BuzzSugar

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?

Photo courtesy of Comedy Central

CBS Scores Another Daily Show Alum: Rob Riggle

BuzzSugar — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:38:50 -0700

CBS's comedy department is starting to look a little like The Daily Show, Primetime Edition. Current Daily Show correspondent Rob Riggle has just signed a deal to create and star in a half-hour CBS comedy, following a similar deal by Samantha Bee and Jason Jones last week.

Riggle is committed to The Daily Show through the end of the year, but after that, he'll make the jump to CBS to start working on his show. He's still kicking around ideas for the series, but one thought is that it could draw on his experiences as an officer in the Marine Corps Reserves, as Riggle's done before on the Daily Show.

I'm so glad to see that this wave of Daily Show correspondents will be branching out into new, cool-sounding projects, just like Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Rob Corddry, and Ed Helms did a few years ago. And hey, it looks like there will be some openings over at The Daily Show for 2009, so here's hoping the new correspondents they track down are just as funny as the ones who came before.

Are you excited to see Riggle get his own show? And are there any other current Daily Show correspondents who you think deserve a solo project?

Source

Samantha Bee and Jason Jones Take Their Funny to CBS

BuzzSugar — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:37:38 -0700

I love when my favorite Daily Show correspondents go on to do other cool things, and so I was happy to see this story that Samantha Bee and Jason Jones are co-writing a CBS comedy project in which they would also star.

Jones and Bee - who are married! I had no idea! - are also creating the as-yet-untitled show, which revolves around the world of a celebrity chef. Jones is set to play the chef, while Bee would play one of two women who keeps his cooking empire afloat.

I'd just been thinking recently that I'd love to see more from Bee, who's one of my favorite Daily Show correspondents but hasn't worked a ton outside the show. Same goes for Jones, actually, though he's going to appear on an upcoming episode of How I Met Your Mother. I'm curious to see what the two of them come up with for this project, especially since the realm of celebrity chefs seems ripe for comedy. Will Jones's character be more Gordon Ramsay or Rocco Dispirito? It should be fun to find out.

Source

Stewart, Colbert Ratings Up - Even Without Writers

BuzzSugar — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:30:31 -0800

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. They're also the only late-night shows - writers or no - to be performing well.

Some are speculating that Colbert and Stewart are so darn funny on their own that writers are just a bonus, not a necessity. But couldn't their boost be attributed just as easily to election season and all the wonderful fodder for satire that we're getting from the campaign trail every day?

I'm curious what you Daily Show and Colbert fans make of this news. How do you think they've been doing without their writers? Have you found yourself tuning in more? And why do you think their ratings are up?

Photos courtesy of Comedy Central

TV Tonight: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Return

BuzzSugar — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:36:11 -0800

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? Colbert and Stewart, themselves both members of the striking Writers Guild of America, are barred from writing anything - and, after Jay Leno was smacked down by the union after writing a monologue last week, the two of them will probably be extra-cautious. Comedy Central hasn't confirmed Colbert's guests yet (though Andrew Sullivan, former editor of The New Republic, says it's him), while Stewart is planning to interview Ronald Seeber, a conflict resolution specialist. Heh.

No matter what else happens, I'm guessing this is going to be one wacky hour of television; as of yesterday, a Comedy Central spokesman was saying Stewart and Colbert were still figuring out what to do on their shows. Will you be watching as these two return to the air? Or are you staying away in support of the strike?

Photos courtesy of Comedy Central

Jon Stewart Returns As Host Of The 2008 Oscars

Molly — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:28:42 -0700

It was just announced that Jon Stewart will return as host of the 2008 Academy Awards. The show airs Feb 24 and will be produced by Gil Cates, who also produced Jon's first time back in 2006 and must have taken a liking to "The Daily Show" anchor.

The only slightly odd part was that Jon's 2006 ratings were lower than both Chris Rock the year before and Ellen last year. Also, the reviews of Jon's first hosting gig were mixed at best.

I've always been a huge fan of Jon and his sense of humor, but it was definitely a toned down version of him on stage in 2006. I thought Ellen did an excellent job last year, but I can't wait to see Stewart's second crack at the gig. What do you think - good choice, should they have stuck with Ellen or found someone new entirely? (You know, Seacrest is always up for a challenge.)

Source

Buzz News Roundup, 8/6

BuzzSugar — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:44:55 -0700

"Gossip Girl" will premiere earlier than originally planned, Zap2it reports, getting a boost by following the season premiere of "America's Next Top Model" on Sept. 19.
Singer-songwriter Lee Hazlewood, best known for writing "These Boots are Made for Walking," has died at 78, Billboard reports.
Four presidential candidates will visit "The Daily Show" in the next three weeks as Indecision 2008 kicks into high gear, Variety writes.
Cat Power is planning a second album of covers, to be released in January, NME reports.
"America's Got Talent" and "Last Comic Standing" both will be back next year, and the Futon Critic has the details.
Sydney Pollack won't direct the HBO movie Recount because of health problems, writes the Hollywood Reporter; Jay Roach of the Austin Powers movies will direct instead.
Fox has bought a concept drama called "The Oaks" about three generations of families living in the same haunted house, writes the Hollywood Reporter, while Variety reports that CBS is planning a medical drama and a comedy about a couple vacationing with their in-laws.

Photo courtesy of The CW

Steve Carell Visits "The Daily Show"

BuzzSugar — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:41:08 -0700

Sure, he's a big movie star now, but Steve Carell isn't above making a return visit to the show that made him a household name: "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." Carell stopped by the show on Monday to promote his new movie, Evan Almighty, which opens on Friday.

Of course, "The Daily Show" wasn't going to let Carell off easy. Right before his interview, Jon Stewart introduced correspondent Rob Riggle's new movie review feature ... which he used to pan Evan Almighty. Not to be outdone, Carell arrived on set for his interview accompanied by a gussied-up assistant who carried an umbrella over his head and held his drink for him so he could sip from a straw. And even Stephen Colbert got a few digs in, remembering how he used to hate Carell with an almost unbearable wrath. To watch three clips from the show, read more

Jon Stewart photo courtesy of Comedy Central
Steve Carell photo Source

What to TiVo: Monday

BuzzSugar — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:50:49 -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 is new with One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl
ABC Family is new with Lincoln Heights
E! has Keeping Up With the Kardashians and is new with The Soup Presents: The Best Talk Show Moments
Bravo is new with Million Dollar Listing
Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
FX has 13 Going on 30
TLC is new with Jon & Kate Plus 8
VH1 is new with For the Love of Ray Jay 2
MTV is new with World's Strictest Parents
Late-night highlights include Ellen DeGeneres, Eva Longoria Parker, Kobe Bryant and Carlos Santana on Lopez Tonight on TBS; Jamie Foxx and Toby Keith on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Bill Murray and Gabourey Sidibe on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Carla Gugino on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS; Howie Mandel and Diablo Cody on The Jay Leno Show on NBC; Kelsey Grammer and David Gray on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on NBC; Laurence Fishburne on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC; and Emmanuelle Chriqui on Last Call With Carson Daly on NBC