The laughter has definitely stopped in the race for the Jewish vote in Florida. Comics Sarah Silverman, 37, a Democrat, and 72-year-old rabbi turned stand-up Jackie Mason are locked in a war of YouTube videos for the support of Florida's elderly Jewish community. Their videos, representing a battle of the generations, have seen the two trading barbs, with Silverman ...

How ya doin! Jackie Mason and Hillary Clinton. Photos: PA/Yui Mok and Reuters/Shannon Stapleton Roll credits on Convention! - this week's Casting the News (aka Suck it Up!). Those exclamation marks are optional. It's a tale of scheming supporting players; the kingmakers of Denver; agonising whether to throw their full support behind Barack Obama's presidential bid ...