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Daily Show Production Team Nets Creative Freedom

Posted by Zonk on from the stephen-colbert-deserves-a-hug dept.

gremlins writes "Jon Stewart, who recently celebrated his sixth anniversary with "The Daily Show" and was a rumored possible replacement to Dan Rathers, has signed a deal which allows his production team, Busboy Productions, to develop televison projects on their own. The deal also allows Busboy Productions to flirt with other networks when looking for a home for the projects. Comedy Central still gets the right of first refusal for any projects created."

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  1. Replacement for Dan Rather? by rjamestaylor · · Score: 4, Funny

    A comedian as a replacement for a serious news anchor?

    Oh yeah... Dan Rather. Sorry. I must have mis-read that.

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  2. Jon Stewart by Scoria · · Score: 5, Funny

    For more on this developing story, we turn to our senior Dan Rather analyst, Mr. Stephen Colbert.

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    1. Re:Jon Stewart by Surye · · Score: 5, Funny

      You mean Ted Hitler right? ;)

  3. Re:That's great by JonStewart · · Score: 5, Funny

    What can I say? Geeks love me. I share their love of internet porn.

  4. Don't you mean Ted Hitler? by Aexia · · Score: 5, Funny

    Columbian drug mule and panda killer?

  5. And the Obvious Question is... by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 4, Funny

    where is a reliable source of Daily Show torrents?

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  6. Re:That's great by HangingChad · · Score: 4, Funny
    FOX news, saying the US will be attacked if Kerry is elected, is a freakshow.

    And the Secret Service giving a press pass to a gay prostitute using an assumed name would be...what?

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