Last Night’s TV: Jon Stewart Needs a New Desk

Good news, fans of snarky news commentary! Last night Comedy Central announced that they signed an extension with Jon Stewart to host The Daily Show through June 2013. And here’s hoping one of the provisions allows for Mr. Stewart to get a new desk, since he seems none too happy with the current one.

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Last Night’s TV: Jon Stewart vs. Brian Williams — Who’s Funnier? (Plus, um, Leno and Rove)

Jon Stewart sure picked the wrong week to take a vacation! The Daily Show host returned to the airwaves last night armed with week-old jokes about health care reform, which would have been a problem if they weren’t so funny. Particularly of note is the debate that happens between Mr. Stewart and Daily Show correspondents Read More

Meet the Press Set Visit Goes for $1,500 at Charity Auction

"I’m going to put it on my mantle," said Christopher Andersen.

It was the night of Tuesday, Nov. 18, and Mr. Andersen was standing on the top deck of a multi-plateau ballroom in the Time Warner Center. Below him, hundreds of guests were strolling about sipping cocktails and inhaling mini-hamburgers.

Mr. Andersen was cradling in Read More