Stewart to Cramer: 'It's Not a Game'

(NEWSER) - In anticipation of his visit with Jon Stewart on tonight’s Daily Show, an admittedly “nervous” Jim Cramer sought counsel today from another Stewart—Martha. “You should be nervous,” the lifestyle maven said on her syndicated show. “He’s fast as lightning.” The Mad Money host joked that the feud has elevated his profile at home, reports the Los Angeles Times. “My kids only know I have a show because Jon Stewart is skewering me.” More»

(NEWSER) - Who won last night’s cable grudge match between Jon Stewart and CNBC’s Jim Cramer? Let’s go to the scorecards:

• Stewart was the clear winner, clobbering his guest with “homespun, regular-guy relentlessness,” Maureen Ryan writes in the Chicago Tribune. “Cramer didn’t know what hit him.”
• The weird part was that Cramer barely defended himself from “Crossfire Jon,” Howard Kurtz says in the Washington Post. “Cramer was playing rope-a-dope while Stewart swung away. It was a mismatch.”

Clip gets 1.5M views; week's site traffic surges

(NEWSER) - Jon Stewart’s attacks on CNBC host Jim Cramer have been ratings gold for the late-night satirist, Variety reports. An 8-minute rant has garnered 1.5 million views, Comedy Central says, and plenty of press attention. Unique usage for the Daily Show site has soared 65% this week amid a series of attacks that began after CNBC correspondent Rick Santelli canceled an appearance on the show. More»

Shouting heads are so very far off base

(NEWSER) - It should come as no surprise to fans of Jon Stewart, but CNBC is as hysterical as he says—and worse, Gabriel Winant writes in Salon. After 12 hours watching the network "I was huddled in the corner of my couch, wondering why the angry faces were yelling at me," Winant shudders. CNBC has become "notorious as a redoubt of shouting heads who insist the market is tanking because the president is an incompetent lefty," he notes. More»

(NEWSER) - This should be interesting: CNBC's Jim Cramer has agreed to go on Jon Stewart's Daily Show Thursday, notes the Business Insider. Stewart has been roasting Cramer, along with his CNBC cronies, for their market boosterism prior to the downturn. Last night, for instance, Stewart played a series of clips showing Cramer talking up Bear Stearns. Cramer shot back on Today that Stewart hosts a mere "variety show." More»