Staff / TruthdigJun 17, 2015
Stewart calls Trump's announcement that he is entering the race for the White House "over half an hour of the most beautifully ridiculous jibber-jabber ever to pour forth from the mouth of a batshit billionaire." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigFeb 26, 2015
Those hoping that either or both members of "Daily Show" husband-and-wife team Jason Jones and Samantha Bee would play key roles in filling outgoing power anchor Jon Stewart's seat can strike those two promising names off the list of potential replacements -- they're going to be otherwise occupied. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigFeb 12, 2015
Many years ago, a politician complained to me about journalists who loved to dish it out but bristled at any criticism directed their way. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigFeb 11, 2015
We're probably all still getting our heads around the fact that yet another late-night great is calling it quits, but let's take a moment to recognize it's about damn time "The Daily Show" was hosted by a woman. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJan 21, 2015
Stephen Colbert has a tough act to follow in replacing David Letterman on the "Late Show" later this year -- but then again, following Stephen Colbert is no easy feat either. The latter job fell to Comedy Central's newest host, Larry Wilmore, on Monday night. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJan 15, 2015
Stephen Colbert left a big hole in late night political comedy, but Larry Wilmore, the former "senior black correspondent" of "The Daily Show," promises to fill that space with something "different." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 4, 2014
Missing your (somewhat) daily dose of late-night satire while Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are on summer break? Fear not; we've rounded up some great clips from each show about the 4th of July. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 24, 2014
"Almost nine years ago, I promised to change the world, and together, I did it," says Stephen Colbert, still in character as his self-obsessed conservabot doppelganger, while dropping in to rub it in on his onetime mentor Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" on Wednesday night. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigApr 17, 2014
The fact is that although there may be marginally increasing diversity among the casts of fictional television series, there are not nearly enough black and brown voices presenting or analyzing the news on television or in newsrooms, in broadcast or print, in traditional media or new media.There are not nearly enough black and brown voices presenting or analyzing the news on television or in newsrooms, in broadcast or print, in traditional media or new media. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 10, 2014
When David Letterman pushes away from his desk on CBS' "Late Night with David Letterman" in 2015, Stephen Colbert will be ready to pull up a chair. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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