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Jan Brewer Signs Bill for Gun Rights (As in Giving the Rights to the Guns)

Guns turned over during "buyback" events in Arizona may not be destroyed, according to a bill signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer.This latest right afforded to firearms is what prompted the Daily Show's John Oliver to declare, "Arizona is such a great place to be a gun, just a [censored] place to ... More >>

Arizona's Lands on the Daily Show Yet Again, This Time for "Protecting Guns From People"

Yet again, the state of Arizona is the subject of one of Comedy Central's news programs, this time thanks to Tucson gun advocates who are "standing up for guns."This time, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart profiled the gun-worshipers who are protesting the gun-buyback programs in Tucson, as well as Re ... More >>

Judge Strikes Down NYC Soda Ban

A state Supreme Court Judge upended New York City's ban on some high-capacity sodas which was set to go into effect this Tuesday. Mayor Bloomberg, who championed the ban on some sodas over 16 ounces in size, was less than pleased and said that the judge had erred in his ruling. He also said that he ... More >>

Senate Democrat Suggests Trying to Keep the State Legislature Off the Daily Show

Democratic state Senator Steve Gallardo seems to get it -- every year, legislators make asses of themselves by passing, or even just by proposing, ridiculous laws.We've seen all kinds of pleas from the few legislators who don't want to play along with the "meth lab of democracy," but we like Gallard ... More >>

Best Arizona-Related Segment From the Colbert Report?

Last week, we sifted through the archives of the Colbert Report, and found some of the best Arizona-based clips in the show's history.As was the case with the Colbert Report's comedy-news counterpart, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, there were plenty of segements to choose from.See also:-Arizona's ... More >>

Best Arizona-Related Segment From the Daily Show with Jon Stewart?

Last week, we put together our picks for the top 10 Arizona appearances on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.We had plenty of material to choose from for the top-10 list, including multiple segments about SB 1070, the crazy bills from the Legislature -- the "meth lab of democracy" -- and even that tim ... More >>

Arizona's Top 10 Appearances on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart

In case you haven't noticed, the state of Arizona gets a hell of a lot of play on Comedy Central's "news" programs.Really, there's plenty of material for the writers to work with, and it seems like it's hard to go a month without seeing Arizona being the butt of either Jon Stewart's or Stephen Colbe ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Posse: The COPS Episode (Kind of)

As Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans to dispatch volunteer members of his "posse" to go fiddle-fart around public schools with guns, our colleague Stephen Lemons points out that the posse members sure aren't cops.However, as is usually the case when the day's news-of-the-dumb comes from Arizo ... More >>

John McCain Royally Clowned on Benghazi by Jon Stewart: Remember the WMD (Video)

So, some of the media-types poked fun at Senator John McCain yesterday for comparing the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya to the bin Laden raid.As for the bigger picture, some people have started asking -- especially after McCain's proposal of a White House "coverup" of the attack app ... More >>

Drawn Together

Team America

Your Gonzo Guide to the Republican National Convention

Ben Quayle "Goes Both Ways," According to David Schweikert

Now here's a campaign mailer worthy of the Daily Show's "Moment of Zen."

The Daily Show Takes on NYC's Proposed Ban on Large Sodas

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently proposed a ban on the sale of sodas larger than 16 ounces in an effort to combat obesity. The ban would prohibit the sale of these sodas in pretty much every public place in NYC except for the supermarket. We could dwell on the inanity of a law that targets ... More >>

Daily Show Makes Fool of Tucson Schools Official Over Ban of Ethnic Studies Classes

In case you missed it, here's a jaw-dropping interview with Michael Hicks, a Tucson Unified School District governing board member, by Daily Show with Jon Stewart correspondent Al Madrigal about the school board's  Mexican-American studies ban. Hicks advocated the ban and admits ... More >>

This Week's Tastiest Links!

• Did you see Laurie Notaro's Eight Food(ie) Terms Past Their Expiration Dates? Oh my, it's a mouthfeel -- and we're just talking about the comment section. - Chow Bella • Jon Stewart gives "pink slime" the business, but in the end, delicious, mechanically separated meat pulp gets the last laug ... More >>

Jazz Masters

Wait a Minute Mr. Postman: 10 Songs About the Mail

​By now it's news to no one that the United States Postal Service is in trouble. As detailed by Nick Greene earlier this month at Village Voice's Running Scared, this means print media is in for a punch (you know, while it's down and everything), your bills are going to show up later than they ... More >>

John McCain's Racist Wildfire Statements Mocked by Jon Stewart

The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cAliens vs. Senatorwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogThe Daily Show on FacebookAs I suspected, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart couldn't resist slapping U.S. Senator from Arizona John McCain around for his i ... More >>

State Senate Gives Preliminary Approval to "Birther" Bill. Welcome to Arizona, the "Meth Lab of Democracy"

​The Arizona state Senate gave preliminary approval to the "Birther" bill, which would require any presidential candidate to prove to state election officials that they are U.S. citizens, old enough to hold office, and meet residency requirements -- despite each of those things already being feder ... More >>

Black Comedy

Mental Health Check for Gun Buys? Talk About a Straw Man...

YahooMovies If he only had a brain, he could pass that non-existent mental health evaluation and buy a Glock... In the wake of the Tucson massacre, there have been, as you might expect, a number of folks who have suggested that maybe Arizona, and the nation, would benefit from stricter gun le ... More >>

Jam Band Charity: Deadheads and Phish Phans Focus on Giving

​Hardcore fans of jam bands are a very giving, as are the bands they support. The Grateful Dead recently donated some band memorabilia to a charity auction, while Phishheads/Phans (call them what you will) have raised and distributed over $1 million for charity organizations started by fans of the ... More >>

Meghan McCain Takes Shot at Bristol Palin; Apparently Looking "Like a Stripper" Not as Terrible as Being a Teen Mom

Meghan McCain's scandalous "tweet."​What could potentially be a fairly hot cat fight is brewin' within the GOP and if it goes down, we want a front row seat.Meghan McCain, the daughter of Senator John McCain wrote a book (shocking, we know) detailing her experience as the daughter of a candidate i ... More >>

Arnold Schwarzenegger Latest Celeb/Politician To Dis Arizona's SB 1070

The Governator yuks it up at AZ's expenseYou know it's bad when California's tres unpopular, washed-up screen star guv -- whose dad was a member of the Nazi party back in the day -- is using your state's "papers please" law as the butt of his shuck-and-jive before a crowd of college grads."I was als ... More >>

Barack Obama Cracks a Joke About The Notorious B.I.G., Where? At the White House Correspondents Dinner.

Could we expect to see Barack at the Tempe Improv any time soon?​So it seems that our president may have a slightly outdated sense of humor. Sound of the City reports that Obama had a carefully planned out comedy routine, using Biggie as the punchline. Apparently he referred to the head of the Rep ... More >>

Furry Vengeance Is a Movie with a Message -- and Not Much Else

Jon Stewart Calls Arizona "The Meth Lab of Democracy" in Response to Trifecta of Wild West Legislation

www.punditkitchen.com​Just in case you missed it -- which, if you own a TV, radio, computer, newspaper, telegraph machine, or have talked to another human being anywhere in North America in the past few days, you probably haven't -- the Arizona legislature passed a series of controversial bills la ... More >>

Jon Stewart's The Daily Show Skewers ASU for Barack Obama Snub

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M - Th 11p / 10c Arizona State Snubs Obama thedailyshow.com Daily ShowFull Episodes Economic Crisis Political HumorIn case you haven't seen this, it's a must... Why did Arizona State University snub President Barack Obama on a worthless, honorary sheepski ... More >>

Old Yeller

At 60, comic’s still throwing hilarious tantrums

Under the Skin

Controversial photog bares witness to childhood’s complexity

Under the Skin

Controversial photog bares witness to childhood’s complexity

The Final Countdown

Discomfort Inn

No smoking aloud for cig-free humorist/hotel critic

Ricky Gervais sees dead people in Ghost Town

Feedback from the issue of Thursday, September 4, 2008

Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay in this forced sequel

Semi-Pro is only half bad. Will Ferrell's half.

Bob Riggle

Pink Slip

Um, forgettable

Lewis Blows His Top

Molten Gold

Jett flakes, so Kreme flies solo and gets his art jones fixed at the Molten Brothers' "Deck" show

Cherry on Top

Dirty and sweet, with a heart-on

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Vote No

Silver City plants a shrub where it wants to dig up a Bush

Drum Rush

Rhythm is gonna getcha at Gammage

Year in TV: Fear Factor

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Inside the Soap Box

Michael Moore gets out of his La-Z-Boy to find The Awful Truth

Kilborn to Run