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Kurt Gets Colberted

Arts, Culture & Media

It’s not every day that you see someone you know on your favorite TV show– which is why I was so psyched to see Kurt onThe Colbert ReportTuesday night. Stephen Colbert talked to Kurt about his new bookReset: How This Crisis Can Restore Our Values and Renew America.Their six minute conversation is really amusing: in […]

Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert has left behind a world where the nature of satire has greatly changed

Culture
Comedian Stephen Colbert arrives to be honored at the Time 100 Gala in New York, on April 24, 2012.

The end of Colbert stings even more as the ‘The Interview’ gets canceled

Global Politics

Super PACs making a difference in 2012 primary elections

Global Politics

Impressions from the ‘Rally to Restore Sanity’

Global Politics
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John Hodgman and the Media Geeks

Arts, Culture & Media

John Hodgman, writer, actor, comedian, and self-professed nerd, talks about his address at the Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner, and the state of news media today.

Ben Karlin on ‘Fair Game’

Arts, Culture & Media

The former head writer for ‘The Daily Show,’ talks to Faith about his new book — about the lessons he learned about being dumped.

Key and Peele on Politics, Comedy, and President Obama’s Endorsement

When it comes to presidential politics, the campaign season is often the comedy gift that keeps on giving. From The Daily Show to The Colbert Report to Saturday Night Live, the election season provides no shortage of material. But this year, only one show has actually received a presidential endorsement. President Barack Obama appeared on […]

Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC Man Trevor Potter

Stephen Colbert’s super PAC, Making a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow has raised more than $1 million since getting a green-light from the Federal Election Commission last June. Making a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow has managed to find hilarity in the minutiae of campaign finance –  and revealed its inner workings to millions of Americans.  But none of this would’ve […]

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Voices from the rally to restore sanity and/or fear

Arts, Culture & Media

Takeaway host Celeste Headlee and Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich talked to people at Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear to find out why they came and what they hoped would be the new legislative agenda.

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