Comedy Central - Page 6

Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” ruthlessly mocked MSNBC host Chris Matthews prediction last week that Senator Rand Paul would win the Republican Party’s presidential nominee in 2016 by going over Matthews’ previous predictions…

I’ve known Allen Guelzo for seven years since I first pressed him into service as one of my on-camera historians in “Lincoln and Lee at Antietam” in 2005. Back then he was underexposed as far as television appearances went.  In

The Daily Show may have a new host, but the Comedy Central mainstay isn’t letting go of the National Security Agency spy imbroglio. John Oliver, the British comedian keeping Jon Stewart’s seat warm for the summer, jumped into matters on

Comedy Central host Jon Stewart has been relentless in attacking President Barack Obama for the various scandals currently engulfing the White House. The Daily Show host is a committed liberal, but he’s been honest enough to comically savage his own

Country crooner Brad Paisley teamed up with rapper LL Cool J for a song called Accidental Racist, a heartfelt if clunky song trying to bring the races together. Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert must have reacted to the song like a

Shock comic Sarah Silverman takes aim anew at people of faith via Twitter this week. Silverman, star of a short-lived Comedy Central sitcom, fired off a series of faith-unfriendly tweets in recent days culminating with this broadside against anyone who

Comedy Central star Jon Stewart got on the right side of the free speech debate this week as he mocked Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood for trying to silence a fellow political satirist. Stewart could have acted sooner had he listened to

Stephen Colbert, who hosts the faux conservative show The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, couldn’t resist mocking the new History Channel miniseries The Bible. Colbert taunted miniseries producer/co-star Roma Downey, who plays Mary in the production. “Wow, I wonder who

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

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,”

(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

Looks like Morrissey’s vendetta against Duck Dynasty puts him in the minority of TV watchers. Last night’s back-to-back episodes kicking of the A&E reality show’s third season gave the network its most-watched telecasts of all time among all key demos.

Code Pink got Punk’d. The radical anti-war group tried trumpeting a letter from The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart saying the comic supported the group’s anti-drone campaign. Comedy Central had the unenviable task of telling them the letter is phony.To be

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’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

On Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” Bob Costas and Host Jon Stewart follow up on controversial gun control comments Costas made during a football game.

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

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

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but flattery was not what Stephen Colbert had in mind when he had Piers Morgan on Monday night his Comedy Central show and imitated Breitbart News Editor-at-Large Ben Shapiro’s performance last

Liberal celebrities have a funny way of showing how much they value life. Progressive actors like Mia Farrow, Alec Baldwin and Chris Rock rushed to recommend newer, tougher gun control laws in the wake of last week’s horrific school shooting.

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

In August, the left found it amusing to speculate about Divine judgment when Hurricane Isaac seemed to be approaching Tampa, FL as the Republican National Convention began.  Even when Isaac veered west and followed a similar path to that taken

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

(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

Fox News icon Bill O’Reilly will debate Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart during a live event to be streamed over the Internet. “Stewart wins because he finally makes the big time, and I win because I can make fun of Stewart,”

‘Reporters’ and staff from ‘The Daily Show’ refuse to talk to the media, even on the floor of the RNC, when confronted about their practice of cutting interviewees out of context to make them look foolish.

In 2005, after hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast like a sledgehammer, several folks on the right side of America’s political aisle suggested that the devastation the storm inflicted on New Orleans was somehow a punishment imposed on the city

Comedians Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele used the first season of their Comedy Central sketch series to protect President Barack Obama from any and all criticism. Looks like we can expect more of the same from “Key & Peele” during

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

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

Anyone who buys a ticket to attend a Comedy Central roast knows pretty much what to expect. No topic is off limits. Still, common decency doesn’t necessarily take a holiday during these events. Consider the Sunday night broadcast of Comedy

The Fox show “Glee” is about more than a high school singing group. It’s a series promoting tolerance and acceptance. “Glee” standout Jane Lynch isn’t willing to tolerate or accept the marital position taken by the head of the fast

Comedy Central employees like Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart and Jordan Peele have a devil of a time mocking President Barack Obama or his stuck in a ditch economy. Now, the network is debuting a new Web-only series of shorts focusing

Daniel Tosh makes a living by pulverizing the envelope on his Comedy Central series “Tosh.0.” His humor dabbles in racial, gender and societal stereotypes, and rarely does anyone blow the whistle on his wise cracking. But when a customer at

The comedians hosting Comedy Central’s new series “Key & Peele” spent some of their debut season defending President Obama from both his detractors and the ugly realities of the Commander in Chief’s first term. Remember when comedians took it as their