Subject: Talk Shows

• Psychic Sylvia Browne

  March 26, 2009

• Psych!

  March 26, 2009

• Oprah on Discount

  April 28, 2007

• Goodbye, Death's Door

  September 12, 2007

• Daily Briefs: Unreliable narrators, Black Cat firecrackers and PR by proxy.

  July 1, 2008

• Snuffleupagus

  April 2, 2009

• The Download Extra: New Stephen Colbert MP3

  September 12, 2008

• Best TV Hair

  October 19, 2000

• The Download: New White Stripes MP3

  Photo: David Swanson Conan O'Brien invited the White Stripes to reconvene for his final Late Night show on Friday night. During an emotional goodbye, the future holder of the Leno/Letterman timeslot assured viewers of good things to come, but you couldn't help but wonder if the same would be true for Jack and Meg. Check out the video and MP3 of the duo's performance of "We're Going to Be Friends," both courtesy of Stereogum. MP3: The White Stripes, "We're Going to Be Friends (Live on the La

  February 23, 2009

• Jon Stewart spends 'his days browsing KansasCity.com'

  Last night, Daily Show host Jon Stewart was talking about President Barack Obama's plan to have veterans use private insurance to pay for their combat wounds when the crowd started booing. "Are you booing the fact that I spend my days browsing KansasCity.com?" Stewart asked. "Because I do." mentioned tooling around The Kansas City Star's Web site. .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{co

  March 18, 2009

• Not to Offend

  February 26, 2009

• The mayor lights a big tree as his charity fund gets smaller

  December 4, 2008

• Metathriller Author Talk

  February 14, 2008

• Trick or Treat

  The City Council might want to ask a condo developerabout his past.

  October 25, 2007

• Riggle Riggle

  September 6, 2007

• The Star Does Oprah

  April 26, 2007

• Family Studies

  April 26, 2007

• Cold Blood

  A second, slimmer Capote movie fails to improve on its predecessor.

  October 12, 2006

• Vowel Movements

  July 6, 2006

• Legal Exercise

  An Olathe man sues Oprah's fitness guru.

  February 23, 2006

• Merry Xmas From the Dead Malls

  A lonely Santa, decorations held up by an abandoned shoe, and an homage to Oprah await you at KC's forgotten shopping centers.

  December 15, 2005

• A Very Long Run

  November 17, 2005

• Backwash

  We drag the river for stuff you didn't know you were missing.

  June 23, 2005

• House of Pain

  It's Kingsley versus Connelly in a heart-wrenching real-estate battle.

  December 25, 2003

• New Amsterdams

  Saturday, November 15, at the Bottleneck.

  November 13, 2003

• Mark Pender

  Saturday, August 23, at the Blue Room.

  August 21, 2003

• White Stripes

  Saturday, June 28, at Memorial Hall.

  June 26, 2003

• Carrie Newcomer

  Thursday, April 24, at St. Teresa's Academy.

  April 24, 2003

• Where's the Beef?

  Rancher-turned-vegan Howard Lyman urges barbecue-loving Kansas Citians to stop "stuffin' it" down their throats.

  February 27, 2003

• Alicia Keys

  Sunday, August 18, at Starlight Theatre.

  August 15, 2002

• Comedy Sessions

  The March installment in the Indy Film Showcase jumps into the whole world of father-and-son conflicts.

  May 23, 2002

• Rescue 9/11

  This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter.

  January 3, 2002

• Black Humor

  The Daily Show’s Lewis Black is a funny angry man.

  May 31, 2001

• A nude boob tube

  BareTV.com at Westport Coffee House gets down to the nitty-gritty on with its satirical talk show.

  June 8, 2000

• Jon Stewart knows how a Jew and black guy from Kansas can win elected office

  This whole video is pretty funny, but check out the 3:33 mark for Daily Show host Jon Stewart's take on how a Jew and a black guy can get elected in Kansas. The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cChangelingthedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesEconomic CrisisFirst 100 Days Jon Stewart, say hello to some friends of ours. Kansas state Reps. Barbara Ballard, Gail Finney, Broderick Henderson, Melody McCray-Miller and Valdenia Winn. And that's just in the House. Then there's state Sens.

  April 30, 2009

• Jon Stewart apologizes for calling Harry Truman 'a war criminal'

  Last night, Daily Show host Jon Stewart admitted that calling President Harry Truman "a war criminal" "was a stupid thing to say." The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cHarry Truman Was Not a War Criminalthedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesEconomic CrisisFirst 100 Days The night before, Stewart made the comment when discussing torture with Cliff May, president of The Foundation for Defense of Democracies. May asked Stewart if Truman was a war criminal for using the atomic bomb. "

  May 1, 2009

• What is Col. Oprah thinking?

  So last week, KFC gave out free pieces of grilled chicken. Apparently that promotion wasn't successful enough because now KFC has enlisted the help of Oprah. And when you do that, be ready to handle the crowds.Oprah told her audience that KFC is struggling and she wants to help. So, she was providing a coupon, available on KFC's new Web site UnThink KFC, that let people claim a free meal: two pieces of chicken, two sides and a biscuit. Sorry, but you already missed out. The coupon was only avail

  May 7, 2009

• Crikey! KFC not honoring grilled chicken coupons

  KFC president Roger Eaton may be from South Africa but he sounds Australian. No matter his accent, considering that several generations of Americans grew up hearing Colonel Sanders talk about his 11 herbs and spices in a Southern drawl, it's unsettling to hear a man who sounds like Steve Irwin's brother explaining how KFC goofed with its latest promo.Eaton had a rough week. Those coupons that KFC gave out and Oprah touted, yeah, well, the chain is not accepting those anymore because the response

  May 11, 2009

• What does the Tonight Show think of bacon vodka?

  The bacon phenomenon has been well explored here at Fat City yet never completely understood. Yes, bacon is delicious and all that jazz but bacon bandages, bacon breath mints, bacon tuxedos? Part of the gross-food movement's obsession with bacon has been to pair it with odd food items. One of the grosser of these has been bacon-flavored vodka. This week on the Tonight Show, announcer Andy Richter decided to sample Bakon, the first commercial example of the infused spirit. Conan O'Brien said it s

  June 12, 2009

• Jonathan Richman

  June 25, 2009

• Outabounds Sports Bar and Grill

  December 4, 2008

• Kathleen Sebelius offers lettuce sandwiches as health care reform on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

  Former Kansas Governor and current Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was talking health care reform on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. Don't tell Sebelius about that fried Snickers you scarfed down while playing PlayStation 3, or she'll make you eat a lettuce sandwich and run around the block. I'll pass on the dinner invite, Secretary Sebelius. The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cKathleen Sebelius Pt. 1www.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesP

  July 16, 2009

• Robot Chicken (and Seth Green) roller skate through KC in August

  Caught Seth Green a couple of nights ago on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (Yeah, I'm still watching), and Green talked about hitting a bunch of roller rinks to promote Robot Chicken's second Star Wars DVD (out Tuesday). Turns out Green's roller disco tour is coming to the KC area. Well, sort of. The KC stop is up north at River Roll Skate Center (4720 N.W. Gateway, Riverside, Missouri) on August 6. Green won't be alone. He's bringing along Breckin Meyer, Matt Senreich (Robot Chicken's co-c

  July 20, 2009

• Roy Blunt believes Obama is an American citizen afterall

  Be careful what you ask for, Roy Blunt. The Missouri Congressman was ambushed on whether he believes Barack Obama is an American citizen. OK, ambush is a little harsh considering it's a yes or no question. But yesterday's video from Fire Dog Lake showed Blunt saying that birthers were raising a "legitimate question" and that he didn't know why Obama couldn't provide a birth certificate (Obama can and has). Blunt's spokesman kept telling blogger Greg Sargent to just wait until the unedited tapes

  July 30, 2009

• Kris Kobach vs. Stephen Colbert: post fight

  As promised, Republican hopeful for Kansas Secretary of State and illegal immigration hater Kris Kobach appeared last night on the Colbert Report. In case you missed it, here's Kobach's segment. We're intrigued by Colbert's giant pinata idea. The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cKris Kobachwww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorTasers

  August 6, 2009

• Don't Expect A Whitney Houston Comeback Tour

  Whitney Houston didn't even make it the three songs she had planned for Good Morning America. During the performance, her voice repeatedly cracked, disappeared entirely, and then she cut it short. According to the Daily News, people lined up starting the night before for yesterday's concert in Central Park. She blamed her appearance on Oprah for her vocal loss: "I'm so sorry. I did 'Oprah.' I've been talking for so long. ... I talked so much, my voice," she said, trailing off. "I shouldn't be

  September 2, 2009

• Chris Stigall interned for David Letterman, but he didn't see any cheating

  Chris Stigall​KCMO 710's flaming conservative pundit Chris Stigall apparently interned for David Letterman. Check out this interview with Bottom Line Communications for stories of working for Dave, but don't expect any tawdry details. Stigall didn't see a thing."It isn't as though he's running around the office like Benny Hill," Stigall told Bottom Line. "There are literally just four to five people in a staff of dozens that have any regular contact with him. Most people who work for that sho

  October 2, 2009

• Stephen Colbert applauds Pat Roberts' 'health-care box canyon'

  Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts is becoming a favorite target of Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report. Last night, Colbert applauded Roberts' mastery of words. The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cPat Roberts Warns Against Health Care Box Canyonwww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorMichael Moore Judas Priest! What the hell is Roberts talking about?Roberts wasn't the only local politico in Colbert's sights last night; he also took on "God haters" like Missouri Cong

  October 15, 2009

• Bond, Brownback and Roberts OK with rape-friendly contracts

  Al Franken​There are a few things that the majority of us can agree on. Among those things: Rape is bad. Gang rape is really fucking bad. Employers that try to get their employees to sign away their rights to sue if they're raped by co-workers? Fucking EVIL. Minnesota Sen. Al Franken introduced an amendment that would have kept the Pentagon from awarding defense contracts to employers that force their employees agree not to sue them if they are raped by co-workers.Franken was doing this all be

  October 19, 2009

• Kind of a Big Deal

  October 22, 2009