Staff / TruthdigJan 29, 2016
In light of the love fest over the Fox News anchor, we thought it worth remembering Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" takedowns of two of Kelly's more unfortunate rants, including her declaration that Santa Claus "just is white" and her "fair and balanced" approach to the news. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 8, 2015
Congress has failed to renew funding for the medical treatment of 9/11 first responders who got cancer by breathing in contaminated air -- after the government had told them it was safe. Appalled by the inaction, a bearded Jon Stewart tells Trevor Noah how he stopped by senators' offices to try to shame the officials into doing something. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigNov 13, 2015
"Are we really doing this Donald Trump thing? We're really doing that as a country?" the former "Daily Show" host said of the GOP presidential front-runner. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Bill Blum / TruthdigOct 13, 2015
All eyes will be on a state advisory referendum that's expected to galvanize protests against a broken political process. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 29, 2015
The clip was quick, the jokes staccato, sketches were short and Noah was slick—maybe too slick. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 21, 2015
At Sunday night's Emmy Awards, Jon Stewart got one last chance to bask in the glow of industry goodwill directed at "The Daily Show." At the ceremony he picked up a trophy for Outstanding Variety Talk Series to cap off his 16-year stint as "Daily Show" host. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 12, 2015
Jon Stewart is the most brilliant man on television, and Steve Colbert said it well: that we’ve all learned “how to do our jobs” from him—our job being to be critical consumers of information and news. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigAug 7, 2015
As Jon Stewart heads into the final stretch of hosting “The Daily Show,” Truthdig has chosen some of our favorite segments from both his popular Comedy Central news satire and other news shows on which he appeared—usually to the chagrin of those shows. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigAug 6, 2015
Despite media gushing over Jon Stewart's "evisceration" of certain people, groups and issues, such as racism and Fox News, for example, the "Daily Show" host discovers that, much to his dismay, he hasn't solved a single problem during his tenure on the political comedy show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigAug 5, 2015
As Jon Stewart heads into the final stretch of hosting “The Daily Show,” Truthdig has chosen some of our favorite segments from both his popular Comedy Central news satire and other news shows on which he appeared (usually to the chagrin of those shows). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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