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Gilbert Gottfried, Aladdin and SNL star, dies aged 67
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FaceyMcBookFace: Can Facebook’s new name save the social media company?
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Steve Carell: Some people sprint to the top. For me it happened over years. I didn’t notice
The actor on hitting every rung on the Hollywood ladder
Gael García Bernal: ‘You can’t separate art from politics’
Impassioned Oscars speech a sharp reminder of actor's political commitment
Give young people the tools to fight back against fake news
Digital literacy is one of the main defences against lies and disinformation
Fake News Show: 'Was Spicer in on the joke? Who can tell anymore?'
Panellists compete for scores measured in clicks and spread bait on Twitter in a quiz that looks to reclaim fake news for satire
Jon Stewart savages Trump: ‘Purposeful, vindictive chaos’
Former ‘Daily Show’ presenter recites executive orders in half-hearted Trump accent
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Emmys 2015: ‘Game of Thrones’ biggest winner with 12 awards
Viola Davis first African-American to win lead actress award for ‘How to Get Away With Murder’
Marc Maron: ‘The first 100 episodes are me asking celebrities for help’
Comedian Marc Maron was an embittered recovering alcoholic before he found his way as a podcast interviewer of brutal honesty. Not even Obama refused the call
Donald Trump’s aggression makes him helpful id among superegos
Businessman’s attacks can help smoke out more careful rivals in US presidential race
Jon Stewart signs off from ‘The Daily Show’
Media tributes debate his legacy as America’s most popular political satirist
Viacom shares plummet 20% as consumer patterns shift
Media sector in freefall since Walt Disney revised growth outlook
Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’: 16 years thinking outside the box
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Obama defends Iran deal on Jon Stewart’s ‘The Daily Show’
President issues executive order telling viewers ‘Jon Stewart cannot leave’
Barack Obama: ‘We are not cured of racism . . . it’s not just a matter of it not being polite to say ‘nigger’ in public.’
Obama in a US podcast interview from a comedian’s garage talks about Charleston, race relations and parenting
Australian government heading for winter of discontent
Same-sex marriage and housing are among the thorns in the coalition’s side
Trevor Noah to host ‘The Daily Show’ on September 28th
Jon Stewart’s career of 16 years to end in August
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John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman send-up everyone from Putin to Proust
Trevor Noah to replace Jon Stewart on ‘The Daily Show’
Report suggests comedian will replace Jon Stewart
Backstage at the Oscars
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Why TV news has lost all its moral authority
NBC’s anchor Brian Williams is in trouble, but respect for the medium is already gone
Republican swipes begin with Clinton in firing line
American Letter: As the ‘will-she-or-won’t-she run’ brigade watch Hillary, Bill bats off health scare talk
Colbert’s pungent wit takes social change out of satire
Opinion: new US ‘Late Show’ host has surgical wit but is no radical
Colbert named as Letterman’s replacement on US talk show
CBS wasted little time in unveiling Letterman’s replacement
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