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Do You Prefer Jon Stewart When He's Funny or Serious?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:30:44 -0700

Note to self: Do not make Jon Stewart mad because he can and will unleash a world of pain on you. I, like many others, tuned in to the epic smackdown between Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer last night after a week of observing the two TV personalities feud, and it was breathtakingly somber - not to mention intense.

It started with funny yet biting commentary from Stewart on The Daily Show earlier in the week about the role of CNBC in our current financial meltdown and ended last night with a brutal "interview" of the host of Mad Money (my friend Citizen has the clips and more background on the feud).

Stewart is expert at using satire to drive home his points, and The Daily Show is often a hilarious way to end the day. Last night, though, he showed that he's not afraid to get super-serious and tell guests exactly how he feels about them.

Both make for interesting TV, but would you prefer Jon Stewart just stick to the funny? Or is it more satisfying when he's serious?

Buzz In: What Are Your Favorite Daily Show Moments?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:30:56 -0800

The Daily Show is celebrating 10 years with Jon Stewart as host this month, which seems amazing to me - I remember watching some of his earliest shows when I was still in high school! Variety has some awesome coverage of Stewart's anniversary, including a list of some of the most important moments in Daily Show history.

Most important is one thing - but what about funniest or most memorable? I've been looking up some of my favorite Daily Show moments of the past decade, including Stewart's interviews with Sandra Bullock, his Bush vs. Bush debate, and Rob Corddry's amazing "We Didn't Start the Fire"-style explanation of the Judith Miller case. What moments stand out most to you?

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Do You Get Your News From The Daily Show/Colbert Report?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:30:18 -0700

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. Do you get your news from Comedy Central's fake news shows?

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Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert Coming Back Jan. 7

BuzzSugar — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:30:00 -0800

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. If we cannot, we would like to express our ambivalence, but without our writers we are unable to express something as nuanced as ambivalence."

The striking Writers Guild of America issued a statement accusing Comedy Central of forcing the shows back on the air and said the result will be a lower-quality program. Comedy Central had no comment.

Colbert and Stewart, who are both Writers Guild members, will be improvising their interviews and other content, and it's not clear whether or how they'll produce other taped segments. Most likely, they'll need to rely more on interviews - which is a gray area itself for all the late-night hosts, since many potential guests are wary of crossing picket lines.

Does it bug you that Stewart and Colbert will be coming back despite the strike? Or do you think it's a good move?

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Do You Prefer Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:30:00 -0700

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?

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The Daily Show Puts Its Complete Archives Online

BuzzSugar — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:40:11 -0700

Have a hankering to watch every Louis Black rant in the history of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart? Or want to reminisce about Bob Dole's surprisingly hilarious Indecision 2004 commentary? Your dream has come true.

Today marks the launch of TheDailyShow.com, a video archive of every Daily Show clip ... ever. So far, more than 7,000 clips are online, and by the end of the year, more than 13,000 clips will be archived on the site, stretching all the way back to when the show was anchored by Craig Kilborn.

So far, you can watch clips from 1999 forward (the whole Jon Stewart era), though it seems like some things are still being uploaded; almost 2,000 clips have been added between when I first looked at the site this morning and right now. The first vintage clip I had to find? This 2004 Ed Helms story about the Cooter Festival in Inverness, Florida. What classic Daily Show clips will you look up over and over again?

By the way, Jon Stewart just renewed his Daily Show contract through 2010. Sorry, NBC - looks like he's staying put.

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Stephen Colbert Is Running for President

BuzzSugar — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:38:19 -0700

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.

It's hard not to notice that Colbert has devoted these past few weeks to the traditional path of a presidential candidate: releasing a high-profile book, writing an op-ed for the New York Times, and even hinting to Larry King that he might want the nomination. And lucky for us, he's promised not to give up his day job.

Hey, if anyone's going to make a mockery of our political system, it might as well be this guy. To watch Colbert's announcement - in which he's showered by red, white, and blue balloons while text proclaiming "I'm Doing It!" flashes on the screen - as well as his hedging earlier in the night on The Daily Show, just read more

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"Daily Show" Correspondent Keeps It Real in Iraq

BuzzSugar — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:39:59 -0700

When "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" correspondent Rob Riggle reports on the Iraq war tonight, the segment will be a little different from Riggle's typical dispatches on "Mess O'Potamia." This time, Riggle will actually be reporting from Iraq.

Riggle, who was a major in the U.S. Marine Corps before becoming one of the "Daily Show"'s funny guys, recently spent five days with troops in Iraq as part of a USO comedy tour. While there, he and a "Daily Show" writer and producer gathered video footage to use on the show this week - the first time the show has reported from Iraq.

War is, obviously, a serious matter, so where's the funny part? Mostly, the reports will be making fun of Riggle and his adventures while overseas. "Of course what's going on is serious, and we take it very seriously," Riggle told the Hollywood Reporter. "Any humor we did, it's on me being an idiot. We know where the line is."

With embedded reporters and interviews with presidential candidates, the fake-news show is starting to look more and more like a real news outlet. I'm curious to see what Riggle has to say about Iraq now that he's seen the war up close.

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NBC's New Boss is Courting Jon Stewart

BuzzSugar — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:38:46 -0700

The news: NBC's new head of programming, Ben Silverman, recently wined and dined Jon Stewart and his agent, saying that if everyone's favorite "news"man ever became free, he'd be interested in doing business.

Could it happen? Quite possibly. Stewart's "Daily Show" contract is up in 2008. NBC should have an open late-night slot in 2009 if it goes through with its plans to have Conan O'Brien take over "The Tonight Show." Though late night seems like the most obvious place for Stewart, NBC also could try wooing him for prime time.

The good: Jon Stewart on network TV = more Jon Stewart for everyone. Plus, a late-night lineup of Conan followed by Jon would be amazing.

The bad: While Stewart wasn't the original host of "The Daily Show," he built it into must-see TV, and I have a hard time imagining the show without him now.

The bottom line: Any change is a while off at this point - plenty of time for more talks and for Comedy Central to groom a "Daily Show" correspondent to take over if Stewart did decide to leave.

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What to TiVo: Monday

BuzzSugar — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:50:19 -0800

ABC is new with Dancing With the Stars and Castle
CBS is new with How I Met Your Mother, Accidentally on Purpose, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, and CSI: Miami
FOX is new with House and Lie to Me
NBC is new with Heroes and Trauma
The CW has repeats of One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl
MTV is new with World's Strictest Parents
TLC is new with Jon & Kate Plus 8
Bravo is new with Million Dollar Listing and Chef Academy
Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
E! is new with The Soup Presents: Love and Other Burning Sensations
VH1 is new with For the Love of Ray J
Late-night highlights include Eva Mendes on Lopez Tonight on TBS; Taylor Lautner, Timbaland, and Nelly Furtado on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on NBC; Robin Williams and Ashley Greene on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; and Andre Agassi and Weezer on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC