Aug 18, 2008 -
As most of you know, I've got my head buried in entertainment news all day and so — I'm not going to lie — sometimes when I turn on Comedy Central at night at watch The Daily Show and The Colbert Report I'm definitely looking to learn about the news of the day from comedians.
I felt a little less guilty about this when I read a recent New York Times profile of Jon Stewart that calls his show "a genuine cultural and political force," and notes that in a study about the most admired journalists in America, Jon Stewart came in fourth place.
I find this kinda funny considering neither Stewart nor Colbert is an actual journalist.
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Jan 31, 2008 -
While most TV shows (even American Idol) aren't drawing the viewers they usually do during this strike-disrupted season, there's news this week of one big exception: Ratings for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report have soared since the two shows returned Jan. 7 without their writers. Both shows are drawing their biggest audiences of this season, and they're also up significantly over last year.
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Jan 07, 2008 -
Just in time to skewer the New Hampshire Primary, America's fake-news stalwarts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are returning to the air tonight. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report will be new for the first time since the writers' strike began in November.
But how will they do it without writers?
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Dec 21, 2007 -
Here's some news for lovers of "news": The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report will both return to air Jan. 7. The two hosts issued a statement on Thursday saying: "We would like to return to work with our writers.
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Nov 06, 2007 -
One of the most immediate effects of the Hollywood writers' strike on viewers has been the end to new episodes of late-night shows, including Comedy Central's fake-news combo of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report. Thankfully, there are a couple of great ways to fill the void: The Daily Show recently opened its complete archives online, and today, The Colbert Report releases a best-of DVD.
The DVD includes about three hours of footage, including some of the best segments from regular Colbert features such as Better Know a District, The Word, and Threatdown.
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Nov 02, 2007 -
Well, guys, it's official: Stephen Colbert will not be our president. The South Carolina Democratic Party denied his application for the ballot on Thursday, saying he wasn't serious about the race. (No!)
"The council really agonized over this because they really like him, they love his show, and everyone thinks it’s wonderful that he cares about us," said Carol Fowler, chairwoman of the state's Democratic Party.
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Oct 29, 2007 -
Together, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert put together one of the funniest hours on television — but what if you could only watch one of them? Would you go with Stewart's cheerful one-liners or Colbert's faux punditry?
Photo courtesy of Comedy Central
Do You Prefer Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert?
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Oct 17, 2007 -
And I'm not even kidding! This announcement is as serious as anything can be in Colbert's world of baby eagles, bridges and Ben & Jerry's: Colbert has thrown his hat into the ring into the race for president — or, at least, the primary election in his home state of South Carolina. He hedged on the announcement early last night on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, but after careful consideration, he decided to make his run official on "a more prestigious show" — his own.
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Oct 10, 2007 -
Stephen Colbert, the truthiest TV personality out there, is having a pretty big week. For one thing, his book, I Am America (And So Can You) has been released. And for another, Comedy Central has decided to take Colbert's late-night show global.
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Jul 02, 2007 -
In case the thick glasses and serious fear of bears weren't enough to convince you that Stephen Colbert is a geek, here's more proof: Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen, a comic book series based on the fake newsman's sci fi hero, is about to hit the shelves.
Entertainment Weekly has a great sneak peek of the series, including seven pages from its first issue, which includes a story hilariously titled "Horn Like Me." The central character, of course, is Tek Jansen, star of Colbert's (self-published, undistributed) novel, Stephen Colbert's Alpha Squad 7: Lady Nocturne: A Tek Jansen Adventure as well as occasional animated spots on "The Colbert Report."
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