Six Degrees: ‘Daily Show’ folks, Amy Sedaris and more

Just another quick post to clean out my inbox. As ever additions and/or corrections in the comments are appreciated.

Jon Stewart

• Jon’s listed in EW.com’s “25 Smartest People in TV” list. I find any of these lists that don’t include Stephen (and *do* include the likes of Elizabeth Hasselbeck!) quite suspect, but I can’t fault them for including Jon.

Lewis Black

• Ring in the New Year with Lewis Black: Enter this sweepstakes to win two tickets to Phoenix, AZ to see Lewis perform on New Year’s Eve. The winner gets a truly sweet deal (the tickets, hotel, cash, a meet and greet with Lewis …), so enter now if this sounds like more fun than whatever your current New Year’s plans are (via CC Insider).

Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello

• Remember Gym Teacher: The Movie, directed by Paul Dinello and featuring the ever-entertaining Amy Sedaris? According to amysedarisrocks blogger extraordinaire Katie, it will be coming to DVD on February 3rd, including bloopers, deleted scenes and more.

Samantha Bee and Jason Jones

• Q TV’s Jian Ghomeshi interviewed Sam and Jason about their new movie, Cooper’s Camera here (h/t Jennie). A very interesting interview!

Ben Karlin

• Congratulations to Paul Sahre, who designed the cover for Things I’ve Learned From Women Who’ve Dumped Me. The cover was listed as a “Favorite Book Cover of 2008″ over at The Book Design Review (via BoingBoing, h/t DB).

John Oliver

• Just a reminder to catch John Oliver in next week’s Tell Your Friends! benefit for Darfur. If you click through to read the details on the event, you’ll notice that there will be a raffle to raise additional money. Host Liam McEneaney tells us that one of the prizes is a signed copy of I Am America (And So Can You!)

Rob Corddry

• Remember when we told you about the web series Children’s Hospital? Well, it’s finally debuted, and the Comedy Central Insider has high praise for it. Watch it here at thewb.com (h/t Jennie and JennyWithaY)

• Six Degrees: Kiss Me I’m Irish Edition.
• Difference Makers: The Story Pirates hold second “After School Special”
• Jon Stewart to emcee BEA breakfast for ‘Earth (The Book): A Visitor’s Guide to the Human Race’
• Six Degress: Post Vancouverage Blue’s Edition.