The Daily Show

The Writers Strike, courtesy of the AMPTP, is having a variety of negative impacts. From the Telegraph: Organisers of this year’s Oscars are drawing up contingency plans for an alternative celebrity-free ceremony in case the awards show suffers the same fate as the Golden Globes because of the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike.From Reuters: LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Director John Singleton is among the latest casualties of the Hollywood writers strike, losing his production deal... Read Full Story

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Viacom's Comedy Central channel today will unveil a website for "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" that's designed to satisfy the most avid fans of the mock-news show with oceans of free video clips. In a move away from the norm of providing just a sample of content, Comedy Central is offering the works: about 13,000 video clips representing every minute of the show since its 1999 inception. The site (http://www.thedailyshow.com) is meant to pull in advertising money from Day One, but it... Read Full Story

1. Jon Stewart's birth name was Jon Liebowitz. He has been quoted as saying his original name "sounded too Hollywood." 2. He played soccer for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, where his sense of humor inspired his teammates to establish the "Liebo Award" in his honor. The award is bestowed each year on the soccer team's biggest clown. 3. Stewart proposed to his wife in Read Full Story

This isn't going to be a big political rant (that I tend to go on) as much as a chance for me to rip Chris Matthews and praise Jon Stewart. See, Jon Stewart is a liberal. I disagree with him quite a bit but he isn't an idiot. He's a smart guy and he actually poses good arguments and he doesn't spew hatred...like Chris Matthews. So when Jon Stewart bowed up to Matthews, poor little Chris didn't like it that much. Click here to watch the video. Read Full Story