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JonStewart(bornJonathanStuartLeibowitz,November
28,1962)isanAmericancomedian,writer,producer,
director,actor,mediacritic,andformertelevisionhost.He
wasthehostofTheDailyShow,asatiricalnewsprogramon
ComedyCentral,from1999until2015.

JonStewart

Stewartstartedasastandupcomedian,butbranchedinto
televisionashostofShortAttentionSpanTheaterfor
ComedyCentral.HewentontohosthisownshowonMTV,
TheJonStewartShow,andthenhostedYouWroteIt,You
WatchIt,alsoonMTV.Hehasalsohadseveralfilmrolesas
anactor,buthasdonefewcinematicprojectssincebecoming
thehostofTheDailyShowin1999.Hewasalsoawriterand
coexecutiveproduceroftheshow.AfterStewartjoined,The
DailyShowsteadilygainedpopularityandcriticalacclaim,
andhisworkwon22PrimetimeEmmyAwards.
Stewarthasgainedacclaimasanacerbic,satiricalcriticof
personalitydrivenmediashows,inparticularthoseofthe
U.S.medianetworkssuchasCNN,FoxNews,and
MSNBC.[2]CriticssayStewartbenefitsfromadouble
standard:hecritiquesothernewsshowsfromthesafe,
removedpositionofhis"fakenews"desk.[3][4]Stewart
agrees,sayingthatneitherhisshownorhischannelpurports
tobeanythingotherthansatireandcomedy.Inspiteofits
selfprofessedentertainmentmandate,TheDailyShowhas
beennominatedfornewsandjournalismawards.Stewart
hostedthe78thand80thAcademyAwards.Heistheco
authorofAmerica(TheBook):ACitizen'sGuideto
DemocracyInaction,whichwasoneofthebestselling
booksintheU.S.in2004,[5]andEarth(TheBook):A
Visitor'sGuidetotheHumanRace,releasedin2010.
StewartannouncedonFebruary10,2015,duringatapingof
TheDailyShow,thathewouldleavetheshowbeforetheend
of2015,[6]butassuredfansthathewasnotretiringand
suggestedthathewouldcontinuewritingandmayreturnto
standupcomedyorasaparttimecorrespondent.[7][8]
Stewart'sfinalshowairedonAugust6,2015.[9]

Stewartatthe2016MontclairFilmFestival
Birthname JonathanStuartLeibowitz
Born

November28,1962
NewYorkCity,NewYork,U.S.

Medium

Standup,television,film,books

Education

LawrenceHighSchool

Almamater CollegeofWilliam&Mary
Yearsactive 1987present
Genres

Political/newssatire,observational
comedy,physicalcomedy,blue
comedy,insultcomedy,deadpan[1]

Subject(s)

Massmedia/newsmedia/media
criticism,Americanpolitics,current
events

Spouse

TraceyLynnStewart(m.2000)

Children

Contents
1 Earlylife
2 Career
2.1 Earlywork
2.2 TheJonStewartShow
2.3 TheDailyShow
2.3.1 DeparturefromTheDailyShow
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2.3.1 DeparturefromTheDailyShow
2.4 Writings
2.5 Acting
2.6 Producing
2.7 Directing
2.8 Hostingandpublicspeaking
3 Stewart'scriticismoftelevisionjournalists
3.1 Crossfireappearance
3.2 CriticismofCNBC
3.3 CriticismofFoxNews
4 Advocacy
5 WritersGuildofAmericastrikeof20072008
6 Influences
7 Personallife
8 Honorsandawards
9 Filmography
9.1 Film
9.2 Television
10 Bibliography
11 References
12 Furtherreading
13 Externallinks

Earlylife
JonStewartwasbornJonathanStuartLeibowitzonNovember28,1962,[10][11]inNewYorkCity,toMarian
(neLaskin),ateacherandlatereducationalconsultant,[10]andDonaldLeibowitz(diedJune8,2013),a
professorofphysicsatTheCollegeofNewJerseyandThomasEdisonStateCollege.[12][13]Stewart'sfamilyis
Jewish,andemigratedtotheU.S.fromPoland,UkraineandBelarus(thusalsomakinghimaLitvakJew)one
ofhisgrandfatherswasborninManzhouli(nowpartofInnerMongolia).[14]Stewartisthesecondoffoursons,
witholderbrotherLawrence[15]andyoungerbrothersDanandMatthew.[13]
Stewart'sparentsdivorcedwhenStewartwaselevenyearsold,andStewartwasapparentlylargelyestranged
fromhisfather.[10]Becauseofhisstrainedrelationshipwithhisfather,whichin2015hedescribedas"still
'complicated'",hedroppedhissurnameandbeganusinghismiddlename,Stuart.Stewartstated,"Therewasa
thoughtofusingmymother'smaidenname,butIthoughtthatwouldbejusttoobigafuckyoutomydad...Did
Ihavesomeproblemswithmyfather?Yes.Yetpeoplealwaysview[changingmysurname]throughtheprism
ofethnicidentity."[16]HehadhissurnamelegallychangedtoStewartin2001.[17]Stewartandhisbrother
Lawrence,whowaspreviouslytheChiefOperatingOfficerofNYSEEuronext(parentcompanyoftheNew
YorkStockExchange),[15][18]grewupinLawrenceville,NewJersey,wheretheyattendedLawrenceHigh
School.[10]AccordingtoStewart,hewassubjectedtoantiSemiticbullyingasachild.[19]Hedescribeshimself
inhighschoolas"veryintoEugeneDebsandabitofaleftist."[20]
StewartgrewupintheeraoftheVietnamWarandtheWatergatescandal,whichinspiredinhim"ahealthy
skepticismtowardsofficialreports".HisfirstjobwasworkingataWoolworth'satwhichhisbrotherLawrence
worked,andjokinglydescribesbeingfiredbyLawrenceasoneofthe"scarringevents"ofhisyouth.[16]
Stewartgraduatedin1984fromtheCollegeofWilliam&MaryinVirginia,whereheplayedonthesoccer
teamandinitiallymajoredinchemistrybeforeswitchingtopsychology.[10][21]WhileatWilliam&Mary,
StewartbecameabrotherofthePiKappaAlphaFraternity,[22]butlaterdisassociatedhimselffromthe
fraternityandleftaftersixmonths.[23][24]"Mycollegecareerwaswakinguplate,memorizingsomeoneelse's
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notes,doingbonghits,andgoingtosoccerpractice,"hewouldlaterrecall.[25]Hissoccercoachwouldlater
describehimasa"goodplayer"with"highenergy".[26]Aftercollege,Stewartheldnumerousjobs:a
contingencyplannerfortheNewJerseyDepartmentofHumanServices,acontractadministratorfortheCity
UniversityofNewYork,apuppeteerforchildrenwithdisabilities,asoccercoachatGloucesterHighSchoolin
Virginia,acaterer,abusboy,ashelfstockeratWoolworth's,abartenderattheFranklinCornerTavern(alocal
bluecollarbar),andabartenderatthelegendaryCityGardensinTrenton,NewJersey.[10][27][28]Hehassaid
thatworkingatCityGardenswasapivotalmomentforhim:"findingthisplaceCityGardenswaslike,'Oh,
maybeI'mnotagiantweirdo.Maybethereareotherpeoplewhohaveasimilarsenseofyearningfor
somethingotherthanwhattheyhavenow.'Ithinkitinspiredalotofpeople,man.Itwasaverycreative
environment.Itwasaplaceofgreatpossibility."[29]

Career
Earlywork
Withareputationforbeingafunnymaninschool,[10][27]JonStewartreturnedtoNewYorkCityin1986totry
hishandatthecomedyclubcircuit,buthecouldnotmusterthecouragetogetonstageuntilthefollowing
year.[30]HemadehisstandupdebutatTheBitterEnd,wherehiscomedicidol,WoodyAllen,alsobegan.[31]
Hebeganusingthestagename"JonStewart"bydroppinghislastnameandchangingthespellingofhismiddle
name"Stuart"to"Stewart".Heoftenjokesthisisbecausepeoplehaddifficultywiththepronunciationof
Leibowitzorit"soundedtooHollywood"(areferencetoLennyBruce'sjokeonthesametheme).[32]Hehas
impliedthatthenamechangewasactuallyduetoastrainedrelationshipwithhisfather,withwhomStewartno
longerhadanycontact.[28]
StewartbecamearegularattheComedyCellar,wherehewasthelastperformereverynight.Fortwoyears,he
wouldperformat2a.m.whiledevelopinghiscomedicstyle.[33]In1989,Stewartlandedhisfirsttelevisionjob
asawriterforCaroline'sComedyHour.In1991,hebegancohostingComedyCentral'sShortAttentionSpan
Theater,withPattyRosborough.In1992,StewarthostedtheshortlivedYouWroteIt,YouWatchItonMTV,
whichinvitedviewerstosendintheirstoriestobeactedoutbythecomedytroupe,TheState.
StewartfelthiscareerdidnottakeoffuntilaMarch1993appearanceonNBC'sLateNightwithDavid
Letterman.[25]HewasconsideredafinalisttotakeoverLetterman'spositionuponhisdeparturefromthe
program,butitwasinsteadgiventorelativelyunknownConanO'Brien.[32]

TheJonStewartShow
Laterin1993,StewartdevelopedTheJonStewartShow,atalkshowonMTV.TheJonStewartShowwasthe
firsttalkshowonthatnetworkandwasaninstanthit,becomingthesecondhighestratedMTVshowbehind
BeavisandButthead.[34]In1994,ParamountcanceledTheArsenioHallShowand,withnewcorporatesibling
MTV(throughMTVparentViacom'sacquisitionofthestudio),launchedanhourlongsyndicatedlatenight
versionofTheJonStewartShow.ManylocalaffiliateshadmovedHall'sshowto2a.m.duringitsdeclineand
Stewart'sshowinheritedsuchearlymorningtimeslotsinmanycities.Ratingsweredismalandtheshowwas
canceledinJune1995.
AmongthefansoftheshowwasDavidLetterman,whowasthefinalguestofTheJonStewartShow.
LettermansignedStewartwithhisproductioncompany,WorldwidePants.[35]Stewartthenbecameafrequent
guesthostforTomSnyderonTheLateLateShowwithTomSnyder,whichwasproducedbyLettermanand
airedaftertheLateShowonCBS.ThisledtomuchspeculationthatStewartwouldsoonreplaceSnyder
permanently,[36]butStewartwasinsteadofferedthetimeslotafterSnyder's,whichheturneddown.[37]

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In1996Stewarthostedashortlivedtalkshowcalled"Where'sElvisThisWeek?"Itwasahalfhour,weekly
comedytelevisionprogramthatairedonSundaynightsintheUnitedKingdomonBBCTwo.Itwasfilmedat
theCBSBroadcastCenterinNewYorkCityandfeaturedasetofpanelists,twofromtheUnitedKingdomand
twofromtheUnitedStates,whodiscussednewsitemsandculturalissues.TheshowpremieredintheUKon
October6,1996fiveepisodesairedintotal.NotablepanelistsincludedDaveChappelle,EddieIzzard,Phil
Jupitus,NoraEphron,CraigKilborn,ChristopherHitchens,ArmandoIannucci,NormMacdonald,andHelen
GurleyBrown.In1997,StewartwaschosenasthehostandinterviewerforGeorgeCarlin's10thHBOspecial,
40yearsofComedy.

TheDailyShow
In1999,StewartbeganhostingTheDailyShowonComedyCentralwhenCraigKilbornlefttheshowto
replaceTomSnyderonTheLateLateShow.Theshowblendshumorwiththeday'stopnewsstories,usuallyin
politics,whilesimultaneouslypokingfunatpoliticiansandmanynewsmakersaswellasthenewsmediaitself.
InaninterviewonTheO'ReillyFactor,Stewartdeniedtheshowhasanyintentionalpoliticalagenda,saying
thegoalwas"schnicksandgiggles.""Thesameweaknessthatdrovemeintocomedyalsoinformsmyshow,"
meaningthathewasuncomfortabletalkingwithouthearingtheaudiencelaugh.[38]"Stewartdoesnotofferus
cynicismforitsownsake,butasaplayfulwaytoofferthekindsofinsightsthatarenotpermittedinmore
seriousnewsformatsthatslavishlyclingtoofficialaccountofevents."[39]
Stewarthassincehostedalmostallairingsoftheprogram,exceptforafewoccasionswhencorrespondents
suchasStephenColbert,RobCorddry,JasonJonesandSteveCarellsubbedforhim,andduringJohnOliver's
stintashostduringthesummerof2013.StewarthaswonatotaloftwentyPrimetimeEmmyAwardsforThe
DailyShowaseitherawriterorproducer,andtwoforproducingTheColbertReport(20132014),winninga
totaloftwentytwoPrimetimeEmmyAwards,havingthemostwinsforamaleindividual.[1]In2005,Stewart
andTheDailyShowreceivedtheGrammyAwardforBestComedyAlbumfortheaudiobookeditionof
America(TheBook):ACitizen'sGuidetoDemocracyInaction.In2000and2004,theshowwontwoPeabody
Awardsforitscoverageofthepresidentialelectionsrelevanttothoseyears,called"Indecision2000"and
"Indecision2004",respectively.
TheshowofSeptember20,2001,thefirstshowaftertheattacksof
September11,2001,beganwithnointroduction.[40]Beforethis,the
introductionincludedfootageofaflyintowardstheWorldTrade
CenterandNewYorkCity.Thefirstnineminutesoftheshowincluded
atearfulStewartdiscussinghispersonalviewontheevent.Hisremarks
endedasfollows:

StewartinterviewingAdmiral
MichaelMullenonTheDailyShow

"Theview...frommyapartment...wastheWorldTradeCenter...and
nowit'sgone,andtheyattackedit.ThissymbolofAmericaningenuity,
andstrength,andlabor,andimaginationandcommerce,anditisgone.
Butyouknowwhattheviewisnow?TheStatueofLiberty.Theview
fromtheSouthofManhattanisnowtheStatueofLiberty.Youcan't

beatthat."[40]
Inmid2002,amidrumorsthatDavidLettermanwasgoingtoswitchfromCBStoABCwhenhiscontractran
out,StewartwasrumoredasLetterman'sreplacementonCBS.[41]Ultimately,Lettermanrenewedhiscontract
withCBS.OntheMarch9,2002,episodeofSaturdayNightLive,hostedbyStewart,a"WeekendUpdate"
sketchpokedfunatthesituation.
Inlate2002,ABCofferedStewarthisowntalkshowtoairrightbeforeNightline.Stewart'scontractwithThe
DailyShowwasnearexpiring,andheexpressedstronginterest.ABC,however,decidedtogiveanother
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OnApril4,2006,StewartconfrontedU.S.SenatorJohnMcCainabouthisdecisiontoappearatLiberty
University,aninstitutionfoundedbyJerryFalwell,whomMcCainhadpreviouslydenouncedasoneofthe
"agentsofintolerance".[43][44]Intheinterchange,StewartaskedMcCain,"You'renotfreakingoutonus?Are
youfreakingoutonus,becauseifyou'refreakingoutandyou'regoingintothecrazybaseworldareyou
goingintocrazybaseworld?"McCainreplied,"I'mafraidso."TheclipwasplayedonCNNandcreateda
surgeofarticlesacrosstheblogosphere.[45][46]
In2007,TheDailyShowwasinvolvedinformercorrespondentStephenColbert'sannouncementthathewould
runforpresidentin2008.In2008,StewartappearedonthenewsprogramDemocracyNow![47]A2008New
YorkTimesstoryquestionedwhetherhewas,inaphraseoriginallyusedtodescribelongtimenetworknews
anchorWalterCronkite,"themosttrustedmaninAmerica".[48]
OnApril28,2009,duringadiscussionontorturewithCliffordMay,Stewartexpressedhisopinionthatformer
PresidentHarryS.TrumanwasawarcriminalforhisuseoftheatomicbombonJapanduringWorldWar
II.[49][50]Momentslater,Stewartdefendedhisassertion:"Here'swhatIthinkoftheatombombs.Ithinkifyou
droppedanatombombfifteenmilesoffshoreandyousaid,'Thenextone'scomingandhittingyou',thenI
wouldthinkit'sokay.Todropitonacity,andkillahundredthousandpeople.Yeah.Ithinkthat'scriminal."On
April30,2009,Stewartapologizedonhisprogram,andstatedhedidnotbelieveTrumanwasawar
criminal:[51]"Ishouldn'thavesaidthat,andIdid.SoIsayrightnow,no,Idon'tbelievethattobethecase.The
atomicbomb,averycomplicateddecisioninthecontextofahorrificwar,andIwalkthatbackbecauseitwas
inmyestimationastupidthingtosay."[52]
InApril2010,ComedyCentralrenewedStewart'scontracttohostTheDailyShowinto2013.[53][54]According
totheForbeslistofCelebritiesin2008,hewasearning$14millionayear.[55]
OnSeptember16,2010,StewartandStephenColbertannouncedarallyforOctober30,knownastheRallyto
RestoreSanityand/orFear.IttookplaceontheNationalMallinWashington,D.C.andattractedanestimated
215,000participants.[56]InDecember2010,StewartwascreditedbytheWhiteHouseandothermediaand
politicalnewsoutletsforbringingawarenessoftheRepublicanfilibusterontheJamesZadroga9/11Healthand
CompensationActtothepublic,leadingtotheultimatepassingofthebillwhichprovideshealthbenefitsto
firstresponderswhosehealthhasbeenadverselyaffectedbytheirworkatGroundZero.[57]
OntheshowofJanuary10,2011,StewartbeganwithamonologueabouttheshootingsinTucson,AZ.[58]He
saidhewishedthe"ramblingsofcrazypeopledidn'tinanywayresemblehowweactuallytalktoeachotheron
television".[59]Beforecommercialbreak,Stewarttoldviewersthattheshowwouldcontinueasusualthenext
night.Aftercommercialbreak,theshowfeaturedarerunofafieldpiecedonebyJasonJonestwoyearsearlier.
TheNewYorkTimesopinedthatheis"themoderndayequivalentofEdwardR.Murrow"[60]andtheUK
nationalnewspaperTheIndependentcalledhimthe"satiristinchief".[61]Inaninterview,SenatorJohnMcCain
describedStewartas"amoderndayWillRogersandMarkTwain".[62][63]
WyattCenacsaidthatStewartcursedhimoutafterCenacacknowledgedhewasuncomfortableaboutaJune
2011DailyShowbitaboutRepublicanPresidentialcandidateHermanCain(reportedininJuly2015).[64][65]
InMarch2013,itwasannouncedthatStewartwouldbetakinga12weekhiatusfromTheDailyShowtodirect
thefilmRosewater,basedonthebookThenTheyCameforMebyMaziarBahari.[66][67]BeginningJune10,
2013,TheDailyShowcorrespondentJohnOliverassumedprimaryhostingdutiesduringStewart'sbreak.[68]TV
Guide'sannualsurveyfor2013starsalariesshowedthatStewartisthehighestpaidlatenighthost,makingan
estimated$2530millionperyear.[69]

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OnJuly14,2014,StewartinterviewedHillaryClintonabouttheMiddleEast.Clinton'scondemnationsof
HamasledStewarttoaskher:"Butdon'tyouthinktheywouldlookatthatthoughas,they'vegivenalotof
differentthingsachanceandthesearetheonlyguystothemthataregivinganyresistancetowhattheir
conditionis?ForGazanslivinginthatsituation,hesaidHamascouldbeviewedas"freedomfighters".[70][71]
OnAugust1,2014,Stewartstatedonairthat"WecannotbeIsrael'srehabsponsoranditsdrugdealer".[72][73]
DeparturefromTheDailyShow
DuringatapingoftheshowonFebruary10,2015,StewartannouncedhewasleavingTheDailyShow.[74]
ComedyCentralPresidentMicheleGanelessconfirmedStewart'sretirementwithastatement.[75]Itwaslater
announcedthatSouthAfricancomedianTrevorNoahwouldsucceedStewartasthehostoftheshow.[7]On
April20,2015,StewartindicatedthathisfinalshowwouldbeonAugust6,2015.[9]
OnJuly28,2015,DarrenSamuelsohnofPoliticoreportedthatStewarthadbeentwiceattheWhiteHousefor
previouslyunreportedmeetingswithPresidentObama:onceinOctober2011andonceinFebruary2014.[62]
MichaelD.ShearofTheNewYorkTimesalsopickeduponthestory.[76]Stewartrespondedonhisshowby
pointingoutthatthemeetingswerelistedinthePresident'spubliclyavailablevisitorlogandthathehasbeen
askedtomeetprivatelybymanyprominentindividualsincludingRogerAilesofFoxNews.HesaidObama
encouragedhimnottomakeyoungAmericanscynicalabouttheirgovernment,andStewartrepliedthathewas
actually"skepticallyidealistic".[77]
ThehourpluslongfinalshowonAugust6featuredreunionswithformerDailyShowcorrespondentsand
cameovideoclipsfrompeopleStewarthadtargetedovertheyearsincludingBillO'Reilly,JohnMcCain,Chris
Christie,andHillaryClinton.ItconcludedwithaperformancebyBruceSpringsteenandtheEStreetBand.[78]
InNovember2015,itwasannouncedthatStewartsignedafouryeardealwithHBOthatwillincludeexclusive
digitalcontentforHBONOW,HBOGoandotherplatforms.[79]

Writings
In1998,Stewartreleasedhisfirstbook,NakedPicturesofFamousPeople,a
collectionofhumorousshortstoriesandessays.ThebookreachedTheNew
YorkTimesBestSellerList.
In2004,StewartandTheDailyShowwritingstaffreleasedAmerica(The
Book):ACitizen'sGuidetoDemocracyInaction,amockhighschoolHistory
textbookofferinginsightsintotheuniqueAmericansystemofgovernment,
dissectingitsinstitutions,explainingitshistoryandprocesses,andsatirizing
suchpopularAmericanpoliticalpreceptsas"oneman,onevote","government
bythepeople,"and"everyvotecounts."Thebooksoldmillionsofcopiesupon
its2004releaseandendedtheyearasatopfifteenbestseller.[5]
In2005,StewartprovidedthevoiceofPresidentJamesA.Garfieldforthe
audiobookversionofSarahVowell'sAssassinationVacation.
In2007,StewartvoicedaroleonStephenColbert'saudiobookversionofIAm
America(AndSoCanYou!).HeplaysMortSinclaire,formerTVcomedywriter
andCommunist.

Stewartatthelaunchofhis
book,Earth(TheBook),in
NewYork,September27,
2010

OnSeptember21,2010,Earth(TheBook):AVisitor'sGuidetotheHumanRace,writtenbyStewartandother
writersofTheDailyShow,wasreleased.
InMarch2012,StewartinterviewedBruceSpringsteenforRollingStone.[80]
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Acting
AlthoughbestknownforhisworkonTheDailyShow,Stewarthashadrolesinseveralfilmsandtelevision
series.HisfirstfilmrolewasabitpartintheboxofficebombMixedNuts.HelandedaminorpartinTheFirst
WivesClub,buthisscenewasdeleted.[81]In1995,StewartsignedathreeyeardealwithMiramax.[82]He
playedromanticleadsinthefilmsPlayingbyHeartandWishfulThinking.Hehadasupportingroleinthe
romanticcomedySinceYou'veBeenGoneandinthehorrorfilmTheFaculty.Otherfilmswereplannedfor
Stewarttowriteandstarin,buttheywereneverproduced.Stewarthassincemaintainedarelationshipwith
MiramaxfoundersHarveyandBobWeinsteinandcontinuestoappearinfilmstheyhaveproducedincluding
JayandSilentBobStrikeBack,DoogalandthedocumentaryWordplay.
HeappearedinHalfBakedasan"enhancementsmoker"andinBigDaddyasAdamSandler'sroommatehe
hasjokedontheDailyShowandinthedocumentaryTheAristocratsthattogettherolehesleptwithSandler.
StewartoftenmakesfunofhisappearancesinthehighprofileflopDeathtoSmoochy,[83]inwhichheplayeda
treacheroustelevisionexecutive,andtheanimatedfilmDoogal,[84]whereheplayedabluespringnamed
Zeebadwhoshotafreezerayfromhismustache.In2007,Stewartmadeacameoappearanceashimselfin
EvanAlmighty,whichstarredformerDailyShowcorrespondentSteveCarell.Inthemovie,Stewartwasseen
onatelevisionscreeninafictionalDailyShowepisodepokingfunatCarell'scharacterforbuildinganark.
StewarthadarecurringroleinTheLarrySandersShow,playinghimselfasanoccasionalsubstituteand
possiblesuccessortolatenighttalkshowhostLarrySanders(playedbyGarryShandling).In1998,Stewart
hostedthetelevisionspecial,Elmopalooza,celebrating30yearsofSesameStreet.Hehasgueststarredonother
sitcomsincludingTheNanny,Dr.Katz,ProfessionalTherapist,SpinCity,NewsRadio,AmericanDad!,andThe
Simpsons.Hehasmadeguestappearancesonthechildren'stelevisionseriesBetweentheLions,SesameStreet
andJack'sBigMusicShow.

Producing
Inthemid1990s,Stewartlaunchedhisownproductioncompany,BusboyProductions,namingthecompanyin
referencetohispreviousjobasabusboy.StewartsignedadealwithMiramaxtodevelopprojectsthroughhis
company,butnoneofhisideashavebeenproduced.AfterStewart'ssuccessashostandproducerofTheDaily
Show,herevivedBusboyProductionswithDailyShowproducersBenKarlinandRichKorson.In2002,
BusboyplannedtoproduceasitcomforNBCstarringStephenColbert,buttheshowdidnotcometo
fruition.[85]
In2005,ComedyCentralreachedanagreementwithBusboyinwhichComedyCentralwouldprovide
financialbackingfortheproductioncompany.ComedyCentralhasafirstlookagreementonallprojects,after
whichBusboyisfreetoshopthemtoothernetworks.[86][87]
ThedealspawnedtheDailyShowspinoffTheColbertReportanditsreplacementTheNightlyShowwith
LarryWilmore.OtherprojectsincludethesitcompilotThreeStrikes,thedocumentarySportsfan,theseries
ImportantThingswithDemetriMartin,andthefilmTheDonor.
AfterStewart'sdeparturefromTheDailyShow,hewaslistedasanexecutiveproduceronTheLateShowwith
StephenColbert.[88]

Directing
InMarch2010,StewartannouncedthathehadoptionedrightstothestoryofjournalistMaziarBahari,who
wasimprisonedinIranfor118days.[89]OntheJune6,2011episodeofTheDailyShow,Stewartagainhosted
Bahari,andinMarch2013,heannouncedthathewasleavingtheshowfor12weekstodirectthefilmversion

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ofBahari's2011bookThenTheyCameForMe.Stewart'sscreenplayadaptationistitledRosewater.[90][91]It
premieredattheSeptember2014TorontoInternationalFilmFestival,receiving"generallyfavorable"
reviews,[92]andwasreleasedtogeneralaudiencesonNovember14,2014.
Ondirecting,StewartnotedonLazarus'sshowthat"TheDailyShow"influencedhisdirectingprocessmore
thanhisactinggigsdid.Hesaid,"It'saboutthecollaboration.It'saboutunderstanding.Doingashowtaughtme
thisprocessofclarityofvision,butflexibilityofprocess.Soknowyourintention,knowwhereyou'rewanting
togowiththescenewiththewaythatyouwantittogo,themomentumshifts,theemphasis,whereyouwantit
tobe."[93]Healsoexpressedinterestindirectingmorefilms.[94]

Hostingandpublicspeaking
StewarthashostedtheGrammyAwardstwice,in2001andin2002,andthe78thAcademyAwards,which
wereheldMarch5attheKodakTheatreinHollywood.[95]CriticalresponsetoStewart'sperformancewas
mixed.RogerEbertcomparedhimfavorablytolegendaryOscarhostJohnnyCarson.[96]Otherreviewerswere
lesspositiveTomShalesofTheWashingtonPostsaidthatStewarthostedwith"smughumorlessness."James
PoniewozikofTIMEsaidthatStewartwasabadhost,butagreat"antihost"inthathepokedfunatpartsofthe
broadcastthatdeservedit,whichlenthimadegreeofauthenticitywiththenonHollywoodaudience.[97]
StewartandcorrespondentJohnOliverlaterpokedfunathislacklusterreceptiononTheDailyShow'scoverage
ofthe79thAcademyAwardsbysayingthatthe"demonoflastyear'sOscarshadfinallybeenexorcised."
Stewartreturnedtohostthe80thAcademyAwardsonFebruary24,2008.[98]Thereceptiontohisperformance
wasbetterreceived.MatthewGilbertoftheBostonGlobefelttheceremonyitselfwasaveragebutpraised
Stewart,writingthat,"ItwasgoodtoseeJonStewartbeingJonStewart.Heisshapinguptobeadependable
OscarhostforthepostBillyCrystalyears.He'snotmusical,buthe'sversatileenoughtoswingsmoothly
betweenjokesaboutpolitics,Hollywood,newmedia,and,mostimportantly,hair."[99]VarietycolumnistBrian
LowrylaudedStewart'sperformancenotingthathe"earnedhiskeepbymaintainingaplayful,irreverenttone
throughoutthenight,whetheritwasjestingaboutCateBlanchettsversatilityorwatchingLawrenceofArabia
onaniPhonescreen.[100]
InDecember2009,StewartgaveaspeechattheJohnF.KennedyCenterforthePerformingArtshonoring
BruceSpringsteen,oneofthatyear'sKennedyCenterHonorsrecipients,andofwhomStewartisafan.[101]
StewartgaveanotherspeechpayingtributetoSpringsteeninFebruary2013aspartofthesinger'sMusiCares
PersonoftheYearawardceremony.[102]
StewartbeganacomedicfeudwithWWEwrestlerSethRollinsinMarch2015,andappearedonWWERaw
duringaDailyShowstyledsegmenthostedbyRollins.[103]OnAugust23,2015,Stewartreturnedtohostthe
WWE'sSummerSlamattheBarclaysCenterinBrooklyn,NewYork.[104]Hewouldlatergetinvolvedinthe
maineventbetweenRollinsandJohnCena,helpingRollinsretainhisWWEWorldHeavyweight
Championship,aswellaswinningCena'sUnitedStatesChampionship.ThenextnightonRaw,heexplained
hisactions,sayinghediditforRicFlair(whowasalsopresent),whichwastoretainhisworldchampionship
record.CenathengaveStewarthisfinishingmove,theAttitudeAdjustment,toendthesegment.Stewart
returnedatSummerSlamonAugust21,2016asaspecialguest.[105]

Stewart'scriticismoftelevisionjournalists
Crossfireappearance
InatelevisedexchangewiththenCNNcorrespondentTuckerCarlsononCrossfireonOctober15,2004,
Stewartcriticizedthestateoftelevisionjournalismandpleadedwiththeshow'shoststo"stophurting
America",andreferredtobothCarlsonandcohostPaulBegalaas"partisanhacks".[4][106]Whenpostedonthe
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internet,thisexchangebecamewidelyviewedandwasatopicofmuchmediadiscussion.
Despitebeingontheprogramtocommentoncurrentevents,Stewartimmediatelyshiftedthediscussiontoward
theshowitself,assertingthatCrossfirehadfailedinitsresponsibilitytoinformandeducateviewersabout
politicsasaserioustopic.Stewartstatedthattheshowengagedinpartisanhackeryinsteadofhonestdebate,
andsaidthatthehosts'assertionthatCrossfireisadebateshowislike"sayingprowrestlingisashowabout
athleticcompetition."CarlsonrespondedbysayingthatStewartcriticizesnewsorganizationsfornotholding
publicofficialsaccountable,butwhenheinterviewedJohnKerry,Stewartaskedaseriesof"softball"questions
(StewarthasacknowledgedhevotedforKerryinthe2004presidentialelection).[107]Stewartrespondedthathe
didn'trealize"thenewsorganizationslooktoComedyCentralfortheircuesonintegrity."WhenCarlson
continuedtopressStewartontheKerryissue,Stewartsaid,"You'reonCNN!Theshowthatleadsintomeis
puppetsmakingcrankphonecalls!Whatiswrongwithyou?"InresponsetoprodsfromCarlson,"Comeon.Be
funny,"Stewartsaid,"No,I'mnotgoingtobeyourmonkey."LaterintheshowwhenCarlsonjibed,"Idothink
you'remorefunonyourshow,"Stewartretorted,"You'reasbigadickonyourshowasyouareonanyshow."
InresponsetoStewart'scriticisms,Carlsonsaid,"Youneedtogetajobatajournalismschool,"towhich
Stewartresponded,"Youneedtogotoone!"[4]
StewartdiscussedtheincidentonTheDailyShowthefollowingMonday:
Wedecidedtogotothisplace,Crossfire,whichisanuancedpublicpolicyanalysisshownamed
afterthestraybulletsthathitinnocentbystandersinagangfight.SoIgotoCrossfireand,let'sface
it,Iwasdehydrated,it'stheMartinLawrencedefenseandIhadalwaysinthepastmentionedto
friendsandpeoplethatImeetonthestreetthatIthinkthatshowumblows.SoIthoughtit
wasonlytherightthingtodotogosayittothempersonallyontheirprogram,buthere'sthething
aboutconfrontingsomeonewiththatontheirshow:They'rethere!Uncomfortable!Andtheywere
verymad,becauseapparently,whenyouinvitesomeoneonashowcalledCrossfireandyou
expressanopinion,theydon'tcareforthatItoldthemthatIfelttheirshowwashurtingAmerica
andtheycamebackatmeprettygood,theysaidthatIwasn'tbeingfunny.AndIsaidtothem,"I
knowthat,buttomorrowIwillgobacktobeingfunny,andyourshowwillstillblow."[3][108]
InJanuary2005,CNNannouncedthatitwascancelingCrossfire.Whenaskedaboutthecancellation,CNN's
incomingpresident,JonathanKlein,referencedStewart'sappearanceontheshow:"Ithinkhemadeagood
pointaboutthenoiselevelofthesetypesofshows,whichdoesnothingtoilluminatetheissuesoftheday."[109]
OnMarch18,2009,CarlsonwroteablogentryforTheDailyBeastcriticizingStewartforhishandlingofthe
CNBCcontroversy(seebelow).CarlsondiscussedtheCNNincidentandclaimedthatStewartremained
backstageforatleast"anhour"and"continuedtolectureourstaff",somethingCarlsondescribedas"oneofthe
weirdestthingsIhaveeverseen."[110]

CriticismofCNBC
StewartagainbecameaviralinternetphenomenonfollowingaMarch4,2009,TheDailyShowsequence.
CNBCcanceledRickSantelli'sscheduledappearancebutStewartstillranashortsegmentshowingCNBC
givingbadinvestmentadvice.[111]
SubsequentmediacoverageofexchangesbetweenJimCramer,whohadbeenfeaturedheavilyintheoriginal
segment,andStewart,ledtoahighlyanticipatedfacetofaceconfrontationonTheDailyShow.[112]The
episodereceivedmuchmediaattentionandbecamethesecondmostviewedepisodeofTheDailyShow,
trailingonlythe2009InaugurationDayepisode.Ithad2.3milliontotalviewers,andthenextday,theshow's
websitesawitshighestdayoftrafficin2009.[113]AlthoughCrameracknowledgedontheshowthatsomeof
Stewart'scriticismsofCNBCwerevalidandthatthenetworkcould"dobetter,"helatersaidonTheToday
ShowthatStewart'scriticismofthemediawas"naveandmisleading."[114]
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CriticismofFoxNews
ThroughouthistenureonTheDailyShow,StewarthasfrequentlyaccusedFoxNewsofdistortingthenewsto
fitaconservativeagenda,atonepointridiculingthenetworkas"themeanestsororityintheworld."[115]In
November2009,StewartcalledoutFoxNewsforusingsomefootagefromapreviousTeaPartyrallyduringa
reportonamorerecentrally,makingthelattereventappearmorehighlyattendedthanitactuallywas.The
show'sanchor,SeanHannity,apologizedforthefootageusethefollowingnight.[116]Amonthlater,Stewart
criticizedFox&FriendscohostGretchenCarlsonaformerMissAmericaandStanfordgraduatefor
claimingthatshegoogledwordssuchas"ignoramus"and"czar".StewartsaidthatCarlsonwasdumbing
herselfdownfor"anaudiencewhoseesintellectasanelitistflaw".[117]
StewartsteppeduphiscriticismofFoxNewsin2010asofApril24,TheDailyShowhad24segments
criticizingFoxNews'coverage.[53]BillO'Reilly,hostofthetalkshowTheO'ReillyFactoronFoxNews,
counteredthatTheDailyShowwasa"keycomponentofleftwingtelevision"andthatStewartlovedFoxNews
becausethenetworkwas"notboring".[53]
DuringaninterviewwithChrisWallaceonJune19,2011,StewartcalledWallace"insane"afterWallacesaid
thatStewart'searliercomparisonofaSarahPalincampaignvideoandanantiherpesmedicineadwasa
politicalcomment.StewartalsosaidFoxviewersarethe"mostconsistentlymisinformed"viewersofpolitical
media.[118]ThiscommentwasrankedbyfactcheckingsitePolitiFactasfalse,withconditions.Stewartlater
acceptedhiserror.[119]
In2014,Stewartengagedinanextended"callout"ofFoxNewsbasedontheirperceivedhypocriticalcoverage
offoodstampsandU.S.Governmentassistance.[120]ThisculminatedduringtheBundystandoffinvolving
multiplesegments,acrossmultipleepisodes,specificallysinglingoutSeanHannityandHannity'scoverageof
theevent.Hannitywould"returnfire"bycallingoutStewartforassociatinghimselfwithCatStevensduring
hisRallyin2010.[121]StewartrespondedtothisbycallingoutHannityforfrequentlycallingTedNugenta
"friendandfrequentguest"onhisprogramandsupportingNugent'sviolentrhetorictowardsBarackObama
andHillaryClintonin2007.[122]InlateAugust2014,StewartvehementlyopposedthemannerinwhichFox
NewsportrayedtheeventssurroundingtheshootingofteenagerMichaelBrownbypoliceofficerDarren
WilsoninFerguson,Missouriandthesubsequentprotestsfromcitizens.[123]

Advocacy
StewartsometimesusedTheDailyShowtoargueforcausessuchasthetreatmentofveteransand9/11first
responders.HeiscreditedwithbreakingaSenatedeadlockoverabilltoprovidehealthcareandbenefitsfor
9/11emergencyworkersthebillpassedthreedaysafterhefeaturedagroupof9/11respondersontheshow.In
March2009,hecriticizedaWhiteHouseproposaltoremoveveteransfromVeteransAdministrationrollsif
theyhadprivatehealthinsurancetheWhiteHousedroppedtheplanthenextday.[62]

WritersGuildofAmericastrikeof20072008
StewartwasanimportantfactorintheunionizationoftheComedyCentralwriters.TheDailyShowwriters
werethefirstofComedyCentral'swriterstobeabletojointheguild,afterwhichothershows
followed.[124][125]
Stewartsupportedthe200708WritersGuildofAmericastrike.OnTheDailyShowepisodejustbeforethe
strike,hesarcasticallycommentedabouthowComedyCentralhadmadeavailableallepisodesforfreeontheir
website,butwithoutadvertising,andsaid,"gosupportouradvertisers".Theshowwentonhiatuswhenthe
strikebegan,asdidotherlatenighttalkshows.UponStewart'sreturntotheshowonJanuary7,2008,he
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refusedtousethetitleTheDailyShow,statingthatTheDailyShowwastheshowmadewithallofthepeople
responsibleforthebroadcast,includinghiswriters.Duringthestrike,hereferredtohisshowasADailyShow
withJonStewartuntilthestrikeendedonFebruary13,2008.
Stewart'schoicetoreturntotheairdidbringcriticismthathewasunderminingthewritersofhisshow.Seth
MacFarlanewroteaninsidejokeintoanepisodeofFamilyGuyaboutthis,causingStewarttorespondwithan
hourlongcallinwhichhequestionedhowMacFarlanecouldconsiderhimselfthe"moralarbiter"of
Hollywood.[126]OtherformerwritersofTheDailyShowsuchasDavidFeldmanhavealsoindicatedthat
Stewartwasantiunionatthetimeandpunishedhiswritersfortheirdecisiontounionize.[127][128]
TheWritersGuildStrikeof200708wasalsoresponsibleforanotablemockfeudbetweenStewart,Stephen
Colbert,andConanO'Brieninearly2008.Withoutwriterstohelpfueltheirbanter,thethreecomedians
concoctedacrossover/rivalryinordertogarnermoreviewersduringtheratingsslump.Colbertmadetheclaim
thatbecauseof"theColbertbump",hewasresponsibleforMikeHuckabee'ssuccessinthe2008presidential
race.O'BrienclaimedthathewasresponsibleforHuckabee'ssuccessbecausenotonlyhadhementioned
Huckabeeonhisshow,butalsothathewasresponsibleforChuckNorris'success(NorrisbackedHuckabee).In
response,StewartclaimedthathewasresponsibleforthesuccessofO'Brien,sinceStewarthadfeaturedhimon
TheJonStewartShow,andinturnthesuccessofHuckabee.Thisresultedinathreepartcomedicbattle
betweenthethreepundits,withallthreeappearingoneachother'sshows.ThefeudendedonLateNightwith
ConanO'Brienwithamockbrawlinvolvingthethreehosts.[129]

Influences
StewarthassaidhisinfluencesincludeGeorgeCarlin,[130]LennyBruce,[131]DavidLetterman,[132]Steve
Martin,[133]andRichardPryor.[10]AmongcomedianswhosaytheywereinfluencedbyStewartareStephen
Colbert,[19]JohnOliver,LarryWilmore,[134]andTrevorNoah.[135]

Personallife
StewartisJewishbyethnicitybutisirreligious.[136]
Whilemakingthe1997filmWishfulThinking,aproductionassistantonthefilmsetStewartuponablinddate
withTraceyLynnMcShane.Theydatedforfouryears.[133][137]Stewartproposedtoherthroughapersonalized
crosswordpuzzlecreatedwiththehelpofWillShortz,thecrosswordeditoratTheNewYorkTimes.[138][139]
Theymarriedin2000.[133][137][140]OnJune19,2001,Stewartandhiswifefiledajointnamechange
applicationandlegallychangedbothoftheirsurnamesto"Stewart."[17]Withthehelpofinvitrofertilization,
thecouplehastwochildren.[141][142]
In2000,whenhewaslabeledaDemocrat,Stewartgenerallyagreedbutdescribedhispoliticalaffiliationas
"moresocialistorindependent"thanDemocratic.[143]StewarthasvotedforRepublicans,thelasttimebeingin
the1988presidentialelectionwhenhevotedforGeorgeH.W.BushoverMichaelDukakis.HedescribedBush
ashaving"anintegrityabouthimthatIrespectedgreatly".[144]
In2013,JonandTraceyboughta12acre(4.9ha)farminMiddletown,NewJersey,called"BuffleheadFarm".
TheStewartsuseitasasanctuaryforabusedanimals.[145]In2015Stewartstartedavegetariandietoutof
ethicalreasonshiswifeisalongtimevegan.[146]

Honorsandawards

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StewartandothermembersofTheDailyShowhavereceivedtwoPeabody
Awardsfor"Indecision2000"[147]and"Indecision2004",[148]coveringthe2000
presidentialelectionandthe2004presidentialelection,respectively.
TheDailyShowreceivedthePrimetimeEmmyAwardforOutstandingWriting
foraVariety,Music,orComedyProgramin2001,2003,2004,2005,2006,
2009,2011,2012,and2015andOutstandingVariety,Music,orComedySeries
for10consecutiveyearsfrom2003to2012.In2013,theawardforboth
categoriesinsteadwenttoTheDailyShowspinoffTheColbertReport.In
2015,TheDailyShowresurfaced,winningbothcategoriesforonelasttimefor
Stewart'sswansongashost.
StewartwontheGrammyAwardforBestComedyAlbumin2005forhis
recording,America(TheBook):ACitizen'sGuidetoDemocracyInaction.
IntheDecember2003NewYear'seditionofNewsweek,Stewartwasnamedthe
"Who'sNext?"personfor2004,withthemagazinepredictingthathewould
emergeasanabsolutesensationinthatyear.(Themagazinesaidtheywereright
attheendofthatyear.)

StewartwiththePeabody
AwardthathewonwithThe
DailyShowin2005

In2004,Stewartspokeatthecommencementceremoniesathisalmamater,WilliamandMary,andreceivedan
honoraryDoctorofArtsdegree.[149]StewartwasalsotheClassDaykeynotespeakeratPrincetonUniversityin
2004,[150]andthe2008SacerdoteGreatNamesspeakeratHamiltonCollege.
Stewartwasnamedoneofthe2005Time100,anannuallistof100ofthemostinfluentialpeopleoftheyearby
TIMEmagazine.[151]
StewartandTheDailyShowreceivedthe2005NationalCouncilofTeachersofEnglish(NCTE)George
OrwellAwardforDistinguishedContributiontoHonestyandClarityinPublicLanguage.
StewartwaspresentedanHonoraryAllAmericaAwardbytheNationalSoccerCoachesAssociationof
America(NSCAA)in2006.[152]
OnApril21,2009,PresidentofLiberiaEllenJohnsonSirleafmadeStewartachief.[153]
OnOctober26,2010,StewartwasnamedtheMostInfluentialManof2010byAskMen.[154]

Filmography
Film

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Year

Title

Role

Notes

1994

MixedNuts

Rollerblader

1996

TheFirstWivesClub

Elise'slover

1997

WishfulThinking

Henry

1998

HalfBaked

EnhancementSmoker

1998

TheFaculty

ProfEdwardFurlong

1998

PlayingbyHeart

Trent

1999

BigDaddy

KevinGerrity

2000

TheOfficeParty

PizzaGuy

Shortfilm

2000

Committed

PartyGuest

Uncreditedcameo

2001

JayandSilentBobStrikeBack

RegHartner

2002

DeathtoSmoochy

MarionFrankStokes

2002

TheAdventuresofTomThumbandThumbelina Godfrey(voice)

2006

Doogal

Zeebad(voice)

2006

Wordplay

Himself

2007

EvanAlmighty

Himself

2008

TheGreatBuckHoward

Himself

2011

TheAdjustmentBureau

Himself

2011

TheBeaver

Himself

2014

Rosewater

2016

BatmanvSuperman:DawnofJustice

Scenesdeleted

Documentary

Director,producer,writer
Himself

UltimateEditiononly

Television

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Year

Title

Role

Notes

1989
1993

ShortAttentionSpanTheater Himself(host)

Episode:"ComedyBootcamp"

1992
1993

YouWroteIt,YouWatchIt

Himself(host)

5episodes

1993
1995

TheJonStewartShow

Himself(host)

160episodesalsocreator,
executiveproducer,writer

1994

TheState

FanmailGuy

Episode:"2.4"

1996

JonStewart:Unleavened

Himself

Standupspecial

1996
1997

TheLarrySandersShow

Himself

2episodes

1997

TheNanny

Bobby

Episode:"KissingCousins"

1997

NewsRadio

Andrew

Episode:"Twins"

1997

Dr.Katz,Professional
Therapist

Jon(voice)

Episode:"GuessWho"

1997

SpaceGhostCoasttoCoast Himself

Episode:"Mayonnaise"

1997

Mr.ShowwithBoband
David

Himself

Episode:"AWhiteManSet
ThemFree"

1998

SinceYou'veBeenGone

ToddZalinsky

TVmovie

1998

Elmopalooza

Himself

TVspecial

1999

SpinCity

Parker

Episode:"WallStreet"

1999
2015

TheDailyShowwithJon
Stewart

Himself(host)

2,579episodesalsoexecutive
producer,writer

2001

43rdAnnualGrammy
Awards

Himself(host)

TVspecial

2002

44thAnnualGrammy
Awards

Himself(host)

TVspecial

2002

SaturdayNightLive

Himself(host)

Episode:"Jon
Stewart/India.Arie"

2003

55thPrimetimeEmmy
Awards

Himself(cohost)

TVspecial

2005
2014

TheColbertReport

2006

78thAcademyAwards

Himself(host)

TVspecial

2006

AmericanDad!

Himself(voice)

Episode:"IrregardingSteve"

2007

Jack'sBigMusicShow

BrunkStinegrouber

Episode:"GroundhogDay"

2008

TheSimpsons

Himself(voice)

Episode:"EPluribusWiggum"

2008

80thAcademyAwards

Himself(host)

TVspecial

2008

AColbertChristmas:The
GreatestGiftofAll!

Himself

TVspecial

2009
2010

ImportantThingswith
DemetriMartin

2010

RallytoRestoreSanity
and/orFear

Himself(host)

TVspecial

2012

RobotChicken

MattTrakker,Serpentor(voice)

Episode:"ExecutedbytheState"

2013

BigTimeRush

Himself

Episode:"BigTimeInvasion"

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executiveproducer

17episodesexecutiveproducer

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Year

Title

2014

PhineasandFerb

2015
2016

TheNightlyShowwithLarry
Wilmore

Role
Mr.Random(voice)

GravityFalls

Episode:"TheKlimpaloon
Ultimatum"
Creator,executiveproducer

2015 TheLateShowwithStephen
present Colbert
2015

Notes

Executiveproducer[155]
JudgeKittyKittyMeowMeow
FaceShwartstein(voice)

Episode:"Weirdmageddon2:
EscapefromReality"

Bibliography
NakedPicturesofFamousPeople(RobWeisbachBooks,1998)ISBN0688171621
America(TheBook):ACitizen'sGuidetoDemocracyInaction(WarnerBooks,September2004)ISBN
0446532681
Earth(TheBook):AVisitor'sGuidetotheHumanRace(GrandCentralPublishing,2010)ISBN9780
446579223

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Furtherreading
JonStewart:BeyondtheMomentsofZenbyBruceWatson,(NewWordCity,2014)ASIN
B0093FPMVU
AngryOptimist:TheLifeandTimesofJonStewart.byLisaRogak,(SaintMartin'sGriffin,2014).ISBN
9781250080479

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