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Bob Woodruff Foundation: Where billionaires, celebrities, and the NFL go to support vets

Apr. 09, 2024 15:46 PM EDT

When billionaire philanthropists, celebrities, global embassies, and the National Football League want to lend a helping hand to American veterans, they increasingly turn to one source: the Bob Woodruff Foundation. Formed in 2006 to serve post-9/11 veterans and their families after...

They are TV's ghosts — networks that somehow survive with little reason to watch them anymore

Mar. 01, 2024 00:33 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The list of memorable characters and personalities who entered popular culture through cable television is long: Honey Boo Boo. Tony Soprano. Lizzie McGuire. Don Draper. Jon Stewart. Beavis and Butt-Head. Chip and Joanna Gaines. SpongeBob SquarePants. Pick your own...

Jon Stewart's return to 'The Daily Show' felt familiar to those who missed him while he was away

Feb. 13, 2024 18:16 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — No, Jon Stewart really wasn't sitting at his desk at Comedy Central for the last nine years, waiting for someone to turn the lights back on. Yet it almost felt that way during Stewart's return to “The Daily Show” Monday night. His signature moves — blunt...

Jon Stewart changed late-night comedy once. Can he have a second act in different times?

Feb. 09, 2024 00:05 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — As host of “The Daily Show” from 1999 to 2015, Jon Stewart changed comedy — and arguably journalism, too — with sharp, satirical takes on politics and current events. He became an essential part of the nation's conversation. Now let's see if he can turn back...

Jon Stewart will return to 'The Daily Show' as host — just on Mondays

Jan. 24, 2024 15:21 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart is rewinding the clock, returning to “The Daily Show” as a weekly host and executive producing through the 2024 U.S. elections cycle. Comedy Central on Wednesday said Stewart will host the topical TV show, the perch he ruled for 16 years...