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When Gisele Whispers 'Don't Leave' Into a Man's Ear, He Obeys

Maureen O'Connor · 10/04/10 09:00AM

Gisele singlehandedly keeps a party alive by whispering sweet nothings. Britney's conservatorship is phasing out. Kelly Osbourne sees herself in a bikini and cries. John Oliver gets engaged. Monday gossip is impervious to seduction.

The Daily Show Examines the Troubling Lack of Racism in South Africa

Matt Cherette · 07/05/10 10:29PM

Tonight, John Oliver continued his World Cup-related Daily Show segments with an examination into the lack of racism in formerly apartheid-ridden South Africa as the World Cup continues. That said, Oliver found one racist to conquer them all. Video inside.

Larry Craig Totally Tricked By The Daily Show

Adrian Chen · 06/02/10 10:44PM

Ha, ex-Senator Larry Craig sent out an email saying that he would be appearing on The Daily Show, but that "they won't be discussing the past"—i.e. his gay restroom sex scandal. Uh, has he ever seen the show?

Sarkozy vs. Stewart

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 04/02/10 10:00AM

After America took it under the chin from French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Jon Stewart and John Oliver laid a politically incorrect smack-down on the French culture. Their crazy comments were overshadowed only by their wrestlmania approach to intellectual insult.

John Oliver Finally Declares American Success in Iraq

Zach Mack · 03/09/10 11:14AM

Election day in America can be a drag with long lines and confusing machines. Yesterday, voting Iraqis had similar issues, like multiple bombings and assassinated candidates. But according to John Oliver, it's proof that Iraq is finally a success!

The Media Universe Of Grand Theft Auto

Nick Denton · 05/01/08 11:34AM

Grand Theft Auto IV is not so much the apotheosis of modern console entertainment as the first post-modern video game. While it provides the usual bloody entertainment, the latest installment of Rockstar's hit title is also a fully-imagined alternate world-complete with a witty satire of 21st century media. Serbian hardman Niko Bellic, the game's central character, can browse a self-mocking version of photo sharing site Flickr ("perfect for hopeless losers who like to spend days categorizing, alphabetizing and organizing their online galleries") and scour the missed connections on Liberty City's craplist.net ("sorry for checking out your 13-year-old daughter"). Most absurd of all are the mock cable shows-though they contend with their real-world equivalents. The newscasters of Weasel News are even more rabid than Bill O'Reilly and his colleagues at Fox News. If you have a friend with a Playstation, get them to show you I'm Rich, a celebrity show which in this episode profiles a cocaine heiress called Chloe Parker and as absurd as Paris Hilton. A campy British narrator-resembling that of the Daily Show's John Oliver-provides the voiceover.