1. The Daily Show - The only place for real news. May Jon Stewart and his merry band keep up their daily dose of "What the fuck?" for as long as it takes.
2. The Colbert Report - Rips O'Reilly and the other right-wing gas bags a new one every night in fresh and interesting ways. The best part of this show is the "try anything" ethic. One night, he's got no part in his hair. Another night, he's singing a duet with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. And watch out for bears.
3. NOVA - The theme song still gives me goosebumps. And now with Robert Krulwich!
4. Dinner For Five - See celebrities in their native habitat - eating free dinners. Jon Favreau's neuroses are on display as he noshes with his favorite co-stars and collaborators, many of whom are bat-shit crazy in real life. I love it when Maggie Gyllenhall fires up a stogie.
5. The Boondocks - Hilarious and often poignant send-up of race, class, pop culture and politics. My favorite character, aside from Huey, is the inept white gangsta-wannabe voiced by Samuel L. Jackson.
6. Later With Jools Holland - see here.
7. Pardon The Interruption - An entertaining way to catch up on the day's salient sports news. Tony and Mike can really bring the funny, too. That said, I'm getting sick of Duke, Larry Brown, the Yankees, Notre Dame, and Kobe.
8. The Office - It's different than the British version, but still satisfying. Since they have to do 23 episodes a season, the background characters are getting fleshed out far more than in the UK series, which makes it more of an ensemble cast.
9. My Name Is Earl - I probably wouldn't watch this if it were done in the studio with three cameras, but the indie-movie feel really makes this show. Jaime Pressley as Joy is a never-ending delight.
10. #1 Single. Lisa Loeb, marry me! Maybe she'll self-Google and see this. Lisa Loeb Lisa Loeb Lisa Loeb Lisa Loeb Lisa Loeb Lisa Loeb Lisa Loeb Lisa Loeb. Seriously, though, e-mail me.
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jon stewart is my boyfriend. in so many ways.
your dental story was the funniest thing i read in about 3 days.
Thanks! I can't believe you got to see The Daily Show live. I envy you in ways you'll never know, or that I'm comfortable talking about in this forum.
I'll be traveling to your lovely country in June, to St. John's, Newfoundland and points thereabout. My mom grew up there, and she wants to see it one last time (she's 80). Being a Newfy, though, she'll probably outlive me.
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