The Daily Show

WATCH: John Oliver's First 'Daily Show' - How Did He Do?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.06.2013 | UK Comedy

Britain's own John Oliver stepped into Jon Stewart's hosting shoes on 'The Daily Show' for the first time on Monday night - and you can get a glimpse ...

Q&A: John Oliver Prepares To Step Into Jon Stewart's Shoes

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.06.2013 | UK Entertainment

“Don’t worry, it’s still going to be everything that you love about 'The Daily Show', just without the thing that you love the most about it,”...

SNEAK PEEK: Ricky Gervais Tells Jon Stewart What David Brent's Up To...

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.06.2013 | UK Entertainment

Wondering what David Brent's been up to since his one-off appearance for Comic Relief in February? Ricky Gervais uses his appearance on The Daily ...

WATCH: Danny Boyle Tells Jon Stewart About Olympic Confusion

The Huffington Post UK | Caroline Frost | Posted 05.06.2013 | UK Entertainment

Danny Boyle has revealed he found organising the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony less creative than film-making, because he found himself bunker...

Happy 50th Birthday, Jon Stewart!

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 28.11.2012 | UK Comedy

Jon Stewart - wit, commentator and host of 'The Daily Show' - turns 50 today. And so we think it's only right to celebrate one of America's finest sat...

Thanksgiving: 50 Funny Americans We're Thankful For

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.11.2012 | UK Comedy

It's Thanksgiving. And we admit that, over here in Britain, we understand very little about Thanksgiving, other than a) it's American and b) it's abou...

WATCH: 3 Clips From Obama On 'The Daily Show'

The Huffington Post UK | HuffPost Staff | Posted 19.10.2012 | UK Entertainment

President Barack Obama has taken time out of his campaign trail to appear on Jon Stewart's 'The Daily Show' in the US and we've got three clips of wha...

WATCH: Jon Stewart On The Second Presidential Debate

Mediaite | Posted 18.10.2012 | UK Comedy

Jon Stewart marveled at just how much President Obama‘s second debate performance improved upon his first one, remarking that unlike two weeks ago, ...

WATCH: Jon Stewart Mocks Fox Over Biden-Romney Debate

Mediaite | Posted 16.10.2012 | UK Comedy

On Monday night, Jon Stewart took a look back at the vice presidential debate — and, in particular, dissected the reaction. While MSNBC accepted def...

WATCH: That Jon Stewart/Bill O'Reilly Debate In Full

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.10.2012 | UK Comedy

Now, here's a must-watch for any fans of a) Jon Stewart and/or b) American politics. The host of The Daily Show came face-to-face with his right-wi...

WATCH: Jon Stewart Blasts Fox News Over Romney's '47%' Gaffe

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.09.2012 | UK Comedy

Want to know how the US media have covered Mitt Romney's 47% blunder? Specifically: how Fox News has covered it? Well, look no further than the vid...

PHOTOS: R-Patz Gives First TV Interview: 'I'm Gonna Hire A Publicist'

WENN | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK Entertainment

Actor Robert Pattinson laughed and joked his way through his first TV interview since his girlfriend Kristen Stewart cheated on him after admitting th...

British TV Nights Aren't Funny Like American Ones

Ross Semple | Posted 01.09.2012 | UK Entertainment
Ross Semple

Russell Brand premiered a new late-night series in the US last week. Brand X With Russell Brand, which airs on FX in the States, mixes Brand's stand-up with political satire and audience participation. I watched the premiere episode, and it stank.

Satire, Hypocrisy and the Jimmy Carr Furore

Andrea Mann | Posted 19.08.2012 | UK Comedy
Andrea Mann

Although he'd never been a particularly political comedian, Jimmy Carr's role as a 10 O'Clock Live presenter moved him - whether he liked it or not, and presumably he did - into the realm of satire.

WATCH: 'The Daily Show' Pokes Fun At Cameron 'Orphaning' His Child In A Pub

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 13.06.2012 | UK Comedy

So the leader of our beloved nation left his eight-year-old daughter Nancy in a pub, and everyone agreed that this was a very silly thing to do. B...

Jon Stewart Mocks Piers Morgan's Jubilee Coverage

The Independent | Posted 06.06.2012 | UK Comedy

There was no doubting Piers Morgan’s breathless enthusiasm for Sunday’s Diamond Jubilee flotilla. But the broadcaster’s hyperbolic commentary fo...

WATCH: 'The Daily Show' Responds To Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Comedy Central UK | Posted 10.05.2012 | UK Comedy

VIDEO: North Carolina takes a step towards equality, since many opposite-sex couples will now enjoy the same lack of rights same-sex couples have alwa...

WATCH: The Daily Show's Instagram Smackdown

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 17.04.2012 | UK Comedy

When it comes to the tackling of thorny issues in the world of comedy, it's not so much a case of 'What would Jesus do?' but 'How will Jon Stewart cov...

WATCH: Jon Stewart's Hilarious Take On The Kony 2012 Phenomenon

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 13.03.2012 | UK Comedy

For those not in the know, the Kony 2012 video has now been watched 100 million times in just four days, making it the most successful viral video of ...

Ricky's Latest Rant Finds Unusual Target

WENN | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK Entertainment

Funnyman Ricky Gervais is upset with pandas - because they're not doing all they can to stave off extinction. The animal-loving comedian admits he'...

10 O'Clock Live: Satire is Still in Short Supply

Richard Berry | Posted 11.04.2012 | UK Entertainment
Richard Berry

If 10 O'Clock Live leads to Mitchell getting his own chat show it will have achieved something worthwhile. Until that happens, the powers-that-be have little to worry about if this represents the best satire we can produce.

'The Daily Show' Clips Now Available In The UK

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 05.01.2012 | UK Comedy

For too long now - quite possibly since the American War of Independence - we Brits have sadly been unable to watch clips of The Daily Show With Jon S...

Britain's Answer To The Daily Show?

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 14.01.2012 | UK Comedy

Good news for lovers of topical comedy - Britain has finally got its own answer to The Daily Show. For a week, at least. Britain's Got People kic...

Olivia Munn - Daily Show Correspondent, Sitcom Star, Babe, Scarecrow Enthusiast?

Ben Falk | Posted 02.12.2011 | UK Entertainment
Ben Falk

In America, Olivia Munn is a star. That's not the case here yet, despite her showing in E4 comedy Perfect Couples, in which she plays control freak/se...