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O'Neill Opines On Campaigns And Late Night TV Hustings
Among the outtakes we're left to ponder after the presidential election is this one: candidate appearances on late-night talk shows reached a new high. For the record, there were a total of 110 candidate-appearances on the late-night comedy shows, according to the Center for Media and Public Affairs. Accounting for nearly three quarters of such on-set appearances were "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," the "Late Show With David Letterman" and "The Colbert Report" with Stephen Colbert. In contrast, there were 25 such appearances in 2004 (an election year with an incumbent). ...more
January 5, 2009
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22 Number of candidate appearances on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" 21 Number of candidate appearances on "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart ...more
December 29, 2008
Candidates Put Stock Into Late-Night Shows
It proved to be more than a joke when David Letterman said in late September that "the road to the White House runs through me." ...more
December 29, 2008
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Will Obama Get The Same Treatment? So, Barack Obama is now our next president. He wasn't my choice, but I wish him well in the difficult job ahead. Several good things will have come out of his election to office. ...more
November 7, 2008
With Election Over, TV Networks Have Big Void To Fill
As much as people complained about how they were sick of the 2008 presidential race, there's going to be a big void to fill today. ...more
November 5, 2008
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475 Number of jokes directed at the Republicans by Jay Leno and David Letterman between Sept. 1 and Oct. 24 ...more
November 3, 2008
Rays No Longer Laughingstocks For Comedians
Late-night talk shows have had a lot of fun at the expense of the Tampa Bay Rays. ...more
October 24, 2008
McCain Tries To Make Peace With Letterman On 'Late Show'
NEW YORK - John McCain appeared on CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" Thursday night, telling the host "I screwed up" by canceling an earlier appearance on the show. ...more
October 17, 2008
McCain Takes Letterman's Heat For Snub
Sen. John McCain told David Letterman that "I screwed up" by canceling a "Late Show" appearance three weeks ago, then faced a sharp round of questioning about Sarah Palin. ...more
October 17, 2008
McCain Has New Date To Visit Letterman's 'Late Show'
David Letterman and Sen. John McCain will get a chance to make up. ...more
October 13, 2008
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