LONDON (Reuters) - "The Daily Show," comedian Jon Stewart's popular deconstruction of U.S. nightly newscasts, has struck its first full-scale overseas syndication deal with UK broadcaster Channel 4.
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American comedy has an uneven track record when it is exported across the pond, but More4 boss Peter Dale is betting that British audiences who are used to Ricky Gervais' "The Office" will latch onto "The Daily Show's" sardonic sensibility.
"I think it's irresistible to an audience that likes an irreverent brand of humour. It's made for British audiences in some ways," he told Reuters on Friday, noting that Comedy Central "seemed a bit surprised that we were interested."
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2005-08-26T141015Z_01_FLE650962_RTRIDST_0_ENTERTAINMENT-MEDIA-DAILYSHOW-DC.XMLWay to go, Jon!