Al Madrigal is a correspondent on The Daily Show, a longtime stand-up comedian, and the co-creator of the comedy podcast network All Things Comedy with Bill Burr. As the Daily Show’s “Latino correspondent,” Madrigal has covered issues like Arizona’s anti-immigrant legislation and Puerto Rican statehood, and he explores the subject matter of raising a family in a Mexican neighborhood in his new stand-up special Why Is The Rabbit Crying? – which will air this Friday on Comedy Central. We had a chance to catch up with Madrigal about his special, as well as what it’s like to work on The Daily Show during a time of such sobering headlines.
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Yesterday it was announced that Jon Stewart will be taking a summertime hiatus from hosting The Daily Show in order to direct his first feature film, a drama called Rosewater about an Iranian journalist. The twelve-week hiatus is Stewart’s first since he started hosting The Daily Show in 1999. During his time as host he has published America and Earth, both of which match The Daily Show's political humor. The same year he signed onto The Daily Show, though, Stewart published a collection of essays under the title Naked Pictures of Famous People. Young Jon Stewart's prose showcases the sarcasm, wit, and intelligence that have [...]
Here's deranged millionaire John Hodgman's first appearance on The Daily Show since November 2012. He probably only came back to show how cool he looks with slicked-back hair.
Here's Melissa McCarthy on The Daily Show last night. Towards the end of the interview, she tells a really funny story about her first time doing stand-up. If you are out there and you have late '80s video of her first set, please don't hold out on us. We need to see this.
