CNN to adapt popular British comedy quiz show for Saturday nights

1 month ago

Was it all a joke? How stand-up comedy helped reelect Trump

Did stand-up comedians help reelect Donald Trump? Even Michelle Wolf, who famously roasted Trump at the 2018 White House Correspondents Dinner, has an extended riff in her 2022 special critiquing #MeToo, calling it “the worst-run movement I’ve ever seen.” None of these comics publicly supported Trump, but nonetheless trained their fire on the so-called woke left, a bogeyman of Trump’s …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

Live Mint

Headlines from the satirical website the Onion on Thursday: “New Dating Site Suggests People You Already Know But Thought You Were Too Good For.” “Trump Boys Have Slap Fight Over Who Gets to Run Foreign Policy Meetings.” “Here's Why I Decided to Buy Infowars.” Only one has the ring of truth. “Our goal in a couple of years is for …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

Associated Press

Headlines from the satirical website the Onion on Thursday: “New Dating Site Suggests People You Already Know But Thought You Were Too Good For.” “Trump Boys Have Slap Fight Over Who Gets to Run Foreign Policy Meetings.” “Here’s Why I Decided to Buy Infowars.” Only one has the ring of truth. “Our goal in a couple of years is for …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'I needed this news': The Onion spurs tears of laughter with Infowars takeover

Raw Story

The Onion is making Americans cry tears of laughter over its "revenge" on Alex Jones. News that the satirical news site had purchased the Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist's media platform Infowars — with backing from the families he was found liable for defaming in a $1.4 billion lawsuit — spurred hilarity and joy on social media Thursday. Michaels was not …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings reveals major show update in off-camera admission

Daily Mail

host Ken Jennings just dropped some exciting news with an off-camera admission that’s bound to thrill fans. The franchise is also rolling out Pop Culture Jeopardy!, a new spinoff set to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video—proof that Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings just dropped some exciting news with an off-camera admission that’s bound to thrill fans The trivia champ, 50, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Have I Got News For You ‘threatened’ by governments over ‘enormous bias’, says Ian Hislop

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

'A joke': GOP guest attacks CNN for booting him off show after furious on-air fight

Raw Story

A GOP guest booted from CNN after a bitter blow-up with a pro-Palestinian panelist hit back early Tuesday, claiming his comment that sparked a furious on-air fight was a "joke." Republican strategist Ryan Girdusky infuriated guest Mehdi Hasan, a former MSNBC host, current editor-in-chief of Zeteo and a pro-Palestine campaigner, on the network's show "Newsnight." "Good job CNN, let's have …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Comedians question Trump’s podcast appearances: ‘We’re supposed to be... making politicians uncomfortable’

LA Times

“If George Carlin was alive right now and doing a podcast,” asks comic and podcaster Laurie Kilmartin of “The Jackie and Laurie Show,” “would he have Trump on it? And the ones that do push back, Trump’s not going on.” “Hacks” writer and recent Emmy winner Guy Branum concurs. “I wonder if there’s a Trump promo code for 30% off …

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2 months ago

Saturday Night Live: SNL’s Kamala Harris and Trump skits fail at political comedy.

Slate

In this fraught political moment, there are few things more jarring than the experience of watching Saturday Night Live in a swing state. Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush and Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin feel more present in some ways than their real-life analogues, who, despite what many might think, never actually said “strategery” or “I can see Russia from my …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ed Helms and Daily Show writers on Fox News and satire.

Slate

In our third Slate Plus bonus episode from Slow Burn Season 10, host Josh Levin talks with three former staffers from The Daily Show—correspondent Ed Helms, head writer and executive producer Ben Karlin, and writer Chris Regan. We would run into people at Fox news at like, you know, conventions and, and when they’d find out we were from the …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

We talk SNL, late night TV, and the 2024 election : Pop Culture Happy Hour

NPR

We talk SNL, late night TV, and the 2024 election : Pop Culture Happy Hour We're in a pretty critical election year. And in times like these, a lot of us are turning to political comedy to help make sense of the bizarre, ongoing news cycle. Today on the show, we're talking about how late night comedy shows like Saturday …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘SNL’ has always taken on politics. Here’s what works – and why

NPR

‘SNL’ has always taken on politics. Former president Donald Trump’s references to myths about Haitian immigrants eating pets, his running mate JD Vance’s comments about women without children, Vice President Kamala Harris having to defend stories about working at McDonald’s as a youth – it all seems like stuff which would have been in sketches years ago, instead of real …

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3 months, 1 week ago

"They might be going wild": "Have I Got News For You" brings "Late Night" star Amber Ruffin to CNN

Salon

Earlier this year, CNN made good on its pledge to inject topical comedy into its Saturday lineup by re-airing “Real Time with Bill Maher” in that evening’s 8 p.m. timeslot, one night after its HBO premiere. That should bode well for “Have I Got News For You,” a limited series adaptation of the BBC's long-running news quiz show joining "Maher" …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

NBC scales back The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in latest blow to late night TV

The Independent

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4 months ago

Reality show Stand-up Comedy 2024 premieres on Tencent

China Daily

Posters of the reality show Stand-up Comedy 2024. The reality show, Stand-up Comedy 2024, which has invited more than 50 comedians from home and abroad to compete in rounds of stand-up shows, premiered on Tencent's video platform on Tuesday. For its first round of competitions, the show has enlisted actress Zhang Yuqi, anchorwoman Lu Yu, singer-songwriter Zhang Wei, as well …

4 months ago

Reality show Stand-up Comedy 2024 premieres on Tencent

China Daily

Posters of the reality show Stand-up Comedy 2024. The reality show, Stand-up Comedy 2024, which has invited more than 50 comedians from home and abroad to compete in rounds of stand-up shows, premiered on Tencent's video platform on Tuesday. For its first round of competitions, the show has enlisted actress Zhang Yuqi, anchorwoman Lu Yu, singer-songwriter Zhang Wei, as well …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Joe Rogan’s new Netflix special features anti-vax jokes and mocks trans people

The Independent

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Fresh Air Weekend: Comedian Michelle Buteau; Emily Nussbaum on reality TV

NPR

Fresh Air Weekend: Comedian Michelle Buteau; Emily Nussbaum on reality TV toggle caption Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. This week: After the Sept. 11 attacks, Michelle Buteau decided: 'I better start living': Buteau says covering the news of the 2001 terrorist …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Comedy Central pulls old episodes of ‘The Daily Show,’ ‘The Colbert Report’ from website

LA Times

It’s a good thing Jon Stewart is back on “The Daily Show” once a week because episodes of the program when he hosted for the first time around are suddenly much harder to find. This week, Comedy Central yanked hundreds of episodes of the late night show — along with other vintage programs like “The Colbert Report” dating back decades …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

John Oliver’s ‘hilarious’ general election tirade will stream in the UK despite censorship fears

The Independent

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7 months, 1 week ago

Netflix Is a Joke made L.A. laugh for 2 weeks straight. Here’s the funniest stuff we saw

LA Times

In a short time, the biennial Olympics of laughter known as Netflix Is a Joke has shined a global spotlight on the L.A. stand-up scene. “You don’t cuss onstage, do you?” — Amy Kaufman Jon Stewart, Greek Theatre, May 3, 8 p.m. — Josh Chesler “LBJ: The Play,” Dynasty Typewriter, May 3, 7 p.m. There’s a lot to unpack in …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Jon Stewart continues ‘Daily Show’ comeback with a major dig at his former employer

LA Times

Late-night TV host Jon Stewart continued his headline-making streak this week by calling out his former employer, Apple, on his latest episode of “The Daily Show.” While interviewing the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan, on Monday, Stewart accused Apple of deterring him from inviting Khan onto his podcast while he was working for the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

"Saturday Night Live" is "a bad thing for comedians" says journalist Seth Simons. He has a point

Salon

Over the nearly 50 years that “Saturday Night Live” has been on the air the headlines it generates take on a certain sameness. James Austin Johnson on "Saturday Night Live" Regarding “SNL” and its political relevance, I think a lot of people have noticed there aren’t a whole lot of teeth there. Since “Saturday Night Live” is such an institution, …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost will be featured entertainer at White House correspondents' dinner

The Independent

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Jon Stewart changed late-night comedy once. Can he have a second act in different times?

Associated Press

NEW YORK — As host of “The Daily Show” from 1999 to 2015, Jon Stewart changed comedy — and arguably journalism, too — with sharp, satirical takes on politics and current events. And the television executive who lured Stewart back, Chris McCarthy, called him “the voice of our generation.” Stewart hasn’t been talking about it publicly, although he did offer …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fox News Panelist Casually Drops Bigoted Bomb On ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING The “Big Weekend” panelists were discussing Shane Gillis’ return as a guest host to “SNL” this month, nearly five years after the show fired him for resurfaced material called “offensive” by producer Lorne Michaels. “I don’t know if you’re watching it, but in the last five years or so, they’ve really leaned into identity politics over humor,” …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

CNN shakes up its morning program schedule

LA Times

The sun is setting on “CNN This Morning.” The morning show with Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly launched under previous CNN chief Chris Licht will have its last airing later this month. The three-hour morning edition of “CNN News Central,” with John Berman, Kate Bolduan and Sara Sidner, will start two hours earlier, sliding into the 7 to 10 a.m. …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Jon Stewart is back as Monday Host in 'The Daily Show'

Hindustan Times

Los Angeles, January 27 : After a months-long hunt for a new host, the Paramount Global network announced that Jon Stewart, who reigned over the late-night mainstay's most successful era, will serve as host and programme director on Monday evenings for the 2024 election cycle, Variety reported. "Jon Stewart is the voice of our generation, and we are honoured to …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump’s live appearances pose a riddle that news executives still haven’t solved

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Even as Donald Trump seeks his third straight Republican presidential nomination, his live appearances still present an unsolved riddle for many news outlets: How do you cover him? The question hung in the air as CNN, MSNBC and some streaming outlets started — then stopped — showing Trump’s speech following Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. MSNBC pointedly opted …

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11 months ago

Jon Stewart to return as (part-time) host of ‘The Daily Show’ through 2024 election

LA Times

Jon Stewart is returning to his roots. The comedian will host “The Daily Show” on Monday nights beginning Feb. 12 and continuing through the 2024 election cycle, Comedy Central announced Wednesday. “Jon Stewart is the voice of our generation, and we are honored to have him return to Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’ to help us all make sense of …

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1 year ago

Netflix is a Joke 2024 announces lineup with Ali Wong, Chris Rock, David Letterman and more

LA Times

Netflix Is a Joke Fest announced its return next May after taking a year off in 2023. Netflix, in association with Live Nation, will deliver another massive 11-day fest, dubbed the biggest comedy festival in North America, featuring stand-up performances from the top names in comedy at clubs and major L.A. venues, including the Hollywood Bowl, the Greek, the Dolby …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Kal Penn pips Hasan Minhaj to replace Trevor Noah as 'The Daily Show' host: Report

Hindustan Times

The Daily Show host Trevor Noah, who left the show few months back, is set to be replaced by Kal Penn, as reported by publication - TheWrap. American actor, Kal Penn emerges as top contender to replace Trevor Noah as host of The Daily Show, Kal, who hosted the show as a guest in March, was up against four other …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Mock the Week to be revived as US series by Amazon Freevee

The Independent

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1 year, 7 months ago

Aishwarya Mohanraj's 'Awkward' Interviews 'Copied' From US Talk Show? Twitter Thinks So

News 18

Netflix India has released a series of celebrity interviews done by comedian Aishwarya Mohanraj, called ‘Not an Awkward Interview’ on YouTube. campaign/IP saying 'guys aisa kuch karte hai'-creative "strategists" who research for "ideas" & add "references" and then plagiarising the whole thing https://t.co/4ENK2eqNw8 — ethanol cain April 29, 2023 Oh wow……. https://t.co/T0Q10nj6aA— Mrs Paola A. April 28, 2023 they will …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Have I Got News For You guest hits back at ‘blinking’ criticism from viewer

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

Frankie Boyle says he isn’t ‘surprised’ as BBC axes New World Order

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

Comedian makes MSNBC host cry with laughter over dead-on Trump and McConnell impersonations

Raw Story

A comedian's searingly accurate impersonations of Donald Trump and other politicians on Sunday had MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin laughing so hard he cried. Matt Friend has gone viral on social media, grabbing some 800,000 followers and 2 million views mimicking Trump, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Florida Republican Gov. "To all of my people watching, my very special followers, I will be …

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1 year, 10 months ago

How late-night political comedy needs to evolve: Be more subversive

Salon

In the past months, the political comedy of late-night TV has taken a hit. "We're going to use the back half of the broadcast year — call it from now until June — to really experiment and try different things," Paramount Media Network CEO Chris McCarthy told Vulture. "During the Kilborn era it was about... creating the news — creating …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Trevor Noah Reveals How Stephen Colbert Inspired His Run At 'The Daily Show'

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah revealed Wednesday that his “hoodie days” have just begun as he reflected on the words that inspired him during his time at the Comedy Central show. Noah, who left his hosting gig at “The Daily Show” after seven years, noted during his exit announcement last year that he missed being on …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Meet the team behind CNN’s ‘New Year’s Eve Live’

CNN

Editor’s Note: Join the fun starting Saturday at 8 p.m. ET as Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen co-host CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live” from New York City’s Times Square. CNN — Every New Year’s Eve, Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen host four-and-a-half hours of live television, joined by celebrity guests and performers, as they count down to the new year. …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Can a new morning show with Don Lemon help turn around CNN’s fortunes?

LA Times

“CNN This Morning” will be co-anchored by Poppy Harlow, left, Don Lemon and Kaitlan Collins — all familiar faces to the network’s viewers. “CNN This Morning” is the first major initiative under CNN Chairman Chris Licht, who took the reins in April after a successful run at CBS, where he turned around the network’s morning news program and Stephen Colbert’s …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Trevor Noah says he found hosting the Daily Show ‘stressful’ and ‘debilitating’

The Independent

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2 years, 2 months ago

From bearpit to a ‘baby comedian academy’: How Mock the Week launched the UK’s brightest comedy stars

The Independent

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2 years, 2 months ago

Joe Lycett unveils framed front page after ‘mocking’ Liz Truss on BBC show

The Independent

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2 years, 2 months ago

CNN reveals name, start date for new morning show

Associated Press

NEW YORK — CNN says it will debut its new morning show on Nov. 1, before a new set is even built but with a new name, to get it in front of viewers a week before the midterm election. “CNN This Morning” will showcase the network’s reporters around the world on big stories of the day, he said. The …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Trevor Noah says Kanye West ‘drifted right off the deep end’ with antisemitic posts

LA Times

Trevor Noah was ready to rip into Kanye West for his latest controversies on Tuesday’s episode of “The Daily Show,” but he didn’t “even know where to begin.” West’s actions in recent weeks provided plenty of material. “Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is now blocked from using Instagram and Twitter because of racist and antisemitic messages that he posted.” …

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2 years, 2 months ago

The One Show hosts left wincing at Ian Hislop’s controversial joke: ‘We leave politics to your show’

The Independent

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