Happy Labor Day, everyone! Like the rest of you, The Daily Show is taking today off to grill outside and finish back-to-school shopping for its kids (Yes, The Colbert Report , I know all your friends use Gelly Roll pens, but we're already over budget as is. I don't understand how they expect you to show up with a new five subject notebook for each class. Do these teachers think we're network?), …  Read More →

At-ten-tion, Nation! This week, Stephen celebrates the official end of the Iraq War with two special shows, featuring an incredible roster of guests and an audience made up of entirely of members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Don't miss the most American two days of television since Ronald Reagan's 1982 57-round drag-out heavyweight championship bout with Mikhail Gorbachev, Hans Gruber and an infant John Walker Lindh . Tuesday, September... 

Jerry Lewis said this great quote in an interview, “Funny is fragile. It's elusive to everyone because you're never going to get a handle on what's funny. And people don't stay funny. As we get older, we lose a spark… But I can make somebody laugh when I open my eyes. It's still there when I shut them…” [ LA Times ] Jason Sudeikis, who is now dating January Jones, talks about SNL and the Mad Men... 

From the Tosh.0 blog … Next week's all new episode of Tosh.0 features our first ever “Web Retreat” with the Double Rainbow Guy ! But in between hanging out with us, Paul Vasquez found the time to shill for Microsoft in the ad above. I think this was a great move for him.  Obviously, a little extra cash probably won't kill him. But more importantly, anyone who doubted the authenticity of his original Double Rainbow... 

The world has waited too long for Stuckey and Murray to get their creation, The Fuxedo, a tux combined with a jumpsuit, into production. Stop waiting, world! The Fuxedo has arrived! Selling for the low, low price of $275.00 (do you know how much real tuxedos cost? Like $400! “Is this a wedding or a bank robbery?” -Uncle Phil at the tux  Read More →

Last night's 100th episode of Futurama marked the end of the season, but maybe you missed an episode or maybe you'd just like to watch the season again. What's a nerd to do? Well, obviously, you could get in a time-machine and go back to a few weeks ago when the season started. But if you…  Read More →

Ever since my friend Mama and Baby Panda was a little girl back in the 80s, she dreamed of being a correspondent on The Daily Show . Unfortunately, her family and friends only had discouraging things to say, like, “What's a Daily Show?” and “The Daily who?” and “The who-ly what?” Well, today, my friend's dreams were sort of almost realized with  Read More →

From Indecision … That distant Acela Express whistle and faint smell of roasting Delaware in the air can only mean one thing: Biden fever is spreading. Catch it September 8 when he helps Stephen Colbert kick off his two-day-long salute to America's fighting men and women. This will be Stephen's first-ever interview with a sitting vice president, so don't miss  Read More →

The Comic's Comic already called Paul Brittain, Taran Killam and Vanessa Bayer as the new freshman class of SNL cast members, and it's now breaking the news that Jay Pharoah will be joining them in the Fall . First of all, let's say congrats to Jay Pharoah and second, let's say, what a great name, Jay Pharoah! Is that a stage name? Maybe we'll find out when someone builds him a Wikipedia page… The Comic's... 

Olivia Munn tells the story of first meeting Jon Stewart , “When we met, Jon mentioned being Jewish, and I asked, 'The Holocaust—did it really happen?'” [ GQ ] William Knoedelseder wrote a book about the Comedy Store in the 70's and talked to Craig Ferguson and David Letterman about it on their shows. [ Comic's Comic ] On last night's Chelsea Lately , Chelsea Handler and Chris Franjola talk about their encounter... 

Yesterday, we told you about a grassroots movement on Reddit urging Stephen Colbert to put on a Glenn Beck-style rally in Washington DC. The event is still just a magical dream in the twinkle of a baby's eye, but another Redditor has mocked up a promotional poster for it anyway, because this is the internet, and that's the kind of thing that happens here. The Colbert Report airs Monday through Thursday at 11:30pm / 10:30c.  Read More →

From Indecision … Good one, Ann Coulter ? “The nonsense about President Obama being a Muslim has got to stop. I rise to defend him from this absurd accusation by pointing out that he is obviously an atheist.” (via Brooklyn Mutt )  Read More →

I never had a brother, so I feel like I missed out on all those fun brotherly things like playing football together or horsing around or playing little pranks on each other in the final moments before you freeze back into statues for 5000 years. Typical, everyday brother kind of stuff. The Sklar Brothers know what I'm talking about. Legend of Neil Tags: Atom.com , Atom Originals , Atom Blog ,  Read More →

Bob Odenkirk directed a Built to Spill music video, and it's not so much funny as pretty and bittersweet. NOT ALL OF LIFE IS ABOUT JOKES, OKAY?! [ AST ] Dennis Miller has a new special set up at HBO called The Big Speech. I bet he's as happy as Bobby the Deuce was when he became the first monarch in the Casa de Stewart in 1317 Scotland, oookay, babe? [ Deadline ] This new Channel 101 short from Abed Gheith has everything. Cool World-esque... 

As you might remember, Zach Galifianakis worked with Sean Penn a couple years ago when Penn directed him in the movie Into the Wild . Well, they've reteamed for the latest installment of Between Two Ferns , and it's almost as hilarious.  Read More →