a range of issues, starting with his hair. (Unedited interview here.) [Watch episodes and clips of The Daily Show and other shows at SlashControl.]
What You Missed Last Night: the Atone Phone
On The Colbert Report last night, Stephen Colbert was waiting by The Atone Phone for people to call him to apologize the way that they have wronged him. Unfortunately, his phone number is shared by someone else and he gets a call from another Comedy Central guy. (Video also here.)
What You Missed Last Night: Scoldplay
Are you sick of the whole Representative Joe Wilson controversy yet? Were you sick of it four or five days ago? Jon Stewart and The Daily Show are too, and last night they showed how the people asking for an apology from Wilson are being hypocritical, and how both sides do this all the time and then ask for an apology when the other side does it.
In other words, politics really suck.
In other words, politics really suck.
What You Missed Last Night: The Audacity of Hos
If you've been watching television over the summer, you probably know about the Glenn Beck/FOX News investigation into the ACORN organization. Recently two young college students went undercover at one of the organization's offices and tried to get money for their prostitution ring. Last night Jon Stewart and The Daily Show had a very funny piece on it. (Video also here.)
They've come up with great titles for segments, but "The Audacity of Hos" is one of their best.
They've come up with great titles for segments, but "The Audacity of Hos" is one of their best.
Comedy Central fans would take a bullet for their network
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?
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Bill O'Reilly answers Jon Stewart
Yesterday, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show had a little fun with FOX News, saying the way that they're covering the town hall protests makes them sound like liberals. Well, last night, Bill O'Reilly turned the tables on Stewart and gave him a little bit of his own medicine. You decide who's being more fair and balanced.
[via TV Newser]
Why does cable news have to be so stupid?
Earlier today I posted a video from last night's Daily Show where Jon Stewart took FOX News to task for flip-flopping on their coverage of protestors. But let's be fair. Here's Stewart from the night before, dumping on CNN for their ridiculous new segments.
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What You Missed Last Night: FOX News hosts are the new liberals
While I don't agree that most people get their news from The Daily Show or that it's more important than the news, I think it is must see TV because it's usually going to show you something in a way you've never seen before, and it will change the way that you watch news (whether it's FOX News or MSNBC, it doesn't matter). That's a good thing.
Like last night's summary of how one network is presenting news of town hall confrontations and how they compare to what has happened in the past.
Like last night's summary of how one network is presenting news of town hall confrontations and how they compare to what has happened in the past.
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94% of people polled aren't sure what they think of polls
If I was to make a list of ten things I hate on television, I think polls would be one of them. The news channels (cable and local news) are always asking us to text or call in with our opinion on some poll question. But you can't believe the numbers, as Jon Stewart showed last night on The Daily Show. (Video also here.)
Fox & Friends call shenanigans on Obama...for his beer choice?!?
Morning news shows are a goldmine of cringe-inducing moments and epic fail goodness. The title alone makes me laugh because only half of it is accurate due to the fact that it airs in the morning. By far the unintentionally funniest show is that morning cup of crazy on Fox News, Fox and Friends. They truly cover news stories that no one else does as their on-air promos suggest because no one in their right mind would consider it news. I'm finally starting to understand Walter Cronkite's distrust of the 24-hour news network model: you'll call anything news to fill time.
Hosts Steve Doocy, Gretchen Carlson and Brian Kilmeade actually took President Barack Obama to task for ordering a Budweiser instead of an American-brewed beer during his recent "Beer Summit" with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley.
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Brian Williams and Jon Stewart: Oh, it's on
This is from last week but I think it's worth showing today, because when Brian Williams went on The Daily Show they didn't just talk about politics, they got into a sometimes good-natured, sometimes prickly trade of insults (some of Stewart's digs are clearly serious, but Williams can give as good as he gets). They also mention Walter Cronkite and Billy Mays.
[via TV Newser]
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Blame Jon Stewart's trustiness on the news media clusterf#*$
Walter Cronkite is a tougher act to follow than letting Metallica open for William Hung. But now that the news legend and former most trusted man in America has passed on to that big newsroom in the great beyond, America needs someone else to trust. They need someone they can depend on to get the hard, cold facts about the important stories that truly affect their lives. They need someone to cut through the political haze of misdirection and mediocrity that cloud almost every major news story like a lingering beer fart.
That man is ... Jon Stewart. Don't like it? Blame the rest of the news media for not doing a better job.
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