UK fans of The Daily Show can catch last night’s Election Night 2012 Special at 11pm on Comedy Central. Guests on the show include Patrick Stewart, Anderson Cooper and Soledad O’Brien. Election Night 2012 Special was broadcast on Comedy Central USA live last night whilst the US election results were coming in.
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart has moved from Comedy Central Extra to Comedy Central meaning UK viewers can watch the programme in HD for the first time. The Daily Show airs on Comedy Central at 11pm. Global Edition (the weekly compilation show) still airs on Comedy Central Extra on Monday nights.
Hurricane Sandy hit the US this week causing serious damage to many areas including New York, New Jersey and Washington DC. It was unclear whether talk shows based in New York would be able to tape throughout the week but they battled on nonetheless. Late Show With David Letterman David Letterman still put out shows all week but Monday’s and Tuesday’s happened without an audience and Monday’s show started with a cold opening of Dave and Paul outside the Ed…
US President Barack Obama will be interviewed on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart next week. The President will appear for his sixth interview on the programme on Thursday. Obama has been hitting the campaign trail hard on TV and off ahead of this November’s elections.
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart makes its Comedy Central Extra debut tonight. It will air at 10.30pm followed by The Daily Show Global Edition at 11pm. Comedy Central Extra is available on Sky and Virgin Media.
Just as the UK are getting The Daily Show With Jon Stewart back on our screens this month, many viewers in the US will find themselves without Comedy Central following a dispute with DirecTV. DirecTV were unable to come to a new carriage agreement with Comedy Central’s owners Viacom so several channels have now been dropped from the TV service. Reuters reports “The two companies failed to reach a new contract before a midnight Tuesday deadline, and as a result…