Read more Comedy Central stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5924/comedy-central.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:04:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73838/hannity-to-daily-show-yep-we-screwed-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFox News host Sean Hannity admitted tonight that his staff spliced video from a Capitol Hill protest last week with footage from an earlier, much larger protest over the summer—and apologized to Comedy Central’s Daily Show and host Jon Stewart, who brought the creative editing to light. “We screwed...http://www.newser.com/story/73838/hannity-to-daily-show-yep-we-screwed-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 21:18:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73500/jon-stewart-channels-glenn-beck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJon Stewart asked the tough questions last night: Now that Glenn Beck has lost his appendix, how are we going to stop the conspiracy to harvest the rest of his organs? The Daily Show host channeled everything Beck last night, from glasses-fiddling to chalkboard to leaps of logic. “Your appendix...http://www.newser.com/story/73500/jon-stewart-channels-glenn-beck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 12:41:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71619/teacher-fired-for-butt-art-paints-colbert-for-charity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Virginia teacher fired after a YouTube clip surfaced of him using his posterior to paint is turning the other cheek—and auctioning off a portrait of comedian Stephen Colbert to benefit public schools. Stan Murmur uses what WTVR-TV calls “the anthropometric monotype method of painting. That means he sits...http://www.newser.com/story/71619/teacher-fired-for-butt-art-paints-colbert-for-charity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 20:39:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70732/stewart-so-much-for-60-votes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Democrats took over Congress in 2006, they did… well, basically nothing. But all that was supposed to change when they got their unstoppable 60-vote "super majority," right? Jon Stewart sure thought so. “They’d be like a bear with chainsaws instead of paws!” he cried. So why did two attempts...http://www.newser.com/story/70732/stewart-so-much-for-60-votes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 10:20:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66515/tina-talks-emmys-jay-and-sarahsorta.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs if its record 22 Emmy nominations weren’t enough, 30 Rock also recently landed a syndication deal. Tina Fey talks success—and Sarah Palin—with Broadcasting & Cable : On possibly hosting the Emmys: "No, I think it's a hard job and a thankless one. I think maybe it's also a...http://www.newser.com/story/66515/tina-talks-emmys-jay-and-sarahsorta.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 12:44:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66538/how-stewart-wins-over-neocons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJon Stewart’s liberal inclinations don't stop him from booking voices from the far right on the Daily Show —and they give glowing reviews of their experiences, New York magazine reports. A former GOP spokesman was leery of appearing on the program to discuss torture; pundit Bill Kristol encouraged him. The...http://www.newser.com/story/66538/how-stewart-wins-over-neocons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 9:26:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64066/russia-censors-south-park-putin-scene.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouth Park has angered another vigilant parent—Mother Russia. A Russian channel cut a scene from a rerun this week because it depicted Vladimir Putin as greedy and desperate, a network spokesman announced today. It's unclear whether the decision came from the channel's executives or regulators, but the move prompted...http://www.newser.com/story/64066/russia-censors-south-park-putin-scene.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 10:34:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62041/daily-show-to-feature-dispatches-from-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Daily Show will begin airing reports from a correspondent in Iran next week, the New York Times reports. Correspondent Jason Jones spent late May and early June filming in Tehran, Qom, and the Imam Mosque in Esfahan for his weeklong series Jason Jones in Iran: Access of Evil. Jones’...http://www.newser.com/story/62041/daily-show-to-feature-dispatches-from-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 13:53:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61288/colbert-gets-buzz-cut-in-baghdad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Stephen Colbert announced he was doing four shows in front of the troops in Baghdad, many wondered if he’d tone down his ironic bluster. Wonder no more. Colbert swaggered on stage for the taping in a camouflage business suit yesterday, and declared himself the only one man enough to...http://www.newser.com/story/61288/colbert-gets-buzz-cut-in-baghdad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 8:13:32 CDT