Comedy Central 'Daily Show' Creator: Oklahoma Tornado 'Ordered to Only

May 21st, 2013 1:00 AM
As NewsBusters reported, a deadly tornado stroke Oklahoma Monday. At approximately the same time it was bearing down to kill innocent people, Lizz Winstead, the co-creator of Comedy Central's Daily Show, commented on Twitter, "This tornado is in Oklahoma so clearly it has been ordered to only target conservatives":

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…

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

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…

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):

Dunham Needs Third ‘Girls’ Season to Air New Sex Positions

January 18th, 2013 12:23 PM
According to Lena Dunham, HBO’s “Girls” television show needs a third season to explore new sex positions.  Writer and actress Lena Dunham appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Thursday to discuss her recent Golden Globe awards earned from her work with “Girls.” 

Krugman vs. Stewart Showdown Over the Trillion-Dollar Platinum Coin

January 16th, 2013 9:13 AM
Paul Krugman vs. Jon Stewart. The New York Times columnist and economist put his utter lack of humor on display in a Saturday afternoon blog post in which he attacked as lazy and unprofessional the host of the Daily Show. Stewart's sin? Daring to mock the trillion-dollar platinum coin as a solution to the debt ceiling crisis. Here's Krugman on "Lazy Jon Stewart": Oh, dear. Jon Stewart took on…

Only CBS AM Coverage of Michigan Is Stewart Mocking Term 'Right to Wor

December 12th, 2012 11:58 AM
On Wednesday, CBS This Morning shipwrecked its aim to be the hard-news alternative to ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today. Its only coverage of the passage of the right-to-work law in Michigan was a clip of Comedy Central's Jon Stewart ripping the legislation. Anchors Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell laughed on air in reaction to Stewart's shtick, with O'Donnell adding, "That's pretty…

President Obama to Appear on Jon Stewart's Daily Show Next Thursday

October 12th, 2012 4:55 PM
He's sat down with David Letterman and the ladies of The View. Now according to a press release from Comedy Central, the President of the United States is going to take time out of his busy schedule to chat with Jon Stewart of the Daily Show next Thursday:

The Thrill is Gone: NBC Touts Jon Stewart Mocking Obama and Chris Matt

October 5th, 2012 2:25 PM
In a display of just how badly President Obama performed in Wednesday's presidential debate, Friday's NBC Today played a clip of Daily Show host Jon Stewart ripping into Obama: "There is no red America. There is no blue America. There is only the America that can't believe how bad this guy did in the debate. Romney won with the sound up....Romney won with the sound off." [Listen to the audio or…

Stewart, Colbert Have the Favorite Shows of 'Super Democrats

August 30th, 2012 4:56 PM
Today's Washington Post reports a firm called Experian Marketing Services has labored to find out how the political parties can locate their most loyal voters. For their category of “Super Democrats,” that list starts with  -- shocker --  Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. “The segments we will focus on in this post include the Super Democrats and Ultra Conservatives segments, which represent…

Jeb Bush: 'I Look Forward to Working on Romney's Reelection in 2016 an

August 26th, 2012 12:32 PM
Comedy Central's Jon Stewart has made it crystal clear he wants Barack Obama to win in November. On NBC's Meet the Press Sunday, former Florida governor Jeb Bush said, "I look forward to working on [Mitt Romney's] reelection in 2016 and making Jon Stewart awfully upset" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Jon Stewart Asks Brian Williams 'What's Preventing the Media From Disc

August 16th, 2012 9:39 AM
Comedy Central's Jon Stewart asked NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams the $64 trillion question on Wednesday's Daily Show. "What is preventing the media from discussing more substantive issues before the introduction of Paul Ryan, and then since the introduction, and then, let's say, you know, after the election?" (video follows with transcript and commentary):