Daily Show up for five emmys

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jon Stewart could barely contain himself.

A congressman had publicly called a colleague a "fruitcake" and, since it happened on a Friday night, Stewart couldn't joke about it on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" until three days later.

"I do believe we need to go to a 24-hour fake news channel," he said. "Fox can't be the only fake news channel out there!"

Stewart can't wait to bare the absurdities of the news and the people who cover it, and his sharp humor has made "The Daily Show" a growing force. No one hit the comic mark more consistently during the war in Iraq. And as an election year approaches, Stewart's in top form.

He and "The Daily Show" are up for five Emmys next month, and the Television Critics Association gave him two awards last month. The critics even nominated "The Daily Show" for best achievement in news, along with "60 Minutes" and "Nightline."

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/04/sprj.em03.jon.stewart.ap/index.html

At least he discusses the real news events of the day!

in news...........and for a fake news channel. What does that tell us about our so called 'real news channels'? Congrats to Jon and the entire Daily Show writers, staff and crew. It's the best program on TV.

That probably exceeds Crossfire and all those other pathetic excuses for news shows.

I hope Stewart does not get drawn to a network like Bill Maher, then get the axe because he said something that was "Politically Incorrect".

Comedy Central is pretty liberal with its shows...


They had the South Park movie completely uncut!

ON EDIT :
I'm an idiot, Meet the Press gets 4 million. DUH, tjdee.

But Jon's ratings are easily better than Paula Zahn's (785K) and anything on MSNBC (Donahue's show got 440,000 and was the highest rated show on that channel).


No WONDER Hillary Clinton is going there on the 14th, no wonder Ann Coulter wanted to be on, etc. etc.

They know whas up.

and replay over and over some of their classic bits.

I'll have one!Hey, I can dream!

So true!