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Stephen Colbert Mocks Jeremy Irons Gay Marriage Questions

Stephen Colbert Mocks Jeremy Irons Gay Marriage Questions

Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert wasted little time mocking actor Jeremy Irons for questioning aspects of the gay marriage debate. The Oscar winner told an interviewer earlier this week that the same-sex marriage debate could give way to incestuous-style bonds that

Dave Chappelle Mulls Possible Tour

NEW YORK, March 15 (UPI) — Dave Chappelle gave a surprise standup show at New York’s Comedy Cellar and joked with audience member, and fellow comedian, Chris Rock about touring together. Chappelle has performed only sporadically since he walked away

Jon Stewart Tests Life Post-'Daily Show'

Jon Stewart Tests Life Post-'Daily Show'

Is there creative life after The Daily Show for Jon Stewart? The liberal comic is set to find out this summer when he takes on his directorial debut, Rosewater. The project sounds noble to the core, the true story of

Stewart To Take Break From 'Daily Show' To Direct Film

Stewart To Take Break From 'Daily Show' To Direct Film

Jon Stewart is branching out from political satire to direct his first feature film, a dark drama about espionage in Iran. The host of Comedy Central’s host will take a hiatus from the ‘Daily Show’ to write and direct ‘Rosewater,”

Jon Stewart Taking 'Daily Show' Break to Direct Film

Jon Stewart Taking 'Daily Show' Break to Direct Film

(AP) NEW YORK–Comedy Central says Jon Stewart will take a break from “The Daily Show” starting in June to direct and produce his first feature film. The network said Tuesday that correspondent-writer John Oliver will host the fake news show

Jon Stewart Grills Susan Rice

Jon Stewart Grills Susan Rice

Jon Stewart grillled U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice on his Comedy Central “The Daily Show” in an interview that hit Rice with hard and detailed questions about the Benghazi September 11th attack that the main stream media has failed to ask.

Stephen Colbert Cozies Up to Democrats on Hill

Stephen Colbert Cozies Up to Democrats on Hill

Stephen Colbert’s Comedy Central shtick has him pretending to be conservative while actually blasting all things GOP on The Colbert Report. Today, he’s taking off the clown nose to yuk it up with fellow Democrats on the Hill. Minority Leader

Stephen Colber's Sister Preps Congressional Run

Stephen Colber's Sister Preps Congressional Run

Stephen Colbert’s 2012 SuperPAC got plenty of media attention. So how will the Comedy Central star’s sister fare as she enters the political arena? Elizabeth Colbert-Busch is planning to file paperwork next week in the Congressional race for South Carolina’s

Audiences Fleeing MTV, Comedy Central

Audiences Fleeing MTV, Comedy Central

Two of the most prominent channels on your cable or dish system are suffering from significant audience decline. Here’s a hint: one channel features a “news” duo who famously tilt to the left, while the other is known for foisting

Jon Stewart Tries to Drive Youth Vote to Obama

Jon Stewart Tries to Drive Youth Vote to Obama

There are thousands of Americans in the 20-30 age group who truly believe they are getting the news from Jon Stewart of Comedy Central. They have no idea that they are being played, no idea that Stewart gleefully reinforces the

O'Reilly, Stewart to Debate on Presidential Race

O'Reilly, Stewart to Debate on Presidential Race

(AP) NEW YORK – Pick your pundit when Bill O’Reilly and Jon Stewart face off for a special 90-minute debate about the 2012 presidential race. The host of Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” and the anchor of Comedy Central’s

Wayne Brady (Finally) Apologies for Trig Palin Joke

Wayne Brady (Finally) Apologies for Trig Palin Joke

Wayne Brady is genuinely sorry for a joke he didn’t write that made it into the latest celebrity roast. Brady’s funny faux pas used former Gov. Sarah Palin’s youngest son, Trig, as part of punch line during Comedy Central’s roast of

Roastmaster Ross: Obama 'Almost Unroastable'

Roastmaster Ross: Obama 'Almost Unroastable'

Jeffrey Ross might be the meanest comedian in the country. And that’s exactly how audiences like it. Ross forged his fame through celebrity roasts, events where the deeper the joke cuts, the better. And no one’s material cuts deeper than