Well, it really happened: President Barack Obama appeared on "The Daily Show" last night with Jon Stewart, and for my money, it's pretty much what you would have hoped for: some substantive talk — Stewart challenged him on a few points — with a few real good laughs, too.

CNN reported on the appearance, if you want an overview.

And for the whole thing, here's video of Part One:

And here's Part Two (and a tip of the hat to Comedy Central for making these videos embeddable):

And Part Three:

Other entertainment items of note — and there really are a few — online today:

MOVIES

• Director Christopher Nolan has spoken out about the next "Batman" movie — with a story co-credited to Huron High School alum David S. Goyer — revealing the title and the fact that the Riddler won't be a part of it. With the Riddler out of the mix, MTV.com offers some alternative villains.

• So it turns out James Cameron will do two sequels to his megahit "Avatar." MTV.com runs down everything we know so far about them.

• Ummm ... yeah. Some guy looking for publicity says he has identified a clip where a woman in an old Charlie Chaplin movie appears to be talking into a cell phone.

MUSIC

• With Bob Dylan playing Hill Auditorium tonight, a writer for the Michigan Daily offers an interesting take on why he can still matter to today's young people.

• In the Detroit Free Press, Mark Stryker previews next week's ONCE.MORE events at the University of Michigan, celebrating the ONCE experimental music (and more) events of the 1960s in Ann Arbor. Watch for AnnArbor.com's preview online tomorrow.

• Detroit rapper ABK tells The Detroit News he tried to get happy for his new album.

THEATER

• The Free Press has a review of "Best of Friends," the new Jeff Daniels play at the Purple Rose in Chelsea, and the Jackson Citizen Patriot has weighed in as well. Jenn McKee reviewed the show for AnnArbor.com over the weekend.

• The Dexter Library will host Wild Swan Theatre on Saturday.

TELEVISION

• Ratings for "Detroit 1-8-7" rose again this week, but the series still isn't on firm ground, the Free Press reports.

• The SyFy channel has canceled "Caprica," its "Battlestar Galactica" prequel.

• Conan O'Brien says he wants his NBC characters — including the masturbating bear — to be part of his new show.

• Audrina Partridge has a new reality show in the works.

COMICS

• There are two big events in the area for comics fans this weekend, The Detroit News reports.

ONLINE

• Finally today, another parody of the "Pure Michigan" ads, this one focusing on the Detroit Lions (note there's adult language):

Renee Tellez and Jenn McKee contributed to this roundup. Bob Needham is director of entertainment content for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at bobneedham@annarbor.com or 734-623-2541, and follow him on Twitter @bobneedham.