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Jon Stewart Spanks Congress for Its Sex Scandal Hypocrisy

Matt Cherette · 03/15/10 11:07PM

Tonight on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart issued an equal opportunity slap on the wrist to members on both sides of the Congressional aisle for their party-driven, hypocritical responses to the sex scandals of colleagues. Inside, video of Stewart's remarks.

South Park's First Ever Deleted Scene

Mike Byhoff · 03/10/10 09:55AM

After 13 long, and mostly hilarious seasons, South Park has finally released its first deleted scene. Thankfully, it does not involve any nudity or bodily fluids (those would never get cut), but it does involve a whole lot of f-bombs.

Jon Stewart Butts Heads with Former Bush Speechwriter

Matt Cherette · 03/10/10 01:16AM

Tonight, Jon Stewart had Mark Thiessen on The Daily Show to discuss his new book, Courting Disaster, which alleges that the CIA kept the country safe and that President Obama is "inviting" a new attack. Things got heated. Video inside.

Stephen Colbert Calls Out the Pope

nightintern · 03/10/10 12:52AM

Earlier this week, the Pope spoke out against full body airport scanners. He believes people should be judged by their integrity, and not by what they may be hiding under their pants. Tonight, Stephen Colbert wasn't buying it.

Jon Stewart and Friends Use Chatroulette on The Daily Show

Matt Cherette · 03/04/10 11:44PM

Tonight, Jon Stewart finally—and brilliantly—jumped on the Chatroulette bandwagon. Stewart mocked the media's obsession with the Internet's newest fad, before trying it out himself—and running into Diane Sawyer, Keith Olbermann, Katie Couric, Brian Williams and others. Video inside.

Stephen Colbert Will Fix Greece's Economy

nightintern · 03/04/10 01:05AM

It seems lately that Stephen Colbert has an answer for everything. On tonight's Colbert Report, he delved into European economics, suggesting how Greece could eliminate its debt problem by pushing it on the rest of the European Union. Video inside.

Stephen Colbert Kicks Canada When It's Down

Matt Cherette · 02/26/10 12:39AM

Tonight marked the end of Stephen Colbert's epic coverage of the Vancouver Olympics, and he went out with a Canada-bashing bang. What do you do when the host country disappoints? You mock the HELL out of it, naturally. Video inside.

Sex Does Not Sell Movies; Indians Do

Adrian Chen · 12/29/09 11:43PM

The showbiz news cycle has ground to a halt. But you'll be glad you stuck with it, because two stories in today's trades reveal very conclusively that sex does not sell but Indians dancing do. Use this knowledge wisely.

cityfile · 12/29/09 03:30PM

• How did World News anchor Diane Sawyer do in her first week? Better than Katie Couric, but not as well as Brian Williams. (So-so, in other words.) [NYT]
• TV news: MSNBC is taking heat for not really covering the attempted terror attack on Christmas Day; NBC News has been scolded by a journalism ethics committee; CNN's ratings were down 30 percent in 2009, more than any other cable network; and ethics-free Fox News just recorded its best year ever.
• Comedy Central has canceled The Jeff Dunham Show, thankfully. [NYT]
• Know how TV networks give you the programming for free, but pay their bills by airing commercials? Yea, well, it isn't the best business model, FYI. [AP]
• How many product placements appear in Avatar? A bunch! [Brandchannel]
• Charlie Sheen's arrest hasn't hurt ratings of Two and a Half Men. Phew! [LAT]
• How did TMZ get duped by that JFK photo? Harvey Levin isn't saying. [NYT]
Editor & Publisher's last issue has shipped and will close down on Thu. [E&P]
• Legendary caricaturist David Levine died today. He was 83. [NYT]

Hollywood to Actresses: Drop Dead!

Richard Rushfield · 11/17/09 01:01PM

It's never been a good time not to be a guy in Hollywood, but if there were a bad time, it would be the moment when Sony pops the champagne cork on its grosses for 2012 and Terminator: Salvation.