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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 »
    06/30/09
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    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDave: You sold the fur? Ruth, I told you, "There's always money in the fur"! There was 250,000 stuffed... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    06/18/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by MissPeacock: The Weather Channel is my guilty morning pleasure. I love their morning anchors (Kevin Robinson and Nicole Mitchell), but their... more » | Other threads

  • 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. More »
    06/18/09
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    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by BadUncle: Cajun Boy, I love your work. But for chrissakes "gift" is a noun. 13 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    06/10/09
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    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by BookishLookish: Hmm. Joe S. seemed a little drunk right there. OK, here's the real "angry" test: Can you imagine angry sex with... 17 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    06/09/09
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    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by ChillbearLatrigue: I'm not going to defend the hypocrisy, but is it possible that it has something to do with the hotness... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • 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. More »
    06/05/09
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    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by Almostbanned: The problem is that there currently isn't a middle eastern Gorbachev to partner with. Gorbachev ultimately knew that the Soviet Union... 28 Responses | Other threads

  • 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.
    05/26/09
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    By Valerie Flame

    Comment by Lymed: I have to find a new response to any mention of Jon Stewart's wife. Jealousy seems wrong now that I'm... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • 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. More »
    05/22/09
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    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by QADude: Is it just me, or does his hair style sort of look like a mohawk? That hair color makes it... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    05/20/09
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    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by momof3wildkids: As someone who stepped down because he lost control of his own party, it is interesting that Newt is calling... 14 Responses | Other threads

  • 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??? More »
    05/15/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by GZAthegenius: It's true though, the only reason Larry Craig was made the fool on the Daily Show was because Mark Foley... 6 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    05/15/09
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    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by ChillbearLatrigue: Let's see. I have the score going something like this: Failing to release detainee photos - same as Bush. Keeping military tribunals... 28 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    05/12/09
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    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by XavierLucage: When someone will grow some balls and arrest this piece of shit??? 5 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    05/08/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by ChillbearLatrigue: I'm glad to see that Rather has finally landed on a gig that suits him. This made me think that... 17 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    04/23/09
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    By John Cook

    Comment by Edward_Barrera: The other panelists, Liz Claman Fox business, and Alan Murray, wsj, blamed CNBC for sending Jim Cramer. Said he was... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    04/21/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by ChillbearLatrigue: I don't want to restart the controversy on this thread but when I heard about walling, it made me think... 13 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    04/13/09
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    By John Cook

    Comment by ChillbearLatrigue: I watched the entire interview on Comedy Central. While it wouldn't entirely vindicate Cramer, there was important information that was... 18 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/19/09
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    By John Cook

    Comment by BxgrlJeri: The thing about Jon Stewart is that he can't lose. If people start attacking him for attacking others, he says... 9 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/18/09
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    By John Cook

    Comment by Perhaps Not: Folksy Sex Troll: That's funny, they both look so masculine. Cramer even has a beard, for godsakes. Oh, posses. 2 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/18/09
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    By John Cook

    Comment by Pope John Peeps II: "The relationship between Stewart and the media is a marriage of the self-loathing and the self-loving: He insists their real... 14 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/17/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by Preopsician: Neocon? It has kind of an unfortunate connotation; just somehow, most of the people getting the tag are Jewish. Why... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • 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. More »
    03/13/09
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    By John Cook

    Comment by Queen of the Passive Aggressives: If Spitzer were still around there would have been a public hanging in times square. 7 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/13/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by TruPhan: "I understand you want to make finance entertaining, but it's not a fucking game." For some reason that really struck me... 19 Responses | Other threads

  • 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.
    More »
    03/12/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by ICanHasComments: Is it wrong that I respect Cramer just the teensiest bit more (which isn't much) because he had the balls... 12 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/12/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by ADismalScience: Yeah, that was brutal. Nothing like a bunch of misguided, sanctimonious shit about journalism. How, exactly, does a... 26 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/12/09
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    By John Cook

    Comment by lobstr: During last night's piece I was laughing so hard at the compilation they threw together.. the writers at the Daily... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/12/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by ChillbearLatrigue: I always thought that he said he was an Eagle's fan. In any event, I look forward to the showdown.... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/11/09
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    By John Cook

    Comment by saythatscool: You have a pirate name, John Cook. Aaaaaarrrgghhh! Hamilton has a thing for swashbucklers, so watch out! 15 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/11/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by somedayarealrainwillcome: Is anyone else growing tired and bored of Stewart's smugness or am i alone in that? 17 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/10/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by Almostbanned: Stop calling The Daily Show 'fake news'. Its such a cop out and is nothing more than a way to... 22 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/10/09
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    By John Cook

    Comment by Smitros: He's too big to fail. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/09/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by FaceMelter: I'm sorry, but anyone who took advice from Jim Cramer while he was performing on air is an idiot. ... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/06/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by ChillbearLatrigue: While the Weather Channel can tell you what causes a hurricane and how strong it is, they can't foresee the... 12 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/05/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by jonasgrumby: Well, you see, this is the problem with our culture today. Jon Stewart is a funny guy, a good comedian.... 32 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    03/03/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Mick: I hate twitter. I'm 24 years old and obviously the key demographic. However, I have zero interest in... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    02/24/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Schmalerie: I had heard about Kindle before, but never really made an effort to learn about it. After watching this... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    01/30/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by Jackiewsu: Conan is so hot to me. Did anyone see him on Inside the Actors Studio? How adorable was... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    01/21/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by Barack: Jon Stewart is really not that funny. Unless of course you find childish whining funny. 15 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    01/07/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by ge90036: No offense, but if Jon Stewart is "the coolest guy on television" then excuse me while I go take a... 18 Responses | Other threads

  • 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.]
    12/10/08
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    By Seth
  • 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 »
    12/04/08
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by belltolls: Where in Holy Hell will they find free writers? 6 Responses | Other threads

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