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Fake News Finds Buzz
It doesn't really matter if you think President Bush is on the ball or out to lunch -- Jon Stewart and the cast of The Daily Show love exposing the lunacy of the right, the left, and everyone in between. (Although, registered Democrats do tend to laugh a little harder.)
With Stewart set to host next month's Oscars, ex-correspondents Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert starring in their own shows, and current costar Rob Corddry signing on for a FOX pilot, there's lots of search buzz on this funny foursome.
According to Yahoo's Buzz Index, men make up 63% of searchers on The Daily Show, while 61% of queries on Jon Stewart come from smitten females. Apparently dudes dig the show, but ladies dig the man. Jon, you're a dog. A very handsome one.
The buzz on straight-faced, strait-laced, not-a-hair-out-of-place Stephen Colbert is up 9% this week. However, interest in his show, The Colbert Report, is off nearly 20% in search. As a wise man once said, truthiness, however truthful, hurts.
Daily Show alum Steve Carell is most popular among 25- to 29-year-olds. Nearly 30% of searches come from this age group. Not bad for a 40-Year-Old Virgin. Meanwhile, The Office is outperforming analyst expectations, surging 37% this month.
Finally (and we're not mentioning him last just because he's bald), there's Rob Corddry. Since Colbert and Carell have left, Corddry has become The Daily Show's go-to guy for satirical and ridiculous reporting. Searches on ol' Rob are modest right now, but if his new Fox show survives its treacherous infancy, he could be TV's next big thing.
posted by Unknown @ Saturday, February 11, 2006,
