First, from the Comedy Central Press release:

“OPERATION SILENT THUNDER: ‘THE DAILY SHOW’ IN IRAQ”
NIGHTLY REPORTS FILED FROM IRAQ FROM SENIOR WAR CORRESPONDENT
ROB RIGGLE AIRING THE WEEK OF AUGUST 20 AT 11:00 P.M. ET/PT

NEW YORK, August 17, 2007 — Join “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” for “Operation Silent Thunder: The Daily Show in Iraq,” a week of special reports filed from Iraq. Yes, actual Iraq, not greenscreen Iraq. “Daily Show” Senior War Correspondent Rob Riggle will provide in-depth coverage and insights from the front lines throughout the country where he was embedded with the troops and learned just how hot 120° really feels.

Full text of press release here.

And from Obama’s MyFace page:

Join Barack at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Barack is scheduled to be a guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Wednesday, August 22nd.
You and a friend could receive free tickets and travel to New York to be a part of the studio audience.

All you need to do is use the form to the right to invite your friends, family, and colleagues to join our movement and share their story.

We’ll choose an interesting story from those we receive, and send a new supporter to attend the taping. They’ll get a ticket to the show along with the person who invited them — you!

Read the full details here.

[h/t to Splendiferous_Zeppelin and Georganne Ross for the Obama link!]

[Edit: Hero Cathy commented that Paul Sheer has a couple of photos of the USO tour he and Riggle are on up on his blog.]

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