Welcome to Better Know a Guest, your weekly guide to the wonderful and diverse array of personalities appearing on ‘The Colbert Report’ and ‘The Daily Show’ each week.
Hey there Hubsters! It’s that time again where we reveal this week’s guests! Are there any weekend happenings that you guys hope they cover? As always, let us know in the comments below!
Stephen’s guests this week are a senator, a show creator, an actor, and the Secretary of the U.S. Navy.
Jon’s guests this week are two actors, a former CTO, and a former Secretary of the Treasury.
Monday, May 19 (2014)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Author: “A Fighting Chance”)
Elizabeth Warren is an American Senator from Massachusetts. Her new book, ‘A Fighting Chance’ shares her experiences in Washington and how the city does – and does not – work. She gives focus to her work as a consultant on bankruptcy law, and how she fought a ten-year losing battle with big banks who opposed her reforms. The book also shares Warren’s journey from a small child with ambitions of being an elementary school teacher to a US Senator who won one of the most contentious Senate races in the country. The New York Review of Books notes that “As a politician and activist, Warren’s great strength is that she retains the outsider’s perspective, and the outsider’s sense of moral outrage […] She’s an indomitable battler for the underdog, and she doesn’t take no for an answer.” The Washington Post furthers that, “Ultimately, the book’s message is that one person can make a difference.”
Born: 22 June 1949 (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States)
Education: Northwest Classen High School | University of Houston | Rutgers School of Law
Committees: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions | Special Committee on Aging
Books: As We Forgive Our Debtors: Bankruptcy and Consumer Credit in America | The Fragile Middle Class: Americans in Debt | The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents are Going Broke | All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan | Casenote Legal Briefs: Commercial Law | The Law of Debtors and Creditors: Text, Cases, and Problems | Chapter 11: Reorganizing American Businesses (Essentials ) | Secured Credit: A Systems Approach
Awards: Bostonian of the Year, 2009 | Lelia J. Robinson Award | 100 Most Influential People in the World (2009, 2010) | Oklahoma Hall of Fame | Sacks-Freund Teaching Award | Order of the Coif
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interviews – 16 April 2009 | 27 January 2010 | 27 April 2011 | 25 January 2012
Follow: Website | @ElizabethFroma | Facebook
Tuesday, May 20 (2014)
Matthew Wiener (Creator: “Mad Men”)
Matthew Wiener is an American writer, director, producer, and the creator of the hit series Mad Men on AMC. The show is set in the late 1960s, and follows the escapades of advertising executive Don Draper and the people around him. It has won many awards during its run, including four Primetime Emmy wins for Best Drama Series for its first four seasons, becoming the first basic cable series to win this award. The series explores sexism, racism, and counterculture through the lens of 1960s period piece. The first half of the final season began this spring, and the second half reportedly will air in spring of 2015. Of the final season, Weiner says “This season is about consequences. We don’t just throw stuff away after it has happened. There are shadows over this season that go back to the first time we met Don.”
Born: 29 June 1965 (Baltimore, Maryland, United States)
Education: The Park School of Baltimore | Harvard School for Boys | Wesleyan University | School of Cinema and Television, University of Southern California
Television: Becker | In-Laws | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | The Sopranos | Mad Men
Awards: Primetime Emmy Awards | Golden Globe Awards | Writers Guild of America Award
Wednesday, May 21 (2014)
Patrick Stewart (Actor: “X-Men: Days of Future Past”)
Sir Patrick Stewart is an English film, television, and stage actor who reprises his famous role as Dr. Xavier in the latest edition to the X-Men franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past. The film is intended as a sequel to 2006′s X-Men: The Last Stand, and is set in a dystopic future in which all mutants are being hunted by a group known as the Sentinels. To put a stop to the killing, the X-Men decide to send Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) back in time to 1978 to prevent Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) from killing Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage), the creator of the Sentinel program (his death triggered the adoption of the program). The film also stars James McAvoy (young Dr. Xavier), Ian McKellen (old Magneto), Michael Fassbender (young Magneto), Halle Berry (Storm), Ellen Page (ShadowCat), Anna Paquin (Rogue), and Nicholas Hoult (young Beast).
Born: July 13, 1940 (Mirfield, West Riding of Yorkshirt, England, United King)
Education: Crowlees Church of England Junior and Infants School | Mirfield Secondary Modern School
Filmography: Antony and Cleopatra | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | Hamlet, Prince of Denmark | The Plague Dogs | Dune | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | The Pagemaster | Star Trek: First Contact | Masterminds | Star Trek: The Experience: The Klingon Encounter | Safe House | Star Trek: Insurrection | The Prince of Egypt | A Christmas Carol | X-Men | Star Trek: Nemesis | X2: Wolverine’s Revenge | X2: X-Men United | The Lion in Winter | Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind | American Dad | X-Men: the Last Stand | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Hamlet | Ted | The Wolverine
Awards: Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor | Family Film Award | Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interviews 8 November, 2013 | 22 April, 2003 | 13 April, 2000 |The Daily Sow Correspondent Strike | Who Froze Jade Rabbit
Previous ‘Colbert Report’ Appearance(s): Phony Obamacare Horror Stories – Patrick Stewart
Follow: @SirPatStew
Thursday, May 22 (2014)
Ray Mabus (Secretary of the U.S. Navy)
Ray Mabus is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who has been the U.S. Secretary of the Navy since 2009. It is unclear what he will be on the show to discuss.
Born: 11 October 1948 (Starkville, Mississippi, United States)
Education: University of Mississippi | Johns Hopkins University | Harvard Law School
Positions Held: State Auditor of Mississippi | Governor of Mississippi | United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Awards: U.S. Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award | U.S. Army Distinguished Civilian Service Award | King Abdul Aziz Award, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Mississippi Association of Educators’ Friend of Education Award | Martin Luther King Social Responsibility Award | Conservation Achievement Award
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interview – 6 October 2009
Follow: @SECNAV
And now, let’s check in with our good friend Jon Stewart over at ‘The Daily Show’!
Monday, May 19 (2014)
James McAvoy (Actor: “X-Men: Days of Future Past”)
James McAvoy is a Scottish actor, who will reprise his role as young Dr. Xavier in the upcoming addition to the X-Men franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past. On his role, McAvoy said that he has viewed his job as to play the role differently than Stewart, “Until the kind of final moments of the third movie … it’s about charting the journey towards Patrick Stewart.”
Born: 21 April 1979 (Port Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom)
Education: St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Filmography: Swimming Pool | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe | The Last King of Scotland | Penelope | Atonement | Wanted | X-Men: First Class | Arthur Christmas | Muppets Most Wanted
Television: Band of Brothers | Lorna Doone | Shameless | ShakespeaRe-told
Awards: BAFTA Award | Empire Award | London Film Critics Circle Award | IGN Award | British Independent Film Award
Tuesday, May 20 (2014)
Aneesh Chopra (Author: “Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government”)
Aneesh Chopra is an American politician, who served as the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States from 2009-2012, a position created by President Barack Obama. His new book, Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government, examines why technological advancement has not caught on in government as it has in the private sector. His position as CTO was born of this realization, and Chopra lays out how government can embrace technology to help us address some of the most pressing issues in the country, such as economic development and affordable health care. Arianna Huffington calls the book a “must-read for anyone interested in tackling America’s biggest problems. We’ve seen how new technologies have dramatically changed the media industry, and Chopra shows how we can use them to remake our government.”
Born: 13 July, 1972 (Trenton, New Jersey, United States)
Education: West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South | Johns Hopkins University | John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Follow: @AneeshChopra
Wednesday, May 21 (2014)
Timothy Geithner (Author: “Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises”)
Timothy Geithner is an American economic policy maker and central banker who served as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 2009-2013. His new book, Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises shares his insight as someone who was at the forefront of the 2008 financial crisis and dealing with policy choices head-on. The book is his attempt to explain the decisions he and others made in office to avoid an even more disastrous financial situation than what the nation was already facing. Along the way, he imparts some of what he learned, and how he thinks governments can best manage financial crises. Warren Buffet praised the book as “Sensational … the definitive work on what causes financial panics and what must be done to stem them when they occur.”
Born: 18 August, 1961 (New York City, New York, United States)
Education: International School, Bangkok | Dartmouth College | Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Former Positions: President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Thursday, May 22 (2014)
Drew Barrymore (Actor: “Blended”)
Drew Barrymore is an American actress, screenwriter, film director, producer, model, and author, who stars in the upcoming comedy Blended alongside Adam Sandler. The film follows Jim Friedman (Sandler) and Lauren Reynolds (Barrymore) who first meet on a bad blind date, and then realize that they and their respective children are stuck together while on vacation at a family resort in Africa. The more time they spend together, the more they learn to like each other.
Born: 22 February 1975 (Culver City, California, United States)
Filmography: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Irreconcilable Differences | Cat’s Eye | Guncrazy | Scream | The Wedding Singer | Ever After | Never Been Kissed | Charlie’s Angels | Donnie Darko | Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle | 50 First Dates | Fever Pitch | Music and Lyrics | He’s Just Not That Into You | Whip It
Television: Babes in Toyland | Olive, the Other Reindeer | Grey Gardens
Awards: Young Artist Award | MTV Movie Award | Blimp Award | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Crystal Award | Saturn Award | People’s Choice Award | Golden Globe Award | Gracie Allen Award | Satellite Award | Screen Actors Guild Award
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interviews – 14 September 2004 | 8 April 2005 | 26 August 2010
Follow: Website | @DrewBarrymore
Please remember to vote in our weekly favourite guests polls, and don’t forget to let us know which guests you’re looking forward to! Also please try to comment with any tips or suggestions that you have for this post. Thanks! Here’s to a great week of shows! That’s all for this week Hubsters! See you next time!
Better Know a Guest: May 19 – 22, 2014
Welcome to Better Know a Guest, your weekly guide to the wonderful and diverse array of personalities appearing on ‘The Colbert Report’ and ‘The Daily Show’ each week.
Hey there Hubsters! It’s that time again where we reveal this week’s guests! Are there any weekend happenings that you guys hope they cover? As always, let us know in the comments below!
Stephen’s guests this week are a senator, a show creator, an actor, and the Secretary of the U.S. Navy.
Jon’s guests this week are two actors, a former CTO, and a former Secretary of the Treasury.
Monday, May 19 (2014)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Author: “A Fighting Chance”)
Elizabeth Warren is an American Senator from Massachusetts. Her new book, ‘A Fighting Chance’ shares her experiences in Washington and how the city does – and does not – work. She gives focus to her work as a consultant on bankruptcy law, and how she fought a ten-year losing battle with big banks who opposed her reforms. The book also shares Warren’s journey from a small child with ambitions of being an elementary school teacher to a US Senator who won one of the most contentious Senate races in the country. The New York Review of Books notes that “As a politician and activist, Warren’s great strength is that she retains the outsider’s perspective, and the outsider’s sense of moral outrage […] She’s an indomitable battler for the underdog, and she doesn’t take no for an answer.” The Washington Post furthers that, “Ultimately, the book’s message is that one person can make a difference.”
Born: 22 June 1949 (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States)
Education: Northwest Classen High School | University of Houston | Rutgers School of Law
Committees: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions | Special Committee on Aging
Books: As We Forgive Our Debtors: Bankruptcy and Consumer Credit in America | The Fragile Middle Class: Americans in Debt | The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents are Going Broke | All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan | Casenote Legal Briefs: Commercial Law | The Law of Debtors and Creditors: Text, Cases, and Problems | Chapter 11: Reorganizing American Businesses (Essentials ) | Secured Credit: A Systems Approach
Awards: Bostonian of the Year, 2009 | Lelia J. Robinson Award | 100 Most Influential People in the World (2009, 2010) | Oklahoma Hall of Fame | Sacks-Freund Teaching Award | Order of the Coif
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interviews – 16 April 2009 | 27 January 2010 | 27 April 2011 | 25 January 2012
Follow: Website | @ElizabethFroma | Facebook
Tuesday, May 20 (2014)
Matthew Wiener (Creator: “Mad Men”)
Matthew Wiener is an American writer, director, producer, and the creator of the hit series Mad Men on AMC. The show is set in the late 1960s, and follows the escapades of advertising executive Don Draper and the people around him. It has won many awards during its run, including four Primetime Emmy wins for Best Drama Series for its first four seasons, becoming the first basic cable series to win this award. The series explores sexism, racism, and counterculture through the lens of 1960s period piece. The first half of the final season began this spring, and the second half reportedly will air in spring of 2015. Of the final season, Weiner says “This season is about consequences. We don’t just throw stuff away after it has happened. There are shadows over this season that go back to the first time we met Don.”
Born: 29 June 1965 (Baltimore, Maryland, United States)
Education: The Park School of Baltimore | Harvard School for Boys | Wesleyan University | School of Cinema and Television, University of Southern California
Television: Becker | In-Laws | Andy Richter Controls the Universe | The Sopranos | Mad Men
Awards: Primetime Emmy Awards | Golden Globe Awards | Writers Guild of America Award
Wednesday, May 21 (2014)
Patrick Stewart (Actor: “X-Men: Days of Future Past”)
Sir Patrick Stewart is an English film, television, and stage actor who reprises his famous role as Dr. Xavier in the latest edition to the X-Men franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past. The film is intended as a sequel to 2006′s X-Men: The Last Stand, and is set in a dystopic future in which all mutants are being hunted by a group known as the Sentinels. To put a stop to the killing, the X-Men decide to send Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) back in time to 1978 to prevent Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) from killing Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage), the creator of the Sentinel program (his death triggered the adoption of the program). The film also stars James McAvoy (young Dr. Xavier), Ian McKellen (old Magneto), Michael Fassbender (young Magneto), Halle Berry (Storm), Ellen Page (ShadowCat), Anna Paquin (Rogue), and Nicholas Hoult (young Beast).
Born: July 13, 1940 (Mirfield, West Riding of Yorkshirt, England, United King)
Education: Crowlees Church of England Junior and Infants School | Mirfield Secondary Modern School
Filmography: Antony and Cleopatra | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | Hamlet, Prince of Denmark | The Plague Dogs | Dune | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | The Pagemaster | Star Trek: First Contact | Masterminds | Star Trek: The Experience: The Klingon Encounter | Safe House | Star Trek: Insurrection | The Prince of Egypt | A Christmas Carol | X-Men | Star Trek: Nemesis | X2: Wolverine’s Revenge | X2: X-Men United | The Lion in Winter | Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind | American Dad | X-Men: the Last Stand | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Hamlet | Ted | The Wolverine
Awards: Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor | Family Film Award | Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interviews 8 November, 2013 | 22 April, 2003 | 13 April, 2000 |The Daily Sow Correspondent Strike | Who Froze Jade Rabbit
Previous ‘Colbert Report’ Appearance(s): Phony Obamacare Horror Stories – Patrick Stewart
Follow: @SirPatStew
Thursday, May 22 (2014)
Ray Mabus (Secretary of the U.S. Navy)
Ray Mabus is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who has been the U.S. Secretary of the Navy since 2009. It is unclear what he will be on the show to discuss.
Born: 11 October 1948 (Starkville, Mississippi, United States)
Education: University of Mississippi | Johns Hopkins University | Harvard Law School
Positions Held: State Auditor of Mississippi | Governor of Mississippi | United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Awards: U.S. Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award | U.S. Army Distinguished Civilian Service Award | King Abdul Aziz Award, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Mississippi Association of Educators’ Friend of Education Award | Martin Luther King Social Responsibility Award | Conservation Achievement Award
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interview – 6 October 2009
Follow: @SECNAV
And now, let’s check in with our good friend Jon Stewart over at ‘The Daily Show’!
Monday, May 19 (2014)
James McAvoy (Actor: “X-Men: Days of Future Past”)
James McAvoy is a Scottish actor, who will reprise his role as young Dr. Xavier in the upcoming addition to the X-Men franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past. On his role, McAvoy said that he has viewed his job as to play the role differently than Stewart, “Until the kind of final moments of the third movie … it’s about charting the journey towards Patrick Stewart.”
Born: 21 April 1979 (Port Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom)
Education: St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Filmography: Swimming Pool | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe | The Last King of Scotland | Penelope | Atonement | Wanted | X-Men: First Class | Arthur Christmas | Muppets Most Wanted
Television: Band of Brothers | Lorna Doone | Shameless | ShakespeaRe-told
Awards: BAFTA Award | Empire Award | London Film Critics Circle Award | IGN Award | British Independent Film Award
Tuesday, May 20 (2014)
Aneesh Chopra (Author: “Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government”)
Aneesh Chopra is an American politician, who served as the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States from 2009-2012, a position created by President Barack Obama. His new book, Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government, examines why technological advancement has not caught on in government as it has in the private sector. His position as CTO was born of this realization, and Chopra lays out how government can embrace technology to help us address some of the most pressing issues in the country, such as economic development and affordable health care. Arianna Huffington calls the book a “must-read for anyone interested in tackling America’s biggest problems. We’ve seen how new technologies have dramatically changed the media industry, and Chopra shows how we can use them to remake our government.”
Born: 13 July, 1972 (Trenton, New Jersey, United States)
Education: West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South | Johns Hopkins University | John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Follow: @AneeshChopra
Wednesday, May 21 (2014)
Timothy Geithner (Author: “Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises”)
Timothy Geithner is an American economic policy maker and central banker who served as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 2009-2013. His new book, Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises shares his insight as someone who was at the forefront of the 2008 financial crisis and dealing with policy choices head-on. The book is his attempt to explain the decisions he and others made in office to avoid an even more disastrous financial situation than what the nation was already facing. Along the way, he imparts some of what he learned, and how he thinks governments can best manage financial crises. Warren Buffet praised the book as “Sensational … the definitive work on what causes financial panics and what must be done to stem them when they occur.”
Born: 18 August, 1961 (New York City, New York, United States)
Education: International School, Bangkok | Dartmouth College | Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Former Positions: President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Thursday, May 22 (2014)
Drew Barrymore (Actor: “Blended”)
Drew Barrymore is an American actress, screenwriter, film director, producer, model, and author, who stars in the upcoming comedy Blended alongside Adam Sandler. The film follows Jim Friedman (Sandler) and Lauren Reynolds (Barrymore) who first meet on a bad blind date, and then realize that they and their respective children are stuck together while on vacation at a family resort in Africa. The more time they spend together, the more they learn to like each other.
Born: 22 February 1975 (Culver City, California, United States)
Filmography: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Irreconcilable Differences | Cat’s Eye | Guncrazy | Scream | The Wedding Singer | Ever After | Never Been Kissed | Charlie’s Angels | Donnie Darko | Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle | 50 First Dates | Fever Pitch | Music and Lyrics | He’s Just Not That Into You | Whip It
Television: Babes in Toyland | Olive, the Other Reindeer | Grey Gardens
Awards: Young Artist Award | MTV Movie Award | Blimp Award | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Crystal Award | Saturn Award | People’s Choice Award | Golden Globe Award | Gracie Allen Award | Satellite Award | Screen Actors Guild Award
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interviews – 14 September 2004 | 8 April 2005 | 26 August 2010
Follow: Website | @DrewBarrymore
Please remember to vote in our weekly favourite guests polls, and don’t forget to let us know which guests you’re looking forward to! Also please try to comment with any tips or suggestions that you have for this post. Thanks! Here’s to a great week of shows! That’s all for this week Hubsters! See you next time!