Tonight's guest on The Daily Show is Will Ferrell and the topic on the Nightly Show is diversity in comics with panelists Sana Amanat, Phil Jimenez, Mike Lawrence, and Jean Grae.
Will Ferrell is an actor, comedian, producer, and writer. Ferrell first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films Old School, Elf, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights, Stranger than Fiction, Blades of Glory, Semi-Pro, Step Brothers, The Other Guys, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, and The Lego Movie. He is considered a member of the "Frat Pack", a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s including Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, and brothers Owen and Luke Wilson.
He appears to be on to promote the movie Get Hard like his costar was on last night.
When millionaire James King is nailed for fraud and bound for San Quentin, he turns to Darnell Lewis to prep him to go behind bars.
And I am still not interested in seeing the movie.
Sana Amanat
Sana Amanat has been in the publishing industry for the past nine years. Currently, she is an Editor at Marvel Entertainment, developing and managing creative content for the company's various publishing lines. Her notable credits include the critically-acclaimed Ultimate Comics Spider-Man a.k.a. Miles Morales, the first African-American and Latino Spiderman, as well as the breakout hit Captain Marvel, a series that changed the image of the female super hero. Most recently, she co-created the first solo series to feature a Muslim female super hero, Ms. Marvel, which gained worldwide media attention, sparking excitement and dialogue about identity and the Muslim-American struggle. She also serves as a Young Leaders Committee board member at Seeds of Peace, an organization that promotes the empowerment of youth in regions of conflict.
Phil Jimenez
is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his work as writer/artist on Wonder Woman from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers of the 2005-2006 miniseries Infinite Crisis, and his collaborations with writer Grant Morrison on New X-Men and The Invisibles
Mike Lawrence
is an American comedian and writer from Davie, Florida. He currently lives in New York City.
When Mike was 16 years old, he began working at a McDonald's in southern Florida. He contributes his ability to deal with hecklers to his time spent at McDonald's working the drive-thru. In his podcast interview on WTF with Marc Maron, he stated, "Heckling doesn't bother me because I've been yelled at for McNuggets."
Jean Grae
is an American hip hop recording artist from Brooklyn, New York City. She rose to prominence in the underground hip hop scene in New York City and has since built an international fanbase.
Next Week's Guests
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART
Mo 3/23: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Tu 3/24: Jon Ronson
We 3/25: Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering
Th 3/26: John Hargrove