Donald Trump’s decision to call off the “debate” he was set to “moderate” means that the American political process gets to keep its last shred of dignity, at least for now. Given the way this campaign has been developing, this should be cause for celebration throughout the land — except among the clever people who write for “Saturday Night Live,” “The Daily Show” and late-night comedians. They must be devastated. Read full article > >

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Donald Trump debate decision is bad news only for comedians

If Jon Stewart won’t grill Donald Rumsfeld, who will? The Daily Show host kept things cordial with the former defense secretary on his show Wednesday night. He opened with a joke that even Rumsfeld could laugh at: “I think I know why you’re here,”…

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Rumsfeld Survives The Daily Show

Don’t look away from your TV, or Justin Bieber might appear: after surprising Daily Show fans by opening the show in Jon Stewart’s chair on Thursday night, the singer is expected to make a surprise appearance on Saturday’s episode of Saturday Night…

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Justin Bieber to Appear on SNL

Even Jon Stewart might have a hard time turning this one into comic fodder: The host of the satirical news program The Daily Show was appointed Thursday to the board of the September 11th memorial and museum. In December, Stewart invited several first…

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Jon Stewart Appointed to 9/11 Board

Guess they have the Tea Party to thank for this one. Comedy Central’s The Daily Show made ratings history this past month, becoming the first late-night talk show in the past decade to rank No. 1 in the adult demo for an entire month other than Jay…

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The Daily Show Beats Out Leno, Letterman

He may be a little bit biased, but Obama’s press secretary, Robert Gibbs, says the president did a great job on Jon Stewart’s Daily Show Wednesday night. At a daily briefing at the White House, Gibbs said that when Obama “gets to talk about what he’s…

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Gibbs: Obama on Daily Show a ‘Success’

Did the live studio audience ruin President Obama’s Daily Show interview? Adam Frucci at Splitsider writes, “The trouble with having a live audience at what is supposed to be a relatively serious discussion is that it forces everything to be dumbed…

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Did Daily Show Audience Ruin Obama Interview?

The question posed by “The Daily Show” on Wednesday is whether a political satirist loses credibility when hobnobbing with a sitting president.

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ArtsBeat: The Plight of the Political Comedian

President Obama gently sparred with Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show” in the final run-up to next week’s midterm elections, after the comedian called his legislative progress “timid.”

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Obama, Jon Stewart square off

President Barack Obama has become the first sitting US President to appear on satirical TV show The Daily Show, alongside host Jon Stewart.

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‘Yes we can – but…’ Obama’s Daily Show

President Barack Obama tells the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart that Congressional Democrats who cast tough votes will be rewarded with re-election.

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Obama tapes Daily Show interview

We’re guessing their audiences don’t usually overlap, but Jon Stewart’s audience on Thursday should be thanking Oprah anyway: She appeared on The Daily Show on Thursday to announce that she was sending Stewart’s audience to his October 30 “Rally to…

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Oprah Surprises Daily Show Audience

Revenge is a dish best served humorously. Following Rick Sanchez’s rant against Jon Stewart-including labeling the Daily Show host a “bigot”-that got him fired from his anchor position at CNN, Stewart retaliated Saturday evening during Comedy Central’s…

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Jon Stewart Mocks Rick Sanchez

That should about do it for CNN anchor Rick Sanchez: Defending himself from attacks from The Daily Show and Colbert Report, Sanchez called Jon Stewart a “bigot,” and then implied that the media is run by Jews. “I’m telling you that everybody who runs…

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Rick Sanchez: Jews Run All Media