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Anderson Cooper Mocks CNN, Jon Stewart, Rick Sanchez (VIDEO)

First Posted: 06/ 9/11 -- 08:02 AM ET | Updated: 06/ 9/11 -- 09:53 AM ET


Anderson Cooper used Jon Stewart's Anthony Weiner-related mishap to poke some fun at CNN--and himself--on his Wednesday show.

Stewart cut himself while doing a sketch about the Weiner scandal, and Cooper jokingly took him to task for it.

"Jon, have you learned nothing from your wise friends over here at CNN?" he said. "I mean, if there's anything we've been clear about, is that dangerous stunts have no place on respectable television."

He then played the infamous clip of Rick Sanchez getting tased.

"Television, particularly coverage of politics, is about being straightforward with your viewers," Cooper continued. "It should have nothing to do with gimmicks." The clip of Cooper talking to the hologram of will.i.am during the 2008 election then popped up. And so it went, with several more examples of Cooper's somewhat lighter or more misguided moments.

Cooper also gave this description of himself:

"You have to ask yourself, Jon, do you want to be just another matinee anchorman? Say just for the sake of argument, one with steely-blue eyes, silver hair and a noble chin that says, yes, you can trust me, but don't push your luck?"

OK then! Duly noted.

WATCH:

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The best and most hilarious RidicuList I've seen to date. Although Jon Stewart is supposed to be the subject of this RidicuList, it's really Anderson who has put himself in the list. By trying to give advise and compare stunts with Jon, is Anderson himself who has said and done all the RidicuLists stunts he mentions.

One of my favorites is the Jumping the Shark comment:

"Yeah, I went diving with a shark. So what?"

Who writes this stuff for Anderson; he himself I'm pretty sure -- he has a fantastic sense of humor, especially when he is the subject of the joke, he's very good at deprecating himself. And his delivery is perhaps the funniest part of the joke.

I always said and I repeat it here: if Anderson would do a cameo on a TV series or a movie, I am absolutely sure he would get an Emmy for the sitcom and/or an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in a movie!