diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/media/css/global.css b/django/contrib/admin/media/css/global.css
index 454ac29010..91ee03dd85 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/media/css/global.css
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/media/css/global.css
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     by Wilson Miner (wminer@ljworld.com). Copyright 2004-2005 Lawrence Journal-World
 */
 
-body { margin:0; padding:0; font-family:"Lucida Grande","Bitstream Vera Sans",Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; color:#333; }
+body { margin:0; padding:0; font-family:"Lucida Grande","Bitstream Vera Sans",Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; color:#333; background:#fff; }
 
 /* LINKS */
 a:link, a:visited { color: #5b80b2; text-decoration:none; }
diff --git a/django/template/__init__.py b/django/template/__init__.py
index 4fbc19a873..d87653c21c 100644
--- a/django/template/__init__.py
+++ b/django/template/__init__.py
@@ -257,6 +257,13 @@ class Parser(object):
             self.unclosed_block_tag(parse_until)
         return nodelist
 
+    def skip_past(self, endtag):
+        while self.tokens:
+            token = self.next_token()
+            if token.token_type == TOKEN_BLOCK and token.contents == endtag:
+                return
+        self.unclosed_block_tag([endtag])
+
     def create_variable_node(self, filter_expression):
         return VariableNode(filter_expression)
 
@@ -363,8 +370,8 @@ def parser_factory(*args, **kwargs):
         return DebugParser(*args, **kwargs)
     else:
         return Parser(*args, **kwargs)
-        
-        
+
+
 class TokenParser:
     """
     Subclass this and implement the top() method to parse a template line. When
diff --git a/django/template/defaulttags.py b/django/template/defaulttags.py
index 956d736c46..72669d6af1 100644
--- a/django/template/defaulttags.py
+++ b/django/template/defaulttags.py
@@ -286,8 +286,7 @@ def comment(parser, token):
     """
     Ignore everything between ``{% comment %}`` and ``{% endcomment %}``
     """
-    nodelist = parser.parse(('endcomment',))
-    parser.delete_first_token()
+    parser.skip_past('endcomment')
     return CommentNode()
 comment = register.tag(comment)
 
diff --git a/docs/tutorial01.txt b/docs/tutorial01.txt
index 004c3ba61d..67b4053ef5 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial01.txt
+++ b/docs/tutorial01.txt
@@ -455,8 +455,12 @@ Let's jump back into the Python interactive shell by running
     What's up?
     >>> polls.get_object(question__startswith='What')
     What's up?
+
+    # Get the poll whose year is 2005. Of course, if you're going through this
+    # tutorial in another year, change as appropriate.
     >>> polls.get_object(pub_date__year=2005)
     What's up?
+
     >>> polls.get_object(id__exact=2)
     Traceback (most recent call last):
         ...
diff --git a/tests/othertests/templates.py b/tests/othertests/templates.py
index 8af8e027cf..e1f6bd9c0a 100644
--- a/tests/othertests/templates.py
+++ b/tests/othertests/templates.py
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ TEMPLATE_TESTS = {
     'comment-tag01': ("{% comment %}this is hidden{% endcomment %}hello", {}, "hello"),
     'comment-tag02': ("{% comment %}this is hidden{% endcomment %}hello{% comment %}foo{% endcomment %}", {}, "hello"),
 
+    # Comment tag can contain invalid stuff.
+    'comment-tag03': ("foo{% comment %} {% if %} {% endcomment %}", {}, "foo"),
+    'comment-tag04': ("foo{% comment %} {% endblock %} {% endcomment %}", {}, "foo"),
+    'comment-tag05': ("foo{% comment %} {% somerandomtag %} {% endcomment %}", {}, "foo"),
+
     ### CYCLE TAG #############################################################
     #'cycleXX': ('', {}, ''),
     'cycle01': ('{% cycle a, %}', {}, 'a'),
@@ -440,7 +445,7 @@ def run_tests(verbosity=0, standalone=False):
     failed_tests = []
     tests = TEMPLATE_TESTS.items()
     tests.sort()
-    
+
     # Turn TEMPLATE_DEBUG off, because tests assume that.
     old_td, settings.TEMPLATE_DEBUG = settings.TEMPLATE_DEBUG, False
     for name, vals in tests:
@@ -473,7 +478,7 @@ def run_tests(verbosity=0, standalone=False):
     loader.template_source_loaders = old_template_loaders
     deactivate()
     settings.TEMPLATE_DEBUG = old_td
-    
+
     if failed_tests and not standalone:
         msg = "Template tests %s failed." % failed_tests
         if not verbosity: