Mo Rocca

Dick Cheney Tops Mo Rocca at the 'Nicky Hilton' of D.C. Dinners

Less Mo, more Dick!
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Less Mo, more Dick!

On the night of Wed. April 16, comedian Mo Rocca walked across the stage in the spacious auditorium at the Hilton Washington on Connecticut Avenue in Washington D.C. and thanked several hundred reporters, politicians, and celebrities for showing up at the annual Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner.

"I know that the White House Correspondents' dinner in about 10 days gets most of the glory," said the ubiquitous political satirist and sometime MSNBC contributor. "I think of this one as sort of the Nicky to that one's Paris Hilton. This is sort of the Jamie Lynn to that dinner's Britney. Well that dinner is sort of like CNN. This one is MSNBC."  read more »

Morning (Burp!) Memo: Mo Rocca Does Jared Paul Stern; Discord Among Ashlee Bump-Watchers

Separated at mirth: Jared Paul Stern, Mo Rocca.
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Separated at mirth: Jared Paul Stern, Mo Rocca.

An upcoming Law & Order episode might be "ripped form the headlines" of the Jared Paul Stern trial in which Ron Burkle accused him of extortion. The best part: A source tells the Daily News that Mr. Stern will be played by Mo Rocca! [NY Daily News]

Samantha Ronson has practically moved in with Lindsay Lohan. [P6]

Super-delegates like Gov. John Corzine shouldn't go to the Waverly Inn because they might get eavesdropped on. That is reportedly what happed when Mr. Corzine was chatting up Ben Silverman, Al Pacino, Andrew Stein and Doug Liman at the restaurant recently. [P6]  read more »

For The Love Of Ranch

Mo Rocca and Tom Wolfe enjoyed the flight they shared from SFO to JFK the other day. "Mo Rocca went out of his way to be a fawning little fan girl," says one of their co-travellers. Well, it's hard not to admire a man who travels in white. And? "Both inexplicably chose ranch dressing." Yes, yes, of course they did.
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Onion and Conan: A Pairing for the Century

Wednesday, March 17 Mo Rocca's gig as an on-air correspondent for The Daily Show With Jon Stewart m  read more »