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After Stewart joined, The Daily Show steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim, which led to his first Emmy Award in 2001. Stewart has gained acclaim as an acerbic, satirical critic of personality-driven media shows, in particular those of the US media networks such as CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. Critics say Stewart benefits from a double standard: he critiques other news shows from the safe, removed position of his "fake news" desk. Stewart agrees, saying that neither his show nor his channel purports to be anything other than satire and comedy. In spite of its self-professed entertainment mandate, The Daily Show has been nominated for news and journalism awards. Stewart hosted the 78th and 80th Academy Awards. He is the co-author of America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, which was one of the best-selling books in the U.S. in 2004 and Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race released in 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Stewart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia [parent] => 0 [count] => 22 [filter] => raw ) [1] => WP_Term Object ( [term_id] => 10592 [name] => John Oliver [slug] => john-oliver [term_group] => 0 [term_taxonomy_id] => 10592 [taxonomy] => people [description] => John Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is a British-born stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, for which he won an Emmy in 2009, as well as for playing recurring character Professor Ian Duncan on the show Community. He has worked extensively with Andy Zaltzman. In addition to several collaborative stand-up acts, their body of work together includes hundreds of hours worth of satirical podcasts and radio broadcasts, including series such as Political Animal, The Department and The Bugle. He is a permanent resident of the United States and lives in New York City. 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He is also the creator and star of Childrens Hospital, which is currently airing new episodes on the Adult Swim network. [parent] => 0 [count] => 10 [filter] => raw ) [4] => WP_Term Object ( [term_id] => 10606 [name] => Stephen Colbert [slug] => stephen-colbert [term_group] => 0 [term_taxonomy_id] => 10606 [taxonomy] => people [description] => From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Stephen Tyrone Colbert (born May 13, 1964) is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits. Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theatre when he met famed Second City director Del Close while attending Northwestern University. He first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago; among his troupe mates were comedians Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, with whom he developed the critically acclaimed sketch comedy series Exit 57. Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived Dana Carvey Show before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the cult television series Strangers with Candy. He gained considerable attention for his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher Chuck Noblet. It was his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's news-parody series The Daily Show, however, that first introduced him to a wide audience. In 2005, he left The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to host a spin-off series, The Colbert Report. Following The Daily Show's news-parody concept, The Colbert Report is a parody of personality-driven political opinion shows such as The O'Reilly Factor. Since its debut, the series has established itself as one of Comedy Central's highest-rated series, earning Colbert three Emmy Award nominations and an invitation to perform as featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2006. Colbert was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2006. His book I Am America (And So Can You!) was No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Colbert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. [parent] => 0 [count] => 48 [filter] => raw ) [5] => WP_Term Object ( [term_id] => 10608 [name] => Steve Carell [slug] => steve-carell [term_group] => 0 [term_taxonomy_id] => 10608 [taxonomy] => people [description] => Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962) is an American actor, comedian, producer, writer and director. He is best known for his portrayal of boss Michael Scott on the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013), on which he also worked as an occasional producer, writer and director. Carell was a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2005. He has starred in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) (and its 2013 sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Evan Almighty (2007), Get Smart (2008), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and The Way, Way Back (both 2013). He has also voice acted in Over the Hedge (2006), Horton Hears a Who! (2008) and the Despicable Me franchise (2010–present). In 2016, Carell co-created the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca with his wife, Nancy Carell. Carell was nominated as "America's funniest man" by Life magazine and received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his work on the first season of The Office. In the 2010s, Carell received attention for more dramatic roles. His role as wrestling coach and convicted murderer John Eleuthère du Pont in the drama film Foxcatcher (2014) earned him, among various honors, nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He also received acclaim for his roles in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), The Big Short (2015), and Battle of the Sexes (2017), the latter two earning him his eighth and ninth Golden Globe Award nominations, respectively. In 2018, he re-teamed with Anchorman and The Big Short director Adam McKay for the Dick Cheney biographical film Vice, in which he portrayed Donald Rumsfeld, and played journalist David Sheff in the drama Beautiful Boy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Carell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. [parent] => 0 [count] => 25 [filter] => raw ) [6] => WP_Term Object ( [term_id] => 10610 [name] => Ed Helms [slug] => ed-helms [term_group] => 0 [term_taxonomy_id] => 10610 [taxonomy] => people [description] => Edward Paul "Ed" Helms (born January 24, 1974) is an American actor and comedian known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as Andy Bernard on the U.S. version of the sitcom/mockumentary The Office and for his role as Dr. Stu Price in The Hangover films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Helms, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. [parent] => 0 [count] => 9 [filter] => raw ) [7] => WP_Term Object ( [term_id] => 10611 [name] => Jason Jones [slug] => jason-jones [term_group] => 0 [term_taxonomy_id] => 10611 [taxonomy] => people [description] => From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jason Jones (born June 3, 1967) is a Canadian actor and comedian who is a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Jones (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. [parent] => 0 [count] => 8 [filter] => raw ) [8] => WP_Term Object ( [term_id] => 10612 [name] => Olivia Munn [slug] => olivia-munn [term_group] => 0 [term_taxonomy_id] => 10612 [taxonomy] => people [description] => Lisa Olivia Munn is an American actress and model. She began her professional career in television journalism before becoming an actress. In 2006, Munn starred as Mily Acuna on the series Beyond the Break. She co-hosted Attack of the Show! from 2006 to 2010 and was a correspondent on The Daily Show from 2010 to 2011. 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A featured cast member onSaturday Night Live (1975) during the 2004/2005 season, Riggle then joined Comedy Central's The Daily Show (1996) in 2006 as a correspondent. Riggle's numerous television appearances, including credits on Arrested development - Les nouveaux pauvres (2003), Chappelle's Show (2003), 30 Rock (2006) and The Office (2005) would lead to big-screen roles in Frangins malgré eux (2008), Very Bad Trip (2009) and Very Bad Cops (2010). When he is not on set or traveling across the United States performing stand-up comedy, Rob Riggle lives in Los Angeles. - IMDb Mini Biography By: dv82 [parent] => 0 [count] => 10 [filter] => raw ) [10] => WP_Term Object ( [term_id] => 10774 [name] => Wyatt Cenac [slug] => wyatt-cenac [term_group] => 0 [term_taxonomy_id] => 10774 [taxonomy] => people [description] => From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wyatt Cenac is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is currently working as a correspondent and writer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wyatt Cenac, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. [parent] => 0 [count] => 10 [filter] => raw ) [11] => WP_Term Object ( [term_id] => 11351 [name] => Aasif Mandvi [slug] => aasif-mandvi [term_group] => 0 [term_taxonomy_id] => 11351 [taxonomy] => people [description] => From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Aasif Hakim Mandviwala (born March 5, 1966), known professionally as Aasif Mandvi , is an Indian-American actor and comedian. He began appearing as an occasional contributing correspondent on The Daily Show on August 9, 2006. On March 12, 2007, he was promoted to a regular correspondent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aasif Mandvi, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia. 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