The Daily Show‘s John Oliver is on a roll this week! The guest host is set to fill in for John Stewart during his three-month vacation, and he couldn’t have picked a better time to do it if he tried. There’s so much ripe political nonsense waiting to be mocked, the show is basically writing [...]
The Daily Show's fill-in host John Oliver threw pounds of red meat at its liberal base Monday night. That meant insulting former Gov. Sarah Palin with an expletive-laced segment in which Oliver loosely compared the Tea Party favorite to excrement. Show More Summary
The former half-term Alaska governor/reality television star/famed quitter’s return Monday to Fox News (on the equally ridiculous “Fox & Friends” no less) gave interim “Daily Show” host John Oliver a great idea.
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Christians opposed to same-sex marriage are being persecuted for their homophobia and bigotry, preacher and radio host Matt Slick told “The Daily Show” on Monday. Todd Clayton, a gay Christian and student at Union Theological Seminary in New York and a leader on the upcoming Truthdig Trek, says, “That’s insane.”
Click here to view this media The Daily Show's John Oliver was back for his second week filling in as host for Jon Stewart and doing a fantastic job once again. He opened this Monday's show with a revelation following the return of Sarah...Show More Summary
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The Daily Show's Samantha Bee shines a hilarious light on bigoted and bullying Christians suffering from the sting of bigotry and bullying. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The...
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“F-word: For those who object to my calling Daily Show fake news, Jon Stewart has used it many times. Doesn’t mean criticisms aren’t real.” — CNN and Daily Download‘s Howard Kurtz. Damn, we thought...Show More Summary
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W hat did we learn from John Oliver's debut week hosting The Daily Show? We learned that Jon Stewart is nobody's fool. Stewart may be restless enough with his long-standing gig to take the summer off playing...Show More Summary
Week Two of John Oliver's tenure as stand-in Daily Show host starts with an intentionally mixed message on Sarah Palin's return to Fox News. Oliver begins by half-lamenting Palin's return to Fox, only five months after her contract wasn't...Show More Summary
Tonight, The Daily Show aired a field piece featuring Samantha Bee highlighting the true victims of intolerance in the gay marriage debate: evangelical Christians. Bee found a right-wing radio host who finds himself oppressed by the intolerant voices of people he does not tolerate, and used his example to show just how rough Christians have it. Or not.
John Oliver began his second week guest-hosting The Daily Show welcoming Sarah Palin back to Fox News. Okay, maybe "welcoming" is a strong word. In fact, Oliver realized that rather than spending the whole show piling on every single folksy thing Palin says, he might as well just ignore her instead.
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Last Thursday, the Daily Show did a segment on the wave of "ag gag" laws sweeping the country. The laws aim to prevent whistleblowing on animal cruelty, but supporters of the legislation claim that videos released by animal rights groups...Show More Summary
John Oliver took over as summer host for The Daily Show this week and so far so good.
Comedian Lewis Black took to his "Back in Black" segment on Comedy Central's The Daily Show to discuss what he sees as growing privacy concerns related to Microsoft's Xbox One. Black specifically pokes fun at the expected improvements...Show More Summary