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By Drew Grant 1/12 2:54pm

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Wait, Andy Cohen is gay???

Andy Cohen Is Stephen Colbert’s Sassy Gay Friend (Video)

Last night on The Colbert Report, Bravo's suit-to-talent (and person of homosexual persuasion) Andy Cohen clinked martini glasses with the Comedy Central host as they discussed Mr. Colbert's tepid feelings toward Mitt Romney.

"If only I had a persuasive gay best friend!" Mr. Colbert had been lamenting, obviously not wanting to get into a trademark infringement case with Brian Gallivan, YouTube's Sassy Gay Friend.
Enter Mr. Cohen, stage left. Read More

7 By Drew Grant 10/07/11 9:01am

Occupy Wall Street

Jon Stewart gives props to Jesse LaGreca

Jon Stewart Gives Props to Jesse LaGreca For His Fox News Slap-Down [Video]

We here at the New York Observer don't like to pat ourselves on the back too often (it's definitely uncouth, and we're nothing if not couth), but we couldn't help feeling a surge of pride when Jon Stewart used the video we uncovered of Daily Kos' Jesse LaGreca telling off a Fox News producer during  his Wednesday night broadcast.

Of course, we're only noticing this video now because unlike the "media-mocking-the-media-mocking-the-protesters" angle that Comedy Central took, we were actually down at the Megamarch on Wednesday and forgot to TiVo Mr. Stewart. Again, not patting ourselves on the back or anything.
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By Christopher Rosen 4/20/10 12:46pm

Last Night’s TV: Jon Stewart Needs a New Desk

Good news, fans of snarky news commentary! Last night Comedy Central announced that they signed an extension with Jon Stewart to host The Daily Show through June 2013. And here's hoping one of the provisions allows for Mr. Stewart to get a new desk, since he seems none too happy with the current one.

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By Gillian Reagan 6/19/08 5:00pm

Junot Diaz on The Colbert Report

Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz appeared on The Colbert Report last night to discuss the nerdiness of his title character in The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao; Joseph Pulitzer's immigrant past; and his parents' confusion about what the Pulitzer prize actually is. When Mr. Colbert asked about scenes in Mr. Diaz's book that involve Read More

By Jonathan Liu 10/09/07 11:44am

Better on the Box: Colbert Book Bombs

I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU!)By Stephen ColbertGrand Central, 230 pages, $26.99

As cultural phenomenon and confused little man, Bill O’Reilly has never been more hopelessly endearing than when he went public a few weeks back with the discovery that colored folks chew and swallow when they eat.

“This is what white Read More