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Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, July 24, 2008; 9:44 AM Well, the coverage of Barack Obama's trip has reached the point that the media are now nightly fodder for the "Daily Show," where the intrepid ...

US News & World Report calls it a 'whirlwind of positive coverage'. Rasmussen ponders whether 'reporters are trying to help Obama win'. Even the New York Times is asking 'Has the press voted for Obama?' The ...

Smartypants magazine editor to CNN: If Comedy Central can do it, why can't we? That was a good part of New Yorker editor David Remnick's argument to Wolf Blitzer about the controversy the current issue of the ...

First up, congratulations to The Daily Show for their multiple Emmy nominations ! Hey, Jon Stewart even grabbed a nomination for hosting the Oscars.

Oh, Comedy Central. You can be so smart and yet so dumb, as exemplified by a reboot of "The Gong Show" that absolutely no one was asking for.

From that NY Times link of Kevin's yesterday on how the comics are finding it hard to make jokes about Obama: "We're carrion birds," said Jon Stewart, host of "The Daily Show" on the Comedy Central channel.

He has been a key part of The Daily Show for over eight years. Rory is also an accomplished stand-up comedian.

In a nod to privacy complaints, Viacom Inc. won't be told the identities of individuals who watch video clips on the popular video-sharing site YouTube.

Miss Skins or Roll the Dai this week? Never fear - C4's got your back and you can watch them online in our viewing room.

Actors Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms are in final negotiations to star in the upcoming Hollywood comedy, "Hangover," industry media reported.

Find out more about Kingston on their Myspace page . Dates are as follows: Date July 24th - Dunedin - Logan Park July 25th - Invercargill - James Hargest - Muso Club July 26th - Timaru - West End Hall July 28th ...

I was watching The Daily Show last night , and Ted Koppel was on, promoting his four-part series, Koppel on Discovery: The People's Republic of Capitalism .

Has it struck anyone else that Google has been rather weak-kneed in its response to the court order requiring it to turn over YouTube viewing logs to Viacom? Google's entire business is built on our trust that ...

July 7, 2008 AT 06:00AM Comedy, journalistic integrity, in-depth interviews; The Daily Show is known for a lot of things.

Their world has been rocked to its foundations. Tony's still recovering from being hit by a bus.

"I would say that with a very small 'm' and an even smaller 's', " said English comedian John Oliver when asked about his role in the Mike Myers move The Love Guru.

There's smart humour and there's dumb humour, and they can be equally funny. John Oliver, best known as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, understands this concept.

Way back when , Comedy Central's Jon Stewart gave fans a green light to share show content after it ran on the traditional tube: Wired: The Daily Show really exemplifies that sort of new model.

Scheduled To Appear - 6/25 Wednesday, Jun 25, 2008 4:04PM As regular readers of this feature know, Wednesday is comedy day.

Newspapers I buy newspapers on a strictly random basis, influenced by factors such as least irritating front page headline, least vapid free gift, and most massive sports section.