The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to visit Austin for Election 2014 coverage
by Rick Perry, you’re on notice! Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart will head to Austin, Texas, for a week of shows leading up …
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Bob’s Burgers, Harry Shearer among first-time winners at 2014 Emmy Awards
“Mazel Tina!” That’s an appropriate title for the episode that won Bob’s Burgers its first Emmy Award over the weekend. Harry Shearer, long known but …
Michael Che’s debut as “New Correspondent” on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Michael Che made his debut Wednesday night as a new correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and they gave him a …
Egyptian elections, military might prompt Bassem Youssef’s cancellation; but one final salute from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Arab Spring helped give rise to political satire that allowed a former heart surgeon to speak to millions throughout Egypt over the past three …
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Larry Wilmore hired as Comedy Central’s new late-night host: “Minority Report” replacing Colbert; also showrunner for ABC’s new sitcom “Black-ish”
Friday after business hours: That’s usually when the powers-that-be quietly dump bad news in the media’s lap, so it cannot be followed up and quickly …
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Winners of the 2014 American Comedy Awards
Craig Robinson kicked off the revived American Comedy Awards with a musical introduction of the first presenter of the night. Wonder who that might be? …
Comedy Central hires Michael Che as correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
When Michael Che abruptly cancelled his planned Edinburgh run for this summer, he told fans he had good reason for it. That reason? Che will …
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’s HBO debut: Toward a more global union of satire
Most everyone has the conventional wisdom backward on John Oliver. If anyone is wishing they could turn back time by about six months, it’s Comedy …
“Stephen Colbert” says goodbye to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (again)
Stephen Colbert made his triumphant appearance Tuesday on Late Show with David Letterman as Letterman’s heir-in-waiting. On Wednesday, “Stephen Colbert” returned to The Daily Show …
Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart pay tribute to the late great Harold Ramis
Stephen Colbert must keep up appearances as blowhard mouthpiece “Stephen Colbert” on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, but at the tail end of Monday night’s …