As for Stewart, MPR News offers a look back at ten of The Daily Show’s most memorable Minnesota-related segments from the Jon Stewart years. And then Colbert thanked Stewart for everything he’s done for him, the “son of a poor Appalachian turd miner”. We learned from you, by example, how to do a show with intention, how to work with clarity, how to treat people with respect.
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“You were infuriatingly good at your job”, Colbert told Stewart.
Stewart was rolling around in his chair behind his desk like a caged animal, looking at the floor and trying not to break down completely.
Fans, many of whom have grown up relying on The Daily Show as their main source of news, are distraught.
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” ended merely hours ago and there is no denying that fans and former cast members of the show are sad to see it go.
“You’re finally getting cancelled, Jon“, Kilborn said.
And the anchorman’s beloved baseball team, the New York Mets, sent along its congratulations via Twitter too: “Thank you for 16 Amazin’ years”.
Then there was New York Sen. “What a bummer”.
Stewart was the second anchor of the Comedy Central series.
There were also videotaped farewells – some fond, some not – from A-listers like Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Bill O’Reilly (who called Stewart a “quitter”).
Jon Stewart doing stand up at Just For Laughs in 1992. “Nah, nah, nah”.
He began by pretending to report on Thursday’s Republican presidential debate – which actually happened after the taping – but said he didn’t have enough remaining correspondents to talk about all the candidates.
With so many memorable guests, including President Barack Obama and Malala Yousafzai, “The Daily Show” has always had solid viewership and this week has been no exception.
“I’ve been banging it out 22 minutes a night, four days a week and I don’t think anybody can keep up that kind of pace”, said Stewart during his talk with Schumer. “This is the most handsome place I’ve ever been and I’ll never have that again”.
Come my sophomore year, I immediately changed my major to media studies, and I picked up a minor in journalism. “A dialogue. And I really like that metaphor for many different reasons”.
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Probably the best part of all of this news is the strong suggestion in the clip above that Louis CK is just going to release the thing under a pay-what-you-want license. Why?
