Media Humor

WATCH: Stewart Mocks Trump's Birther Conspiracy Claims

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 05.31.2012

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With Mitt Romney and Barack Obama locked in as the candidates to beat this upcoming election, things are looking pretty bland in terms of comedy mater...

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Stewart: Fox News A 'Fanatically Micro-Managed Media Fiefdom'

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 05.30.2012

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After being on vacation for two weeks, "The Daily Show" made a triumphant return Monday night with guest Michelle Obama and a certain bone to pick. Na...

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WATCH: This Week In Unnecessary Censorship

Posted 05.25.2012

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Another week, another round of unnecessary bleeps and blurs, courtesy of Jimmy Kimmel. This bit never fails to make us laugh, even though it's the ...

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WATCH: This Week In Unnecessary Censorship

Posted 05.19.2012

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Jimmy Kimmel's weekly ode to the FCC spared no one this week, as they gratuitously bleeped and blurred everyone from the "Inside Edition" hosts to Cur...

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WATCH: Pros And Cons Of The Time Breastfeeding Cover

Posted 05.17.2012

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Time Magazine caused a stir last week by running a cover depicting a mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son, and the media went wild. So Jimm...

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WATCH: Maher Talks Obama, Gay Marriage

Posted 05.16.2012

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Newsweek recently celebrated Barack Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage by running a cover that depicted the President donning a rainbow halo and...

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WATCH: This Week In Unnecessary Censorship

Posted 05.11.2012

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Jimmy Kimmel's weekly ode to the FCC was a doozy on Thursday night's "Live!" Between all of the marriage rights talk and Kentucky Derby coverage, ...

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WATCH: Stewart Analyzes The Evolution Of Fox News' Gay Rights Coverage

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 05.11.2012

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President Obama officially endorsed same-sex marriage Wednesday after his hand was more or less forced by comments Vice President Joe Biden made in an...

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WATCH: Jon Stewart Slams North Carolina's Gay Marriage Ban

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 05.10.2012

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It's been a big week for same-sex marriage, with both national and state-level flux on the issue. Tuesday, North Carolina added an amendment to th...

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WATCH: Stewart Mocks Romney For Stealing Credit

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 05.10.2012

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An obstacle in running for president against someone who's already served a term in office is finding ways to criticize the things they've done right....

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WATCH: When Bad Subtitles Get It Right

Posted 05.09.2012

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MSNBC recently made the mistake of putting up the wrong graphic while a clip of French President Nicolas Sarkozy was on the screen. The result? The ne...

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WATCH: Colbert Fights Back Against 'Will & Grace' With 100% Straight Sitcom

Posted 05.08.2012

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When Joe Biden told David Gregory that he was comfortable with same sex marriage and that he felt "Will & Grace" had done a lot to educate people, it ...

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WATCH: Colbert Mocks Exaggerated Hand Sanitizer Stories

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 05.08.2012

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In late April, an LA Times article about local teens getting drunk off of hand sanitizer made waves across the nation. Was this something all parents ...

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WATCH: Jon Stewart Mocks Bin Laden's Letters

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 05.04.2012

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With this week marking the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death, the government released previously-unseen documents that were recovered in...

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WATCH: This Week In Unnecessary Censorship

Posted 05.04.2012

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Thursday night, Jimmy Kimmel rolled out his weekly ode to the FCC, "This Week in Unnecessary Censorship." This week's victims of gratuitous blurri...

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WATCH: Stewart Criticizes Homophobic Right Wingers

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 05.03.2012

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Now that he's presumably locked in place as the GOP candidate, Mitt Romney has had to pivot his campaign to the center in order to appeal to the great...

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WATCH: Donald Trump Thinks Seth Meyers & Letterman Are Third Rate Comics

Posted 05.02.2012

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Seth Meyers was roundly praised for his White House Correspondents Dinner speech last year, but there was one person who wasn't laughing: Donald Trump...

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WATCH: Stewart Blasts Republican Hypocrisy

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 05.02.2012

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Between the anniversary of Osama Bin Laden's death and an Obama campaign ad that highlights the President's success in bringing the terrorist down, th...

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WATCH: Kimmel Talks WHCD, Offends Barbara Walters

Posted 05.01.2012

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Monday marked Jimmy Kimmel's first night back at "Live!" since hosting the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday, and the comedian took a few min...

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WATCH: The Best Of Jimmy Kimmel's WHCD Speech

Posted 04.29.2012

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Jimmy Kimmel took shots at both political and media elites during the White House Correspondent's Dinner last night, and seems to have made it through...

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WATCH: Bill Maher Decries The Power Of Political Sex Scandals

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 04.28.2012

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Between the Secret Service sex scandal, the John Edwards trial and the never-ending GOP Presidential primary, it's hard to ignore how often sex scanda...

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WATCH: Stewart Rips Murdoch's Ethics Defense

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 04.27.2012

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News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch has been testifying before the Leveson Inquiry this week to determine whether he used his media entities to...

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WATCH: Stewart Blasts Secret Service Supervisor For Prostitution Scandal

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 04.25.2012

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After an Obama diplomatic visit to Colombia was disrupted by secret service members hiring prostitutes earlier this month, a full-blown scandal has em...

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WATCH: John Oliver Interviews Herman Cain

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 04.30.2012

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Now that Mitt Romney is in the market for a vice presidential candidate, it's important to keep his potential running mates on their toes. So John Oli...

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WATCH: Stewart Mocks GOP Vice Presidential Race

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 04.24.2012

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With Mitt Romney ready to go as the GOP presidential nominee, the next order of business for Republicans is finding him a compelling running mate. If ...

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