The host mimicked Sen on Thursday at the Daily Show and told Donald Trump is “the living embodiment of everything Republicans were trying to exorcise from their party”.
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“Remember, next week is our last week”, he said on the show this week, Washington Post reports. This Thursday’s end of Jon Stewart’s incomparable, culturally significant run as the host of Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” cuts deeper than the usual sign-off.
While Stewart has always maintained the position expressed in his TCA Award “acceptance” speech, there’s no doubt that his aspiration for The Daily Show has been to create great comedy that also serves a higher goal.
Kidd said Stewart’s style – and the style of Stephen Colbert and John Oliver, both of whom “spun off” their own shows after starting out alongside Stewart – has transformed the way younger Americans get their news and information. “But hopefully I’ll be able to communicate with him a bit more, now that he’s not going to be so busy”. The show showed reel of Stewart joking about Putin dating back to 2001. Well, if last night was any indication, it’s safe to say he’ll still pop up from time to time. I understand people will initially go, ‘This guy’s not Jon Stewart.’ And I’m glad I’m not.
Which gets us thinking: What are your favorite Jon Stewart moments on The Daily Show?
Stewart said he frequently takes calls from all sorts of important people, with the general thrust of the conversation being what a jerk he is, although he used stronger language.
Noah is set to officially launch the revamped Comedy Central series on September 28, just shy of two months after Stewart bows out on August 6, reported Digital Spy. He handles his guests with aplomb, even when they stand for everything that rankles him most.
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“Our assembly each morning is an specific dialogue of what is going on on on the earth”, he declared in a 2004 interview with The Related Press. “It’s definitely not going to be a current events-based show”. No, I think the whole thing is we want to make the last week of shows really fun.
