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A breakdown of Trevor Noah’s best political and economic jokes | The Intersection

Katie Harmon October 7, 2022
Columnist Katie Harmon breaks down her favorite Trevor Noah jokes, celebrating the comedians 7 year run with The Daily Show.
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Movies that feel like spring

Grace Donahue April 28, 2021
These movies and shows will never fail to re-create those good spring feelings from the screen.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, aired its election special, “Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020,” on Nov. 3. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Late-night comedies humorously respond to election madness

Daily Free Press Staff November 4, 2020
Television's late-night comedies host election specials and discuss election-related topics.
Modern Musings: We can’t settle for mediocrity in 2020

Modern Musings: We can’t settle for mediocrity in 2020

Ausma Palmer May 1, 2019
The race for the Democrats’ 2020 nomination has become a bit of a joke recently as more and more politicians have jumped on the bandwagon.
Netflix’s new comedy series, “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,” premiered Sunday. COURTESY OF CARA HOWE/ NETFLIX

REVIEW: Netflix’s ‘Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj’ offers mild laughs, interesting commentary

Pat LaMarco November 1, 2018
Netflix's "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” is not exactly “late night comedy” in the same style as “Last Week Tonight” or “The Daily Show.” It will be released weekly by Netflix instead of during the traditional times that these shows air.
LAUNGJESSADAKUN: Whitewashing is more alive than ever in film

LAUNGJESSADAKUN: Whitewashing is more alive than ever in film

Christy Osler November 20, 2016

I have tried, tirelessly, to avoid writing a piece on whitewashing for as long as possible purely because the topic has been covered extensively for quite some time. However, upon my viewing of “Doctor...

Alec Baldwin delivers the keynote address Friday at HubSpot’s INBOUND event at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. PHOTO COURTESY HUBSPOT

Alec Baldwin talks politics at 2016 INBOUND Marketing Conference

Josee Matela November 17, 2016

After Alec Baldwin portrayed a bushy-eyebrowed, outspoken caricature of President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, some attendees of his Friday morning keynote address at the 2016 INBOUND...

Roy Wood Jr., Jordan Klepper, Desi Lydic, Ronny Chieng, Trevor Noah, Jessica Williams and Hasan Minhaj of "The Daily Show." PHOTO COURTESY GAVIN BOND

INTERVIEW: Roy Wood Jr. and Hasan Minhaj of “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” talk 2016 election

Emma Parkinson November 8, 2016

Through his reporting and critical eye in the political world from 1999 to 2015, Jon Stewart crafted a credible and popular program for Comedy Central, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." Upon his departure...

PILLEY: Treat yourself as an ever-changing being

PILLEY: Treat yourself as an ever-changing being

Katelyn Pilley October 6, 2015

Remember when you were in the seventh grade and you said something awful to your mother? Remember how right you thought you were? How justified you felt slamming your door? Take in all those cringe-worthy...

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28:  Trevor Noah hosts Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" premiere on September 28, 2015 in New York City.  (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for Comedy Central)

REVIEW: Trevor Noah debuts as earnest, awkward on “The Daily Show”

Fred Schillinger October 2, 2015

“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” premiered Monday on Comedy Central, marking Noah’s first appearance as the replacement for the beloved Jon Stewart, and while Noah made an admirable first attempt...

"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" premiered Wednesday night. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

REVIEW: With “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert reinvents himself, genre

Steve Friedman September 11, 2015

“With this show, I begin the search for the real Stephen Colbert,” said the former host of “The Colbert Report” as he welcomed the audience to his new show. “I just hope I don’t find him...

Gael García Bernal plays journalist Maziar Bahari, who worked during the 2009 Iranian presidential election riots, in "Rosewater," released Friday. PHOTO COURTESY OF OPEN ROAD FILMS

INTERVIEW: Journalist Maziar Bahari tells ‘universal truth’ of experience in Iranian prison in ‘Rosewater’

Hannah Landers November 17, 2014

Sporting a light grey pullover and a sensible pair of square-framed glasses, Maziar Bahari looks a lot like a dad. And while Bahari is a father, he is perhaps better known as the Iranian-born journalist...

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