Posted: Friday 25th April 2008 at 7:22pm by Paul
The Simpsons episode which Jon Stewart guest stars in will air on Sky One next month. The episode – called ‘E. Pluribus Wiggum’ – will be broadcast on Sky One on Sunday 25th May at 20:30. A video of Jon Stewart behind-the-scenes on The Simpsons was posted up on YouTube back in January. Jon Stewart plays himself in the episode – with The Daily Show van.
The Simpsons Archive Schedules for the UK and Ireland
YouTube – “Jon Stewart Guests on THE SIMPSONS”
Simpson Crazy – Picture of ‘Simpsonified’ Jon Stewart
Posted: Wednesday 23rd April 2008 at 10:19pm by Paul
Thoughts are rolling in again as to who’s going to take over from Conan O’Brien on Late Night when Conan moves to The Tonight Show next year, and time is ticking away. Leno is, of course, retiring next year – unless NBC executives change their mind and keep him on for another year. Variety.com reports if that were to happen NBC “would have to pay O’Brien a penalty estimated at more than $40 million”. The most logical choice for Late Night – as has been said before – would be Jimmy Fallon who’s proved popular on Saturday Night Live. Not forgetting Carson Daly (currently host of Last Call which airs after Late Night With Conan O’Brien on NBC) – he could also be an obvious choice.
Variety.com says “some of the names floated for O’Brien’s replacement have included Jon Stewart, Dane Cook and Australian television star Rove McManus”. My personal favourite would be Jon Stewart. He’s become hugely well received on The Daily Show (Comedy Central) and also proves he’s liked on a mainstream level – the Academy Awards hosting duties for example. The last piece of the jigsaw for the talk shows in 2009 is whether or not The Tonight Show will stay in Burbank or if it will move to New York City – currently home to Late Night With Conan O’Brien (and the Late Show on CBS, of course). The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was based in New York. I feel The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien should be based in New York and perhaps moving Late Night With ???? to Burbank.
Variety – “Landing the next Conan”
Posted: Monday 25th February 2008 at 11:45am by Paul
So, the Oscars were last night (in the early hours of this morning for us over in the UK), and Jon Stewart took up the hosting duties for the 2nd time after having hosted the show the year before last. The Daily Show host pulled things off without a hitch and Times Online describe his hosting as “delightful, tongue-in-cheek”. Jon’s known for his satirical and sometimes risque humour. Some of his best lines of the night include “Our next presenter is either a Hollywood movie star, or an auto dealership, ladies and gentlemen Harrison Ford”, “there was a small technical glitch, so we’re going to have to restart the show” and when he said “Whoever owns the Boeing 707 parked on La Brea Avenue, your landing lights are on” with John Travolta running up on stage – a reference to Travolta’s airplane. Read more on the Times Online website. Jon Stewart also paid tribute to the WGA writers strike, saying “these past 31/2 months have been very tough. The town was torn apart by a bitter writers’ strike. I’m happy to say that the fight is over. So tonight, welcome to the makeup sex”.
When you think Jon and the Oscars writing team only had two weeks to get the show worked out, they did a heck of a good job. Also, some people have been mentioned the ceremony was shorter than normal – which is always good on these usually long-drawn-out affairs. One of the other talked-about points of the show were Marketa Irglova’s acceptance speech, when she got her speech cut short by the orchestra, only for Jon Stewart to lead her back to the stage to finish what she was saying. Highlights of the Oscars ceremony will be on Sky One tonight at 8.30pm, Sky Two tomorrow at 11pm and Sky Three on Saturday (Freeview and Sky Digital) at 4.30pm. The Oscars are also being repeated in full on Sky Movies Drama this evening at 5.30pm.
Times Online – “Jon Stewart’s best Oscar night gags”
USA Today – “Quip-smart: The best of Jon Stewart’s jokes”
The Associated Press – “Bardem, Swinton Win Supporting Oscars”
Tri-City Herald – “The Academy Awards: Short and Sweet”
Daily Mail – “THE OSCARS: Baz Bamigboye on a night of British pride”
Posted: Saturday 23rd February 2008 at 4:16pm by Paul
Jon Stewart is getting ready to host his second Academy Awards ceremony tomorrow (Sunday 24th February). Stewart – who hosted the 78th ceremony back in 2006 – is returning to hosting duties for this year’s 80th Academy Awards. The Daily Show host will bring his usual satirical wit to the proceedings, and expect a few jokes about the WGA writers strike that ended recently.
Highlights of the show will be screened on Sky One for UK audiences on Monday at 8.30pm, and Sky One will also air live red carpet coverage on Sunday at 11.10pm. There are specials on BBC News 24 and the Academy Awards will be shown – in full – live on Sky Movies. The Academy Awards will be shown live on ABC in America. It was thought the ceremony wouldn’t go ahead initially – due to the writers strike – but when the deal came through, everything will now go ahead as planned.
The New York Times – “Jon Stewart, Hands Long Tied by Strike, Pedals Fast for Oscars”
Wikipedia page for the 80th Academy Awards | Sky Movies – Oscars Special
Posted: Sunday 10th February 2008 at 1:45pm by Paul
Conan O’Brien and Stephen Colbert dropped by to The Daily Show on Monday, to put an end to the “Who Made Mike Huckabee?” debate. Colbert visits first, then Conan comes in – with the Moment Of Zen at the end involving the showdown with Conan, Colbert and Jon. The whole thing was pretty hilarious – video clips are embedded below.
^ Videos are from TheDailyShow.com
Posted: Tuesday 5th February 2008 at 9:53pm by James
A question which has plagued late night talk shows for some time now – who made Mike Huckabee, the 2008 presidential hopeful?
There’s only one way to decide this one. See the video.
Posted: Tuesday 15th January 2008 at 11:13am by Paul
So, what with the Golden Globes ceremony being cancelled and most top TV shows on hiatus, it’s clear to see the writers strike is still having a huge impact on US TV. Jon Stewart’s been having a look at the less-than-glitzy Golden Globes press conference, which replaced the ceremony. Also embedded below, is a recap of last week’s first shows of 2008.
^ Videos are from TheDailyShow.com
Posted: Tuesday 8th January 2008 at 9:25am by Paul
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report came back to the air with the first new show in about two months last night. On last night’s first Daily Show back, Jon Stewart said “From now on, until the end of the strike, we’ll be doing A Daily Show with Jon Stewart. But not The Daily Show”. Both shows returned without their writers.
The Associated Press reports “Though both Comedy Cental late-night series have always largely been scripted, that would now violate strike rules of the Writers Guild of America. Even Stewart and Colbert, as guild members, are apparently barred from writing anything”. You can see last night’s new episode of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart on More 4 in the UK tonight at 8.30pm. The Colbert Report doesn’t currently air on UK TV.
^ Videos are from TheDailyShow.com
The Associated Press – “Viewers Await Return of Stewart, Colbert”
