Daily entertainment news covering The Daily Show en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/05/trailer_talk_this_week_in_movies_couples Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:04:36 EST Entertainment News 139841@http://www.starpulse.com/news Months of waiting for the horror/comedy "Zombieland" were thankfully not spent in vain. Both hilarious and poignant, this film reminds us

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/23/life_after_cable_how_to_get_by_without_c Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:26:24 EST Entertainment News 127515@http://www.starpulse.com/news There's a scene in Back to the Future Part II where Marty McFly's future son walks up to his massive 2015 wall mounted television and watches six channels at once

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/29/coraline_comes_to_dvd_aamp_blu_ray_july_ Fri, 29 May 2009 22:05:55 EST Entertainment News 124516@http://www.starpulse.com/news From the visionary imagination of filmmaker Henry Selick, director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, and based on the award-winning novel by Newbery Medal winner Neil Gaiman

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/05/jimmy_fallon_trent_reznor_among_webby_wi Tue, 05 May 2009 13:10:23 EST Entertainment News 121409@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Fallon's late-night show hasn't been on the air three months, but he's already got an award. The comedian was chosen as person of the year by the annual Webby awards

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/2009/04/11/spotlight_on_large_pad_comic_demetri_mar Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:46:03 EST Entertainment News 117874@http://www.starpulse.com/news It may seem like Demetri Martin is new to the comedy scene, but he has been involved in it for about eight years. After graduating from Yale University and dropping out of NYU's Law School,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/09/a_writers_visit_and_assessment_of_late_n Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:56:50 EST Entertainment News 117633@http://www.starpulse.com/news We are now a few weeks into the Jimmy Fallon era of late night network programming -- his absence this week was allegedly a planned vacation, not a result from his argument/possible fight at a New York City pizza restaurant

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/25/are_the_best_days_of_the_simpsons_over_ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:05:08 EST Entertainment News 115395@http://www.starpulse.com/news The longest running animated series in television history has given Americans (mostly) and the world (partly) something to laugh about since the late '80s.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/23/samuel_l_jackson_beats_chris_brown_cast_ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:40:11 EST Entertainment News 115085@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cast your votes for your favorite celebs in Round 2 of Starpulse.com's first annual "Celebrity Madness" tournament! With round one over, you've narrowed the field of 64 down to 32

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/26/highlights_from_last_night_s_important_t Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:00:08 EST Entertainment News 111780@http://www.starpulse.com/news Last night the third episode of Important Things with Demetri Martin aired on Comedy Central. In case anyone missed it, here's a few highlights from the show, which was all about brains.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/05/demetri_martin_s_comedy_show_an_importan Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:47:17 EST Entertainment News 109879@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - No one would dispute the importance of things like Power, Safety or Chairs. But to build a half-hour of comedy around any of them - that's a whole other thing. All the more reason for Demetri Martin to be doing it.

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/2009/01/14/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/2008/12/24/heath_ledger_s_death_voted_top_2008_ente Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:27:49 EST Entertainment News 106751@http://www.starpulse.com/news Heath Ledger's death was voted 2008's top entertainment story by U.S. newspaper and broadcast editors surveyed by The Associated Press.

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/2008/12/02/saturday_night_live_post_election Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:04:33 EST Entertainment News 104949@http://www.starpulse.com/news Saturday Night Live is not funny. Some of the skits are funny, some, but the show as a whole is not. The former meter of comedic excellence has not so much stepped away from the glory days

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/2008/11/27/10_things_we_re_thankful_for_this_year_w Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:35:16 EST Entertainment News 104719@http://www.starpulse.com/news Before we fall into the annual Thanksgiving tryptophan coma, we'd like to take a few minutes to give thanks for some of the best pop cultural presents received in 2008.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/22/oprah_leno_letterman_what_s_sarah_palin_ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:00:18 EST Entertainment News 104329@http://www.starpulse.com/news ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Sarah Palin is juggling offers to write books, appear in films and sit on dozens of interview couches at a rate astonishing for most Hollywood stars, let alone a first-term governor.

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 —

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