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Stewart, Colbert Mock Glenn Beck's Apology
 Stewart, Colbert Mock 
 Glenn Beck's Apology 
eric massa interview
Mar 11, 2010 10:46 AM CST

Stewart, Colbert Mock Glenn Beck's Apology

Jon and Stephen agree, however, that the hour wasn't a total waste

(Newser) - Glenn Beck got skewered for his Eric Massa interview by both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert last night. “Yes, Glenn Beck said this interview might change the course of the nation. He never specified which direction,” Stewart said. But, he added, “the night wasn’t a total...

Bush Speechwriter Nails Jon Stewart
 Bush Speechwriter 
 Nails Jon Stewart 
thanks for talking over me
Mar 10, 2010 7:24 AM CST

Bush Speechwriter Nails Jon Stewart

Marc Thiessen to 'Daily Show' host: 'You did most of the talking!'

(Newser) - To say Jon Stewart doesn’t quite agree with former George W. Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen is a bit of an understatement. Things got heated between the two last night on the Daily Show , as Thiessen discussed his new book Courting Disaster and the lawyers he calls the “al-Qaeda...

Jon Stewart Takes Spin on Chatroulette, Bumps into Katie

....and Brian Wiliams, and Keith Olbermann. Stilll, he's not a convert

(Newser) - The Daily Show's Jon Stewart tried Chatroulette last night and, viola, there were Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Brian Williams, and a characteristically preachy Keith Olbermann, all doing hilarious bits. Not to speak of Jason Jones in a state of undress doing something we can't repeat here. Stewart claims to find...

Palin's Leno Spot Stuns Jon Stewart
 Palin's Leno Spot 
 Stuns Jon Stewart 
FAIR AND BALANCED?!
Mar 4, 2010 8:08 AM CST

Palin's Leno Spot Stuns Jon Stewart

Ex-gov makes outrageous statements— and some decent jokes

(Newser) - Jon Stewart went apoplectic last night after playing a clip from Sarah Palin’s interview with Jay Leno, in which she criticized the media for having too much “opinion under the guise of hard news stories.” Then, just to twist the dagger, she added, “That’s why...

Jon Stewart: Rick Sanchez Is Like a Coke Freak
 Jon Stewart: 
 Rick Sanchez Is 
 Like a Coke Freak 
'over-caffeinated control freak'
Mar 2, 2010 8:24 AM CST

Jon Stewart: Rick Sanchez Is Like a Coke Freak

CNN anchor a bit too intense...not to mention incorrect

(Newser) - After Rick Sanchez testily asked an expert to translate nine meters into “English,” it was only a matter of time before Jon Stewart weighed in. “CNN: The most trusted name in over-caffeinated control freaks,” Stewart said last night after showing clips of Sanchez aggressively directing the...

Whoops! Newt Calls Shoe Bomber American
 Whoops! Newt Calls 
 Shoe Bomber American 
'Daily show' gaffe
Feb 10, 2010 5:48 AM CST

Whoops! Newt Calls Shoe Bomber American

Gingrich defends Richard Reid treatment on false grounds

(Newser) - On the Daily Show last night, Newt Gingrich trotted out the oft-repeated GOP complaint that Miranda Rights were read to the Detroit underwear bomber. As he has done before, Jon Stewart pointed out that Richard Reid, the shoe bomber, got the same treatment from George W. Bush's administration. Gingrich quickly...

Bill O'Reilly Wants Jon Stewart as His VP
 Bill O'Reilly Wants 
 Jon Stewart as His VP 
Night 2 Hijinks
Feb 5, 2010 7:08 AM CST

Bill O'Reilly Wants Jon Stewart as His VP

Hypothetical running mate 'vetted' on issues from global warming to Sarah Palin

(Newser) - Bill O'Reilly "vetted" Jon Stewart during the second half of his O'Reilly Factor appearance last night, quizzing his hypothetical future running mate on such issues as global warming, Iran's nuclear weapons, and Sarah Palin. Stewart played along, but made it clear that "I am not running with you....

Stewart, O'Reilly Trade Jabs
 Stewart, O'Reilly Trade Jabs 
Feb 3, 2010 8:05 PM CST

Stewart, O'Reilly Trade Jabs

Daily Show host mocks Fox; anchor rips 'stoned slackers'

(Newser) - Jon Stewart ventured onto a hostile playing field today, sitting down for an interview with Fox News pundit Bill O’Reilly that gave both ample room to land haymakers. While the Daily Show host denounced the conservative channel’s coverage of President Obama—“All I hear on your network...

Jon Stewart to Appear on Bill O'Reilly's Show

It will be Stewart's second visit with Papa Bear

(Newser) - Jon Stewart will brave the wilds of Fox News tomorrow to appear on Bill O’Reilly’s program for the second time. But why? “Stewart wants to be on the highest-rated show in cable news,” a source joked to the New York Daily News . Whatever the impetus, the...

Jon Stewart Turns Barbs Against Obama

President's turn as butt of Daily Show spurs partisan buzz

(Newser) - Barack Obama hasn't just lost the earnest liberals; Jon Stewart's recent barbs show the honeymoon is also over with left-leaning comedy. Stewart is a "pop-culture bellwether," Howard Kurtz writes in the Washington Post , so left and right alike took notice last week when Stewart ripped the president for...

Jon Stewart Mocks Chris Matthews

'Forgot he was black'? He must have also forgotten about his mic

(Newser) - The moment the words were out of his mouth, Chris Matthews must have known he was bait for Jon Stewart, who last night on the Daily Show couldn't resist calling Matthews—who also "might have forgotten you're miked"—“one scotch away from being Ron Burgundy.” He...

Stewart Takes Down Olbermann

 Stewart 
 Takes Down 
 Olbermann 
ISN'T THAT SPECIAL (COMMENT)
Jan 22, 2010 11:55 AM CST

Stewart Takes Down Olbermann

Jon Stewart rails against MSNBC's Keith Olbermann

(Newser) - Keith Olbermann’s “Special Comments” have gotten so over-the-top that even Jon Stewart thought Olbermann's recent declaration that Scott Brown is “an irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary, ex-nude model, teabagging supporter of violence against women” was a bit much. Last night on the Daily Show , Stewart offered Olbermann some...

Conan Blows $4.8M on Parting Sketch


 Conan 
 Blows $4.8M 
 on Parting Sketch 
puts Racehorse in mink snuggie
Jan 22, 2010 8:37 AM CST

Conan Blows $4.8M on Parting Sketch

Buys Kentucky Derby winner and sticks NBC with the bill

(Newser) - Conan O'brien upped the ante last night in his war with NBC, following his $1.5 million sketch Wednesday night with one he said cost $4.8 million. He spent that amount, he said, buying Mine That Bird, the 2009 Kentucky Derby winner, putting him in a horse-sized mink snuggie,...

Sandler to Conan: NBC Fired Me, Too
 Sandler to Conan: 
 NBC Fired Me, Too 
PLUS: MORE ON CONAN-NBC DEAL
Jan 21, 2010 9:01 AM CST

Sandler to Conan: NBC Fired Me, Too

O'Brien-NBC deal said to be $45 million; tomorrow's his last Tonight Show

(Newser) - NBC and Conan O’Brien reached a pricey divorce early today, but that didn’t slow the Tonight Show host's relentless tirade against the network last night. A constant stream of monologue disses wasn’t enough, so O’Brien unveiled his latest revenge scheme: Waste as much of the network’...

Jon Stewart Looks Back on Obama's First Year
 Jon Stewart Looks Back 
 on Obama's First Year 
'THANK GOD FOR BO'
Jan 20, 2010 7:53 AM CST

Jon Stewart Looks Back on Obama's First Year

The principal lesson from the first year? 'Negroes aren't magic'

(Newser) - Jon Stewart marked the first anniversary of Barack Obama’s presidency—or the first 364 days, 23 hours—on last night's Daily Show , offering up a complicated math equation for how Obama could have dropped 18 points in the polls in a single year. From Gitmo to health care to...

Logical Next Stop for Conan: Comedy Central
 Logical Next 
 Stop for Conan: 
 Comedy Central 



unsolicited advice
Jan 18, 2010 5:47 PM CST

Logical Next Stop for Conan: Comedy Central

Stewart-Colbert-O'Brien lineup would be a win-win-win situation

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien is about to go back on the market—but the late night talk show market is full. "ABC has already said it's not interested in hiring him," writes Patrick Goldstein. "HBO isn't prepared to get into the late-night talk show racket. And Fox has a...

Jon Stewart to Pat Robertson: 'Shut Your Piehole'
 Jon Stewart to 
 Pat Robertson: 
 'Shut Your Piehole' 

PLUS: O'REILLY, OLBERMANN RANT
Jan 15, 2010 8:56 AM CST

Jon Stewart to Pat Robertson: 'Shut Your Piehole'

Limbaugh, Robertson, even Maddow irk Stewart—probably O'Reilly too

(Newser) - Jon Stewart is not happy with people using the earthquake in Haiti to advance their own agendas, and he had some words for Pat Robertson (and other offenders) last night: “Shut your piehole!” The only silver lining to the tragedy “is that whenever something this horrific...

Jon Stewart: I Should Have Nailed John Yoo

Stewart apologizes for a disappointing Daily Show interview

(Newser) - Jon Stewart has taken down a lot of people on The Daily Show —but Monday’s guest John Yoo wasn’t one of them, and last night he apologized for the disappointing interview. Yoo, author of the Bush torture memos—or, as Stewart put it, “the memo that...

Stewart Nails Glenn Beck for Promoting Gold

Fox host both fuels and profits from gold craze

(Newser) - Glenn Beck’s cozy relationship with the gold industry—he talks about the metal on his show and is a paid spokesman for Goldline—has so far stayed comfortably under the radar, but Jon Stewart took aim at it last night with a segment on the Daily Show. Does Beck's...

Fox News Lets Jon Get Under Its Skin, Again

Stewart's "go bleep yourself" to Goldberg gets O'Reilly's attention

(Newser) - Fox News commentator Bernard Goldberg is just so sad that Jon Stewart doesn’t like him anymore, and he made a point of saying so on last night’s O’Reilly Factor . Stewart slammed Goldberg the night before on the Daily Show for Goldberg's comment that liberals don’t “...

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