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Larry Wilmore and Stephen Colbert Talk About the Surprising Cancellation of The Nightly Show and Hosting WHC Dinner

September 2, 2016

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These two Daily Show with Jon Stewart alums once had their own late night shows on the air at the same time.

Then, Comedy Central, seemingly out-of-nowhere, brought down the axe on The Nightly Show.

A few weeks later/last night, Stephen Colbert brought Larry Wilmore on The Late Show and commiserated the loss of his show as well as the strange experience of hosting the White House Correspondents Dinner.

At this point, we’d be surprised if several months go by without Larry hosting another show.

Jordan Klepper Puts Trump Supporters Through Trump’s Extreme Vetting Process

August 20, 2016

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A recent initiative, dubbed “extreme vetting”, was added to Donald Trump’s controversial immigration policy this week. It calls for questioning of potential immigrants’ sympathies toward extremist religious views, LBGTQ people, women, etc.

With this litmus test, The Daily Show’s Jordan Klepper wanted to see how many a Trump supporter would fare on this ‘extreme vetting’ test and did some field research at a Trump rally to find out.

Spoiler alert: you probably won’t be surprised by the results whatsoever.

Jon Stewart to Be Final Guest on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore

August 18, 2016

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Jon Stewart to Be Final Guest on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore

You’ll be watching at 11:30PM on Comedy Central tonight, right?

Mike Birbiglia on Joking About Trump Candidacy Before It Happened and Don’t Think Twice’s R Rating

August 14, 2016

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Mike Birbiglia’s extended interview on this week’s Daily Show not only shows some fascinating aspects surrounding his new movie, Don’t Think Twice, including making up a joke about Trump running for president before Trump announced he was running (The Simpsons did awhile ago, but the fact that Trump ran after anyone on TV and in movies joked about it is still pretty crazy) and the comparison of violent PG-13 movies versus the inexplicable R-rating that his movie got, but shows why you should follow anything Birbiglia is doing.

Watch it here.

Lewis Black on Colbert Pretty Much Gives Us a Bonus “Back In Black” Segment on RNC

July 21, 2016

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In fact, Lewis Black was so damn mad and chomping at the bit that he didn’t don the attire you’re used to seeing him in on The Daily Show when channeling his rage for his long running Back in Black segment.

Still, even in comfy, casual wear, Black gives you all would want/handle with his thoughts on the RNC on The Late Show with his old Daily Show compatriot, Stephen Colbert.

Watch it here.

The Daily Show to Have Politically Themed Carnival Games at Republican National Convention

July 11, 2016

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The Daily Show is really going all out this election year.

On top of a week of coverage at both the DNC and RNC, having exclusive Snapchat content, and integrating Amazon’s Alexa into their coverage, one of the most exciting things that The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will be doing is an actual carnival at this ‘carnival’ of a presidential election.

Specifically, at The Republican National Convention next week in Cleveland, Comedy Central will have a whole set of carnival style games that are inspired by the insanity of the campaign trail this year.

This includes:

-RUN FOR THE BORDER: As the marquee activation, “Run for the Border” offers attendees a chance to put their political passion to the test with an interactive game that’s fun for everyone. The activation is oriented in front of an expansive digital projection and features a row of seats equipped with hand controls that propel on-screen avatars in a race to the nearest border.
-THE HALL OF NOT PRESIDENTS: Puts a political spin on fun house mirrors, featuring a hallway full of satirical hairstyles and pantsuits, commonplace to the political landscape.
-THE YUUUGE WALL: Bringing the issue of border control to life with a literal huge wall installation. Complemented by politically-inspired graffiti penned by Cleveland-based artists, participants will also have the chance to leave their own mark.
-GRAB-A-DELEGATE: Participants compete for bragging rights by stepping into a glass wind machine booth and tasked to grab as many paper props as they can (think faux “dirty money” and one nominee’s “deleted emails”).
-HOT BUTTON ISSUES: This whack-a-mole inspired game gives players a fun way to drop the proverbial (foam) hammer on politics and punditry antics, from gun control to climate change to immigration.
-THE DAILY SHOW DESK: The best seat in the house! Positioned as a lounge area with a full-sized replica of Trevor Noah’s “Daily Show” desk, this activation is designed for shareable photo moments as attendees can snap photos from Noah’s chair.

We’re guessing this will be one of the least crazy things that will be at the RNC.

The Daily Show Says Farewell to Jessica Williams

July 1, 2016

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Trevor Noah and all of the correspondents, Hasan Minhaj, Roy Wood Jr., Jordan Klepper, and Desi Lydic had their sincere goodbye to Jessica Williams in her final episode of The Daily Show last night.

Watch it and try not tearing up like Jessica here.

Hasan Minhaj Hosts the Hell Out of 2016 RTCA Dinner

June 17, 2016

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The RTCA Dinner, which is the Congressional equivalent of the much more well known White House Correspondents Dinner, just took place this week.

The Daily Show’s Hasan Minhaj was on hand to host and did a pretty swell job. Dropping the persona he has while on The Daily Show, Hasan balanced out a snappy barrage of jokes between Congress, media, and this year’s Presidential race with a very good chunk of sincerity.

If there’s anyone that looking to do a new satirical news show, it’s pretty clear to us that he could host his own show.

Please watch his entire monologue here.

Lewis Black and Stephen Colbert Catch Up Post-Daily Show with Jon Stewart

May 25, 2016

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In this post-Jon Stewart era of late night, many alumni of The Daily Show have branched out to almost every imaginable corner of the TV realm.

Stephen Colbert is now the host of The Late Show for instance. However, as an interesting contrast, Lewis Black is still regularly contributing to The Daily Show, now hosted by Trevor Noah.

When Lewis stopped by The Late Show, since he’s getting ready for a stand-up tour, Colbert and Black chat about what has kept the rage flowing through Lewis’ segments all these years, through different hosts, at The Daily Show.

Watch it here.

Former “Daily Show” Head Writer Elliott Kalan Is Now the Head Writer of the New MST3K

May 23, 2016

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More and more, we’re thinking that Joel Hodgson is doing a reboot/revival better than anyone before him.

A record setting Kickstarter campaign and a fantastic cast of Jonah Ray, Hampton Yount, Baron Vaughn, Patton Oswalt, and Felicia Day have really made the revival of Mystery Science Theater 3000 pretty swell.

Series creator Joel Hodgson is making sure that the new version of MST3K will not fall victim to reboots of your favorite things from your childhood and, in our opinion, done a very great job every step of the way.

Bringing on former Daily Show with Jon Stewart head writer Elliott Kalan as a head writer is yet another good move by Joel. Also, it’s another example of how widespread the influence is from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart alums these days.

With all these pieces in place, we have a feeling that this MST3K relaunch will pay plenty of homage to the old show, but also be one that will feel right at home in the comedy landscape of 2016.

Lewis Black Is All Tore Up Over “Live with Kelly and Michael” Drama and Makes an Audition Tape to Replace Strahan

April 28, 2016

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Michael Strahan suddenly leaving Live with Kelly and Michael for Good Morning America has summoned the great rage of Lewis Black.

It also has Black “auditioning” to replace him, which is pretty priceless.

Watch it all here.

Michelle Wolf is Joining “The Daily Show”

April 4, 2016

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In case you haven’t noticed, Michelle Wolf will be joining what is still a pretty stellar collection of Daily Show contributors.

Jessica Williams, Hasan Minhaj, Roy Wood Jr., Jordan Klepper, Ronnie Chieng, Desi Lydic, Al Madrigal, John Hodgman, Aasif Mandvi, and Adam Lowitt are the current members of the “best f#@king news team”, which is already pretty impressive.

Now they’ll be getting even better with the addition Wolf as a contributor and writer. She has been a highlight of Late Night with Seth Meyers with all of her segments and characters that have been featured throughout.

Whenever Wolf’s Daily Show debut is, be sure to catch it.

Comedy Central Brass Say They Believe in Trevor Noah and Are Definitely Keeping Him Around

April 2, 2016

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(via The Wrap)

Despite recent unfavorable reviews and pieces written about The Daily Show’s new host, Trevor Noah, the heads of Comedy Central want to assure you that they’re still jazzed about Noah and where he could take the show.

This week’s Comedy Central Upfronts presentation had Network President Michelle Ganeless and Original Programming Chief Kent Alterman commenting on the reception of Noah after a few months of hosting The Daily Show. They redoubled the confidence in their choice by saying, “We fully believe in him, we feel like he keeps finding his voice more and more,” and adding that they have “a deep reservoir of patience”.

If you’re in the camp that pines for the days of Jon Stewart, you should know that there’s plenty of that to be had with Daily Show with Jon Stewart alums John Oliver and Samantha Bee and their respective shows Last Week Tonight and Full Frontal.

Trevor Noah Tells Hannibal Buress That Some South Africans Didn’t Know He Was a Comedian When Hannibal Played South Africa

February 4, 2016

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In an interview promoting his upcoming special on Netflix, Comedy Camisado, Hannibal Buress discovered that a recent performance in South Africa was even weirder than he initially thought it was. Trevor Noah tipped Hannibal to the fact that some of the audience wasn’t expecting a comedy show.

Watch the whole interview here.

David Cross Is Still Messing Around When Describing “Todd Margaret” During Interviews

January 5, 2016

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Never one for convention, David Cross seems to make a specific point to mess with whoever is interviewing him when asked about the specifics of his show, Todd Margaret.

He made no exception when he showed up on The Daily Show last night.

Cross also announced his international tour, but we already sort of tipped you off to that.

‘Back in Black with Lewis Black’ is Back at “The Daily Show”

October 14, 2015

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Lewis Black is the most senior contributor at The Daily Show with the Back in Black segment stretching longer than Jon Stewart’s run as host.

Part of the reason for his longevity of the show and that the collective rage and frustration is so consistently, hilariously pitch perfect and his first Back in Black on the Trevor Noah hosted Daily Show is no different.

Watch it here.

Watch a New Promo for “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”

September 1, 2015

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The Best F#@cking News Team will be back at it soon enough when The Daily Show with Trevor Noah premieres at the end of the month on Sept. 28th.

Just check Hasan Minhaj, Jessica Williams, Jordan Klepper preparing for it in this new promo.

Get Your First Look “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”

August 18, 2015

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While Jon Stewart is now off hosting pro wrestling, the premiere of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is just over a month away.

Even though it’s pretty much the same team, same studio, same desk, and same chair, you can get your look at the new host and the new graphics in this brief teaser.

Then, tune into the world premiere of Trevor Noah as the new Daily Show host at 11PM on Mon. Sept. 28th on Comedy Central.

Jon Stewart To Host This Year’s WWE Summer Slam

August 18, 2015

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BREAKING: Former @TheDailyShow host Jon Stewart will be the host of @SummerSlam THIS SUNDAY! http://t.co/NY362xMnKQ pic.twitter.com/dLUOyMNVxU

Well, that was a quick break from hosting after well over a decade.

Jon Stewart, former host of The Daily Show, will continue his playful cameos in the WWE universe by hosting this weekend’s Summer Slam.

Any takers on whether he’ll make a Daily Show-esque joke about Hulk Hogan while hosting?

“The Daily Show” Is Planning on Going Long Tonight for Jon Stewart’s Final Episode

August 6, 2015

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The Mets are in first place in their division, the Republican presidential candidate debates on Fox News are tonight, and Jon Stewart will unquestionably be leaving the cultural milestone he brought to prominence on the highest of high notes.

The Nightly Show has been preempted for an extra long episode (they’re going 52 min. tonight) of The Daily Show, which will be sure full of surprises, old friends, perhaps a farewell song or something of the sort all in tribute of the show’s legendary host.

Forget whatever else is on TV tonight and take a break from Netflix/Hulu/YouTube and make sure to watch the final episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 11PM on Comedy Central.

Just so you know, the debates are on at 9PM EST, so, no matter where you are, you’ll all have plenty of time to watch both things live.

Jessica Williams Follows Up With Some of The More Outlandish People The Daily Show Has Interviewed Over The Years

August 5, 2015

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It shouldn’t come as a surprise that some of the craziest things said during field pieces on The Daily Show were said by people who so staunchly believed those crazy things that they don’t feel like they were misconstrued by the show’s editorial team at all.

So, as Jon Stewart is finishing his run this week, The Daily Show’s Jessica Williams follows up with a number of these folks who are very much the same people when they first went on the show.

Watch it here.

Jon Stewart Dropped in at The Comedy Cellar

July 30, 2015

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(via Mediaite)

Given how Jon Stewart started as a stand-up and subsequently got on TV as well as Donald Trump still running for president after his scheduled Daily Show exit, is it really surprising that Stewart would go on stage and take the mic?

Dozens of really lucky people got to catch both Louis C.K. and Jon Stewart dropping in back-to-back last night at NYC’s legendary Comedy Cellar. While this is merely Stewart dropping in once, our minds can’t but help imagine what this foray back into stand-up could lead to.

For our money, we’re sure Stewart has a tight 20 on pizza.

Colin Quinn Announces New Live Show “The New York Story” and New Book “The Coloring Book: A Comedian Solves Race Relations in America”

June 13, 2015

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If you’ve been wondering what Colin Quinn has been up to, know that he’s been up to quite a bit.

In addition to his great web series Cop Show, Colin Quinn has been busy writing a book, Coloring Book: A Comedian Solves Race Relations in America that just came out this week as well working his latest live show New York Story that’s directed by Jerry Seinfeld and will play at NYC’s Cherry Lane Theatre from July 9th-Aug. 16th.

He announced all of this during his latest appearance on The Daily Show.

Let’s hope that Quinn keeps this pace of projects going for quite some time from now.

The Daily Show Does a Montage of Jon Stewart Admitting He Hasn’t Seen The Movie or Read The Book

June 12, 2015

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Did you know that you could still pull off an entertaining interview not having read the book or watched the movie of the person you’re interviewing on national television?

It’s best, however, if you’re Jon Stewart.

The latest Daily Show tribute montage to Stewart relives every one of these awkward moment that Jon seemingly created on purpose.

The Tributes to Jon Stewart Are Starting with Melissa McCarthy’s Kimono and a Montage of Stewart Making Noises

June 5, 2015

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While the Aug. 6th exit of Jon Stewart from The Daily Show is more than few weeks away, we all can’t but help feel the ever approaching of an era ending.

So, with that in mind, the esteemed tributes to comedy/TV/entertainment/political satire legend Jon Stewart have started.

So far, Melissa McCarthy wore a robe with different Jon Stewart faces printed on it and a collection of Jon’s best exclamations, exasperations, and all around noises was made.

It’s a pretty fitting start to the farewells if you ask us.

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