Wonderful news - Iran released those British sailors they were holding hostage. Obviously, Iran knows better than to mess with John Oliver. Of course, the humor of this situation is that, earlier today, Bush stated that he saw no end in sight to the hostage situation and they were released later in the day. I await a comment from Jon Stewart.

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I just found out that John Oliver (of The Daily Show fame) was a former member of the Cambridge Footlights. You don't know how much that explains.

For those who are unaware, the Footlights have produced a great number of British comedians in the past, including some noted satirists (namely half the cast of Beyond the Fringe, Peter Cook and Jonathan ( Read more... )