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prison finance
The Daily Show Exposes Bernie Madoff's Prison Handjob Ponzi Scheme
So Bernie Madoff was sentenced yesterday to 150 years in prison, but he's already been locked up for a few months, where, according to the Daily Show's John Oliver, he's been running another Ponzi scheme! More » -
Media Crack
Bill Keller Will Go Wherever He Wants, Suckas
In your waterlogged Thursday media column: Bill Keller defends his Iran trip, Jon Stewart is cruelly eviscerated, the Weather Channel wants big ratings so it can then fail like other TV networks, and the internet reigns supreme. More » -
foreign affairs
The Daily Show's Jason Jones Investigates Iran's Hatred for Americans
Ever since we first heard that The Daily Show was sending Jason Jones to Iran to cover the election there, we've been anxious to see if they'd be able to find comedy in what was happening there. They did.
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feuds
Joe Scarborough on Jon Stewart: "The Angriest Guy I've Ever Met"
If you watch the Daily Show you've seen Jon Stewart taking some shots lately at Joe Scarborough and MSNBC's Morning Joe. Today Scarborough fired back, going so far as to say that Stewart's raging persona is "kinda like Bill O'Reilly!" More » -
double talk
Daily Show Exposes Fox & Friends' Hypocrisy Over Its 'Bruno'/Eminem Outrage
Remember when "Bruno" fell bare-assed into Eminem's lap at the MTV Movie Awards? Well, the fine folks over at Fox & Friends were so offended by that tasteless skit that they went outside to play football with women in lingerie! More » -
Lashings
Daily Show Lampoons Fox News' Reaction to Obama's Egypt Speech
Yesterday Barack Obama gave his speech in Cairo and the "extremists" at Fox News had plenty of dumb things to say about it, so the Daily Show collected a bunch of clips and proceeded to mercilessly lampoon them last night.
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gawker stalker
Jon Stewart & Family: Not Being Annoying at the Central Park Zoo
[Submit your own Gawker Stalker sightings to stalker@gawker.com] May 25 @ 11:30amHe was with his family. A woman yelled out, "I love your show!!" One of his kids said, "What did that lady say?" And his wife responded, "She said she likes daddy's show." Very nondescript and laid back. -
jon stewart
Jon Stewart to Larry King: 'You're a Degenerate!'
Larry King was the guest on the Daily Show last night promoting his book, My Remarkable Journey. The entire segment consisted mainly of King and Jon Stewart jostling back and forth over whether or not King is truly a degenerate or not. It was great.
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republicans
Newt Gingrich Attacks Nancy Pelosi on Daily Show
Newt Gingrich was on the Daily Show last night promoting a book he wrote with his daughter, 5 Principles for a Successful Life, where he essentially called on Nancy Pelosi to resign as House Speaker. More » -
mistakes
Politician Named 'Weiner' Foolishly Starts Feud With Jon Stewart
Skinny New York mayoral wannabe Anthony Weiner is talking trash about Jon Stewart, maybe because he secretly thinks Jon had a rendezvous with his girlfriend, back in the day, hmmm???
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Promises Broken
Jon Stewart Rips Obama on Daily Show
Tonight Jon Stewart took a less than familiar Daily Show target, the Obama administration, to the proverbial woodshed for breaking promises that were made during the campaign on governmental transparency and gays in the military. More » -
Just Go Away
The Daily Show Examines Dick Cheney's Sudden Ubiquity
Have you noticed how Dick Cheney is just all over the place lately? More » -
jobs
Dan Rather, Daily Show Correspondent
Right-wing ideologues were apparently allowed inside CBS to help drive Dan Rather from his job. So maybe it's no surprise he helped the Daily Show mock Fox News conservatives tonight. More » -
scaredy cats
Charlie Gasparino Is Scared He Might Say Something Stupid About Jon Stewart
CNBC tough-guy Charlie Gasparino was supposed to appear on a panel discussion at the New School last night. But he didn't show, probably because he's scared to talk about Jim Cramer's dust-up with Jon Stewart. More » -
politics
Daily Show's Most Outrageous Torture Clips
Supporters of George W. Bush's torture policies flacked so hard in recent days, it was impressive to see the Daily Show sifting through the avalanche of spin and plucking the most demented examples. More » -
feuds
Fatuous Money Clown Won't Shut Up About Jon Stewart
Jim Cramer can't stop talking about Jon Stewart, and this week he told a college newspaper that Stewart "ambushed" him and that the show lured him into the mauling with lies. More » -
feuds
Jim Cramer Can't Quit Jon Stewart
Is there anything left to the Jim Cramer-Jon Stewart feud? Probably not, but Cramer went on the Today Show to ask for a do-over, claiming his groveling on The Daily Show was just an act. More » -
feuds
Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer Have Posses
The suits have jumped into the Jim Cramer-Jon Stewart drudge match: NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker and Viacom CEO Philippe Daumann traded jabs today over their corporate assets at today's McGraw Hill Media Summit. More » -
feuds
Jon Stewart Haunts Tucker Carlson's Restless, Bitter Nights
Poor Tucker Carlson. His career was sidelined by Jon Stewart in a cruel sneak attack five years ago, and he's never gotten over it. Now he's trying to start a beef with his former tormentor. More » -
gossip roundup
Ron Silver Blacklisted Before Death, He Claimed
These days, ruined neocon actors scrounge for roles while Nancy Pelosi sings hippie drug songs in respected theaters and the liberal media elites run off to Canada to fornicate in public. More » -
loathsome
The Jim Cramer Indictment: Five More Counts
Jim Cramer knows how easy CNBC is to fool. He used to play the network himself. Here are five episodes from the stock speculator's past that could use some dusting off.
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apologies
Your Conciliatory Jim Cramer Moment of Zen
The only thing that stopped last night's Jim Cramer-Jon Stewart battle from becoming a total bloodbath was that it was such a rout, with CNBC's Cramer in steady retreat. More » -
feuds
Stewart Can't Land Knockout Punch On Meek Cramer
What happened to Jim Cramer? CNBC's Mad Money host screams stock-market tips with alpha male abandon, but he looked like he was going to wet himself in his Daily Show grudge match tonight.
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feuds
Leak: Daily Show Showdown Is Brutal
It sounds like Jon Stewart will be giving Daily Show guest Jim Cramer the Tucker Carlson treatment: The Daily Show's Thursday taping ran way over schedule as Stewart "repeatedly chastised" Cramer, AP reports. More » -
feuds
Cramer to Stewart: Please Be Gentle
Will tonight's Daily Show appearance cement Jim Cramer's reputation as the Bernie Madoff of the Media? The embattled business analyst turned up on recovered felon Martha Stewart's show this morning to lower expectations. More » -
gawker stalker
Jim Cramer Gets Ego Boost Before Daily Show Appearance
CNBC's Jim Cramer was spotted at a Brooklyn bistro the night before his much-anticipated chat with nemesis Jon Stewart on the Daily Show. The stalker sighting, complete with an "adoring fan:" More » -
cnbc
CNBC Execs Decided to Throw Cramer to the Daily Show
CNBC's Jim Cramer is scheduled to appear on Stewart's show tomorrow night in culmination of a week-long basic-cable feud, and the sitdown was CNBC's idea, Gawker has learned. More » -
feuds
Jon Stewart-Jim Cramer Feud Widens Into Network Rumble
You have to hand it to Jon Stewart: The Daily Show host at least has the good sense to mock his "Basic Cable Personality Clash" with Jim Cramer the very moment it becomes mockable. More » -
feuds
Jim Cramer To Answer Daily Show Thursday
Well, someone at CNBC finally had the nerve and basic PR savvy to answer Jon Stewart: Jim Cramer, the Daily Show host's recent favorite whipping boy, will appear on the fake news show Thursday. More » -
feuds
Jim Cramer Latest Jon Stewart Rebuttal: I Get Paid to Be Wrong
The deeply wrong Jim Cramer took to the airwaves this morning to defend himself against cruel vaudevillian Jon Stewart, telling the Today Show's Meredith Vieira that sometimes it's OK to be wrong. More » -
feuds
Jim Cramer Lashes Back At Jon Stewart
The Daily Show's now-famous takedown of CNBC was peppered with embarrassing quotes by Fast Money host and comically inept market prognosticator Jim Cramer. Cramer thinks this is "absurd," and frankly his feelings are hurt. More » -
feuds
Jon Stewart Slams CNBC Again on Letterman
Jon Stewart has at least four horsemen in his apocalypse: CNBC, the two other financial networks and Octo-Mom. And the Daily Show host isn't done talking about any of them. More » -
journalismism
Jon Stewart's Epic CNBC Rant: Best Moments
If David Letterman's extended fracas with John McCain taught us anything, it's that would-be opinion leaders will pay for canceling on TV hosts. On tonight's Daily Show, Rick Santelli and his network paid dearly. More » -
trendwatch
Daily Show Discovers Twitter
What do you do when you're late to a trend? Mock yourself! Watch Jon Stewart's Daily Show writers, one of whom only started using the banal messaging service on Oscars night, try to catch up. More » -
jeff bezos
The Revenge of Amazon.com's 'Chuckling Maniac'
Jeff Bezos turned up on the Daily Show couch to promote Amazon.com's newest Kindle e-book reader. And as this clip shows, he laughed, and laughed, and laughed. Why wouldn't he? More » -
pic of the night
Jon Stewart, Hobbit Friend to Conan O'Brien
Jon Stewart, 5' 7", wishing Conan O'Brien, 6' 4", well before the fellow late-night-TV Gothamite left for Los Angeles and the Tonight Show. Then they talked about who was more of a freak: More » -
television
Making Fun Of The Inauguration
The inauguration was a dilemma for late-night shows, which had to joke about an event Americans tended to consider moving and joyous. Surprisingly, the Bush-bashing Daily Show had the most biting commentary. More » -
moguls
Jon Stewart Reduces Rupert Murdoch To '14-Year-Old Girl'
Jon Stewart humiliated pundit Tucker Carlson with a public deconstruction years ago. But his disassembling of media villain Rupert Murdoch last night was, in a way, more damning. More » -
short ends
Touch Dong's Body
· After hearing Dong-won Kim's rendition of Mariah's "Touch My Body," all other takes, including the original, instantly fade away. Enjoy. [Thanks to Dave Holmes for this one.] -
arianna huffington
Arianna Calls on Jobless To Enrich Her
Arianna Huffington had some good advice for aspiring bloggers on the Daily Show tonight — blog your passion, go with your first impression — but her most important technique was communicated only implicitly, by way of example: Promote the hell out of yourself. From a brief guest stint on the Comedy Central show, Huffington gleaned exclusive backstage video for her own site, negotiations to have host Jon Stewart blog for her exclusively, a big plug for her "Complete Guide To Blogging" book and a televised recruiting call for free writers for her "blogging the meltdown" project. More »



















































