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Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, satirist, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known as the host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and for his political satire.
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Jon Stewart is too good. He just took on the news guys on a "debate" show and came all trumps. its a COMEDY CENTRAL SHOW, for crying out loud. Did Jay Leno get similar comments after Laura Bush's or John Edwards' interviews? No. That would be equally ridiculous.
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Jon Stewart presides over Comedy Central's The Daily Show, a blessed wedding of performer and format. Free of the burden of a full stand-up monologue, Stewart is able to put all his energy and wit into the news and guest spots. The word energy is almost too strong. Much of Stewart's humor seems to spring from an underlying terrain of world-weariness.
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Jon Stewart on network TV seems like a no-brainer. He's perfected the art of the charming, light interview; he's clearly got the comedy chops for the job, and he's always been able to attract great writers. But the question remains: what would Stewart sacrifice in a move from cable to network TV? While I don't know if Daily Show is quite the ''must-see'' viewing that it was during the last election cycle, Stewart's satire has become part of the pop-culture consciousness — probably of the political consciousness, as well, though he would humbly downplay that byproduct of his comedy. So would he lose any of his edge by moving to a less politically-engaged program?
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His first talk show, "The Jon Stewart Show," aired on MTV from 1994-95. The critically acclaimed show ran for nine months in syndication and helped develop much of the cult fan base that Stewart enjoys today. Stewart ... parlayed this popularity into starring roles in several feature films, including "Playing by Heart," a romantic drama where he starred opposite Gillian Anderson; "The Faculty," a horror-comedy by award-winning director Robert Rodriquez; and "Big Daddy," in which he starred with Adam Sandler in one of 1999's biggest hits.
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Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, both members of the striking Writers Guild, will go back on the air January 7. In a statement yesterday, Comedy Central said they were still hoping for a "swift resolution to the current stalemate that will enable the shows to be complete again." The implication is that Stewart and Colbert are reluctant to go back to work—so why the hell are they? Other late-night hosts like David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel and Carson Daly (okay, in his case, "late-night host"), are ... heading back to the airwaves. [NYTimes]
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