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Hannity to Daily Show:
Yep, We Screwed Up 

Fox host calls protest footage mixup 'inadvertent'

Nov 11, 09 9:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Fox News host Sean Hannity admitted tonight that his staff spliced video from a Capitol Hill protest last week with footage from an earlier, much larger protest over the summer—and apologized to Comedy Central’s Daily Show and host Jon Stewart, who brought the creative editing to light. “... More »

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entertainment • Fox News • Comedy Central • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • apology • Sean Hannity • liberal media • conservative media • creative editing

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 Jon Stewart 
 Channels 
 Glenn Beck 

Appendicitis attack is obviously part of a larger conspiracy, Jon says

Nov 6, 09 12:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Jon Stewart asked the tough questions last night: Now that Glenn Beck has lost his appendix, how are we going to stop the conspiracy to harvest the rest of his organs? The Daily Show host channeled everything Beck last night, from glasses-fiddling to chalkboard to leaps of logic. “... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Fox News • Comedy Central • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Glenn Beck • appendicitis

 Teacher Fired for Butt Art 
 Paints Colbert for Charity 

Stan Murmur's auctioning portrait to benefit Va. public schools

Oct 13, 09 8:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Virginia teacher fired after a YouTube clip surfaced of him using his posterior to paint is turning the other cheek—and auctioning off a portrait of comedian Stephen Colbert to benefit public schools. Stan Murmur uses what WTVR-TV calls “the anthropometric monotype method of painting. That means he... More »

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entertainment • eBay • art • Comedy Central • Stephen Colbert • art auction • public schools • teacher • Stan Murmur • anthropometric monotype method • butt • posterior

 Stewart: So Much for 60 Votes 

Daily Show rips Democrats for public option failure.

Oct 1, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Democrats took over Congress in 2006, they did… well, basically nothing. But all that was supposed to change when they got their unstoppable 60-vote "super majority," right? Jon Stewart sure thought so. “They’d be like a bear with chainsaws instead of paws!” he cried.... More »

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entertainment • television • Comedy Central • Senate Finance Committee • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • health care reform • public option

(Newser) - As if its record 22 Emmy nominations weren’t enough, 30 Rock also recently landed a syndication deal. Tina Fey talks success—and Sarah Palin—with Broadcasting & Cable:
  • On possibly hosting the Emmys: "No, I think it's a hard job and a thankless one. I think
... More »

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entertainment • NBC • NBC Universal • comedy • Tina Fey • celebrity • Comedy Central • award show • 30 Rock • Emmy Awards • Jay Leno • sitcom • Sarah Palin • syndication • The Jay Leno Show

 How Stewart 
 Wins Over 
 Neocons 

Lefty comedian ready to listen to the other side

Aug 10, 09 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Stewart’s liberal inclinations don't stop him from booking voices from the far right on the Daily Show—and they give glowing reviews of their experiences, New York magazine reports. A former GOP spokesman was leery of appearing on the program to discuss torture; pundit Bill Kristol encouraged him.... More »

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entertainment • John Bolton • Comedy Central • neocon • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • pundits • William Kristol • conservative media • Cliff May

(Newser) - South Park has angered another vigilant parent—Mother Russia. A Russian channel cut a scene from a rerun this week because it depicted Vladimir Putin as greedy and desperate, a network spokesman announced today. It's unclear whether the decision came from the channel's executives or regulators, but the move prompted... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • censorship • Comedy Central • South Park

 Daily Show 
 to Feature 
 Dispatches 
 From Iran 

Parody news show inches closer to becoming an actual news show

Jun 16, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Daily Show will begin airing reports from a correspondent in Iran next week, the New York Times reports. Correspondent Jason Jones spent late May and early June filming in Tehran, Qom, and the Imam Mosque in Esfahan for his weeklong series Jason Jones in Iran: Access of Evil. Jones’... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Comedy Central • The Daily Show • journalist • Jason Jones • Qom

(Newser) - When Stephen Colbert announced he was doing four shows in front of the troops in Baghdad, many wondered if he’d tone down his ironic bluster. Wonder no more. Colbert swaggered on stage for the taping in a camouflage business suit yesterday, and declared himself the only one man enough... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Newsweek • comedy • Comedy Central • late night talk show • Stephen Colbert • Iraq war • Gen. Ray Odierno

 Colbert Bringing 
 Show to Baghdad 

He's broadcasting four shows

Jun 5, 09 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Colbert is taking his show on the road—to Iraq. Next week, the Colbert Report will broadcast from Baghdad, where the host says he'll be "Bob Hoping" it, the AP reports. The four shows will be taped in front of 450 troops, and Colbert is taking it seriously.... More »

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Iraq • entertainment • military • US troops • Comedy Central • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Iraq war

(Newser) - Fans of Stephen Colbert know he’s taking his show on the road next month, though the Comedy Central star hasn’t gotten more specific than “the Persian Gulf.” Enter Sarah Palin, who blew his cover today on her Twitter feed, Videogum reports, with the Alaska governor spilling... More »

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Iraq • Comedy Central • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Sarah Palin • Twitter

Republicans Think Colbert's Serious: Study

Conservatives actually think comedian is conservative, too

Apr 28, 09 7:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “Geez, why do Republicans keep letting Stephen Colbert interview them?” some Ohio State researchers might have the answer: They don’t realize he’s making fun of them. According to a new study, conservatives “were more likely to report that Colbert... More »

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satire • study • conservative • Comedy Central • Stephen Colbert

Colbert + Stewart = Cronkite: 30% of Young Viewers

Political satire is replacing traditional news for some: poll

Mar 25, 09 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 39% of under-40 Americans say satirical shows like The Colbert Report and The Daily Show are keeping viewers politically informed, and 21% believe they influence public opinion, a poll finds. But the verdict is split on whether such shows’ success indicates that comedic delivery is replacing traditional news: 30%... More »

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news • poll • Comedy Central • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • newspaper industry

GLOSSIES

 Huzzahs for Masters of Change 


Mar 22, 09 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Saying that “change is no longer a dreamy notion but a reality—and a responsibility,” Rolling Stone lists 100 people from all walks of society with “the power of making people think and making them move.” The top five:
  • Barack Obama: “He has
... More »

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Barack Obama • Google • Steve Jobs • Larry Page • Sergey Brin • Apple • Bono • Rolling Stone • Comedy Central • Jon Stewart • Stephen Colbert • pundits • change • President Obama

 Colbert Plans Persian Gulf Tour 

He'll film a week of episodes on USO tour

Mar 19, 09 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Colbert is putting on a flak jacket and heading to the Persian Gulf, Variety reports. The Colbert Report will film a week of shows on a USO tour, but no one is dishing out air dates or specific locations. Says Colbert, “I can’t tell you where I’... More »

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television • Persian Gulf • satire • Comedy Central • Stephen Colbert

OPINION Roundup

 Stewart Owned Cramer 


Mar 13, 09 11:10 AM CDT
(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
... More »

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CNBC • journalism • Comedy Central • Jon Stewart • Jim Cramer • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Jim Cramer took his lumps tonight from Jon Stewart in their highly anticipated Daily Show faceoff. "I understand that you want to make finance entertaining, but it's not a game," Stewart told Cramer, adding an expletive. "I can't reconcile the brilliance and knowledge that you have of... More »

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television • CNBC • Comedy Central • Jon Stewart • Jim Cramer • Bill Maher Grid

(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... More »

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television • cable TV • CNBC • Martha Stewart • feud • Comedy Central • late night talk show • late night host • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Jim Cramer • Mad Money • Bill Maher Grid • Martha Stewart Show




 Silverman 
 Show Gets 
 a Reprieve 

Comedy Central to share show with GLBT focused network

Mar 4, 09 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - The nailbiting can end: The fate of the Sarah Silverman Program is settled for another year, after Comedy Central struck a deal to finance the comedy. The producers had refused to work with a slashed budget, and negotiations stalled until an exec thought to ask sister network Logo to share... More »

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funding • Comedy Central • Sarah Silverman • economic downturn • Logo Network

 Budget Cuts 
 Threaten 
 Silverman 
 Show 

Exec producers, network in talks

Mar 2, 09 9:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Executive producers of Sarah Silverman’s Comedy Central series are threatening to can the third season due to budget cuts, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The network slashed the budget by more than 20%, and producers—including Silverman—aren’t sure the show’s integrity can be maintained at $850,... More »

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television • recession • Comedy Central • Sarah Silverman • budget cuts • economy • TV series

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