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Colbert + Stewart = Cronkite: 30% of Young Viewers

Political satire is replacing traditional news for some: poll

(Newser) - Nearly 39% of under-40 Americans say satirical shows like The Colbert Report and The Daily Show are keeping viewers politically informed, and 21% believe they influence public opinion, a poll finds. But the verdict is split on whether such shows’ success indicates that comedic delivery is replacing traditional news: 30%...

Stewart 'Incredibly Unfair,' Says NBC Chief

(Newser) - NBC CEO Jeff Zucker said today that Jon Stewart’s Daily Show attacks are “incredibly unfair to CNBC and the business media,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. “CNBC is a spectacular organization and in particular Jim Cramer,” Zucker continued. “What is going on now is absurd....

CNBC Ratings Dip After Stewart Smackdown

Last week's figures suggest Daily Show skewering turning viewers off CNBC

(Newser) - Early signs suggest that Jon Stewart may have put a ding in CNBC's ratings, Portfolio reports. Viewership of CNBC's Business Day programming block was down 11% for the first 3 days after Stewart's assault on the network began, although Jim Cramer’s Mad Money pulled somewhat healthier figures outside the...

For Daily Show Prep, Cramer Consults Martha

(Newser) - In anticipation of his visit with Jon Stewart on tonight’s Daily Show, an admittedly “nervous” Jim Cramer sought counsel today from another Stewart—Martha. “You should be nervous,” the lifestyle maven said on her syndicated show. “He’s fast as lightning.” The Mad Money...

Stewart Ratings Soar With Cramer Takedown

Clip gets 1.5M views; week's site traffic surges

(Newser) - Jon Stewart’s attacks on CNBC host Jim Cramer have been ratings gold for the late-night satirist, Variety reports. An 8-minute rant has garnered 1.5 million views, Comedy Central says, and plenty of press attention. Unique usage for the Daily Show site has soared 65% this week amid a...

'I Save a Lot of People Money': Cramer to Stewart

(Newser) - Jim Cramer is once again on the defensive, as Jon Stewart seemingly can’t stop finding damning Mad Money clips, Gawker reports. Appearing on this morning's Today show, Cramer was subjected to a CNBC snippet that ran on the Daily Show last night, from January 2008, where the host literally...

Roomba Maker Actually a Big-Time Defense Contractor

(Newser) - It’s common knowledge that the Defense Department is the progenitor of modern conveniences like the Internet. But would you, for a minute, think it has a $286 million contract with the company that makes your Roomba automated vacuum? That fact surprised Owen Thomas, who writes about it on Valleywag,...

This Dude Is Late-Night Comedy Gold
This Dude Is Late-Night Comedy Gold
Dec 11, 2008 7:00 AM CST

This Dude Is Late-Night Comedy Gold

Letterman, Stewart, et al, pounce on Blago name, hair, idiocy

(Newser) - America's comics have rushed to mine the vein of comedy gold opened by Rod Blagejovich's arrest on corruption charges, the Chicago Tribune reports. "It's one count of bribery, one count of fraud, and one count of Blagojeviching," David Letterman said. Jon Stewart quipped that the governor "has...

How Comedy Turned Serious
 How Comedy Turned Serious 
ANALYSIS
Nov 29, 2008 7:53 AM CST

How Comedy Turned Serious

A funny thing happened on the way to the election—politics and comedy swapped roles

(Newser) - Politics and comedy are trading places, Lee Siegel writes in the Wall Street Journal, as the antics of politicians get more outlandish and comics are increasingly the people speaking truth to power. Fake newsmen like Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert, with their stern commentary, lean more towards the "dark,...

SNL Seeks a New Post-Election Obama
SNL Seeks a New Post-Election Obama
OPINION
Nov 21, 2008 5:25 PM CST

SNL Seeks a New Post-Election Obama

Four comedians auditioned, but no pick from Michaels yet

(Newser) - Lorne Michaels has a tough decision to make, and the fate of Saturday Night Live may depend on it: Who will parody the president-elect? Fred Armisen played Barack Obama during primary season, but the executive producer can’t squeeze 4 years of laughs out of his milquetoast portrayal, writes Jocelyn...

Satirical Paper Thrives in Tough US Market

The Onion feeds the public's need for satiric news coverage

(Newser) - As newspapers lay off workers and struggle to survive, the Onion is adding staff and circulating in new markets, the Washington Post reports. Riding the crest of America's love for Jon Stewart-style satirical news, the 20-year-old paper pays writers well and holds down a New York City office. "It's...

What Now, Jon?
 What Now, Jon?
Nov 8, 2008 2:35 AM CST

What Now, Jon?

Jokes about Obama may not fly with left-leaning host, audience of The Daily Show

(Newser) - Yes, satirists and late-night comics seem to have trouble finding Obama jokes, but they'll survive, writes Dan Kois in New York magazine. What worries Kois is that his beloved Daily Show may not be so fortunate. Jon Stewart and crew simply may not have it in their hearts to take...

Obama: 'We've Got a Good Shot at This Thing'

Whites 'didn't get the Bradley effect memo,' he quips on Daily Show

(Newser) - Barack Obama wrapped up his night of blitzing TV with an upbeat appearance on the Daily Show, the Chicago Tribune writes. "I think we've got a good shot at this thing," he told Jon Stewart last night, downplaying the chances of his race costing him the election. Pundits...

Chocolate News Could Fill Chappelle Void
 Chocolate News Could 
 Fill Chappelle Void 
TV REVIEW
Oct 15, 2008 3:42 PM CDT

Chocolate News Could Fill Chappelle Void

Grier counters Comedy Central's 'vanilla' news satires

(Newser) - Comedy Central may have found a Dave Chappelle-worthy replacement in David Alan Grier, Paul Farhi writes in the Washington Post. His Chocolate News is a “wholly inappropriate—and riotiously funny” 60 Minutes-style program in which Grier offers the news in “Lou Dobbsean rant” and mocks such figures as...

Late-Night Stars Go Undercover
 Late-Night Stars Go Undercover 
Sep 25, 2008 2:11 PM CDT

Late-Night Stars Go Undercover

Stewart and Colbert recreate the controversial cartoon for EW cover

(Newser) - Taking their spoofing of TV into print, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart grace the cover of this week’s Entertainment Weekly in imitation of the Obamas-as-terrorists New Yorker cover that set media of all kinds afire in July. The stunt surely threatens to obscure the question-and-answer session it’s intended...

Fake Reporters Are Rock Stars in Denver

Quick turnaround and evasive guests make Stewart's life a little harder on the road

(Newser) - it's hard enough for the reporters swarming all over the Democratic Convention to score good interviews; fake reporters have it even harder. The Daily Show's correspondents are now such big stars they draw admirers—and hecklers—every time they try to record, USA Today reports. Which doesn't exactly help them...

Daily Show Evolves Into True Force
Daily Show Evolves Into True Force
OPINION
Aug 16, 2008 2:08 PM CDT

Daily Show Evolves Into True Force

Serious guests, hard news drive impact on American dialogue

(Newser) - Oh, what a difference eight years makes. The Daily Show struggled with limited access and no respect during the 2000 presidential race, but in this election the show has emerged as “a genuine cultural and political force,” writes Michiko Kakutani in the New York Times. Not only are...

Clinton Insiders Offer Post Mortem
 Clinton Insiders 
 Offer Post Mortem 
OPINION
May 28, 2008 5:42 PM CDT

Clinton Insiders Offer Post Mortem

Strategist Penn, oblivious campaign, haughty candidate get (anonymous) blame

(Newser) - The New Republic asked (anonymous) Hillary Clinton camp insiders why their candidate isn’t booking her ticket to Denver:
  • “I just don't think she was hungry enough for it …It wasn't really until the 10-in-a-row loss that she started doing stuff like Saturday Night Live and Jon Stewart.
...

Study: Viewers Get News From Daily Show... Not

Jokes funny only if audience is already up on current events

(Newser) - Claims that young people get more news from Jon Stewart's Daily Show than from traditional sources are bunk, a journalism think-tank has concluded after examining a year's worth of episodes. The Project for Excellence in Journalism found that while the comedy show had much of the same content as new...

McCain Yuks It Up on 13th Daily Show

His veep? Right-wing nerd Dwight Schrute of The Office

(Newser) - John McCain did his best to catch Jon Stewart's curveballs on his 13th Daily Show appearance last night, Political Radar reports. In his first visit since the GOP field narrowed to one, McCain quickly quashed Stewart's suggestion of a McCain-Clinton ticket, but drew big applause when he announced his "...

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