American Comedy Show Finds Lots of Laughs in Iran

According to a recent poll by Time Magazine - most Americans watch "funny" news versus "real" news because they find it to be more honest and revealing. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, a satirical news program, broadcasts on the Comedy Central network in the United States. Two weeks before the Iranian elections in June, The Daily Show sent a reporter and producer to Iran to get the funny truth about the country. Sahar Sarshar of VOA's Persian News Network reports.

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[MissVampireDiaries]

as an american, i never had that feelings about iran. i just know they are all muslim, but not terrorist. i think iraq , afghan, and pakistan is dangerous.

iranians are persian right? very pretty people.

[bjr43]

Well, that's interesting. Never thought Iran would have and American commedy show.

[Andybaby]

Nice guys, and at 6:32 you can tell he was thinking "I hope our government doesnt blow their bodies into little pieces like we did in Iraq"

[0098xxx]

IM WITH JEW LMAO

[saklav86]

I think many westerners would be surprised to hear the rhetoric of Press TV, which I believe is funded by the Iranian government. I'st similarly to many leftist media outlets. It is arguably biased in many ways (eg. interviewers ask loaded questions and that kind of conduct), but it still presents it's stories in a fair manner (it's much fairer than Fox, if that makes it clearer). Unlike Western MSM, they've been regularly following the Occupy movement from the start. Just wanted to share :)

[rememberLiberty]

This video is one of the reasons I am begging you to look up Ron Paul. He is the only anti-war candidate in presidential race at the moment...

please research him thoroughly, don't fall for common pitfalls.

[Thejeter5770]

too bad the united states wants to kill us all for our resources.

[Fedproman]

@wizz2491 As an American I can tell you that what you say is not only true but completely beyond the scope of what the typical American mind in this country is willing to accept. For that reason they are forever being duped by the lies of the Ruling Elites and the Military Industrial Complex in this country who want nothing but unending war. They have Iran in their sights for the near future. Tragic for all of us.

[Fedproman]

This is why Ron Paul says we should trade and make friends with Iran, not be planning on killing hundreds of thousand if not millions of them.

[emad1993]

@MissVampireDiaries yh Iranians are Persian not Arab....and obviously our intention towards politics and international society is really different compare with our neighbours (especially Pakistan and Saudi Arabia and Iraq)

[mabusmojo66]

@MissVampireDiaries maybe Jon Stewart should send some idiots to those places too show you there's no difference.