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The Daily Show Staff Extracurricular Projects
KAHANE (CORN) COOPERMAN
Kahane (Corn) Cooperman is the Co-Executive Producer of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." She has been with the show since its inception in 1996, serving as Field Producer, Senior Producer and Supervising Producer before becoming the Co-Executive Producer in 2005. For her work on the show, she has received two Peabody awards and seven Emmy awards. Kahane began her career as a documentary filmmaker. Her documentary "Making Dazed" about the cult-classic feature film "Dazed and Confused" combines footage she shot behind the scenes during the making of "Dazed" and interviews with the cast and crew 10 years later. The film took a really really long time to complete -- after its broadcast on AMC, it became a featured part of the Criterion Collection's definitive DVD release of "Dazed and Confused."
Get the DVD and watch: "Making Dazed"
RORY ALBANESE
Rory Albanese is the four-time Emmy-winning Executive Producer of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." He has also appeared on "Comedy Central Presents".
Watch his videos: "Comedy Central Presents"
OREN BRIMER
Oren Brimer is a producer in the field department at "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." He also writes, directs and produces web shorts with his comedy group "Front Page Films," which feature comedians Matt McCarthy and Pete Holmes.
Watch their videos here: Front Page Films
Jen Flanz, Kristen Everman, Jenna Jones, Jocelyn Conn, Beth Shorr and Erin Dougherty
A group of Daily Show girls - with various titles and responsibilities - have come together for one reason - the world needed just ONE more fashion blog.
Please check out www.alinetoz.com or follow us on twitter @Alinetoz
ELLIOTT KALAN
Elliott Kalan is an Emmy-winning writer for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." He is a co-host of the film podcast "The Flophouse" and hosts "Closely Watched Films," a classic film screening series on the first Wednesday of every month at 92YTribeca in Manhattan.
ADAM LOWITT
Adam Lowitt is an Emmy Award-winning Supervising Producer for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." He's also a stand up comedian who hosts his own free comedy show, "IT IS IT," twice a month on the lower east side of Manhattan at Pianos (158 Ludlow street). Past guests include: Wyatt Cenac, John Oliver, Demetri Martin, Rory Albanese, Todd Barry, Sarah Silverman, Colin Quinn, Louis C.K. and more...
Join the "IT IS IT" Facebook page for performance dates and other information.
SAM MEANS
Sam Means has been a staff writer since 2006. Before joining "The Daily Show," he was a contributing writer for "The Onion" and a cartoonist for "The New Yorker."
"A Practical Guide to Racism" is written in character as the pseudo-scientific Professor C.H. Dalton, who provides in-depth analysis of all nine of the modern races: Whites, Blacks, Jews, Asians, Indians (and Injuns), Arabs, Gypsies, Hispanics, and Merpeople, as well as "sexual ethnicities" like gays and women. Illustrated with extensive maps, charts, and phrenological diagrams, this volume is an essential field guide to our multicultural world.
Buy his book: "A Practical Guide to Racism"
JODY MORLOCK
Jody Morlock, TDS resident makeup artist, is also a fine artist and designer of tables and jewelry. She also selected the art for the building and green rooms.
View her work: Jodymorlock.com
Learn about her upcoming exhibition at Clic Gallery
KRISTEN SCHAAL AND RICH BLOMQUIST
Rich Blomquist is a staff writer for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," for which he has won five Emmy Awards, and a contributor to Saturday Night Live. Kristen Schaal is an actress, writer and comedian. She played the role of Mel in the HBO series Flight of the Conchords. She also appears on "The Daily Show" as the Senior Women's Issues commentator.
Real-life couple Kristen Schaal and Rich Blomquist have written a book together called The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex where they researched everything from the erotic to the hairy to a particularly endearing section entitled "The Taintologues."
Buy their book: The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex
BETH SHORR
Beth Shorr is the Talent Coordinator at "The Daily Show." Born and raised in southern California, she joined the staff after graduating from NYU. Inspired by art, music and people on the streets of New York City, bshorr handmade designs are knitted and crocheted accessories that are both functional and fashionable. Handcrafted in the wee hours of the night, bshorr wearables include items for women, men and babies, and are made with the highest quality of fibers.
Visit her online store: bshorr handmade designs
SARA TAKSLER
Sara Taksler is a Segment Producer for "The Daily Show." Before joining the staff in 2005, she worked in production for Nick At Nite, Comedy Central and MTV2. Her random talents include talking backwards, playing harmonica and guitar, and a remarkable fake sneeze.
TWISTED: A Balloonamentary is a feature documentary that explores how eight people's lives are transformed when they discover balloon twisting conventions. One young woman twists to get off welfare, an ex-con finds the gospel through balloons, and a grandfather in a tough neighborhood twists to show kids an alternative to selling drugs and joining gangs. It is a hilarious and heartwarming film about passion, salvation, love, death, race, religion, and a whole lot of balloons. "The Hollywood Reporter" calls the film, which includes an animated segment narrated by Jon Stewart, "...one of those wide-grin quirkster documentaries one hopes to discover every festival season, a thoroughly winning feature".TWISTED, which premiered at the South By Southwest Film Festival, was directed by Sara Taksler (favorite balloon animal: two birds kissing in a heart) and Naomi Greenfield (favorite balloon animal: monkey on a palm tree).
Buy the DVD: TWISTED
