Oct 26 Watch 3:22 Comedian Hasan Minhaj on political satire and 'the American Dream Tax' By Steve Goldbloom Hasan Minhaj, a former correspondent for “The Daily Show,” grew up in California as the son of immigrants, experiencing childhood as a "brown kid in America." With his new show "Patriot Act" premiering this week on Netflix, Minhaj shares his… Continue watching
Oct 09 The Pope's new 'comedic advisor' is a rabbi By Alison Moore The Honorary Comedic Advisor to the Pope was announced on Monday... and he’s a rabbi. Continue reading
Mar 31 Meet the New Jon Stewart By Andreas Hale, OZY Noah landed a gig as a senior international correspondent on 'The Daily Show' back in December, and in a few short months he has already become next in line for the anchor's desk. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 7:13 How John Cleese got his accidental start in comedy By PBS News Hour Known for his work in Monty Python, on “Fawlty Towers” and in various movies, comedian and writer John Cleese was originally on a path to becoming a lawyer before finding himself “accidentally” in a comedy troupe. Jeffrey Brown talks with… Continue watching
Aug 11 Comedian-actor Robin Williams dies at 63 By Larisa Epatko Comedian and actor Robin Williams was found dead Monday morning at his Northern California home from an apparent suicide, according to the Marin County Sheriff's Office. He was 63. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch Comic Legend Jonathan Winters Dies at 87 Pioneering comic Jonathan Winters brought his own brand of wild, improvisational stand-up to television in the 1950s, and continued to perform for nearly five decades. Winters died Thursday at the age of 87. Jeffrey Brown remembers the comedian with a… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Jim Lehrer Interviews Comedian Jonathan Winters Jim Lehrer talks to comedian Jonathan Winters. Continue watching
Jul 27 China's Communism and Capitalism: The New Yin Yang? By Paul Solman The short third installment of Yoram Bauman's vlog from China is well worth the watching, highlighting the tension between the "official" China and what's really going on there. Communist Party founder Mao AND $300,000 Porsche's? Yoram asks. "Do… Continue reading
Jul 15 Stand-up Economist: Is China Asia's Ecuador? By Paul Solman EmbedVideo(1024, 514, 320); Standup economist Yoram Bauman has now made it to China and filed the second of his vlogs for us from Beijing. We found his comparison of China to Ecuador fascinating. For those… Continue reading
Jan 05 Minn. Election Board Certifies Franken Ahead in Senate Race By Admin, PBS News Hour After a two-month recount process, Democrat Al Franken has been certified with more votes than Republican Norm Coleman for one of Minnesota's seats in the U.S. Senate, but legal challenges from Coleman could keep the race unresolved for weeks. Continue reading