Hasta La Creative!

Back page of A section of @nytimes. Lovely & Sad. #JonVoyage pic.twitter.com/CKSLIw54Ux

— Eileen Murphy (@NYTeileen) August 6, 2015

Many of Jon Stewart’s fans—and even his longtime nemesis, Arby’s—are sending him well wishes today, and his longtime employer is no exception.

Comedy Central took out a full-page ad on the back of The New York Times’ A Section today, marking the end of Stewart’s 16-year run as host of The Daily Show. 

Quite perfectly, the ad references the show’s iconic Moment of Zen, which has marked the end of each episode since the days when Craig Kilborn filled the anchor seat. 

Here’s the original design file for the print ad:

Brand tweets can seem unnecessary, even annoying, on many holidays. But 4/20? Seeing them get creative with cannabis references? Well, that’s actually kind of fun. 

We’ve rounded up some of the better brand tweets so far.

Check them out below:  

Waking and baking our BRRR-ito! Have one rolled for you TODAY at our Scoop Shops. http://t.co/XNKfS8w7Wf #BRRRito pic.twitter.com/UkcOhTphTI

— Ben & Jerry’s (@benandjerrys) April 20, 2015

fork twenty, scramble eggs everyday

— Denny’s (@DennysDiner) April 20, 2015

Today’s To Do List: absolutely nothing. #Mondazed https://t.co/A7rf37ed4P

— Pepsi™ (@pepsi) April 20, 2015

Get a mile high tomorrow. #ThisIsMadeFromScratch pic.twitter.com/P7YjM9pufF

— Carl’s Jr. (@CarlsJr) April 19, 2015

G’mornin, friendos! Happy #420! pic.twitter.com/GKldq8CObs

— Pete Zaroll (@totinos) April 20, 2015

#Happy420. #HighMaintenance is coming to HBO for 6 new episodes. pic.twitter.com/IrHZGeGDxX

— HBO (@HBO) April 20, 2015

Got everything you need for a great #420? #Workaholics pic.twitter.com/zcP4moBmPJ

— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) April 20, 2015

It’s April 20th—Inhale artist-curated mixes & the most streamed songs from every #420 playlist http://t.co/ocTbP6sGHp pic.twitter.com/SZ19Qj04jQ

— Spotify USA (@SpotifyUSA) April 20, 2015

Happy 4/20 Stoners! #StonerNation pic.twitter.com/raphJl9XU4

— Cannabox (@cannabox) April 20, 2015

Happy #420! We have a feeling some of our friends are celebrating today > http://t.co/R2qkgjZcSh @SnoopDogg pic.twitter.com/AKHLeDl0aG

— iHeartRadio (@iHeartRadio) April 20, 2015

Happy #420! Want the inside scoop on this holy high day’s secret origin? Well, here’ you go! http://t.co/y1yOhugV4g

— HIGH TIMES (@HIGH_TIMES_Mag) April 20, 2015

Happy 4/20 RT for chance to win 42.0 FREE COOKIES!!!!! pic.twitter.com/NWQdWVX3qN

— hotboxcookies (@hotboxcookies) April 20, 2015

Rastafarian Chihuahua #dogs! Today Only: Shop top #pet supply categories 4 20% off: http://t.co/rQq8ozLtkU pic.twitter.com/ftGYO221YA

— EntirelyPets.com (@EntirelyPets) April 20, 2015

When your done supporting your favorite local grower come check out ours! @WFMCapHill #420 #denver #OrganicMunchies pic.twitter.com/tNHeM69Fxq

— Whole Foods Cap Hill (@WFMCapHill) April 20, 2015

HAPPY 420?? @FLOSSTRADAMUS @baauer https://t.co/rwELLzvUXA

— edm (@edm) April 20, 2015

Soak it, don’t smoke it! Bathe with our Hemp Soap on a Rope to celebrate #420: http://t.co/eSAxhI2C7f

— The Body Shop (@thebodyshopusa) April 20, 2015

Larry Wilmore, a seasoned television writer and producer and “Daily Show” regular, prepares to lead his own commentators on “The Minority Report With Larry Wilmore.”

On Sunday John Oliver, the “Daily Show” veteran, will launch “Last Week Tonight,” his new satirical news show on HBO.

Today, Mashable reported that Comedy Central icon Stephen Colbert is a front-runner to replace David Letterman on CBS' Late Show. Only time will tell if there's truth to the speculation, but it's left us wondering about what would happen if such a transition came to pass. And, of course, we had to put it in the form of a Top 10 list.

10. Conan O'Brien would explode.

9. Bill Carter would get another book out of it.

8. John Michael Higgins would stand a chance of appearing on the show.

7. CBS's highest-profile employee would be a man who once told off a sitting president in front of the D.C. press corps.

6. Interns would continue to be featured prominently on the show.

5. Probably not as prominently, though.

4. #CancelColbert could declare victory.

3. The time for The Bee Buzz might arrive.

2. All of New York would agree to do Colbert spur-of-the-moment favors. Oh, wait, that already happens.

1. The show would maintain continuity in terms of the level of respect showed to Bill O'Reilly:

At this year's Super Bowl, Wonderful Pistachios will take a break from its usual "what's hot this minute" approach and feature a star with a bit more lasting power: Stephen Colbert. The host of Comedy Central's Colbert Report will appear in two game-day ads for the brand, kicking off a campaign themed "Get crackin', America." Ads will continue to roll out throughout 2014 as part of a yearlong contract with Colbert.

The spots will be directed by Tom Kuntz, who helmed Old Spice's "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like," the unforgettably odd Skittles "Beard" spot and Volkswagen's 2013 Super Bowl ad, "Get Happy."

In a statement, the marketing chief for Wonderful Pistachios parent Paramount Farms praised his brand's 2013 Super Bowl ad. "Last year's Super Bowl spot featuring Psy drove significant brand awareness and incredible buzz among consumers," said Marc Seguin. "This year, we wanted to extend and deepen that enthusiasm beyond the Super Bowl with talent that excites and resonates with our core consumer target over the full year. Mr. Colbert is the perfect fit for our brand and for this campaign."

Mr. Oliver was widely praised this summer, when he filled in for Jon Stewart. His new show will have many of the same satirical elements.

Are you so tired of James Franco's artsy Instagram pictures, his smirking superiority, his pretentious poetry, his cornrow-sporting Spring Breakers white gangsta, his incessant everywhere-ness—so much so that you could just punch him right in his boyishly handsome face? Here's the perfect video snippet for you. The actor-writer-producer-"student of life" already let slip—in a recent Instagram video as laconic and lifeless as his Oscar co-hosting gig in 2011—that he'll be the subject of an upcoming Comedy Central roast. Now the cable network is starting its own promotion, creating the piece of performance art below that a lot of haters will no doubt really dig. Take that, pretty boy! But the 35-year-old star is still standing, of course. He'll play a young Hugh Hefner in the upcoming flick Lovelace, about Linda Lovelace and the porn game-changer Deep Throat, premiering next week. And there's that book of poetry on the way. What a great time for a beatdown. The cable channel roast airs Sept. 2.

Forgetting that a lot of improv comedy stinks, ad agency 18 Feet & Rising is partnering with British improv troupe Mischief Theatre to produce a live ad that will air on U.K. Comedy Central on the evening of June 17. The idea is simple: With no advance preparation, the Mischief players will get three minutes to improvise an ad live on the air for a product selected without their knowledge beforehand. Three-minute ads are too much when the material is written ahead of time, but I have to admire Mischief's willingness to take this project on. Pulling a legitimate commercial—even a bad one—out of thin air is no easy task, although it's probably more pleasant than soliciting topics from a typical improv comedy audience.

Advertising Agency: kempertrautmann, Hamburg, Germany
Creative Director / Art Director / Copywriter / Illustrator: Mathias Lamken
Photographer: Karsten Wegener
Graphics: Simon Jasper Philipp
Published: April 2008