After shadowing some politicians around in preparation for shooting House of Cards, Kevin Spacey got a glimpse of how they real are. Spoiler alert: They’re basically as phony as you thought.
Feb 05, 2013
Michelle Rhee Pitches New Book on The Daily Show
Former D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee appeared on The Daily Show last night, where she briefly spoke of her tenure heading up DCPS while pitching her new book.
Forget President Obama and Mitt Romney. Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly will debate the issues of the day on October 6 at the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University.
After a third day of barraging questions from the House Oversight Committee, the General Services Administration really got skewered last night when it wound up as the lead story on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.
Jan 28, 2011
Pat Collins: Zen Master
It’s been a pretty good week for NBC4 reporter Pat Collins. First, we highlighted his awesome dinosaur lunch box and bomber hat. Then, he had a delicious-sounding wintry cocktail named after him. (Peppermint schnapps, Baileys, and hot chocolate? Uh, I’ll take one of those, please.) Then, last night, Collins truly broke into the zeitgeist: his hoagie-related double entendre — “if there’s any night you need 15 inches of fun, this would be the night”– was featured as last night’s Daily Show Moment of Zen.
Dec 16, 2009
John Hodgman Suggests We Hold Tai Shan for ‘Pandsom’
We’ve long been fans of The Daily Show’s Resident Expert John “Mr. PC” Hodgman, but last night he may have put himself over the top to become our favorite personality on the show. During a discussion with Jon Stewart over how best to approach solving the United States’ debt crisis with China, Hodgman noted that the one thing we have that China really seems to want is our very own Butterstick. Couldn’t we use the…
Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart did a little segment on the D.C. Council’s recent vote to approve legislation that would allow the District to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. Naturally, the show picked up Ward 8 D.C. Council member Marion Barry’s quote from last week’s anti-gay marriage rally, the infamous “I am a politician who is moral” speech. Stewart’s response? ‘Normally, when someone says something that oblivious to their own…