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FunnyWednesday May 14, 2008
Colbert Defends His "Mentor"Stephen Colbert defended his "mentor" last night for the leaked 20-year-old "we'll do it live!" video of FNC's Bill O'Reilly when he anchored the "Polk Award winning series," Inside Edition. Colbert's take — it was Sting's fault. Then, as a defense of O'Reilly, Colbert played his own video, showing an outburst from his time at WPTS in Patterson Spring, North Carolina. Featuring an off camera cameo from a certain broadcast anchor: Monday May 12, 2008
MSNBC Covers Fallon News
Steve K. talked with Fallon's SNL pal Seth Meyers for this week's "So What Do You Do?" interview (we'll remind you about it Wednesday.) The current Weekend Update co-anchor tells TVNewser, "I think Jimmy's going to be fantastic. I think it's a great choice. Obviously people know how funny he was on the show, but he was one of the funniest guys in the hallway at SNL." Meyers also talked about his "fellow anchor" Anderson Cooper. That's after the jump... Thursday May 08, 2008
The Long Flat Seemingly Endless Bataan Death March to the White HouseTuesday night's 7 hour and 20 minute TVNewser live blog touched on a lot of the points discussed by host Jon Stewart during last night's Daily Show opening segment. But setting John King's "Magic Wall" action to music? Out of our realm: Tuesday Apr 15, 2008
"I Want to be a Senator"MSNBC's Chris Matthews appeared on The Colbert Report (in his hometown) last night, and received a grilling from Stephen Colbert over who had harder balls. But also, the interview served to reveal two bits of information; Sen. Hillary Clinton will be an upcoming surprise (until Matthews said it) guest on The Colbert Report and Matthews wants to be a senator from Pennsylvania, although he wouldn't commit to running in 2010. "I have to deal with these things as they come," he said: Sunday Apr 13, 2008
Leno Chimes in on CouricJay Leno managed to combine a Hillary Clinton and a Katie Couric joke, and edited some changes to the Evening News set. From Friday's Tonight Show: Friday Apr 11, 2008
The Situation Room Has Got All the Torch Coverage You NeedLast night's Daily Show had some fun with The Situation Room's coverage of the torch run through San Francisco on Wednesday. Jon Stewart, who has enjoyed CNN's Wolf Blitzer and The Situation room in the past, broke down the, "hour and forty-two minutes of uninterrupted torch coverage": Wednesday Apr 09, 2008
Kathie Lee, The Movie: Casting Call
After O'Brien introduced the segment, he summed up his crowd's reaction to the news of Gifford's return. "Three people applauding and a lot of boos. That wouldn't depress me," he said. "Anyway, I've had worse." What followed were his casting choices for many in the morning television news landscape. Click continued to see which Good Morning America anchor gets played by Courtney Love, who on The Early Show will be represented by Milhouse from The Simpsons and who Sinead O'Connor gets cast as from the Today show (Where in the World has she been?)... Friday Apr 04, 2008
"Some Day You'll Find a Candidate Worthy of Your Hardballs"Last night's Daily Show with Jon Stewart featured a glance at Sen. Barack Obama's recent media tour. Some got snubbed, some got cozy and some were "thrilled" to spend an hour with the candidate...until hearts were broken. Wednesday Mar 12, 2008
Geraldo to Colbert: "You Are My Oprah"FNC's Geraldo Rivera guested on The Colbert Report last night. The two talked about Lou Dobbs, Michael Jackson and that famous 40-year-old mustache. Halfway through the interview, things turned very Jets vs. Sharks, with no Officer Krupke in sight... Friday Feb 29, 2008
Williams to Stewart: "I'm Out There Doing the News So You Can Then Hack It Up"Some Daily Show ribbing from Jon Stewart last night of his guest, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. "I've never hosted the Oscars, and you were superb," said Williams. Stewart responded with, "I've never hosted a presidential debate, and.....you did." Huffington Post's Rachel Sklar breaks down the Bri-Wi interview: PreviouslyFun With Flying Pie Charts and Statistical Lazy Susans Real Winner of Thursday's Debate — Jason Alexander Watching The Situation Room "With a 20th Century Brain" Napolitano Thinks Colbert is O'Reilly "When Did the Media Become Don King?" Apparently Lou Dobbs Did Not Appear on Colberto Reporto Gigante Lou Dobbs Sits Down with Esteban Colberto Stewart Targets Media's Play With Race Cards Daily Show's Take on N.H. Primary Coverage Authentic Or Cool? Which Would You Prefer? Couric, Williams, Colbert: Promises, Promises On The Record With Nancy Grace? Ha! The Daily Show Looks For NILFs Cavuto & Olbermann Share The Screen Friday Afternoon Caption Contest RTCA Dinner: Tap Dancing & Winging It RTCA Dinner: "What We Call The News" RTCA Dinner: New JibJab Video Coming Check Out The Onion News Network "On A Lighter Note... Murder!" Wednesday Night Caption Contest Tuesday Afternoon Caption Contest "You Just Made Your Debut On YouTube" "We'll Look For You On YouTube, Jane!" Friday Afternoon Caption Contest
"CNN Switches to All-Polygamy Format" Hey Kyra: "Your Mic Is On. Turn It Off." Shales: 'Network' Doesn't Seem "All That Extreme Or Outrageous" Anymore JonBenet Arrest: Not Breaking News Maybe It's The Logical Next Step What A Difference A Month Makes Colbert Responds To GMA & Today 'To The Shores Of' Which Tripoli? Weekend Caption Contest: Results Results: O'Reilly/Colbert Caption Contest O'Reilly/Colbert Caption Contest Begging For Bucks For Bigger Boobs Friday Afternoon Caption Contest: Results Friday Afternoon Caption Contest O'Reilly on Colbert: "He Ought To Be Sending Me A Check Every Week" Colbert: AP Is "No. 1 Threat Facing America" There's Something You Don't See Everyday Cable Commentators Seek "Truthiness" "Five Most Unwatchable" Newsers Halloween Caption Contest: Results Need A Nancy Grace Screen Grab... Caption Contest: Halloween Edition Three 'Colbert' Reviews: How Long Will He Last As An O'Reilly Parody? The Colbert Report Includes "A Study In Media Narcissism" 'Network' No Longer Outlandish 1st Review Of The Colbert Report Comedy Central's Colbert Preaches "Truthliness" On Premiere 'Report' "I Wish I Could Say What You Say" 10% News, 90% Natalee Holloway Want To Be Rupert Murdoch's Friend? Stephen Colbert Wants "Stone Phillips's Neck And Geraldo's Sense Of Mission" Jon Stewart Pokes Fun At Jon Klein "Sharks Attacking Blond Scouts In Aruba" "You Are Making America Safe For White Rich Girls. Pat Yourselves On The Back" |
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