Jon Stewart
Saudi standup comedian Omar Hussein explains his approach to comedy during Google's Big Tent event April 26, 2013 at the W Hotel in Washington, DC. Lending some comic relief to the seminar, Saudi standup comedian Omar Hussein, whose mock Arabic news program on YouTube -- styled on Jon Stewart's 'The Daily Show' in the United States -- attracts a million views per episode.'The only difference is that we cannot talk about politics. Or religion. Or sex,' said Hussein, 26, the American-born son of Saudi expats whose resume includes a stint as an engineer in a baby diaper factory.
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Egyptian TV satirist appears before prosecutors
-- A popular television satirist known as Egypt's Jon Stewart has appeared before prosecutors after an arrest warrant was issued against him for allegedly insulting Islam and the country's leader.Several dozen supporters gathered outside the public prosecutor's Read more »
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Meet your Oscars guide: Seth MacFarlane
which he sings, sounding like a mix of Dick Haymes and Frank Sinatra.There have been Oscars hosts from the fake news world (Jon Stewart), from the stand-up world (Chris Rock), even the down-under world (Hugh Jackman). But there has never been a host from the Read more »
Around the web
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Is it time to kiss Michelle Rhee goodbye?
after only three years in office. Well versed in being a celebrity, Rhee made the rounds of high profile media (e.g., Jon Stewart show ) pushing her new book and the organization that she leads. So why should anyone kiss Rhee — ” America’s most famous school 12:30 PM from The Washington Post Read more »
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Shinseki Faces Mounting Criticism Over Backlog of Benefit Claims
federal government, after the Department of Defense, will continue facing closer scrutiny than in the past. “You never had Jon Stewart talking about this before, and that is huge,” said Paul Rieckhoff, founder and chief executive of the Iraq and Afghanistan 5/18/13 from The New York Times Read more »
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Dr. Lou, Energy Healer. {Video} ~ David Foster
part of a pilot I shot where the intention is to be somewhat to the world of holistic medicine and new age philosophy what Jon Stewart has been to liberal politics. My goal is to employ the perspective and information I possess from my Masters degree in Chinese from Elephant Journal Read more »
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Letters
Stewart’s rant that Fox News has overblown Benghazi is ridiculous. Doesn’t he realize that four Americans lost their lives (including the ambassador) due to extreme incompetence of the administration, including a grand scheme to cover up their errors with from Fort Worth Star-Telegram Read more »
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Jon Stewart slams Disney's makeover of 'Brave' heroine Merida
signatures -- by suggesting that Merida was merely getting “dress[ed] up for her coronation ceremony.” In the end, though, Stewart reserved the toughest criticism for fellow parents who perhaps lean a little too heavily on pop culture. “The point is this, from The Morning Call Read more »
