Stewart, Colbert May Return to Hulu

As they proved this year with their "Rally to Restore Sanity and Or Fear", Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are two forces to be reckoned with.

The duo have firmly planted themselves in the political conversation, and anyone who watches them knows that if you want to cut through all the babbling and BS of the cable news networks, they are the only ones to watch. Adding to that, the duo just may find themselves some new viewers in the coming year.

According to The New York Times, a year after both shows were taken off Hulu, it looks as if Comedy Central will bring "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" back to the site.

The two shows were taken off Hulu, which is the biggest video site on the Internet, in March after the website and the network couldn't agree on a payment system for viewing the show. Although both shows are free to watch on the Comedy central website, the company wanted a payment plan for Hulu, which would bring the shows to an even wider audience.

But according to the report the two sides are working on a deal and have "negotiated about restoring the shows as recently as last month, according to two people with direct knowledge of the talks." A point that could factor in the negotiations is Hulu Plus, which is the monthly subscription service that Hulu now operates.

Either way this is welcome news for both shows, because adding viewers in any possible way is always a positive move. While both shows have steady fan bases, it's clear that Comedy Central would like to expand those bases even further. Hulu would give the shows flexibility to post clips as well as full episodes and interviews.

More news on the deal should come out in the coming weeks.

Hendricks, Munn, Meyers Just "Don't Know"

With Sarah Jessica Parker already set to star, the film adaptation "I Don't Know How She Does It" has added some more talent to the mix, bringing on a crop of TV talent to the cast.

Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men"), Olivia Munn ("The Daily Show") and Seth Meyers ("SNL") have joined the cast of the film adaptation of author Allison Pearson's chick lit novel "I Don't Know How She Does It" according to The Los Angeles Times.

The first-person comedic novel follows a high-powered financial worker (Parker) who is the mother of two children and trying to balance the various competing elements of her life.
Hendricks is in final negotiations for the part and is set to play a friend of Parker's character.

The actress is best known for her role as Joan Holloway on AMC's acclaimed series "Mad Men." Munn, who is slated to play a colleague of Parker's character, is the TV personality from G4's "Attack of the Show" and Comedy Central's "The Daily Show;" which she joined earlier this year. Munn has recently been working on more film roles, recently playing a part in "Iron Man 2".

Meyers joins an already stacked male cast with Pierce Brosnan and Kelsey Grammer also starring.

The book was a best seller in both England as well as the United States, and with the addition of the three actors, the project should broaden its appeal. It's great to see Hendricks's starting to branch out to more work, because she has been one of the steadiest and most promising actors throughout her four seasons on "Mad Men" and it will be great to see her in another role.

Anyone who is a fan of "The Daily Show" knows how funny Munn can be, and she should be the perfect compliment to Sarah Jessica Parker in the film. The rest of the cast is fantastic as well, and with all that talent involved this could be one of the sleeper romantic comedy hits once it's released, much like "The Proposal" was last year.

Douglas McGrath, who previously helmed "Infamous", directs and shooting is set to kick off in January.

What A Week

What a week it's been. There has almost been too much good stuff to watch on TV this week.

Whether it's the NBA playoffs (congrats on a first career playoff win Mr. Durant), the NHL playoffs (peace Devils!), the NFL Draft (Tebow a Bronco!? Clausen and McCoy still waiting?!), awesome shows like "Lost" and "Fringe", the possibilities were endless.

On top of that "South Park" put on arguably its most controversial episode in a while, which we now find out was partly censored by Comedy Central. Obviously they were looking out out for the safety of their employees, but I still think they totally bitched out.

It was also another strong and fantastic week on "The Daily Show", which had Jon Stewart defending his fellow Comedy Central brethren Matt and Trey on last nights episode. Stewart brought out the choir once again, and trust me, it's worth a watch, especially if you are a fan of "South Park".

Of course there was a ton of stuff out there I forgot to mention, "Community", "Justified" and of course "The Office", which made great use of the Cookie Monster, as well as a perfectly timed reference to "When Harry Met Sally" by Michael while out to lunch with Erin.

So as this Friday comes to a close, there's a lot on people's minds, but I know what Mel Kieper Jr. is thinking: When the hell is Jimmy coming off the board?

If you've been watching any draft coverage you know one thing, Kieper is HIGH on Clausen and very LOW on Tebow. Guess the draft is as big a crapshoot as anything. We'll see where he falls later tonight.

...and finallly, it's the weekend.

Sarah Palin, Please Shut the F**k Up About Nuclear Weapons

As she should before she says anything, Sarah Palin really needs to shut the f**k up.

Earlier this week Palin criticized President Obama over his administration's proposal to limit the use of nuclear weapons.

At a rally on Wednesday, Palin told Fox News that the White House's vow to limit future use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states made the U.S. less safe. The former Republican vice presidential candidate compared the move to "a school kid asking to be hit."

Here's what she said:

Palin: "No administration in America's history would I think ever have considered such a step that we just found out that President Obama is supporting today. You know that's kinda like getting out there on the playground, a bunch of kids ready to fight and one of the kids saying 'Go ahead, punch me in the face and I'm not going to retaliate. Go ahead and do what you want to with me.'"

First off before I say anything, stop using lame and completely ridiculous metaphors to describe real problems in this country. We're talking about nuclear weapons here, not some school yard fight. I get it, you're from Alaska, and you're a 'small town gal'. But these are real issues.

Thankfully President Obama dismissed these criticisms (and rightly so), when he spoke to ABC's George Stephanopoulos pointing to Palin's lack of expertise on the policy surrounding nuclear weapons, and he brushed off Palin's claims that the move would make the U.S. more vulnerable.

Said President Obama: "I really have no response. Because last I checked, Sarah Palin's not much of an expert on nuclear issues. If the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff are comfortable with it, I'm probably going to take my advice from them and not from Sarah Palin."

Honestly, what's wrong with trying to limit nuclear arms anyway? Wouldn't it be nice to live in a world where you knew there were no bombs out there that could completely obliterate our cities and homes?

By the way Mrs. Palin, you said: "No administration in America's history would I think ever have considered such a step that we just found out that President Obama is supporting today." Well maybe you should take a look at this video of President Ronald Reagan, who many conservatives mention constantly when trying to criticize the current administration, as well as the "fair and balanced" bunch at Fox News.

If you don't have time to check out the video I'll give you the cliff notes version. Ronald Reagan, at a podium, giving a speech, uttering something like: "One day I would like to live in a world where there are no nuclear arms."

So no administration his history would ever fathom taking such a step? Point for Stewart and Obama. And honestly, what's so bad about trying to limit nuclear arms anyway? We're only setting ourselves up for a mutually assured destruction if we ever get into a nuclear battle with anyone.

Now I'm not saying I'm more of an expert than Palin, but I think that Obama may be slightly more intelligent with the subject matter. I think I'll stick with his side.

So Sarah, next time you want to talk about nuclear arms, just do us all a favor and STFU.

Business As Usual

Jon Stewart is always funny on "The Daily Show" but this week he went above and beyond. Actually, I have to chalk it up to Comedy Central in general this week. Stewart, "The Colbert Report, and "South Park" this week were all hilarious.

"South Park" took on Facebook, Jim Cramer and Chatroulette all in one episode, while Stewart and Colbert riffed on Michael Steele, (turning him into a puppet, literally), the Catholic Church and John McCain. Also, Stewart had the always fantastic Steve Carell on the show last night, and the interview was just hilarious.