Jon Stewart Slams Obama Claim He Learned About IRS Scandal 'Last Frida

May 15th, 2013 10:50 PM
It's easy to tell that President Obama is going through a scandal-ridden “tough time” since he's even under fire from Jon Stewart, host of “The Daily Show” on the Comedy Central cable channel, who said on Tuesday that the Democratic occupant of the White House “can't keep saying you found out about news at the same time as us!” The liberal comedian said he found it strange that the president…

Stephen Colbert Whines About Sister's Loss to Sanford: ‘This Scares

May 9th, 2013 5:01 PM
Ever since liberal comedian Stephen Colbert’s sister, Elizabeth Colbert Busch announced her candidacy for to fill the vacant First Congressional District in South Carolina, the media has been on overdrive pushing her candidacy against former Governor Mark Sanford (R-S.C.). On Tuesday May 7, Sanford recaptured his old House seat, defeating Colbert Busch by a comfortable nine percentage points…

Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert Downplay Benghazi Response, Attack Critic

May 9th, 2013 3:10 PM
One of the unwritten rules of comedy is to always attack the people in power. Apparently, that concept has mostly eluded Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, who have staunchly defended the reaction by President Barack Obama and his administration to the death of four Americans in the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012. Instead, the hosts of “The Daily Show”…

Daily Show's Stewart Mocks Republican Politician's Stroke During Gay M

April 9th, 2013 11:12 AM
Comedy Central’s The Daily Show usually skewers Republicans and conservatives, but last night, regardless of where you stand on the underlying issue of same-sex marriage, the program went beyond the pale with a joke about Republican acceptance of same-sex marriage that involved Sen. Mark Kirk's (R-Ill.) stroke

No Laughing Matter: Colbert's Boosting Sister's Campaign Is an In-kind

April 4th, 2013 4:49 PM
It appears as though Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert has no shame when it comes to using his nightly comedy show The Colbert Report to push his sister Elizabeth Colbert Busch’s bid to be the next congressman representing South Carolina's First Congressional District.  Colbert's shtick, of course, is to lambaste conservative by hosting his program as an absurd caricature of Bill O'Reilly…

Stephen Colbert Trashes MSNBC's Morning Joe: 'Sometimes People Confuse

April 4th, 2013 3:36 PM
In the midst of a segment pushing his sister's candidacy for an open House seat in South Carolina, Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert took some shots at MSNBC's Morning Joe. "Joe’s show is just about confusion in that sometimes people confuse it with news” (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

Maddow: 'Scalia's a Troll' - 'Like the Guy in Your Blog Comment Thread

March 1st, 2013 11:30 AM
"He's a troll...He's like the guy in your blog comment threads using the N-word." So actually said MSNBC's Rachel Maddow about Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Comedy Central's Daily Show Thursday (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Helaine Olen on The Daily Show: ‘It’s Not Our Personal Finances, I

February 21st, 2013 5:26 PM
Freelance journalist Helaine Olen appeared on The Daily Show Wednesday night to promote her new book Pound Foolish, in which she attacks the financial planning industry as a group of snake oil salesmen. The show didn’t have enough time to air the full conversation, so viewers had to go online to www.thedailyshow.com to hear Olen’s proposed solution for de-emphasizing the importance of investing…

Stephen Colbert To Be 'Surprise Guest' At Democrat Conference

February 8th, 2013 9:23 AM
Are there any boundaries today between the media and the Democratic Party? Consider Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert who according to a tweet from House Democrats is going to be a "surprise guest" at Friday's Caucus Issues Conference:

Did Bill Maher Steal Jokes From Jay Leno and Jon Stewart

February 2nd, 2013 9:52 AM
Bill Maher made a couple of jokes on HBO's Real Time Friday that sounded eerily similar to things NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno and Comedy Central's Jon Stewart said earlier in the week. Here are the relevant clips (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Brokaw Jabs Clinton/Lewinsky: Not Clear 'Who Was Reaching for Whom

January 17th, 2013 5:01 AM
As former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw appeared as a guest on Wednesday's The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, he and host Stephen Colbert poked fun at former President Bill Clinton as the two discussed what a second term of President Barack Obama would likely involve.

Stephen Colbert Tells Piers Morgan 'Get the F--k Out of Dodge

January 15th, 2013 8:58 AM
On Monday, Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert said something to CNN's Piers Morgan that many Americans have been thinking since the arrogant, British gun control advocate started shouting his anti-NRA opinions on a nightly basis after the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. "Get the f--k out of Dodge" (video follows with commentary):

Stephen Colbert to NRA's LaPierre: 'You Sir Are F--ked In the Head

January 10th, 2013 12:09 PM
The indeceny of media attacks on gun rights advocates knows no bounds. Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert said of the National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre Wednesday, "You, sir, are f--ked in the head" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Comedy Central Host Jeff Ross: ‘Glad Charlton Heston Isn’t Alive

December 20th, 2012 12:36 AM
It's often said that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Apparently, that wasn't enough for Jeff Ross, host of “The Burn,” a 30-minute show that airs on the Comedy Central cable TV channel.