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Daily News Lesson September 16 2026

Comedian Jenny Yang takes act to stages inside immigrant grocery stores

Learn why comedian Jenny Yang is doing stand-up in an unlikely venue
Stephen Colbert
Lesson Plan March 27 2015

Lesson plan: Satire's role in current events

This lesson asks students to think critically about their relationship to satire and explore the question of how it helps us interpret global events.
williams_stewart
Daily Video February 12 2015

Brian Williams suspended; Jon Stewart to exit The Daily Show
Two major media shake-ups this week: Jon Stewart announced that he will leave The Daily Show, while NBC News said it is suspending Nightly News anchor Brian Williams for spreading a false story.

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