Daily Show Star on GOP 2012 Field: 'Very Gifted at Inspiring Comedy fr

Tim Graham
October 28th, 2011 6:47 AM
The Washington Post's Express tabloid profiled British-accented Daily Show star John Oliver on Thursday, reveling in how he covered Sarah Palin's "flag-draped liberty coach" bus tour and told Jon Stewart on the Rupert Murdoch-harming News of the World phone-hacking scandal "I'm about to give you a schadenfraude-gasm, Jon." He's no fan of the Republican presidential field: "I think all the …
 

NPR Lets Daily Show Regular, WaPo's Milbank Knock GOP Presidential Fie

Matthew Balan
June 16th, 2011 10:15 PM
On Wednesday's All Things Considered, NPR's Ari Shapiro let The Daily Show's John Oliver and The Washington Post's Dana Milbank cast aspersions on some of the declared 2012 Republican presidential candidates and their surrogates. Oliver mocked the talking points of a Ron Paul spokesman as "pointless" and "meaningless," while Milbank derided the candidacy of Herman Cain. Host Melissa Block…
 

'Daily Show' Heals Clinton Supporters With Child Psychology

Noel Sheppard
August 27th, 2008 2:25 PM
Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" is clearly doing its part to create unity within the Democrat party.On Tuesday, TDS's John Oliver spoke with a group of Clinton supporters who aren't giving up the fight to get Hillary the presidential nomination.Not understanding their anguish, Oliver sought the assistance of a child psychologist to not only explain the mental malady, but also put the afflicted…