Can someone please explain to me what was "racist," and/or "horrible" about what Jon Stewart said about Hermain Cain the other night on The Daily Show? After Stewart calls out Cain for his ridiculous explanation as to whether he's ever had to settle a claim for a sexual...
When I was in college I became addicted to Comedy Central. The main cause of my obsessive behavior was the newly launched Daily Show; its host, young shavers, was Craig Kilborn, a dude who got popular as one of those hip SportsCenter guys. Years later when I heard Kilborn was...
During last awards season, comedian Ricky Gervais delivered a Golden Globes hosting performance that was met with criticism for being “too mean.” In short, it didn’t sit well with the organization behind the awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Although the...
Conservative political pundit visited Jon Stewart on The Daily Show last night. If you've been paying even a little attention to this pair's relationship over the years, you'll know that many a verbal battle has been fought-- both on O'Reilly's Fox News turf as well as Stewart's...
With the tenth anniversary of 9/11 behind us, let us not allow this surge of patriotism die down just yet. Some of your favorite comedians certainly haven’t. The Bob Woodruff Foundation has partnered with the New York Comedy Festival for the fifth straight year to bring you...
In preparation for this Sunday, which marks the 10-year anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks in New York City, CNN chatted with a few great comics so that they could share what it was to return to their job telling jokes. In the video below, we get some quick insights...
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's seminal album Nevermind, Jon Stewart will host a Q &A session with the two remaining band members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic along with Butch Vig, the producer behind the album. The two-hour session -- to be...
Comedian turned author and recent WTF with Marc Maron guest host Mike Birbiglia has been selected as a finalist for the 2011 Thurber Prize for American Humour. Thurber House, now in it’s 27th year will be presenting the award Oct. 3 in New York. In 2008, Birbiglia teamed up...
You've seen it before and you've felt the excitement, comedy fans: the reunion between super successful, former Daily Show correspondents (Ed Helms, Stephen Colbert, Rob Corddry and more) and Jon Stewart-- or "Papa Bear," as Steve Carell calls him. That's right! The man, Carell...
