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John Oliver Hosted The Daily Show So Stewart Could Talk Rosewater

Jay Hathaway · 11/14/14 12:08PM

Jon Stewart's Rosewater, the directorial debut that took him away from The Daily Show this summer and set the stage for the ascension of John Oliver, is finally out. And, because Stewart wanted to talk about his movie on the show, he recused himself as host and summoned Oliver back to the non-premium cable desk.

John Oliver Plays With the Best Invention in History: A Salmon Cannon

Jay Hathaway · 11/10/14 02:03PM

A "salmon cannon" has been deployed in Washington state to launch fish safely over a hydroelectric dam, and it's giving John Oliver hope for the future. If we can use the cannon to fix the salmon-spawning process (that we broke in the first place, but whatever), who knows what else we can achieve with this wondrous invention?

Here's the Daily Show Segment on Ferguson You've Been Waiting For

Jay Hathaway · 08/27/14 10:05AM

Jon Stewart is back after the Daily Show's annual summer hiatus, and it seems he missed a few things, like the police killing of unarmed black teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. So, better late than never, we finally get Stewart's take on Ferguson—specifically, his outrage at the way the shooting and subsequent protests have been covered by Fox News.

Here's Jon Stewart Interviewing the Whole Wu-Tang Clan

Jay Hathaway · 08/07/14 10:05AM

Nearly the entire Wu-Tang Clan (R.I.P Ol' Dirty Bastard) appeared on the Daily Show last night to promote their 20th anniversary reunion album, A Better Tomorrow, setting up one of the most uncomfortable Jon Stewart interviews imaginable.

You Can Help Jon Stewart and The Daily Show Buy CNN

Andy Cush · 07/23/14 09:42AM

Rupert Murdoch, as you may have heard, wants to buy Time Warner. If that were to happen, the 83-year-old media mogul would be forced to sell off Time Warner-subsidiary CNN, a direct competitor to Fox News, a Murdoch property. But who has the $10 billion dollars it would take to buy the network?

Here's the Real Reason Colbert Is Ending His Show

Jay Hathaway · 04/24/14 10:09AM

Last night, Stephen Colbert visited The Daily Show to personally explain to friend and rival Jon Stewart why he's decided to end his show. No, it's not to host Late Night—remember, the in-character version of Colbert won't be making that jump.

Liam Neeson Is Scarily Passionate About Horse-Drawn Carriages

Rich Juzwiak · 02/27/14 12:03PM

Liam Neeson's Daily Show interview last night ostensibly served to promote his latest movie Non-Stop, but over half of it was taken up by his passionate advocacy to keep horse-drawn carriages in New York. True to his action-hero persona, Liam Neeson cares a lot and is not afraid of anything—not even the wrath of PETA. What a weird fucking platform, though.

The Daily Show Definitely Showed an Uncensored Penis [NSFW]

Lacey Donohue · 10/08/13 11:28PM

On tonight’s Daily Show—right after Jon Stewart told John Boehner to not fart and “blame the dog”—Stewart spun his “Wheel of Happy Stories.” But the happiest story on this wheel is the giant uncensored penis under the “Full Frontal Clooney” category. When zoomed in, it looks exactly like this:

Jon Stewart to GOP: “Fuck You”

Lacey Donohue · 10/01/13 11:00PM

Jon Stewart, on fire again Tuesday night, blasted the GOP for their continuing hypocrisy in the shutdown crisis. He eviscerates Republicans who were so worried about the welfare of our nation’s children when White House tours were canceled in March. And yet these same Republicans, according to Stewart, are more than willing to let poor children starve as a result of reduced government services.