Tag: Jon Stewart

The directors behind the new hunger documentary A Place at the Table graced The Daily Show’s stage last night, and they boiled the current food crisis down to one bumper sticker-sized slogan. Blame President Ronald Reagan. Documentary filmmakers Lori Silverbush

Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart held Susan Rice’s feet to the fire last night over the Benghazi debacle that left four Americans dead. The liberal comic kept the pressure on Rice, wondering why the bureaucratic post-attack fireworks weren’t matched by an

The Mainstream Media wasted little time in attacking Sen. Marco Rubio following the Florida politician’s State of the Union rebuttal. After all, Rubio did drink water during the speech. Heck, that water break could cost him his career. Jon Stewart

One can imagine the interior of The Daily Show’s writing room earlier this week when news of Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation broke. “Hey, the Pope is retiring! Is there any way we can insult both Catholics the world over and

Jon Stewart may be adored by the press, but his lack of intellectual curiosity and willingness to play the sound bite shuffle may be his undoing. Case in point: During last night’s episode of The Daily Show, Stewart jumped on

Jon Stewart’s continued mockery of Paul Krugman and the trillion-dollar coin has been the focus of much-deserved attention, but there was another part of yesterday’s Daily Show that was even more revealing: Stewart’s interview with Pink Floyd bass guitarist Roger

I think we all know what resolution Jon Stewart made on New Year’s Day. I solemnly vow to use my comedic bully pulpit to defend President Barack Obama from any and all critiques. And it’s a safe bet this is

Comedy Central’s crown princes of progressive humor, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, relish cursing out their political enemies. The Left’s civility meme gets pushed aside when some of their own do the trash talking. Last night’s “Colbert Report” stands as

“The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart returned from his holiday break last night, and he wasted little time doing what he does best – trashing the GOP with manipulated facts. Stewart blasted Republicans for voting against Hurricane Sandy relief funding

NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (UPI) — British actor Hugh Grant has apologized for acting like a “crab” on “The Daily Show” after host Jon Stewart vowed to never have him back as a guest. Stewart complained during a talk at

More people have seen Fatawesome’s “Cat-Friend vs. Dog-Friend” comedy short than watch the average episode of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” The clip caught fire on YouTube late last month, and the folks over at NBC’s “Today” featured it

The Left got enormous mileage out of the “Bush Lied” meme. Democrats and Republicans alike told the public for years that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction based on intelligence gathered by both the U.S. and other countries. That didn’t

I hate hate. But I also love hate. You could say I have a love-hate relationship with hate. I hate that I feel that way. Which is why I wrote this book. It’s a book I love to hate, and

The demise of the Will Ferrell-era cannot come soon enough. Other than an overwrought and hysterical attack on the Koch Brothers, the politics of “The Campaign” are surprisingly even-handed. The real problem is the non-stop crudeness, a total lack of

Last night, alleged comedian and Obama hack Jon Stewart rolled out the red carpet for new Obama sycophant New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Suddenly, it turns out, Stewart loves how Christie handles crisis: “Once you remove political and partisan gamesmanship

President Barack Obama wants his MTV. Or, to be more precise, he wants the MTV demographic that’s slipping out of his reach thanks to his handling of the economy. The network announced on Tuesday that the president will be featured

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

Thursday proved a decisive day in the presidential campaign, especially for Jewish and Catholic voters. Thursday — October 18, 2012, as they pretentiously announce at the start of every episode of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” Influential and irreverent Jewish