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Jun 18 2013 02:36 PM ET

Russell Brand outsmarts and out-funnys MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' crew -- VIDEO

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Hey, cable news: Don’t mess with Russell Brand.

The funnyman was on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Monday, and the gaggle of talking heads was a full-on hot mess interviewing the comedian. He was there to promote his upcoming Messiah Complex tour (sounds like someone has been taking naming advice from Jay-Z!), but instead, the talk devolved into questioning why they couldn’t understand his accent and openly admitting they knew nothing about him.

Brand remained a jovial sport, despite the complete lack of trying on the part of the anchors. Watch a cringe-worthy clip below, and then join me for some discussion questions:
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Apr 28 2013 02:12 AM ET

White House Correspondents' Dinner: President Obama on NBC, 'The Bible,' and Taylor Swift. Plus: Conan O'Brien's best jokes

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C-Span insistently stamped the hashtag “NerdProm” on their coverage of this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, but the annual political roast looked more like Washington’s answer to the Golden Globes. By which I mean, there were several pointed jokes and untold gallons of booze. Conan O’Brien was the official comedy diplomat of the night — a return trip for the late-night host, who slung jokes in President Clinton’s direction back in 1995. But O’Brien was overshadowed by his opener: President Barack Obama, who took the opportunity to make several jabs at NBC, CNN, and even Taylor Swift. Read on for the best zingers by the former Tonight Show host and the Commander-in-Chief of these United States. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 25 2013 11:01 AM ET

'Hannibal' after Boston: What happens when TV networks try to be 'sensitive' to tragic events

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Tonight’s episode of Hannibal dramatizes a timely theme: Our response – and responsibility – to human suffering, natural or unnatural. Caution: SPOILERS ahead. “Coquilles” introduces us to two people who’ve been diagnosed with terminal cancer. They choose to cope with their illness in different ways, neither way healthy. One character keeps it a secret from her husband because she’s doesn’t want to burden him, creating more dissonance in an already strained marriage. Another character, made monstrous by his disease (and perhaps other manipulative influences), forces his burden onto others in a bizarre, brutal way, with a convoluted justification that perhaps only Dexter – or a terrorist — might find understandable. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 11 2013 08:43 AM ET

Your Daily Shaw Report

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Our pop-culture guide to what’s in, what’s fading, and what’s definitely out.

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Mar 14 2013 04:27 PM ET

Man behind '47 percent' video speaks: '[Romney] doubled-down on it' -- VIDEO

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America, meet Scott Prouty.

The man behind the infamous “47 percent” video, which showed Mitt Romney describing Americans who rely on government as “victims,” sat down with MSNBC host Ed Schultz last night to talk about the impact his surreptitious recording had on the election. For his part, Prouty doesn’t come off as a crazy ideologue or fame-stalker, even if his original pitch — “I felt it was a civic duty” — is complicated by his political leanings. It’s no surprise that Prouty voted for President Obama and is proud to have done so, even if he’s a “registered” independent, and it is interesting that he had no interaction with the campaign (at least to the conspiracy theorists out there, who see machinations in every movement of the news cycle).

Other tidbits: Prouty thinks the video “showed who [Romney] was as a person” and that the footage helped push the polls toward Obama. The most telling detail of the interview is in the timing. This is Prouty’s first on-camera talk since coming forward. Why now? “You know, Romney came out again on Fox News and did an interview just recently and I now that he’s going to be [at] the CPAC Convention.”

Put another way: Romney should avoid most bartenders, especially if they’re wearing checkered blue ties.

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Mar 13 2013 12:36 PM ET

Mitt Romney's '47 Percent' filmmaker breaks his silence tonight -- VIDEO

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Just in time to truly capitalize on the scorching-hot pop culture phenom that is Mitt Romney, the guy who filmed the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign-changing “47 Percent” video is finally coming clean tonight.

We won’t know the filmmaker’s name until this evening’s edition of MSNBC’s The Ed Show, which will feature an exclusive interview with 2012′s very own Deep Throat. Still, a few facts about the guy are out there already: He worked as a bartender at Romney’s now-infamous May 2012 fundraiser, he previously worked at a Clinton fundraiser, and the contrast between those two events partially inspired him to make the video in the first place.

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Dec 17 2012 11:43 AM ET

Joe Scarborough reverses his stance on gun control -- VIDEO

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MSNBC host Joe Scarborough has always been an advocate for the right to bear arms. On today’s Morning Joe, the former Republican Congressman himself noted that he “received the NRA’s highest ratings over four terms in Congress.” But the horror in Newtown has caused Scarborough to rethink his views on gun control.

As he explains in an impassioned 10-minute monologue, he used to view the gun debate as a question of individual rights versus government control; post-Newtown, he considers it a matter of public safety. Scarborough also takes time in his monologue to excoriate the prevalence of violent images in pop culture — in addition to decrying gun lobbyists, he also explains that “Entertainment moguls don’t have an absolute right to glorify murder.”

It’s an interesting speech that’s the opposite of fire-breathing — watch the video below. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 7 2012 02:11 AM ET

Election 2012: From Brian Williams to Jon Stewart to Shep Smith, how each network covered the election

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From Brian Williams on NBC to Shep Smith on Fox, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central to Katie Couric on ABC, EW took in every corner of the election coverage on Tuesday night (and early Wednesday morning). Here are the highlights!  READ FULL STORY »

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