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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Jason Jones in "Iran: Behind the Veil"
Just weeks before the Iranian election, The Daily Show dispatched correspondent Jason Jones and producer Tim Greenberg to Iran to look into stereotypes Americans might hold about the country. Their reports, which will begin airing Wednesday night (Comedy Central, 11 pm ET/PT), couldn't be more timely. Iranian authorities are violently cracking down on protestors who have filled the streets to protest President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election. With new restrictions barring reporters from covering stories in the streets, many Iranians are notifying each other and the world of new developments via blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. Though Jones' reports were supposed to begin airing next week, the show moved up the first to seize the moment. Or as Jones explains, "We wanted to give an Iranian feel to our piece. Which is chaos."
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Jason Jones in Iran: Access of Evil
Can the Daily Show find the humor in absolutely anything? Audiences will find out next week when the show's Jason Jones reports from Iran on the divide between the Middle Eastern nation and the U.S.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran. For most Americans, the name conjures up images of angry Ayatollahs, mobs chanting 'Death to America' and now possible election corruption, but is this a fair representation?" the show said in an unusually serious-sounding news release Tuesday.
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Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart knew taking on CNBC's talking heads would be good for laughs, but even he was surprised at how big the showdown got.
"It was this small thing. We saw this guy, Rick Santelli, ranting about homeowners and the poor judgment they showed," Stewart told TVGuide.com during the Blue School Gala in New York. "So this simple thing, where it was saying your judgment is up for discussion — somehow it ...
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Jim Cramer and Jon Stewart
In the most anticipated late-night showdown since Letterman v. McCain, Jon Stewart took "Brawl Street" rival Jim Cramer to task on The Daily Show following the "the weeklong feud of the century."
"I understand that you want to make finance entertaining, but it's ...
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Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart is all about pointing out hypocrisy, as his recent takedown of financial network CNBC demonstrates. But who knew it would spark a war of words between Stewart and Mad Money host Jim Cramer.
Get the video play-by-play of how it all went down after the jump
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Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert
Indecision '08: America's Choice
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Pundits love to talk about undecided voters this time of year, but nobody does indecision better than Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
Read on for previews of Election Night Coverage, Privileged, The Shield and Frank TV.
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Barack Obama
Sen. Barack Obama is looking for total TV domination on Oct. 29.
Not only will the Democratic presidential hopeful reach out to Americans via three major broadcasters with a 30-minute "closing argument" TV spot, but Obama will also hit the cable circuit, making his fourth appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Obama, who will appear via satellite from the campaign trail in Florida, last appeared on the program on April 21, the night before the Pennsylvania primary. While this latest visit comes as the Daily Show celebrates its highest monthly ratings ever ...
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Rob Riggle
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is about to lose another player.
Not to be outdone by Jason Jones and Samantha Bee's CBS sitcom deal, Daily Show correspondent Rob Riggle has signed one of his own.
According to Variety, the talent holding deal with CBS and CBS Paramount Network TV will position Riggle to ...
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Jason Jones and Samantha Bee
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has become quite the launching pad for comedy careers in Hollywood.
Following in the footsteps of former Daily Show correspondents Steve Carell, Rob Corddry and Steven Colbert, married couple Jason Jones and Samantha Bee have signed on to create and write a sitcom script for themselves at CBS, Variety reports.
Jones and Bee will also star in the untitled comedy, which follows a celebrity chef (Jones) and the two women who actually run the show (one of which Bee will play).
Get more details after the jump.
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