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No one seems to be sure exactly how many people packed the National Mall today for the Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear, but there's one thing everyone can agree on: sanity and/or fear are extremely popular. MTV's spokesperson told the Washington City Paper's Mike Madden that 250,000 people came out to see Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert take the stage Saturday, while Viacom (the parent company of MTV and Comedy Central, home to Stewart's and Colbert's show) told the New York Times' Brian Stelter that "well over 200,000" were in.... At the rally itself, Mythbusters hosts Jamie Hyneman and...

Irony reaches new heights at Comedy Central is going to “strictly prohibit filming” of the Rally to Restore Sanity/March to Keep Fear Alive. PJTV’s Washington Bureau chief Richard Pollock inquired with the Comedy Central’s senior vice president of corporate communications Steve Albani about receiving credentials. Albani claimed that Pollock would not be given credentials because of limited supply, and as such there would be no room on the “press riser” for PJTV’s camera and crew. When Pollock said that he’d be fine with filming not on the press riser, Albani said that filming would be “strictly prohibited” between 3rd and...

According to a permit reported by the Christian Science Monitor, the tentative schedule for Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" on Saturday includes musical acts like the Roots, Sheryl Crow and gospel singer Mavis Staples and actor Sam Waterston, best known from the show "Law & Order." [....] Here's a look at the schedule, via the Monitor. Note that additional guests are planned: 10:00 a.m.: The pre-pre-show begins with videos and music on a jumbotron Noon: The pre-show starts with a performance from The Roots. 12:40: A comedian (to be determined) warms up the audience....

Obama backs Jon Stewart's 'Rally to Restore Sanity' Sep 29 11:40 PM US/Eastern US President Barack Obama praised a comedian Wednesday for organizing a "Rally to Restore Sanity," saying it may help instill more "courtesy" in American political life.