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Does Anyone Want to be an Oscar Host?

The hardest job in show business is officially open–again. Seth Macfarlane, the Family Guy creator who ruffled feminist feathers during his first time as Oscar host, officially begged off the gig via Twitter. That’s assuming the hosting duties were open to

Does Anyone Want to be an Oscar Host?

Jon Stewart Blasts Obama's Failed Promise to Veterans

During the May 20 edition of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart brought up President Barack Obama’s unfulfilled 2009 promise to “create a seamless, computerized Veterans’ health records system.” After covering the subject for half a segment, Stewart concluded that

Jon Stewart Blasts Obama's Failed Promise to Veterans

Chinese Youth Embrace Liberal Satirist Jon Stewart

The Chinese government wouldn’t permit someone like The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart to mock public policy or, gasp, the president. So the young and hip in China are turning to America’s own Stewart for a blast of political satire. Will

Chinese Youth Embrace Liberal Satirist Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart Mocks Obama for Guantanamo Bay Posturing

The media collectively shrugged when President Barack Obama vowed to close Guantanamo Bay again this week, five or so years after he first promised such action. President Blame-a-Lot said Congress stood in his way, and the supplicant press nodded and

Jon Stewart Mocks Obama for Guantanamo Bay Posturing

Rep. Jason Chaffetz Vows to Wage Fight to Restore STOCK Act

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) vowed Monday night to mount a battle to overturn Congress and President Barack Obama’s roundly criticized recent decision to gut the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. In a joint appearance on CNBC’s Kudlow Report

Rep. Jason Chaffetz Vows to Wage Fight to Restore STOCK Act

Jon Stewart Uses Library Opening to Bash Bush Anew

This week’s gathering of the nation’s former and current president at the George W. Bush Presidential Library opening gave Americans the chance to see a truly bipartisan moment in politics. No rancor, just smiles–and a mutual understanding of how difficult

Jon Stewart Uses Library Opening to Bash Bush Anew

Jon Stewart Swats Muslim Brotherhood at Long Last

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

Jon Stewart Swats Muslim Brotherhood at Long Last

Arab Spring: Egypt's Jon Stewart Arrested

HuffPo: Egypt’s most popular television satirist, who every week skewers the Islamist president and hard-line clerics on his Jon Stewart-style show, was released on bail Sunday but could face charges of insulting the country’s leader and Islam. Bassem Youssef is

Arab Spring: Egypt's Jon Stewart Arrested

Egyptian TV Satirist Released After Questioning

(AP) – Egypt’s most popular television satirist, who every week skewers the Islamist president and hard-line clerics on his Jon Stewart-style show, was released on bail Sunday but could face charges of insulting the country’s leader and Islam. Bassem Youssef

Egyptian TV Satirist Released After Questioning

Egypt Issues Arrest Warrant for TV Satirist

(AP) – Egypt’s official news agency says state prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for a popular TV satirist for allegedly insulting Islam and the country’s president. The warrant issued Saturday is the latest in a series of legal actions

Egypt Issues Arrest Warrant for TV Satirist

Jon Stewart Stands with Rand Paul

One might expect Comedy Central star Jon Stewart to skewer Sen. Rand Paul for the politician’s filibuster questioning the administration’s drone policy. After all, Rand was calling into question President Barack Obama’s Peace Prize bona fides by delaying the confirmation

Jon Stewart Stands with Rand Paul

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

Jon Stewart Tests Life Post-'Daily Show'

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,”

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

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.

Jon Stewart Grills Susan Rice