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Six Degrees: Daily Show Edition
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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: Articles and videos from ‘Daily Show’ peeps
Posted by: | CommentsHello, boys and girls. I know Tiger usually does these now, but there’s been so much news coming in on our favorite people from The Daily Show that I thought I’d throw a few links together while we await her next post.
Let’s get things started with a few items featuring Jon Stewart’s recent trip to the Kennedy Center Honors, where he helped to pay tribute to honoree Bruce Sprinsteen. First off, check out this photo of Jon and his wife, Tracey, on the red carpet. How fabulous does she look? I love that Jon looks like he can hardly believe he’s there with that gorgeous woman. The Washington Post did a general write-up of the event here; NorthJersey.com went into more detail about Jon’s tribute to Bruce here. I love Jon’s quote that “When you listen to Bruce Springsteen, you weren’t a loser, you were a character in an epic poem about losers.” Nicely put, Mr. Stewart. CBS will air footage from the event on December 29th.
If you’re in the mood for more from John Hodgman, Larry Wilmore, Samantha Bee, DJ Javerbaum and John Oliver, then click past the jump!
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Six Degrees: Daily Show Edition
Posted by: | Comments The break week is a perfect time to see what’s up with the folks over at the Daily Show! The interview with Wyatt is pretty decent replacement for an evening of Daily Show viewing, or you might be able to plan an opportunity to see one of the correspondents live.
Wyatt Cenac (Correspondent, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- Wyatt was the guest on episode 23 of the podcast WTF with Marc Maron. It’s available for download from that site, and also on iTunes. His interview begins during the 17th minute and continues for almost a half hour. Wyatt is so excellent at telling stories, and he also has some great analyses of television. It’s a very long interview, but you won’t want it to end, because there are tons of insights and silly moments. It has my recommendation!
- There’s also an upcoming opportunity to see Wyatt performing live at Penn State, as a part of the College Humor Live tour. It’s December 5, 10:00 PM, at the Paul Robeson Cultural Center’s Heritage Hall. It’s also free of charge. You can read the student newspaper’s article for further information here. It seems like it could be aimed toward a very specific audience, and me telling you I’d go if I were able isn’t a great endorsement, and I’m a real life college student myself.
John Oliver (Correspondent, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- John will be appearing, as part of an excellent comedy line-up, in the show “Tell Your Friends! We’ll Kick Cancer’s Butt!” 8:00 PM, December 8, at Comix. There is a Facebook page for the event here and you can buy tickets at the Comix website. Another familiar Daily Show personality Kristen Schaal is also part of the show. It sounds like great fun, and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is unfortunately ever a worthy cause.
John Hodgman (Contributor, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- The San Francisco website 7×7 has a very cool interview with John that coincided with his appearance there earlier this month. He discusses Twitter, meeting fans, and has some pretty amusing responses to other questions. (h/t wren)
Samantha Bee (Correspondent, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)
- Around the time Sam was appearing on the It’s Satire! panel in Connecticut, The Hartford Courant had an article about her Daily Show work. It includes plenty of quotes from Sam, many of which focus on her part in field pieces and interviews for The Daily Show.
Amy Sedaris (Bonus person, because she’s cool!)
- Amy will be guest-starring on the CBS show The New Adventures of Old Christine on December 9. She will play a woman who Christine treated poorly when they were in junior high. I’ve never watched Old Christine, but I’m so curious I might jump in for an episode to see Amy.
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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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Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – June 26, 2009
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Happy Friday, Zoners! I hope everyone’s weekend is off to a great start. It’s time for a quick look at a few of the interesting Colbert gleanings from the web this week. Today, we have a cartoon Stephen, a nerd following in Stephen’s footsteps, and a lumberjack (but not that lumberjack). Here’s your zeitgeist for June 26th.
- Casting the Simpsons – MomLogic.com
“If there were going to be a real-life movie made for “The Simpsons,” who would you choose for each role?” (A slideshow of photoshopped pictures offers suggestions for who should play each role, including Stephen as Weiland Smithers. I have to confess that I don’t watch “The Simpsons,” but I’ll assume that would be a good choice. Because when would Stephen ever not be a good choice?)
- Hodgman debriefs on his D.C. debut – POLITICO.com (John Hodgman recaps his appearance at the Radio & Television Correspondents’ Association dinner last Friday, and acknowledges that he had a tough act to follow.)
“Hodgman also admitted… that he was aware of the large shadow created by ‘Comedy Central’ colleague Stephen Colbert, whose 2006 speech before the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner became on online sensation.
“‘As a member of the ‘Daily Show’ and ‘Colbert Report’ family, obviously I felt very keenly the very high bar that Stephen had set,’ said Hodgman. ‘And it became clear that that was a destructive path to think on. There’s no way to match it. You just have to do your own thing.’”
- Local timbersport pro Forrester chopping at the bit – The News-Review (Roseburg, OR) Remember this Sport Report from last summer that focused on timbersports? The subject of that report, Mike Forrester, offered up some reflections on his experiences filming the segment for the show in this profile.
“After 14 hours of non-stop filming (for a six-minute clip), Forrester said he was exhausted, and still a little skeptical — after all, the 43-year-old had just been encouraged to act like a backwoods lumberjack for the amusement of a national audience. But after seeing the final product last June, Forrester said the experience was well worth it… ‘They did a great job,’ Forrester said. ‘They tell me Stephen Colbert likes timbersports and he’s really into it. It was a fun deal.’”
(h/t Jen 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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Heads up for those going to New York Comic Con this weekend
Posted by: | CommentsI know we mentioned a few days ago that Tek Jansen publisher Oni Press would be at the New York ComicCon this weekend. Here’s another bit of info for you – if you’ve always wanted to meet a ‘Daily Show’ writer, now’s your chance! Friend of the blog and “Apocolypse How!” author Rob Kutner will be at Booth #2444 all day Sunday. So stop by, and tell him No Fact Zone sent you.
And another small heads up – Looks like John Hodgman might be floating around today if you’re already there and wasting your time by reading our feed instead of enjoying all the Storm Trooper cosplay goodness.
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Six Degrees: Things to do, people to see in 2009
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I’ve got to ease myself back into this blogging game; I’m sure there are any number of stories and blurbs that I’ve missed since I began my holiday break, so I’m going to have to ask you all to be patient with me as I try to catch up on the various gigs and goings on. Here are a few events and items that you might find interesting; as ever, please leave your additions and updates in the comments. Thanks!
Aasif Mandvi
- Aasif will be hosting the Stand Up for Peace event (featuring comedians Dean Obeidallah, Scott Blakeman, Maysoon Zaid, Seth Herzog, and Jessi Klein) on January 6th at the Gotham Comedy Club. Click here for more details.
Rob Riggle
- Rob may have left The Daily Show, but you can still catch him performing here and there. Rob is scheduled to perform at Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco as a part of Eugene Mirman’s “Invite Them Up” show; further information available here.
Laura Krafft
- Catch one of our favorite writers of yesteryear (Laura Krafft!) performing in “Three Piece” at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater on Thursday, January 15th, and in the recurring “Let’s Have a Ball” show on Saturday nights.
Peter Grosz
- New York City’s UCBT hosts another Colbert Report alumnus (Peter Grosz) in “2 Square“. See this improv show on Monday, January 19th and 26th.
John Oliver (and others!)
- John will be appearing at the release party for Eugene Mirman’s The Will To Whatevs: A Guide To Modern Life on February 10th … and he’ll be joined by fellow Daily Show members John Hodgman and Kristen Schaal. Have I mentioned lately that I wish I lived in NYC?
- If you’re not already listening to John’s delightful weekly podcast (The Bugle, with Andy Zaltzman), then I’m going to have to take this moment to be horribly disappointed in you, as I’ve mentioned it several times over in these Six Degrees posts. I’m giving the podcast another plug today because John mentioned Stephen in the last episode of The Bugle (approx. 15:45 minutes into the episode), in a reference to The Love Guru that made me giggle like a preteen girl.
Andy quoted George W. Bush as saying, “What matters to me is that I didn’t compromise my soul to be a popular guy,” which caused John and Andy to speculate on what they have compromised their respective souls for … I think I may leave it at that and have you go listen for yourselves. You can download the podcast for free on iTunes (the episode in question is “Episode 57 – Hats off to Obama, shoes off for Bush”), or you can go through the Times Online page. I’d recommend the link even for those of you who normally listen via iTunes, since the linked page includes an utterly magnificent photo of John “throwing shapes” at Andy’s wedding to the dulcet strains of “The Voice”. Heaven help us! (P.S. Congratulations on successfully acting as midwife for the birth of your son, Andy!)
Amy Sedaris
- The always delightful Amy Sedaris had an author event at a Borders bookstore in New York on December 16th, and there’s some footage of it on YouTube for all of us to enjoy. Here’s Part One (of two):
And here’s the link to the second part. Thanks for the tip, Jennie!
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