Jon Stewart is just hours away from his final show on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”, which he has hosted since 1996.
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Comedy Central is trying to keep finale plans a secret, but it will be at least 50 minutes long.
The Daily Show/Comedy CentralJon Stewart began hosting the “The Daily Show” in 1999. “There’s been a form of me around forever”, he says of his satire. I knew he was a smart, amusing guy.
James Poniewozik, television critic for “Time” magazine, has declared him “the liver in the body of American civil discourse.” Stewart, he said, has been “a media filter that absorbs a torrent filled with toxins – in this case, politics, punditry and sensationalism – and passes it through in a form that you can safely tolerate”.
For Jon Stewart’s loyal fans, it’s time to say goodbye to his “Daily Show“.
This Jon Stewart destruction of Ryne Sandberg and the city of Philadelphia originally ran on May 21st, 2014.
More often he was a prankster, poking fun at political idiocy and sometimes making people think.
Q: In your infamous Crossfire appearance, you defined yourself as a comedian rather than a journalist. “And perhaps eczema”, Stewart said to the crowd. “His celebrity interviews are sharper and funnier than Mr. Kilborn’s were”. The 2000 election was the show’s first opportunity to cover a presidential campaign. We get to sit under our desks and eat cottage cheese!’ And that’s what I remember about it, and that was a tremendous test of this country’s fabric. Little fake airplanes. Holographic airplanes.
Stewart can call a spade a spade, and he call Bill O’Reilly a dick without any problems.
Sometimes he questioned the fact-checking at Fox News. “Now it is gone and they attacked it”, Stewart said.
“This is the core of (obscenity) mountain”, Stewart said.
First off, at 8:56 p.m., Comedy Central is airing “The Daily Show: News Your Own Adventure”, featuring “Daily Show” correspondents Jessica Williams, Hasan Minhaj and Jordan Klepper presenting a collection of viewer favorite “Daily Show” segments.
While doing that, he also launched a lot of other comedian’s hugely successful careers.
Rory Albanese: That’s what put The Daily Show on the map.
“The world is demonstrably worse than when I started”, Stewart wailed.
He added that his show had arguably been harder on the administration than Fox had during Bush’s eight-year presidency. The two then talked about how long they’ve known each other.
But like a good learning leader, he didn’t just tell people where they went wrong – he set an example through his actions.
Stewart, who announced his departure in February, leaves thousands of grieving fans and an outpouring of media tributes debating his legacy as the nation’s most popular political satirist.
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Liberals loved him while some conservatives despised him, but they all had to pay attention.
