Jon Stewart News

Last night on THE COLBERT REPORT, Stephen Colbert geared up for tonight's live election coverage by explaining how and why both camps use data mining to turn out the vote. Over on THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, Jon and The Best F#@king News Team Ever prepared for tonight's live show while would-be marathoners helped clean up New York City, and Aasif Mandvi and Jessica Williams reported from the Obama and Romney camps on the eve of the election. Check out clips from both shows below!

As the votes are tallied, the comedy commences. COMEDY CENTRAL will broadcast and stream LIVE Election Night episodes of 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' and 'The Colbert Report' back-to-back from 11:00-11:30 p.m. ET (8:00-8:30 p.m. PT) and 11:30-midnight ET (8:30-9:00 p.m. PT) respectively.

Family, friends, and colleagues will gather to celebrate the life and voice of Broadway librettist Mark O'Donnell on Monday, November 12 at 3pm at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 West 47th Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue. Doors will open at 2:30pm and the event is open to the public.

NYC & Company, New York City's official marketing, tourism and partnership organization, New York Comedy Festival and Comedy Central present the second annual Comedy Week, today, November 5-11.

The American Red Cross and NBCUniversal announced yesterday that 'Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together,' a live, one-hour benefit telethon, generated nearly $23 million in support of victims impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Check out the photos below for a look back at the fundraiser, which aired Friday night.

As the votes are tallied, the comedy commences. COMEDY CENTRAL will broadcast and stream LIVE Election Night episodes of 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' and 'The Colbert Report' back-to-back from 11:00-11:30 p.m. ET (8:00-8:30 p.m. PT) and 11:30-mindnight ET (8:30-9:00 p.m. PT) respectively. In addition, both LIVE Election Night episodes will also be simulcast on MTV's 44½ JumboTron in the heart of Times Square on Broadway between West 44th Street and West 45th Street.

On Friday night "Jimmy Kimmel Live" concluded its week-long run of shows from Brooklyn's Harvey Theater at BAM - Brooklyn Academy of Music. In an effort to support the thousands of people still suffering from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, "JKL" and ABC will auction off Kimmel's custom-made, Brooklyn-themed desk signed by late-night talk show hosts David Letterman, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel.

Hosted by NBC 'Today' anchor Matt Lauer, the live telethon featured performances by Christina Aguilera (NBC's 'The Voice'), Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Joel,Joe Perry, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Sting and Steven Tyler as well as appearances by Kevin Bacon, Jimmy Fallon (NBC's 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'), Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Stewart and NBC News' Brian Williams.

Steven Tyler and Joe Perry (Aerosmith) and Whoopi Goldberg are the newest stars to join NBCUniversal's broadcast of 'Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together.' The one-hour live benefit telethon will air tonight -- Friday, November 2, (8-9 pm ET) -- across the networks of NBCUniversal, including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA. The NBC Sports Network and The Weather Channel also have now signed on to air the event.

Multiple television, radio and digital platforms have joined forces with NBCUniversal to broadcast 'Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together,' a benefit to aid victims of Hurricane Sandy airing tonight, November 2 (8 - 9 pm/ET).

The New York Comedy Festival presents, in association with Vandalog.com, Little Italy, and Montana Cans, announced today the addition of "The Art of Comedy," a series of events and art installations involving New York's most talented street artists that will take place this November. "The Art of Comedy" brings together acclaimed artists Ron English, Hanksy, and Gilf! who will showcase their respective humorous works of art in an effort to bring smiles to the faces of millions of New Yorkers.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will welcome back Second City alum and star of HBO's hit comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm, Jeff Garlin in Closer Than I Appear, December 4 - 16, 2012. Jeff returns to Steppenwolf following his popular, sold-out run of No Sugar Tonight in 2011. Join him for a hilarious and ever-changing night of stand-up comedy in Steppenwolf's intimate Upstairs Theatre (1650 N Halsted St). Jeff will be "up there doing his thing" for at least one hour 15 minutes. Tickets are $25 ($15 for students with valid ID) and go on sale Thursday, November 8 at 11am through Audience Services (1650 N Halsted St), 312-335-1650 and steppenwolf.org.

Featuring guests Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert on its third day broadcasting from Brooklyn (Thursday, 11/1/12), ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE was up over the prior day by 7% in Total Viewers (2.519 million vs. 2.355 million) to attract its biggest overall audience in almost 1 year - since 11/22/11. In fact, Thursday's telecast ranked among "JKL's" Top 10 most-watched ever (No. 8).

Last night Comedy Central hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert paid a visit to ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, which is shooting this week in Brooklyn. The political satirists discussed everything from Stewart's recent debate with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly to Colbert's excitement over the upcoming Peter Jackson flick 'The Hobbit.' Check out their appearance below!

The Bob Woodruff Foundation(BWF) and the New York Comedy Festival are proud to announce that John Mayer and Roger Waters will perform at the 6th annual Stand Up for Heroes event on Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Beacon Theatre, in addition to previously announced performers Mike Birbiglia, Ricky Gervais, Patton Oswalt, Jon Stewart, Bruce Springsteen and Robin Williams. Roger Waters will be performing with a band comprised of military veterans.

Kevin Bacon, Mary J. Blige, Tina Fey (NBC's '30 Rock'), James Gandolfini, Al Roker (NBC's 'Today') and Jon Stewart are the newest stars to join NBCUniversal's broadcast of 'Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together.' The one-hour live benefit telethon will air Friday, November 2, (8-9 pm ET) across the networks of NBCUniversal, including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA. The NBC Sports Network and The Weather Channel also have now signed on to air the event.

As the votes are tallied, the comedy commences. COMEDY CENTRAL will broadcast and stream LIVE Election Night episodes of 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' and 'The Colbert Report' back-to-back from 11:00-11:30 p.m. ET (8:00-8:30 p.m. PT) and 11:30-midnight ET (8:30-9:00 p.m. PT) respectively.

As the votes are tallied, the comedy commences. COMEDY CENTRAL will broadcast and stream LIVE Election Night episodes of 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' and 'The Colbert Report' back-to-back from 11:00-11:30 p.m. ET (8:00-8:30 p.m. PT) and 11:30-midnight ET (8:30-9:00 p.m. PT) respectively.

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