Jon Stewart Wanted to Quit ‘The Daily Show’
Friday night, Jon Stewart admitted that he has not always felt comfortable as The Daily Show host. Stewart was with Stephen Colbert in Montclair, NJ at a fundraiser for the Montclair Film Festival when...
View ArticleThis Gun’s Been Hired – Jon Stewart to Host MusiCares’ Bruce Springsteen Tribute
Jon Stewart is already making moves in the new year. The Recording Academy announced earlier today that Stewart will be hosting the MusiCares benefit concert as a tribute to 2013 MusiCares Person of...
View ArticleVIDEO: Jon Stewart Rips Dick Cheney for Critique of Obama
On Wednesday night’s episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart tore apart former Vice President Dick Cheney’s criticism of President Barack Obama. In a recent interview with CBS News, Cheney had no...
View ArticleVIDEO: Jon Stewart Shocked by Russians Non-Reaction to “Death Rock”
On Tuesday evening’s episode of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart discussed the meteor that struck the Russian Urals last week. However, the meteor itself was not the only thing that completely shocked...
View Article“Egyptian Jon Stewart” Charged (Again) with Defaming President Morsi
Back on January 1st we reported that Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef was being prosecuted by his strict, Islamist government for making jokes about the country’s President, Mohamed Morsy. The...
View ArticleJon Stewart Takes 12-Week ‘Daily Show’ Recess to Direct ‘Rosewater’
Before he became the iconic lefty satire news talk show personality that we all admire and loath, Jon Stewart was just a simple actor. Like many greats before him, Stewart climbed the massive vined...
View ArticleCould John Oliver Become Stewart’s Permanent Replacement?
If you’re reading this, I’ll just assume you’re a Daily Show junky, and you’re already familiar with the show’s Senior British Correspondent, John Oliver. My question – and I’m sure everyone else’s –...
View Article‘The Daily Show’ Recap: Jimmy Carter, Sex Laws and Zygotes
Remember when President Jimmy Carter and President George W. Bush were bickering about who was a worse leader? Turns out that’s still going on. Bless you, television. In “The Daily Show’s” opening...
View Article‘The Daily Show’ Recap: Mandatory Grenade Ownership and Ken Burns
Even if you’re not passionate about gun issues, you’re still under fire this year from endless, often meaningless and unscientific babble, coming from every angle regarding gun legislation. For that,...
View ArticlePaul Mecurio – Living His Dream
An AmericasComedy.Com Video Interview – Editor’s Note: This interview was originally published 12/25/11. Catch Paul Mecurio at the Punchline in Sacramento this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. You may...
View Article‘The Daily Show’ Recap: Ricky Gervais and a Boston Mug
Some days, you just can’t imagine what the writer’s room of “The Daily Show” really looks like. The content and tone swings from shamelessly inane to righteous-as-thunder, sometimes in the middle of a...
View ArticleJon Stewart Hammers Bush Library
Bush jokes are up there with racial and OJ Simpson jokes. They’re only funny the first four or five times you hear them, they’re just too easy and they always end up becoming repetitive. Thankfully,...
View ArticleYour Weekly News Update from the Comedy World
Here’s what happened this week in the comedy world: Earlier this week, Stephen Colbert complained that he was not on Maxim Magazine’s Hot 100 list this year and called himself a “withered old cougar”....
View ArticleKristen Schaal Says “Be Sexy”
With Halloween a week away, Kristen Schaal and Jon Stewart decided to open up a discussion on women’s costumes on The Daily Show. Stewart opened the discussion by revealing he has not yet decided on a...
View ArticleGary Kroeger: Mr. Kroeger Goes To Washington
by Mike Sgroi Comedy and politics seem to be constantly running into each other. From the first time a king appointed a royal jester to President Obama’s “Anger Interpreter”, these two worlds appear...
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