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Former President Bill Clinton to Appear on The Daily Show

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton will make his fifth appearance on The Daily Show on Thursday, Sept. 17.

North Korean leader pardons imprisoned U.S. journalists

Clinton will join host Jon Stewart to discuss the Clinton Global Initiative, which he founded in 2005. The former president last appeared on the show in September 2008.

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Dynamite News: Jon Heder Lands Comedy Central Sitcom

Jon Heder

Napoleon Dynamite is coming to TV — or rather, Jon Heder is. The actor has inked a deal to star in a new Comedy Central sitcom described by the network as "groundbreaking," and to be written and produced by Will Ferrell.

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Debuting in 2010, the as-yet-untitled series will star Heder as an ...
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30 Rock Lands Two Cable Homes

Tina Fey

Tina Fey's acclaimed NBC sitcom, 30 Rock, has locked in syndication deals with two cable networks: Comedy Central and WGN America.

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In an impressive off-network sale, the outlets worked together to snag the Emmy-winning series for ...
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The Futurama Looks Bright as Comedy Central Revives 'Toon

Futurama

This, without a doubt, is Bender's biggest score. Comedy Central has ordered 26 new episodes of Futurama, the animated comedy that ran from 1999 to 2003 on Fox.

Series creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen are currently working on scripts for the new episodes, which will premiere on the cabler in mid-2010 and be dispersed over two seasons.

Strong DVD sales of the first four seasons plus a quartet of made-for-DVD movies — coupled with solid ratings from Comedy Central-aired reruns — are to credit for the toon's revival.

Citing the studio's previous success in plucking Family Guy from the ashes, 20th Century Fox TV chairman Gary Newman told the Hollywood Reporter, "Futurama was another series that fans ... read more

Stephen Colbert — and His Hair — Supports Troops in Iraq

Stephen Colbert with General Ray Odierno

Stephen Colbert kicked off his week of Colbert Report tapings in Iraq by shaving his head.

Though Colbert's jokes got plenty of laughs, the loudest roar came when Gen. Ray Odierno — following a direct order pre-taped by President Barack Obama — shaved the funnyman's hair. Watch it all after the jump. read more

Pirate Fever Spreads, from South Park to the Ballpark

Cartman & Co. in South Park's "Fatbeard."

Not since Johnny Depp have pirates been so hot, as the entertainment biz continues to capitalize on the Navy SEALs' rescue of Captain Richard Phillips from a band of high-seas bandits.

On the heels of Spike fast-tracking a docu-series about the Navy's anti-pirate operations, Comedy Central's South Park will offer its special take on the recent headline this Wednesday, when Cartman runs ... read more

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