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Daily Show blames Manti Te’o: Pope questioned ‘relationship with someone he talks to all the time, but has never actually met’
Like most of the world, The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart expressed shock Monday night that Pope Benedict the XVI was resigning at the end of February. “I assumed the Papacy was a lifetime commitment …like being in the mob or a correspondent on 60 Minutes. I just assumed you were…
Conservative warns The Daily Show: U.S. will invade ‘entire continent of Africa’ due to Muslims
Al Madrigal of The Daily Show mocked an anti-Islam conservative activist on Thursday night amid a report on the M1 Abrams tank. More than 100 members of Congress have called on the Pentagon to build 300 more of the massive tanks at a cost of $3 billion. But the Army…
Jon Stewart: GOP talks about amnesty like it’s a deviant sexual practice
On his show Wednesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart ripped into Republicans for changing their stance on immigration based purely on a cynical political calculation. Stewart observed that Republicans had fought over who had the most hardline policy on immigration before the 2012 election. During the presidential primary…
Jon Stewart: AIG puts the ‘A’ in ‘a**hole’
On his show Wednesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart blasted AIG for considering a lawsuit over the government bailout that saved the insurance giant. Stewart insisted no one should be surprised by AIG’s behavior, since the company consistently acted like an “asshole” and made a “series of catastrophic…
‘Daily Show’ crew dissects the art of the stump speech
Political stump speeches, The Daily Show‘s Jessica Williams said, are like those stories your dad tells all the time; sometimes he leaves out details, and sometimes he adds them to suit the situation. “Or maybe he just forgot because Dad’s getting old,” she explained, in one of a series of…
Stewart: Egyptian protesters mad at U.S. no matter what
On Tuesday’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart took issue of the unfriendly reception for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during her visit to Egypt this past weekend. Clinton’s motorcade was pelted by tomatoes and shoes, which prompted Stewart to ask the local protesters what was going…
Full episodes of ‘The Daily Show,’ ‘Colbert Report’ vanish from the Internet
Full episodes of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are no longer available on Comedy Central’s websites thanks to a fight between parent company Viacom and satellite TV provider DirectTV. The Los Angeles Times reported that Viacom has opted to cut back on the number of full television episodes…
Stewart marks birth of political gaffes with the ‘Circle of Life’
The Daily Show‘s John Stewart focused Monday evening on the media’s obsession with presidential campaign gaffes Monday evening, especially analyzing the aftermath of the latest notable “gaffe” in President Barack Obama’s “private sector is fine” quote. Stewart decided to play the famous song “Circle of Life” from The Lion King movie to…
Stewart to Santorum: You’re not that special
On Wednesday night’s edition of “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart took a moment to address Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Rick Santorum’s remarks upon suspending his campaign and conceding the candidacy to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R). The former Senator offered the usual words of thanks to family and staff,…
Daily Show takes ‘Racist Timeout’ for Trayvon Martin coverage
Wednesday night’s edition of “The Daily Show” featured a discussion in which correspondent Larry Wilmore produced a home kitchen timer and declared a “Racist Timeout.” “For the next five minutes,” he announced, “No one is a racist.” Accusations of racism and reaction to those charges have caused the debate over…
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