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Six Degrees: Kiss Me I’m Irish Edition.
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Ok, so I lied. I’m not actually Irish, I’m Australian but you can still kiss me and we drink just as much … if not more. I hope you’ve all recovered from good ol’ St. Patty’s Day and the festivities that ensured. Mine was a rather dismal day, I didn’t touch a drop of drink, there were no celebrations at Uni and I only wore green by accident. So if you’re like me and have had a boring day/week I hope the activities of Stephen’s friends and colleagues puts a smile on your dial.
Friends of the Show
Amy Sedaris
- You can pre-order your copy of Amy’s new book “Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People” from Amazon which is due for release on 2 November, 2010.
Product Description:
America’s most delightfully unconventional hostess and the bestselling author of I Like You delivers a new book that will forever change the world of crafting. According to Amy Sedaris, it’s often been said that ugly people craft and attractive people have sex. In her new book, SIMPLE TIMES, she sets the record straight. Demonstrating that crafting is one of life’s more pleasurable and constructive leisure activities, Sedaris shows that anyone with a couple of hours to kill and access to pipe cleaners can join the elite society of crafters.
- Amy was recently a guest on the “The Martha Stewart Show” to promote her new book “Simple Times: Craft for Poor People”. You can view a clip of Amy’s appearance here and here.
Conan O’Brien
- CoCo’s coming to a city near you!! Check out Teamcoco.com for all the details on Conan O’Brien presents: “The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour” – A Night of Music, Comedy, Hugging and the Occasional Awkward Silence.
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Six Degrees: Surviving the blizzard edition
Posted by: | CommentsUgh, the snow and wind continue to swirl here in my neck of the woods (darn you, unnamed grocery store, for continually canceling my deliveries!), and I’m having weird flashbacks to my childhood in the Upper Midwest. In an attempt to keep my mind in the present, how about some updates on some of our friends at The Daily Show and Colbert Report?
Our friends over at PBS have released another teaser ad for Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Pluto Files, which will feature any number of our favorite people (like Stephen Colbert!) when it airs. Here’s a fun snippet with Brian Williams and some guy with a little cable show, Jon Stewart.
Mr. Stewart is keeping himself busy, performing stand-up gig in Vegas over the Super Bowl weekend. The Las Vegas Review Journal featured a pretty cool article on Jon to coincide with the gig, and it’s definitely worth a read. The story he told about bombing while opening for Sheena Easton (“[S]he poked her head in my dressing room and said (he mimics her Scottish accent), ‘Don’t worry, Jon. Tomorrow is another day.’”) … ouch!
Click past the jump for more!
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Six Degrees: Daily Show Edition
Posted by: | Comments From comedy shows to music, the Daily Show correspondents are all over these days!
John Oliver (Correspondent, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- I know I have been making time to watch John Oliver’s New York Stand-up Show at 11 PM EST, Fridays on Comedy Central, but apparently Rob Riggle isn’t particularly interested. For two weeks in a row, he has found ways to avoid supporting John’s new show:
Jokes.com John Oliver and Rob Riggle Talk About the Show Joke of the Day Stand-Up Comedy Free Online Games Jokes.com John Oliver and Rob Riggle – More Reasons to Watch the Show Joke of the Day Stand-Up Comedy Free Online Games As Rob is so eager to mention, it seems he will be on Comedy Central Presents in a couple of months, and we’ll be sure to let you know more about that.
(h/t: MsInterpreted) - Here is an interesting opportunity to see John Oliver from before he was on The Daily Show. The last acting credit John has in IMDb before The Love Guru was as a car salesman on a British medical sitcom called Green Wing. So far as I can tell, he only appeared in a few clips only one minute into the first episode of the first season called “Caroline’s First Day.” You can see it all of yourself (if you’re in the US), as the entire series is now on Hulu. I have not watched the entire episode myself, but it looks like it could be a good show.
- John recently appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Demetri Martin (Former Contributor, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- Important Things with Demetri Martin is coming back for a second season, which is good new for many of you, I’m sure. While I didn’t watch the every show, all the clips I was able to catch were excellent! Although the shows won’t be airing for a while, there may still be tickets available for tapings in San Francisco in mid-February. Follow the link and if you do reserve tickets, let others know it’s possible in the comments.
John Hodgman (Contributor, The Daily Show with John Stewart)
- If you’re in the Bay Area and you can’t see Demetri Martin’s show, you also have John Hodgman coming to you soon! He will be at the SF Sketchfest 2010 at 2 PM on January 30th at Cobb’s, where he will be conversing with Dave Eggers. To find out more about John’s appearance and the rest of the festival, which will have a long of other great comedians, check out this article.
Wyatt Cenac (Correspondent, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- Although it’s too late to see the show, there was a great interview with him in preparation for that gig. There’s talk of the movie Wyatt starred in, Medicine for Melancholy and the way The Daily Show approaches cable news. He also mentions the field producers, of whom I’m far more aware since I started following Miles Kahn on Twitter. (h/t: MsInterpreted)
Aasif Mandvi (Correspondent, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- The National, an English-language paper from Abu Dhabi, UAE, has a great article about Aasif. It discusses the film Today’s Special, which is based on his one-man show Sakina’s Restaurant. Given the setting of the film, there is much discussion of food in culture, particularly Indian culture. Aasif also talks about being involved with The Daily Show while also acting in films.
Ed Helms (Former Correspondent, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- Comedy Central Insider has some great YouTube videos of this great former correspondent showing off in way we’re not used to: on musical instruments. You can watch him playing the banjo while singing along, or playing the piano while chatting along. These are far more authentic uses of instrumental props than when Colbert and Dinello sang with the bassoons. (h/t: MsInterpreted.)
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Six Degrees: Daily Show Edition
Posted by: | Comments Although we haven’t seen them on The Daily Show for a while, there are some good opportunities here to catch up with all our favorite hosts and correspondents. And while we’re at it, we’ve got some things to anticipate in the future!
Jon Stewart (Host, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- You probably all know by now that Jon had the privilege of introducing Bruce Springsteen at the most recent Kennedy Center Honors event, but this footage of the event is probably new to the Zoners here. From Crooks and Liars:
Read more about Rob Riggle, Samantha Bee and Jason Jones, Aasif Mandvi and John Oliver after the fold.
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Six Degrees: Daily Show Edition
Posted by: | Comments Once again, our favorite fearless interviewers are out and about, sharing their talent in a variety of venues. Check out what they’ve done, or possibly find an opportunity to see one of them for yourself! (Emphatic h/t to MsI and DB throughout.)
Samantha Bee (Correspondent, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- Since the last time I’ve mentioned it in Six Degrees, Sam’s recently finished her role in the off-Broadway show
<em>Love, Loss, and What I Wore</em>. She was interviewed twice as a result of her involvement with that show. In <a title="Samantha Bee: A Bee-autiful Life" target="_blank" href="http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/theatre/article/707647--samantha-bee-a-bee-autiful-life">this interview</a>, you can learn a lot about her experiences growing up, long before she was being funny on <em>The Daily Show</em>. For a rather amusing discussion of clothing, among other reflections, you can check out <a title="What's Up, Samantha Bee? The Daily Show Correspondent Finds Love Off-B'way" target="_blank" href="http://www.broadway.com/buzz/whats-up-samantha-bee-daily-show-correspondents-finds-love-offbway/">this interview</a>. - If you didn’t see the show in New York, another way you can see Sam is at The Connecticut Forum’s “It’s Satire!” show November 14th, 8:00 PM at The Bushnell Theater in Hartford. You can find ticket information at their website. David Javerbaum, who you’ll remember as co-lyricist of A Colbert Christmas, as well as former Executive Producer of The Daily Show, will also be appearing.
- Whether you’re able to attend “It’s Satire!” or not, you can enjoy this interview by TWoP user shamskygirl. There’s discussion here of both process and gender in comedy, and Sam has some very insightful answers.
Larry Wilmore (Contributer, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- Larry’s book I’d Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts was released in January, but if you’re in Miami, you still have a chance to hear about it from the man himself. Larry is one of the many authors who will be appearing at the Miami Book Fair, which will take place November 8-15. You can find out all about the fair at its website, and although it’s not immediately obvious when Larry will be there, you can probably find most other information about the fair, and possibly more specific information will be available there soon.
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Six Degrees: Jon Stewart (and ghosts of ‘The Daily Show’ past and present)
Posted by: | CommentsHello, boys and girls, and welcome to another edition of “funny people out there giving us lots to blog about”!
Let’s start with the Jon Stewart bit, shall we? Most of us know Jon as the host of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, but you’d be wrong if you thought that meant he had any real power or clout. Don’t believe me? Watch the clip below featuring Daily Show execs Josh Lieb and Rory Albanese. It’s an advertisement for Josh’s new book (I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President), but it’s also quite a revelation, where Jon’s duties are concerned.
Sounds like a great book, Mr. Lieb!
There’s a lot more to cover, both about Jon and others, so click past the fold to see more.
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Six Degrees: Allison Silverman, Meg DeFrancesco, Aasif Mandvi
Posted by: | CommentsGreetings, Zoners! While I was compiling this week’s zeitgeist post, I came across quite a bit of news about some of our friends in the Colbert universe, so it seemed like a good idea to separate them out into their own post. I love it when there’s this much good news about the folks who make us laugh.
Allison Silverman
- This didn’t take long! From Variety comes word that Allison Silverman has reached a deal to write a pilot for Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video. There are currently no details on the project beyond the fact that it’s a blind script deal. I’ll be keeping an eye out for more news about the project, because this is exciting! I’m so pleased for Allison.
Meg DeFrancesco
- …a.k.a., Meg the Intern, appeared on The Jay Leno Show recently as a customer being entertained by The Dan Band at a car wash. It’s a funny clip with some hilarious hose choreography (yes, dancing with hoses). You can see the clip by clicking on the link to the show above.
Aasif Mandvi
Two articles related to Aasif’s recent appearance at USC for an event billed as “Life on ‘The Daily Show.’”
- Aasif Mandvi: He’s Out to Ruin Your Life – Neon Tommy (Annenberg School of Journalism, USC)
Mandvi took us through a day in the life of a “Daily Show” correspondent. “I wake up and see if Osama has released another tape. If he has, I get to work. If he hasn’t, I go get a massage,” Mandvi explained.
Mandvi says he learned his tricks of the trade from the master, Stephen Colbert… Colbert’s advice? “Use the silence,” Mandvi repeated to us. When Mandvi asks a question, at first interviewees will give a typical, well-prepared answer; but if he remains silent once they’ve finished their spiel, they’ll feel the need to continue talking, until “eventually they say what they wish they hadn’t.”
- ‘Daily Show’ actor entertains audience with truth – USC Daily Trojan
“A field piece requires a whole different skill set,” Mandvi explained. “It basically requires us going out into the world and leaving our souls behind… taking innocent people with kids, wives, husbands, friends and family, and completely just [screwing] up their lives. We do this very well.”
Mandvi even passed along a bit of advice from former correspondent Stephen Colbert. “Look for the ‘[screw] the chicken moment,’” he said, defining the moment in an interview when the guests will say something that embarrasses them and exposes the absurdity of their argument.
(h/t Katt, Carolyn D., and Ms. I)
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Six Degrees: Daily Show Edition
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As of late, The Colbert Report has been masterfully providing us plenty of good reading. However, folks at The Daily Show have also showed up in the media in interesting ways, whether describing their lives or making jokes with about the President. Let’s see what they’ve been up to:
Aasif Mandvi (Correspondent, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- Two weeks ago The Guardian had a great story about Aasif, where he spoke about his experience growing up in the UK, trying to find acting work in the US, and coming to The Daily Show. It’s called ‘I sit on a fence between two cultures’, and you should definitely check it out.
- Hopefully after reading that article, you’re impressed and sorry you didn’t see some of Aasif’s earlier roles. Well, you have one night to see Sakina’s Restaurant, the one man show he wrote and performed in. It will be on July 28 The SoHo Playhouse. You can get ticket information here.
John Oliver (Correspondent, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- As regular Bugle listeners will know, John did a photo shoot with GQ a month or so ago. The result is now available to be seen on GQ’s website, as the third page of a slideshow here, which features up and coming comedians. Also, in case you were wondering, John said on this week’s Bugle that he did not get to keep that watch!
John Hodgman (Contributer, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- Those who follow John on Twitter or keep up with the political buzz will know that John Hodgman was supposed to be the funniest thing on C-SPAN in a very long time. His speech about Nerds vs. Jocks at the Radio & TV Correspondents’ Dinner recently was indeed very funny. I allowed President Obama to demonstrate his own nerdiness, and considered which category different administrations and media sources belong to. You can watch the speech in its entirety here, where it’s on C-SPAN’s official YouTube channel.
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