Selected listings-THE DAILY SHOW

Upcoming on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report

"...It's movie week on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart next week, with the..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

The Daily Show Is Coming to Austin

A week's worth of midterm election coverage set for Oct. 27-30

"...Who’s ready to have another laugh about our state’s deeply perplexing political landscape?..."

Sept. 9, 2014 Screens Post by Chase Hoffberger

Obama Does the Daily Show Wednesday Night!

Presidential candidate Barack Obama will appear on the Daily Show Oct. 29.

"...Barack Obama will make his fourth appearance on The Daily Show Wednesday, Oct. 29, according to a breaking..."

Oct. 28, 2008 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

AFF Snags Jon Stewart’s Rosewater

The Humbling, The Last 5 Years tapped for opening night

"...When The Daily Show with Jon Stewart announced earlier this month..."

Sept. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

'Daily Show & Friends'

Only in Austin: Live comedy from the satirical news show's ex-exec producer and two correspondents

"...a momentous year for fake-news ambassadorship in Austin. By the time 2013 ends, we'll have entertained a satellite van's..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Arts Feature by Russ Espinoza

Austin Film Festival: Jon Stewart Closes Out Fest

Jon Stewart caps his week in Austin with Rosewater debut

"...Jon Stewart completed his takeover of Austin last night at..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Screens Post by Fernie Martinez

Man of the Year

Instead of being the hippest kid on the block, this comedy plays like a schizophrenic exercise in shrill cinematic politics.

"...Laura Linney, Lewis Black, Jeff Goldblum and David Alpay. The premise here is simple, timely, loaded: What if the..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Late-Night Lovin' on Austin: The Sequel

'The Daily Show' tapes in our town, nearly proposes

"...According to Jon Stewart at the taping of his second episode from..."

Oct. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Robert Faires

The Last Airbender

M. Night Shyamalan's live-action film is based on a popular animated series on Nickelodeon, and although the movie retains the series' mythology, it loses all its humor and suspense.

"...Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, Cliff Curtis and Seychelle Gabriel. There’s a new Avatar at the cineplex, but this one..."

July 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The AggreGAYtor: June 19

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...givin' us some stank, as your AggreGAYtor twizzles on the ice...."

June 19, 2013 Qmmunity Post

News AggreGAYte for the Week of Nov. 8

Catch up on the queer news beat with Gay Place

"...Ding dong, the douche is gone. In news from the Michigan Attorney..."

Nov. 8, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

SXSW Comedy: The Laugh Button Live

This show was the year's Holy Grail of comedy

"...A week from now when we all reflect on the adverse lifestyle choices we made during SXSW 2015, the..."

March 18, 2015 SXSW Post by Russ Espinoza

The Race Is On

The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore takes TV comedy news to a surprising new place

"...There's nothing particularly innovative about the format of The Nightly..."

April 24, 2015 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

The Muse of Mediocrity

When someone else's art isn't that good, it just inspires Jena Friedman to take a chance herself

"...studying cultural anthropology at Northwestern University in Chicago. Since, the 32-year-old comic and current field producer at The Daily..."

April 24, 2015 Arts Feature by Russ Espinoza

The Call Is Coming From Inside the (White) House!

Crank Dat Walter Mondale, Roy Spence

"...Last nights' was truly an Austin-centric episode of The Daily Show, with Jon Stewart's at-times awkward interview of..."

March 4, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Pitts in Pursuit of 'the Big Lies'

Leonard Pitts Jr. speaks at Texas Freedom Network lobby day

"...On Monday, the Statesman featured a Leonard Pitts Jr. column on the..."

March 25, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

The 'A' Word (Updated)

Joe Biden's sinking presidential hopes.

"...So the blogosphere says Joe Biden just ended the shortest presidential..."

Jan. 31, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Food Issue: Dude Dining

Dinner, it's not just for dates anymore

"...Last month on The Daily Show, writer David Sedaris theorized to show host..."

June 14, 2013 Food Post by Chase Hoffberger

Johnny Hardwick, the Voice of Dale Gribble, Dies at 64

King of the Hill star was an Austin-made comedy legend

"...for Austin's comedy scene and fans of King of the Hill worldwide: Johnny Hardwick, the voice of Dale Gribble..."

Aug. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Media Watch: The Improbable Rise of Dana Perino

Dana Perino took a circuitous path to job of Bush spokeswoman

"...years ago I was having lunch in San Diego with a friend, a PR bunny who was pitching high..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...What do the creator of the 10,000 hour rule, a Supreme Court..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Fun Fun Fun Fest Preview: Comedy On The Yellow Stage

"...Hardesty, long a local arts correspondent online and co-host of The Encyclopedia Show, tried stand-up at Kick Butt Coffee where..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Adam Schragin

Pelosi on the Spot - UPDATE

House speaker starts two-hour Q&A at Netroots Nation

"...Talk about the lion's den: Speaker Nancy Pelosi is this morning's keynote..."

July 19, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Putting the 'Hill' in Hilarious

Clinton does second broadcast from Austin in one day.

"...now she's on that bastion of solid political journalism: The Daily Show. Maybe she got the stand-up bug after..."

March 3, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: The Trouble With Trouble

Never let insurmountable facts get in the way of your deeply entrenched belief system

"...My girlfriend goes out drinking with her friends in the service industry on a regular..."

June 16, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Something the Grackles Made

The life and works of Mr. Pants

"...sociable fellow, an amiable seeker well-suited to survival in the cloistered, miscreant-infested asylum of The Daily Texan entertainment department..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...The Fantastic Fest second wave is here, and bigger than..."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The 'Observer' Celebrates 50

'The Texas Observer' marks its 50th Anniversary with a symposium on politics and media

"...In its continuing celebration of its 50th anniversary, The Texas Observer, in conjunction with the Open Society Institute,..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Between the Lines

"...When Christopher Dickey was eight years old, his father, the poet James Dickey, took him aside and told..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Books Review

John Oliver

'The Daily Show' correspondent on his summer job, failure, 'Breaking Bad' and Texas politics

"...The role of filling a legend's shoes is often a..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Arts Feature by Russ Espinoza

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