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Daily Show Proposes Two-State Solution—for US

Mar 30, 2010 11:13 AM CDT

Daily Show Proposes Two-State Solution—for US

It's the only way to stop this health care violence

(Newser) - The spate of violence and death threats that erupted in the wake of the health care bill’s passage have left us with only one choice: Let’s just split the country in two, India-Pakistan style. At least, that’s the satirical solution Aasif Mandvi put forth last night, in...

20 Stars Who've Gotten Sexier

Mar 26, 2010 10:50 AM CDT

20 Stars Who've Gotten Sexier

Age has been kind—really kind—to these hot celebs

(Newser) - We're supposed to get wiser as we get older, but sexier? Not so much. But luck (and a few flat irons, it seems) has been on the side of these celebs, who have gotten hotter with each passing year. Nerve runs down the 20 best transformations:

Mary-Louise Parker: "Cute

...

Stewart Does Another
Glenn Beck Takedown

Mar 19, 2010 7:18 AM CDT

Stewart Does Another Glenn Beck Takedown

Gawker: 'One of his greatest segments ever'

(Newser) - Jon Stewart took another run at Glenn Beck on the Daily Show last night. In a 13-minute spoof that Gawker 's Matt Cherette calls "probably one of his greatest segments ever," Stewart plays Beck in all his God-fearing, progressive-bashing glory. It was, writes Cherette, a "complete and...

Jon Stewart Slams the Vatican

Mar 17, 2010 7:53 AM CDT

Jon Stewart Slams the Vatican

Catholic Church quick to punish sinners ... just not priests

(Newser) - Jon Stewart ’s latest victim: the Catholic Church. Stewart is unhappy about a few things, among them: the cover-up of a gay sex ring, the pope’s protection of a pedophile priest, and the suspension of two Catholic school students for having lesbian parents. The church is swift,...

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

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

Mar 5, 2010 5:47 AM CST

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

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

'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

'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

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

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

Feb 2, 2010 4:40 PM CST

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

Feb 1, 2010 7:22 AM CST

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

Jan 29, 2010 6:51 AM CST

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

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

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

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

'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

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...