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Tur: Trump ‘Buried’ Media’s Policy Coverage With His Own Scandals

September 26th, 2017 3:14 PM
Deflecting blame has become an art form by not just failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, but also the left-wing media. MSNBC host, and former campaign reporter, Katy Tur spent time on Monday’s The Daily Show doing exactly that, laying cover for the media’s lack of attention on serious policy differences between the candidates during 2016. Instead, Tur said it was Trump’s fault that the…

NYT: Comedy Central Says Conservatives Don’t Believe in ‘Reality’

Culture
September 15th, 2017 1:59 PM

Comedy Central has always tried to capitalize on mocking conservative audiences. Stephen Colbert’s old show, based on Bill O’Reilly, and Broad City, worshipping Hillary and bleeping out Trump’s name, are just prime examples. But in an interview with The New York Times, it seems like the outlet is going a step further. Its new show, The Opposition, a spinoff of The Daily Show, is a satire based…

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Trevor Noah Compares Trump to Killer Asteroid, AIDS, and Godzilla

September 7th, 2017 4:40 PM
Appearing on NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers on Wednesday, aired early Thursday morning, Daily Show host Trevor Noah proceeded to compare President Trump to a killer asteroid hurtling toward Earth, the AIDS epidemic in Africa, and fictional monster Godzilla.
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Daily Show's Noah Mocks: Antifa Looking More Like 'Vegan ISIS'

September 1st, 2017 5:00 PM
Liberal Daily Show host Trevor Noah did what few on the left have done so far, on his August 31 show: He actually condemned the radical leftist antifa group for resorting to violence. While many on the left turn a blind eye at the group’s insistence and justification for their violent tactics, Noah called them out on it: “You don't realize when you think you are punching Nazis, you don't realize…
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Reid: 'Disturbing' that Trump Has No Compassion for 'Human Misery'

August 30th, 2017 10:44 AM
MSNBC AM Joy Host Joy Reid appeared on Tuesday’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, where she bashed President Trump’s response to Hurricane Harvey. Playing the armchair psychologist, Reid said Trump lacked the ability to empathize or “understand” the depth of the “misery” the citizens of Houston, Texas are experiencing right now.
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The Oceans Rise at CBS as Hosts Melt Over Gore

August 2nd, 2017 12:47 PM
You know it’s a bad sign when the comedy host is a tougher “journalist” than the actual reporters. But that’s what played out as The Daily Show and CBS This Morning both featured interviews with Al Gore. The ex-Vice President is promoting his new climate change sequel and endured this softball from CBS’s Charlie Rose: “So, tell me, in ten years, what has changed that alarms you?” 

'Daily Show' Stars Claim Show Is the Most Accurate News Source

July 24th, 2017 1:53 PM
Last week, Bustle.com published an interview giving insight into the detached reality of two members of Comedy Central's The Daily Show. Desi Lydic is a field correspondent and Michele Wolf is a writer and on-screen contributor for the not-so-funny comedy show. Lydic lamented the horrible world of Trump.
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Nets Use Trump's 'Made in America' Week to Bash Him

Business
July 24th, 2017 11:58 AM
The White House declared the week of July 16, “Made in America” week to celebrate U.S. manufacturing -- a continuance of President Donald Trump’s “America First” campaign focus. But ABC, CBS and NBC evening news shows minimized the administration’s focus, mentioning it only one night of the week and used it to criticize Trump.

Trevor Noah: 'Trump Is an African Dictator'

Culture
June 15th, 2017 9:15 AM
Trevor Noah is once again hoping that people won’t see him as an angry talk show host. He’s just here to offer some “perspective.” In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg,  the host of The Daily Show gave a synopsis of his life story and also explained what he brought to the Daily Show, formerly hosted by Jon Stewart.

'Daily Show' Host Trevor Noah Says He ‘Exists Beyond Trump’

Culture
June 9th, 2017 12:04 PM
Trevor Noah, host of late-night talk show The Daily Show, would like to inform his audience that he actually “exists beyond” Trump. If his statements of facts “happen to be a thorn in his side, then that’s a byproduct.”

Late-Night Comedians Only Use McCabe's Testimony to Mock Trump 'BS'

May 12th, 2017 8:37 PM
Some network newscasts, like NBC Nightly News, almost completely avoided the testimony of acting FBI director Andrew McCabe, skipping over how he put a severe crimp in anti-Trump narratives -- insisting the FBI's Russia probe was "adequately resourced" and that it hasn't been suppressed or impeded in any way. The late-night comedians were also allergic to those clips, but Trevor Noah was the most…

Late Night TV Comics: 100 Days of Trashing Trump

May 8th, 2017 2:06 PM
Just a few days after CBS’s Stephen Colbert unleashed a vulgar tirade against President Trump, a new study has documented just how unfriendly late night TV has been to the new Commander-in-Chief. The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University counted an incredible 1,060 jokes directed against Trump during the President’s first 100 days in office. That’s more than ten times as…
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2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards Pushes Gender 'Fluidity'

Culture
May 7th, 2017 10:52 PM
The 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards televised on May 7th was hosted by comedian Adam DeVine and spotlighted some changes from past years. This year was all about embracing gender neutral acting and genre neutral media by including men and women in the same category and television shows and movies in the same category. Apparently nothing matters enough anymore to honor distinctly female or male…
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Noah: ‘F**k You’ Obama ‘Haters!’ ‘Make That Money!’

April 28th, 2017 10:32 AM
The Daily Show started right off the bat Thursday blasting Obama’s “haters,” for criticizing the former president for taking a hefty paycheck from Wall Street for an upcoming speech. While all three networks last night ignored the hypocrisy of Obama cashing in a $400,000 dollar paycheck for speaking to the same group of investors that he had slammed as “fat cats” when he was president, The Daily…