Mo Rocca

Mo Rocca

Humorist

Maurice Alberto (Mo) Rocca is an American writer, comedian, and political satirist, is known for his off-beat news reports,  satirical commentary, and as a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1998-2003).  Originally from Washington, DC, Rocca graduated from Harvard University in 1991 with a B.A. in literature. He served as president of Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals, performing in four of the company's notorious burlesques and even co-authoring one (Suede Expectations). Later, he worked as a writer and producer for the children's television series Wishbone (1995), The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996) and Pepper Ann (1997), and also as a consulting editor to the men's magazine Perfect 10. Rocca is a regular panelist on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! and a regular contributor to CBS' Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood. He is a regular correspondent for NBC's Tonight Show, most recently providing 2008 election coverage, as well as for MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann. He was a celebrity commentator on VH1's Best week ever, as well as the I Love The... shows. He was the host of Things I Hate About You on Bravo. Rocca was an on-the-floor correspondent for Larry King on CNN at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, which he called an "Obamarama." He returned as a correspondent for the 2004 Republican National Convention.

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There’s no rule book on how to be a regular gal, Mo Rocca says.
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We’re extremely anxious about the disappearance of heroes.
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This was a visionary presidency with terrible eyesight, says Mo Rocca.
The two parties are already so close together, Mo Rocca says, that a third party won’t make much of a difference.
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Mo Rocca is no Obama fan, but says that Obama has as much if not as much experience as Lincoln.
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You’ve only seen a ticket without these names if you’re older than 52, Mo Rocca says.
Harnessing and maintaining the youth vote, Mo Rocca says.
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What David Brooks called “Bobos in paradise.”
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Did quality suffer without the writers?
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They’re doing the best they can with the dinosaural half-hour newscast, Mo Rocca says.
Mo Rocca likes “clearinghouse” news sites.
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It’s not making fun of the news, but the gaps between rhetoric and action, Mo Rocca says.
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Making newscasters a bit more cautious can’t be a bad thing, Mo Rocca says.
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Mo Rocca goes from Hasty Pudding to The Daily Show.