Jon Stewart

1-17 of 47 results

Liberal media watchdog begins anti-CNBC drive

AP News 16 days ago

Economists, liberal media watchdog want CNBC to make changesSome liberal political activists and economists are seizing on comedian Jon Stewart's attacks of CNBC to push an online petition drive urging the network to be tougher on Wall Street leaders.

Looking For Bargains in a Very Tough Market

ezinearticles.com 16 days ago

Looking For Bargains in a Very Tough MarketBy John ParksInvestors are either looking at what is going to happen with the economic stimulus package or they are still looking for solid investments, just not ones with much ...

Stewart, Colbert parody election in real-time

AP News 17 days ago

Wolf who? Comedy Central's Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert report on election in real-timeCulminating their satirical coverage of the campaign, Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert teamed up for a live one-hour comedy special – though Stewart had his Cronkite moment, too.

At Comedy Central, Fans In Hats Get Psyched for the Jon and Stephen Show

The New York Observer 17 days ago

Before they started "loading people in" to Comedy Central's "Indecision 2008" special with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, 200 people were lined up outside. Network folks were passing out water and popcorn. The first in line, Siobhan McCarthy, 25, and Valerie Addonizio, ...

How a satirist became America's most influential TV personality

guardian.co.uk 17 days ago

For Barry McKernan and Saavik Ford, academics who live with their baby son in New York, sitting down to the television news is a nightly ritual, as it has been for generations of families. But there the tradition ends. Instead of watching ...

Jon Stewart Literally Whistling Past Newspaper Graveyard

The New York Observer 17 days ago

Walter Isaacson took his case for saving newspapers to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night, rehashing much of the micropayment proposal he makes in this week's Time Magazine. He also retold his endearing yarn about going fishing with his ...

A home win for US journalism

guardian.co.uk 17 days ago

It was 'the longest, most expensive election in history' - and it ended with the most expensive night. Never in media history had so many pundits, presenters and digital demons dished up so much stuff. What did it mean for newspapers? Probably, ...

Jon Stewart, Lily Tomlin honor George Carlin

AP News 17 days ago

Jon Stewart, Lily Tomlin honor the late George Carlin with Mark Twain Humor PrizeThe late comedian George Carlin – famous for those "Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV" – was honored Monday with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, ...

Opposite Day: On Daily Show, Bill O'Reilly Calls Himself an Anarchist and Barack Obama a 'Brilliant Guy'

The New York Observer 17 days ago

Last night, Bill O'Reilly of Fox News appeared on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. There, Jon Stewart admitted that on the heels of President-elect Barack Obama's victory, he was worried for Mr. O'Reilly. "I'm ...

Daily Show's LBJ 'Piss' Take

The New York Observer 18 days ago

Last night on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the host did a segment about President-elect Obama's Lincoln-esque 'Team of Rivals' (good topic!), in which he stitched together footage of pundits commenting on the prospect of a Hillary Clinton cabinet appointment. One ...

Last Page