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(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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(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

 Stewart Ratings Soar  
 With Cramer Takedown 

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

Mar 12, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(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... More »

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television • CNBC • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Jim Cramer • TV ratings • web traffic

OPINION

Stewart's Right: Screeching CNBC Is Whacked

Shouting heads are
so very far off base

Mar 11, 09 7:16 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • CNBC • Jon Stewart • Jim Cramer • network television • fiscal crisis • economic crisis • Bill Maher Grid

(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... More »

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(Newser) - Jim Cramer is once again on the defensive, as Jon Stewart seemingly can’t stop finding damning Mad Money clips, Gawker reports. Appearing on this morning's Today show, Cramer was subjected to a CNBC snippet that ran on the Daily Show last night, from January 2008, where the host literally... More »

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Bear Stearns • CNBC • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Jim Cramer • Mad Money • financial crisis • financial adviser

OPINION

 Krugman Is Top Media Liberal

Krugman tops Forbes' list

Jan 24, 09 1:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Washington is beginning a new liberal era, and Forbes lists the 25 media lefties likely to be the most influential in the coming years. The top 5:
  1. Paul Krugman. The Nobel Prize-winner's "prose is as pungent as his academic credentials are impeccable."
  2. Arianna Huffington:
... More »

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media • list • Jon Stewart • Thomas Friedman • Paul Krugman • Arianna Huffington • liberal

Comedy Shows No Joke for
Prez Candidates

110 appearances
4 times higher than candidates last election

Dec 29, 08 5:04 AM CST
(Newser) - This year's presidential candidates made a record 110 late-night comedy show appearances, underlying the programs' importance in the race, AP reports. Half of the appearances occurred during the primaries, when the pack of candidates were vying for precious face-time with voters. Candidates came to prefer the banter—the best of... More »

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politics • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Jon Stewart • Stephen Colbert • David Letterman • Election 2008

Jackman to Host
Classed-Up Oscars 

Hugh has 'style, elegance, and a sense of occasion': producers

Dec 12, 08 4:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Australian hottie Hugh Jackman will host the next Academy Awards, but don't expect Jon Stewart-style wisecracking or mugging à la Robin Williams, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports. The ceremony's producers "were looking for Cary Grant or Clark Gable," they said today, and tapped People's "Sexiest Man Alive,"... More »

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Hollywood • Academy Awards • awards • award show • Jon Stewart • host • Robin Williams • Hugh Jackman • Oscars

This Dude Is Late-Night Comedy Gold

Letterman, Stewart,
et al, pounce on Blago name, hair, idiocy

Dec 11, 08 7:00 AM CST
(Newser) - America's comics have rushed to mine the vein of comedy gold opened by Rod Blagejovich's arrest on corruption charges, the Chicago Tribune reports. "It's one count of bribery, one count of fraud, and one count of Blagojeviching," David Letterman said. Jon Stewart quipped that the governor "has... More »

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corruption • Illinois • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Stephen Colbert • David Letterman • governor • The Colbert Report • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal

ANALYSIS

 How Comedy Turned Serious 

A funny thing happened on the way to the election—politics and comedy swapped roles

Nov 29, 08 7:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Politics and comedy are trading places, Lee Siegel writes in the Wall Street Journal, as the antics of politicians get more outlandish and comics are increasingly the people speaking truth to power. Fake newsmen like Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert, with their stern commentary, lean more towards the "... More »

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Saturday Night Live • comedy • humor • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • fake news • Stephen Colbert • Late Night • The Colbert Report • comedian

 What Now, Jon?

Jokes about Obama may not fly with left-leaning host, audience of The Daily Show

Nov 8, 08 2:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Yes, satirists and late-night comics seem to have trouble finding Obama jokes, but they'll survive, writes Dan Kois in New York magazine. What worries Kois is that his beloved Daily Show may not be so fortunate. Jon Stewart and crew simply may not have it in their hearts to take... More »

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Barack Obama • satire • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • President Obama

Obama: 'We've Got a Good Shot at This Thing'

Whites 'didn't get the Bradley effect memo,' he quips on Daily Show

Oct 30, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama wrapped up his night of blitzing TV with an upbeat appearance on the Daily Show, the Chicago Tribune writes. "I think we've got a good shot at this thing," he told Jon Stewart last night, downplaying the chances of his race costing him the election. Pundits... More »

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Obama 2008 • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Election 2008 • Bradley effect

ANALYSIS

 Campaign Heightens 
 Humor's Liberal Bent 

Buttoned-up righties may be easier to mock, but some say it's gone a little too car

Oct 20, 08 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Comedy is taking a prominent place in the US election, and may be leaning even more leftward than usual, the Boston Globe reports. Tina Fey and David Letterman have brought the highest ratings in years with mockery of Sarah Palin and John McCain. And Jon Stewart, a savage critic of... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • John McCain • comedy • Tina Fey • Jon Stewart • David Letterman • Election 2008

 Election 
 Results In: 
 Comedy Wins 

Race for the White House proving a comedy goldmine

Oct 9, 08 1:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - No matter which candidate ultimately surges ahead, political comedy is emerging as the clear winner in the presidential race, reports the New York Times. Tina Fey's dead-on parody of Sarah Palin has triggered a huge boost in viewership for Saturday Night Live. The Colbert Report and the Daily Show have... More »

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Saturday Night Live • comedy • Tina Fey • Jay Leno • Jon Stewart • David Letterman • Late Night • Election 2008 • Lorne Michaels

 Late-Night Stars Go Undercover 

Stewart and Colbert recreate the controversial cartoon for EW cover

Sep 25, 08 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Taking their spoofing of TV into print, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart grace the cover of this week’s Entertainment Weekly in imitation of the Obamas-as-terrorists New Yorker cover that set media of all kinds afire in July. The stunt surely threatens to obscure the question-and-answer session it’s intended... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • New Yorker magazine • Obama 2008 • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • Entertainment Weekly

 Colbert Wraps 
 Early Xmas Special 

Stewart, Costello, Nelson will join
holiday sing-a-long

Sep 17, 08 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Christmas is ready early for fake-news fans, E! Online reports. Stephen Colbert's musical holiday special is already in the can and will air November 23. Jon Stewart, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, and Elvis Costello will be among the stars joining Colbert in crooning holiday-themed favorites including Hanukkah and Little Dealer ... More »

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television • Jon Stewart • fake news • Stephen Colbert • Christmas • The Colbert Report


 Fake Reporters
 Are Rock Stars
 in Denver

Quick turnaround and evasive guests make Stewart's life a little harder on the road

Aug 28, 08 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - it's hard enough for the reporters swarming all over the Democratic Convention to score good interviews; fake reporters have it even harder. The Daily Show's correspondents are now such big stars they draw admirers—and hecklers—every time they try to record, USA Today reports. Which doesn't exactly help them... More »

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Denver • Democratic National Convention • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Minneapolis-St. Paul • Republican National Convention

OPINION

Daily Show Evolves Into True Force

Serious guests, hard news drive impact on American dialogue

Aug 16, 08 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oh, what a difference eight years makes. The Daily Show struggled with limited access and no respect during the 2000 presidential race, but in this election the show has emerged as “a genuine cultural and political force,” writes Michiko Kakutani in the New York Times. Not only are... More »

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New York • news • journalism • Comedy Central • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • presidential race

 The Best Celeb Name Changes 

Ones that don't roll off the tongue often get a makeover

Jul 10, 08 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - What’s in a name? Apparently everything worth changing, reports Radar. Inspired by the list-heavy Cityfile, a wiki-style Facebook of sorts for notable New Yorkers (wondering which celebs are Bentley owners?), Radar created its own gossipy inventory: famous folks with changed names:
  • Natalie Portman, actor: Natalie Hershlag
  • Moby, musician:
... More »

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Geraldo Rivera • list • celebrity • gossip • Ralph Lauren • Jon Stewart • Moby • Natalie Portman • Ghostface Killah • Jon Bon Jovi • name • name change

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