Daily entertainment news covering Jon Stewart en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/30/slideshow_our_favorite_funny_people_ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:32:38 EST Entertainment News 132283@http://www.starpulse.com/news Who's funny on the big screen today? We're not talking about TV stars (Steve Carell, Jon Stewart) or those who used to be hilarious but are past their peak (Jack Black, Will Ferrell).

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/29/who_will_rule_late_night_ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:24:44 EST Entertainment News 120496@http://www.starpulse.com/news Late night will soon be up for grabs. With Jay Leno leaving the Tonight Show and moving into primetime, late night talk show hosts are going to be battling it out

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/14/a_conversation_with_the_daily_shows_midd Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:22:08 EST Entertainment News 118230@http://www.starpulse.com/news It's one thing to be hired, right there, on the spot for a job. A strange combination of joy for getting the position and fear because, well, they want you to start right now. Now, imagine the same scenario

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/20/tonight_is_friendly_turf_for_president_o Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:37:04 EST Entertainment News 114760@http://www.starpulse.com/news UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — If TV talk shows have become a battleground where hosts and newsmakers duke it out, Jay Leno and President Barack Obama didn't get the message.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/22/live_oscar_blog_follow_and_participate_i Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:00:49 EST Entertainment News 111285@http://www.starpulse.com/news Perhaps the least hyped, most yawn-inducing Academy Awards ceremony in history is upon us -- we aren't going to sugarcoat it, folks. Could they at least move the Best Supporting Actor award until last? At least build some kind of suspense for casual viewers? Is it too late to call Jon Stewart? The good news: at 8:30 PM EST our own Mike Ryan will be live blogging the entire thing.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/09/movies_with_best_ensemble_casts Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:13:00 EST Entertainment News 110251@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sometimes a single actor makes a film, and sometimes too many egos don't fit on the same screen, but when you find a group of talented actors who manage to make it look

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/27/paul_mccartney_to_appear_on_the_colbert_ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 109027@http://www.starpulse.com/news Music legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Paul McCartney will appear as a guest on Comedy Central's Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning The Colbert Report on Wednesday, January 28 at 11:30

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/25/important_things_with_demetri_martin_pre Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:30:00 EST Entertainment News 108796@http://www.starpulse.com/news Demetri Martin launches potentially the most important TV show ever of all time, "Important Things with Demetri Martin," a sketch comedy series premiering on Wednesday, February 11 at 10:30 p.m.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/16/2008_overrated_underrated_awards Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:55:28 EST Entertainment News 108142@http://www.starpulse.com/news All this year we've used this space to chronicle the annals of pop culture. Specifically, whether or not certain members of this all-encompassing umbrella term are overrated or underrated.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/14/the_daily_show_goes_live_inauguration_da Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 108015@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Daily Show is set to go live next Tuesday, January 20th, at 11pm (10pm central) for the Presidential Inauguration. Join Jon Stewart and the rest of The Daily Show correspondents as they welcome

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/01/kick_off_the_new_year_with_a_laugh_from_ Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST Entertainment News 107051@http://www.starpulse.com/news With 2009 finally here, Comedy Central has put together some great videos from everyone’s favorite ‘fake’ news anchors. Below you’ll find a Hanukkah mash-up from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/31/time_warner_may_drop_colbert_spongebob_ Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:01:59 EST Entertainment News 107014@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) — "SpongeBob SquarePants" may be getting squeezed off of Time Warner Cable. Media giant Viacom Inc. said its Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/30/the_best_of_a_bad_year_2008 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:50:47 EST Entertainment News 106954@http://www.starpulse.com/news (Truth Justice and Gordon Shumway - weekly column) I'm not going to lie to you, 2008 was a pretty terrible year. But, over here at "TJAGS" we're not going to focus on the bad; instead, let's focus

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/12/hugh_jackman_to_host_new_look_oscars Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:59:37 EST Entertainment News 105966@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hugh Jackman will host the 81st annual Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed Friday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/08/spotlight_on_jon_stewart Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:43:59 EST Entertainment News 105431@http://www.starpulse.com/news If someone said years ago that Jon Stuart Leibowitz would become one of the respected and beloved comedians in the world, he would have been the first person to start laughing.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/02/writer_s_viewpoint_a_visit_to_inside_the Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:53:14 EST Entertainment News 104985@http://www.starpulse.com/news There is always a peculiar aura in the air when James Lipton shows up on my television screen; I am quite transfixed with pure unadulterated fascination.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/28/celebrity_birthdays_november_90 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 97936@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to rapper Chamillionaire (1979), busty model and gold digger Anna Nicole Smith (1967; d. 2007), Daily Show host Jon Stewart (1962), Breakfast Club member Judd Nelson (1959), A History of Violence actor Ed Harris (1950),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/27/producer_s_cut_of_last_weeks_the_office_ Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST Entertainment News 104723@http://www.starpulse.com/news NBC's Emmy-winning comedy The Office will offer fans an exclusive "producer's cut" of the November 20th episode. On Tuesday, November 25th, users can log onto NBC.com to stream the expanded episode,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/19/a_colbert_christmas_the_greatest_gift_of_25 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 104057@http://www.starpulse.com/news This year, a great American holiday tradition is born watching "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!," Stephen Colbert's one-hour original musical holiday special premiering Sunday, November 23 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/05/jon_stewart_stephen_colbert_parody_elect Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:42:05 EST Entertainment News 102748@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Culminating their satirical coverage of the campaign, Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert teamed up for a live one-hour comedy special —

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/04/the_daily_show_and_the_colbert_report_li Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:07:12 EST Entertainment News 102677@http://www.starpulse.com/news For the first time ever, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will co-anchor from the same desk when

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/28/john_mccain_getting_hammered_on_late_nig Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:57:44 EST Entertainment News 102013@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - As if sinking poll numbers and political attacks weren't enough, the McCain-Palin ticket has been taking it on the chin from late-night comics.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/21/tv_election_personalities_giving_fresh_f Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:52:59 EST Entertainment News 101426@http://www.starpulse.com/news It's nearing the end of October; do you know whom you're voting for? Most likely, yes, you've known for a while. And, depending on whom you're voting for

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/15/cnn_to_start_weekend_comedy_show_with_d_ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:31:48 EST Entertainment News 100906@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - The latest entrant into the TV comedy business is ... CNN? The news network says Wednesday it's starting a Saturday night show with comedian D.L. Hughley.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/26/ricky_gervais_tipped_as_2009_oscars_host Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:30:00 EST Entertainment News 99293@http://www.starpulse.com/news British comedian Ricky Gervais is hotly tipped to host next year's Academy Awards. Gossips claim new Oscars bosses Laurence Mark and Bill Condon were impressed with The Office creator's laugh-raising stint at Sunday's Emmy Awards,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/17/stephen_colbert_to_host_musical_christma Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:26:50 EST Entertainment News 98356@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - O come, all ye Colbert faithful. Stephen Colbert will host his own Christmas special this year, Comedy Central announced Tuesday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/15/the_fake_news_is_all_i_need_the_daily_sh Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:08:52 EST Entertainment News 98207@http://www.starpulse.com/news They have had Bill Clinton. They have had Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards (all in a single episode). They have had John McCain.

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