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Aliens, Kimbo Slice, Nintendo Wii, Suze Orman, White People Dunking on Very Short Hoops
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"There is no place on earth like this place, and it's being destroyed"
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'A cooler breed of cat...'02 Posted 12/02/08 @ 10:13 am PST  Lots of positive press attention for the show recently - click 'more' to see a few of the mentions.This smart and smart-alecky jab at the latest obsessions of the media�makes "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" look almost stodgy. OK, I said "almost": Stewart still rocks most nights, but "IM" host Conor Knighton is a cooler breed of cat. http://www.jsonline.com/ The underrated pop culture clip show "Infomania," as good as "The Soup" or "Best Week Ever" in my book and approaching "The Daily Show" in quality... http://blogs.courant.com/ Every Thursday, host Conor Knighton leads a team of satirists who cut through the week's news and media coverage with sardonic, razor-sharp reactions and more than a little social commentary. I know Jon Stewart is the gold standard of topical comedy, but even he would admit that "InfoMania" goes places his show won't, with sophisticated treatments of media stereotypes, politics and technology. http://blogs.kansascity.com/ Also, check out the latest issue of Bust Magazine for a great profile of our very own Sarah Haskins. And, if you're looking to THIS critic for a recommendation of what to watch, well, might I introduce you to... THE WOLFMAN.  oct
Chelsea Lately, Saturday Night Magazine, iM Election Special22 Posted 10/22/08 @ 6:04 pm PST  I'll be on Chelsea Lately again Saturday Night Magazine just did a really nice feature on infoMania/Current - check out the coverage here. And, while there won't be a new episode this week, we're busy gearing up for our all-politics INFOMANIA ELECTION SPECIAL, Thursday, October 30th. Check your local listings to see how you can watch Current in your area, and use this week to catch up on all the old episodes online. jun
'The funniest thing Al Gore has ever been connected with'10 Posted 06/10/08 @ 6:10 pm PST From the Hartford Courant:Add to your weekly diet of "The Soup" and "Best Week Ever" "infoMania" (Current, 10 p.m.), a very funny, quite-packed compendium of the week's media assault online on TV and magazines. Conor Knighton leads a group of smart young correspondents on what might be the funniest thing Al Gore has ever been connected with. I don't know... Hearing him say "hybrid pimp-mobile' in Futurama is pretty damn funny... jun
Aliens, Kimbo Slice, Nintendo Wii, Suze Orman, White People Dunking on Very Short Hoops07 Posted 06/07/08 @ 12:55 pm PST All in this week's infoMania.may
Congratulations GWHS Class of '0823 Posted 05/23/08 @ 1:10 pm PST  Yesterday, I flew back home to deliver the commencement address at my old high school in Charleston, WV. It was a supremely surreal experience, and a tremendous honor. Congrats, graduates. |
