'Daily Show' Host Gives Satire a Serious Look
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It may be a funny role for a man who anchors a "fake" newscast, but Jon Stewart seems to be channeling H. L. Mencken these days, casting himself as a fierce critic of the journalism establishment that he skewers so mercilessly on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show."
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The political strategy behind Sen. John Kerry&#39;s appearance Tuesday on Comedy Central network&#39;s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart was threefold, political and communications experts say.
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John Kerry can&#39;t do comedy. The world kind of knew that already, but Kerry can do bemused politician. This talent might help him in his television appearances.
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"What's so funny?" asked a holiday e-card at the top of my Gmail inbox the other day, sent by a friend of mine who writes for "The Daily Show."
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Not a moment too soon to help make sense of things, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will be back on duty Monday, ready to mock everything in sight.
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A mock textbook from the troublemakers at "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" is a side-splitting guide to our political life; The Onion's new book can't compete.
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Jon Stewart claims he&#39;s a fake newsman. But these days, his impact on politics and media is undeniably real. On Tuesday, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Network, 11 pm tonight and CTV, 12:05 am) welcomed
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As Jon Stewart tells it, he and his staff of 13 writers at The Daily Show  were looking for a project."Life was too balanced," he says with a straight face. "It was too good for us."They considered a "roads project, a civic improvement," but when they looked around their offices in Manhattan, "we mostly had computers."So they wrote a book.America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction (Warner, &#36;24.95) will be published Monday after nine months of checking a few facts and making up a lot more. (Related story: Daily Show is a no-stump zone)Just as his TV show on Comedy Central is a parody of a news show, the book is a graphic-heavy parody of a textbook. Chapters include "Congress: Quagmire of Freedom," "The Media: Democracy's Valiant Vulgarians" and "The Rest of the World: International House of Horrors."The foreword is by Thomas "TJ" Jefferson, who inquires in a postscript: "Is it true Halle Berry is once again single?"Stewart's favorite part?"I like the ending," which offers a Certificate of Completion, qualifying readers to "practice, participate in, or found a democracy."Too often, he says, "you finish a book and ask, 'What's in it for me beyond self-improvement?' Our book gives you a certificate in nation-building. ... If you just smash together the basic ideas, you're bound to wind up with something better than North Korea."Stewart wants to be known as a comedian, even though The Daily Show was voted best news show by TV critics this summer. He dismisses praise from journalists such as Eric Alterman, media critic for The Nation, who recently wrote that Daily Show offers "a truer picture than ... the Sunday-morning gabfests and cable food fights."Stewart, 41, says, "It's more a sign of frustration with the information people are receiving than a sign of our entrepreneurial spirit of journalism. ... It's a '(expletive) you' to real news, not a 'hallelujah' for our fake news."The book mocks both President Bush, "hurdling the lowered bar," and Democrat John Kerry, "monogrammed for greatness." But Stewart acknowledges that The Daily Show delivers more jokes at the expense of Republicans."They're in power," he says. "Comedians in biblical times did more Goliath jokes. The David stuff didn't fly."He says he worries less about being partisan than being boring, strident or redundant, "the death of comedy."Stewart's appearance at a booksellers' convention in June, which featured former president Bill Clinton, won rave reviews. Publishers Weekly said Stewart "out-Clintoned that other guy," prompting his publisher to boost the first printing of America from 500,000 copies to 700,000.
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Fran Drescher draws liberally from real-life experience in her upcoming comedy series "Living With Fran."
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You'll be seeing Jon Stewart on the air with "The Daily Show" for at least three more years. And you can go online to see him on past episodes stretching back to 1999.
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NEW YORK  Â Politicians beware: Parody is returning. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" will resume production on Jan. 7 without their striking writers, the Comedy Central network announced Thursday.
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The Comedy Central host has turned his ordinary write injury into a media crusade, perhaps revealing contrasts among televisionâs three evening news anchors along the way.
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Fans of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert awaited their return to the air Monday night with eagerness enhanced by curiosity: How would these funnymen deliver topical satire while stripped of their writers?
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Smart celebrity satires are flourishing online Â rarely anywhere else Â and they do more than deflate the self-importance of stars.
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Rob Corddry, former  senior correspondent on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," is  the latest funnyman joining the cast of "Semi-Pro," a sports  comedy starring Will Ferrell.
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Jerry Springer has been a politician, television news anchorman and host of a raucous TV show. Now he can add radio talk show host to the list.
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NEW YORK - How's this for a feud that straddles the line between politics and entertainment: CNN's bow-tied conservative Tucker Carlson vs. "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart...