New Daily Show Host Trevor Noah’s Private Performance Before a Very Tough Crowd
All eyes were on Trevor Noah Tuesday night at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. But it wasn’t the comedian’s average stand-up gig. Noah, who in less than two months will take over the ultra high profile job as host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” from Jon Stewart, faced a very tough crowd—members of the Television Critics Assn. It was his first in-person appearance before the group, many of whom will go on to report on and dissect...
One Night Only. And What a Night For Don Rickles and Spike TV
Remember the old Dean Martin celebrity roasts that ran for 10 years on NBC starting 40 years ago, where Martin skewered the top names of the day like Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Jimmy Stewart, Phyllis Diller, Jack Klugman and even Ronald Reagan? When it came to roasting Martin himself, it was Don Rickles who did the honors. Cut to 2014, specifically Spike TV on Wednesday night. It is the inestimable Rickles’ turn to be the man of the...
The Boss Rocks 30 Rock for Sandy Storm Relief
It’s pretty surprising to see two grown men used to being in the spotlight get giddy in the presence of greatness. But when these men are NBC News anchor Brian Williams and “The Daily Show’s” Jon Stewart – two of New Jersey’s finest – and the man they’re introducing is arguably the Garden State’s most beloved icon, their reaction added even more resonance to the moving finale of Friday night’s...
JStew on KStew: Kick Her to the Curb
Jon Stewart doesn’t normally find himself smack dab in the middle of a massive tabloid scandal. But that’s exactly what happened when Robert Pattinson was scheduled to appear on “The Daily Show,” ostensibly to promote his new film “Cosmopolis.” So what did Comedy Central do? Promote the hell out of it, of course. For anyone living under a rock, meaning anyone who hasn’t been in a...
Stewart’s Late Night Sanchez Snack
Without intending to, Jon Stewart has become quite influential over CNN’s personnel decisions. Before Rick Sanchez, people may forget there was Tucker Carlson, whom Stewart made mincemeat of after a disastrous guest spot on “Crossfire”—a show that was canceled after Stewart lambasted its journalistic ethics. Stewart actually went a bit easy on Sanchez in a 10-minute opening segment on “The Daily Show” Monday night, Oct. 4, 2010, even...
Follow The Atkin Report
