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Jon Stewart Continues His Mockery of the British Election

Matt Cherette · 05/11/10 03:44AM

Tonight, Jon Stewart continued his satirical look at the election of Britain's next Prime Minister and commented on the "hung parliament," before bringing in John Oliver to try to explain why things had ended up how they had. Video inside.

Jon Stewart Takes On Times Square Bomber Case, Exposes John McCain

Matt Cherette · 05/04/10 10:19PM

Tonight, Jon Stewart gave an amusing statement about the case of the failed Times Square bombing and its aftermath, including a comparison of John McCain's anti-Miranda statements to those of Glenn Beck that made McCain seem utterly ridiculous. Video inside.

Jon Stewart Satirizes the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Issue

Matt Cherette · 05/03/10 10:22PM

Tonight, Jon Stewart opined on the Gulf Coast oil spill and delivered three consecutive punches: the first, to the media for their predictable coverage; the second, to hypocritical, pro-drilling politicians; and the third, to BP for skirting blame. Video inside.

The Return of Coco: O'Brien Slams Leno, NBC on 60 Minutes

Matt Cherette · 05/02/10 07:19PM

Tonight, Conan O'Brien made his long-awaited return to television with an interview on 60 Minutes. O'Brien was candid about the entire Late Night Wars fiasco, taking shots at Jay Leno, Jeff Zucker and NBC in the process. Video highlights inside.

The Onion News Network Takes on 24-Hour News Programming

Whitney Jefferson · 04/19/10 11:51AM

The faux-news report begins, "In a desperate attempt to fill 24 hours of programming, here's some bullshit that happened somewhere today" where "residents were shocked to see this fairly common thing happening." We couldn't have said it better ourselves.

From the Sky, Detroit Looks Like Sarajevo

Matt Cherette · 04/18/10 10:37PM

Chris Hansen traveled to Detroit, Michigan for a Dateline special that aired tonight on the state of what is probably America's most desolate city. And in aerial footage—devastation porn at its best—Detroit's grim plight was revealed. Video inside.

Canceled Flight Causes Drunk Man to Besmirch All of Iceland

Matt Toder · 04/15/10 07:56AM

Nobody likes when their flight gets canceled, but it's especially aggravating if you happen to be drunk at the time. This guy couldn't leave Scotland but still wants you to know that he despises Iceland. Well done, sir.

Stephen Colbert Exposes Obama's Communist-Like Bowing

nightintern · 04/14/10 11:57PM

Tonight, Stephen Colbert did a scathing exposé of President Obama's communist-like bowing via footage of Obama bowing to international leaders (and even his own dog). To Colbert, Obama's bowing is yet another example of how the terrorists are winning.