Aug 7th, 2008 · Political comedy is everywhere these days, from The Colbert Report, to SNL skits, to political ads on YouTube. Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show, and Adam McKay, creator of the recent McCain/Paris Hilton ad, weigh in on the relationship between politicians and the comedians who mock them.
Jan 8th, 2008 · Two of Comedy Central's most popular shows, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, are back. They've been off the air since screenwriters went on strike two months ago. They went back on air without material from their writers.
Jan 7th, 2008 · Actors are refusing to cross picket lines to attend the Golden Globes, which could derail the awards show. The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are going back on the air without writers. And now there's news of a deal between United Artists and the writers union.
Dec 6th, 2007 · Kevin Bleyer, a writer for the Daily Show who in on strike with other Hollywood writers, talks with Melissa Block about what we're missing by not having comedy writers.
Nov 6th, 2007 · Members of the Writers Guild of America, some 12,000 writers for television and movies, are on strike. Nightly comedy shows such as the Daily Show were the first affected. At issue is how income from new media platforms will be divided. November is sweeps month.
Mar 2nd, 2007 · The Winner, a new comedy starring Rob Corddry of The Daily Show fame, debuts on Fox on Sunday. But Corddry's Daily Show pedigree is no guarantee of success, as this atrocious sitcom proves.
Feb 19th, 2007 · A half-hour program that mocks the news debuted on the Fox News Channel Sunday. The network calls it a conservative alternative to Comedy Central's Daily Show.
May 4th, 2005 · Robert Siegel talks with the Daily Show's Stephen Colbert about his new program, which is scheduled to air on Comedy Central this fall. The Colbert Report will be fashioned as a satire of TV talk shows such as The O'Reilly Factor.