‘The Daily Show’: Writers Talk Trump & Being Funny During A Global Pandemic

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah today presented two views of the argument on federal law enforcement intervention.In a montage featuring various pundits talking about federal lawmen’s presence in Portland, Oregon, the Daily Show showed the same group of people arguing a few years earlier against federal intervention in a 2014 case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy.Bundy was an independent rancher who got into a confrontation over whether he

Getting kids back to school this fall could pose some serious problems.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Tuesday night, Daily Show host Trevor Noah surveyed the scene in Portland where, after 50 days of peaceful Black Lives Matters protests, Donald Trump sent in masked federal agents in unmarked vans to make arrests. “That sounds less like Democracy and more like an episode of Narcos,” observed Noah.

Donald Trump said a lot of wild stuff in his sit-down with Fox News’ Chris Wallace over the weekend.

so many others in the world of politics, “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah had some very kind words for Chris Wallace of Fox News, who grilled Donald Trump over the weekend in an interview that’s been the talk of the country since it aired.“President Trump sat down for an interview with Chris Wallace, the only reporter at Fox News who isn’t trying to become the next press secretary,” Noah said to open his monologue. “And you can tell that he isn’t because this was no softball interview.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorFox News’ Chris Wallace scored a rare sit-down with President Donald Trump over the weekend, and it’s fair to say that POTUS didn’t exactly sail through it.Trevor Noah examined that interview on Monday’s edition of The Daily Social Distancing Show. Calling Wallace “the only reporter at Fox News who isn’t trying to become the next press secretary,” he said, “you can tell that he wasn’t because this was no softball interview.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerTwitter was scrambling today to contain the fallout from a major embarrassment, as the accounts of such prominent people as Bill Gates, Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos and Barack Obama all were victimized by a bitcoin scam that promised the unwary a chance to double their money.Fortunately, Trevor Noah somehow avoided the hack to his account, even though he’s famous.

Donald Trump and his daughter are all about the beans now.

Will Thorne Staff WriterTrevor Noah is about to get fancy with the right analog stick.The “Daily Show” star, who apparently claims to be among the best non-professional FIFA players in the world, has signed on to host a new gaming series at Quibi which will see him try to prove his skills at the wildly popular soccer game.Titled “Player Vs.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorTrevor Noah is getting in the Quibi game. The Daily Show show will put his self-professed gaming skills to the test in Player vs.

Four months after he downplayed the CDC’s recommendations for face masks, Donald Trump finally put one on and late night talk show hosts Trevor Noah, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, and Stephen Colbert didn’t waste any time dragging the U.S. president.

Hillary Clinton appeared as a guest on Monday’s episode of “The Daily Show” where host Trevor Noah asked the former secretary of state about the potential changing of powers at the White House after November's election.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorHillary Clinton was the guest Monday on The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah, and the former Secretary of State and presidential candidate talked about Donald Trump, Roger Stone, voter suppression and the one thing one everyone’s mind — what she’s been up to in isolation.After discussing the 100th anniversary of American women getting the right to vote and her work with the nonprofit Onward Together, she got to the really important stuff.

appeared as a guest via Zoom and welcomed Fallon back, saying: “New York is really open now that you’re doing your show again.”Fallon is the first of the late-night hosts to return to the studio.

Lilly Singh and Trevor Noah have been taking notes on each other.

Peter White Television EditorTelling jokes on television is tricky enough without throwing in a global pandemic, patchwork production facilities, empty rooms and poor internet connections.However, the correspondents on The Daily Show have been valiantly ploughing through to support Trevor Noah on the Comedy Central show for the past four months to provide entertainment in tough times.Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic, Dulcé Sloan, Roy Wood Jr.

Peter White Television EditorComedy Central is preparing a new weekly talk-show fronted by The Breakfast Club host Charlamagne Tha God.The ViacomCBS cable network is set to launch the show later this year, hopefully ahead of the U.S.

The Writers Guild of America emailed its members Wednesday, disclosing details of the new three-year TV/theatrical deal reached Tuesday night with the major studios and saying that the coronavirus pandemic and economic circumstances had hindered its campaign to achieve many desired gains for writers.

Nearly five years after leaving Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, Jon Stewart has finally revealed why he decided to walk away from the satirical news series. Speaking with Joe Rogan on the JRE podcast this week, Stewart admitted that he left the show after 16 years because he was simply burnt out.

Hours before President Donald Trump took the stage last Saturday at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for his first rally in the COVID-19 era, arena workers were busy labeling thousands of seats with “Do Not Sit Here Please!” stickers to promote social distancing, part of a new safety protocol at the arena known as VenueShield. Campaign