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Jon Stewart Applauds Joe Lieberman on Gay Rights, Mocks McCain as Usual
Christopher Han · 12/02/10 11:48PMJon Stewart: Republicans Are a "Legislative C*ckblock"
Matt Cherette · 12/01/10 11:24PMDennis Miller Hates Julian Assange and Jimmy Carter, Loves Puns
Matt Cherette · 12/01/10 09:06PMJon Stewart to Julian Assange: "Stop the Drama!"
Matt Cherette · 11/30/10 11:36PMJon Stewart Questions the United States' Relationship with Saudi Arabia
Matt Cherette · 11/29/10 11:22PMTonight, Jon Stewart opened The Daily Show with a bit about the latest WikiLeaks dump. After his sarcastic comments about the gossip-heavy nature of the leak, Stewart questioned the United States' curious relationship with questionably loyal Saudi Arabia. Watch inside.
Bill O'Reilly: Those Who Leaked to WikiLeaks "Should Be Executed"
Matt Cherette · 11/29/10 08:21PM14-Year-Old Public Speaking Hero Greame Taylor Visits Ellen
Christopher Han · 11/22/10 04:14PMWhat a Generic News Report Looks Like
Christopher Han · 11/21/10 11:30AMLook familiar? The good folks over at BBC Four made a spot-on parody of what pretty much every news report looks, feels, and sounds like. It's wonderfully meta.. cheeky, actually.
Jon Stewart's Takedown of Glenn Beck's Creepy George Soros Obsession
Matt Cherette · 11/18/10 11:27PMLast week, Glenn Beck creepily revealed that George Soros was some sort of "puppet master" that Beck believes is set on overthrowing the American government. Tonight, Jon Stewart mocked the charade, and then turned the table on Beck. Watch inside.
Jon Stewart Laments the Media's Obsession with Everything Palin
Matt Cherette · 11/18/10 01:54PMJon Stewart's Harshest John McCain Critique Yet
Matt Cherette · 11/15/10 11:40PMTonight, Jon Stewart spent a few minutes discussing, in detail, just how ridiculous and archaic—not to mention ever-evolving—John McCain's stance on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is, marking Stewart's harshest critique yet of McCain's increasingly indefensible views. Watch inside.
Bill O'Reilly Gives Andy Rooney a "Reality Check"
Matt Cherette · 11/15/10 10:15PMThe Five Most Ridiculous Moments from the Sarah Palin's Alaska Premiere
Matt Cherette · 11/14/10 10:13PMTonight, Sarah Palin and Co.'s new reality show—Sarah Palin's Alaska—premiered on TLC. It was ridiculous, obviously. So, what better way to celebrate that fact than to show you the five most ridiculous moments from the episode! Watch inside.
Andy Rooney Hates Surveys
Matt Cherette · 11/14/10 08:27PMOpenly Gay Student Defends Teacher at School Board Meeting
Matt Cherette · 11/13/10 10:51PMBill Maher's List of Tea Party Romantic Comedies
Matt Cherette · 11/13/10 03:30PMLast night, Nora Ephron was a panelist on the Real Time with Bill Maher season finale. To celebrate that, Maher came up with a list of "Tea Party Romcoms"—classic romantic comedies, with altered (and politically-charged) titles/posters. Watch inside.
Local News Anchors Take a Break for a "Quickie"
Richard Blakeley · 11/11/10 04:04PMWatch as normal TV news banter turns from boring to sexy in seconds.