Welcome to the ‘Six Degrees Catch Up Edition’ featuring all the latest happenings and goings on in the world of ‘Daily Show’ and ‘Colbert Report’ staff and ‘Friends of the Show’.
In this month’s catch up Amy Sedaris makes her final appearance on the ‘Late Show’, Bassem Youssef embarks on a new project to help aspiring Arab talent, Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about his new talk show on Nat Geo, Samantha Bee farewells ‘The Daily Show’, Tracey Stewart adds author to her resume, and John Oliver is bringing his stand up show Down Under.
- Following a stint teaching students at the Kennedy School of Government how satire can disrupt the social and political order, Bassem Youssef has undertaken a new project, “Tube Star Network.” Recognising the lack of original content in the Middle East, the Dubai-based helps aspiring Arab talent to develop their own Internet programs, with the hope that some will make the leap to broadcast television.
- John Oliver is bringing his stand up show Down Under this August. Tickets are now on sale via Ticketmaster for shows in Sydney and Melbourne.
- Samantha Bee talks to Entertainment Weekly about her time on ‘The Daily Show’ and the new show she is working on with Jason Jones for TBS.
Six Degrees: April 2015 Catch Up
Welcome to the ‘Six Degrees Catch Up Edition’ featuring all the latest happenings and goings on in the world of ‘Daily Show’ and ‘Colbert Report’ staff and ‘Friends of the Show’.
In this month’s catch up Amy Sedaris makes her final appearance on the ‘Late Show’, Bassem Youssef embarks on a new project to help aspiring Arab talent, Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about his new talk show on Nat Geo, Samantha Bee farewells ‘The Daily Show’, Tracey Stewart adds author to her resume, and John Oliver is bringing his stand up show Down Under.
‘Star Talk‘ air Monday nights at 11/10c on the National Geographic Channel.