Michele Ganeless talked about the challenges in running Comedy Central and the success of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report” as vehicles of public debate and criticism. Following her remarks, she answered questions from the audience.

Al Lieberman moderated the discussion. The program titled “Funny Business at Comedy Central” was held in the Kimmel Center of New York University’s Shorin Performance Center. A short compilation of Comedy Central’s programming was shown.