Does Hollywood attempt to cast major characters as white when possible, even if the original script has the character casted otherwise? Despite having a track record of championing liberal causes, according to comedian Aasif Mandvi, Hollywood “whitewashes” it’s leading characters and it’s downright blatant. (more)
Here’s something to add to the threatdown: The Daily Show and The Colbert Report’s Twitter accounts were hacked Sunday night. (more)
While some in the political class may shake their heads at comedian Stephen Colbert’s mockery of the political system — with his super PAC antics and formation of a presidential exploratory committee — former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has embraced it. (more)
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Tuesday he doesn’t think Jon Stewart’s recent impression of him was racist, but accused the comedian of singling him out because he is a “black conservative.” (more)
This is the appearance we’ve been waiting for – Comedy Central host Jon Stewart making an appearance on a Sunday morning national public affairs program, especially one on a network he so often ridicules. (more)
We’re five months removed from Comedy Central host Jon Stewart’s “Rally to Restore Sanity,” but with an upcoming appearance for “Special Report” host Bret Baier on “The Daily Show,” Fox News Channel’s Charles Krauthammer had a suggestion for his colleague. (more)
Say what you will about his politics, but comedian Jon Stewart has mastered the art of turning the other cheek: In response to a jab from Glen Beck, Stewart invited the Fox News host to appear on “The Daily Show.” (more)
When loon Jared Loughner shot Congresswoman Giffords and others, the left went into a tizzy trying to paint him as a right-wing “tea bagger.” It was clear the mainstream media focused initially on trying to pin the shooting on their sworn enemy, the right. (more)
I’ve been watching “Countdown With Keith Olbermann” regularly since January of 2010. Please, don’t pity me, it only makes it worse. And it’s been quite an entertaining year! Here are my picks for the Top 10 Keith Olbermann Moments of 2010. (more)
Funnyman Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” lambasted Republicans for failing to pass a multibillion-dollar bill that would help 9/11 responders pay for health problems that arose from working at ground zero, among other things. (more)
President Obama will make an appearance on the Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters tonight at 9pm. The President is stopping by to give the hosts a special myth to bust, though it happens to be one that has already been busted previously on the show. Nevertheless, Obama is just itching to have them reconstruct Archimedes’ solar ray once more. (more)
Talk radio is abuzz in mockery of a president that “just doesn’t get it.” (more)
So, did anything happen in the world of Keith Olbermann last week? I’m a little behind, but it seems like a pretty typical, ho-hum week. (more)
I ventured into the maze of irony that was the Rally to Restore Sanity and found that rally-goers in the third or fourth dimension of irony are actually unable to recognize irony at all anymore. (more)
Some of my conservative friends are in a tizzy over Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity. Others think that President Obama denigrated the presidency by appearing on a comedy show. Even worse, Jon Stewart called the president the ‘D’ word. That’s right, it was the “dude” heard round the world… (more)
Yesterday, thousands gathered on the National Mall for the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.” The crowds spent the day being entertained by a variety of performers while sporting plenty of signs. Here is a selection, courtesy of photographer John Rossomando. (more)
It took nearly three hours to get to it, but Jon Stewart did have a point Saturday at the rally/concert/comedy show he organized on the National Mall, which drew a crowd estimated to be between 100,000 and 200,000. (more)
The analysis of the president’s much publicized, bizarre appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart continues. Mostly due to the fact it wasn’t the jovial, yuck-fest everyone anticipated. Instead the “interview” was cutting and revealing — akin to a scalping. (more)
Followers of comedic political satirists Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will gather Saturday to rally for either “sanity” or “fear” on the National Mall. (more)























