Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewartis an American comedian, writer, producer, director, actor, media critic, and former television host. From 1999 to 2015, he was the host of The Daily Show, a satirical news program that airs on Comedy Central...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntertainer
Date of Birth28 November 1962
CountryUnited States of America
impossible-things done want
Most Americans don't live their lives solely as Democrats or Republicans or conservatives or liberals. Most Americans live their lives that our just a little bit late for something they have to do. Often it's something they do not want to do, but they do it. Impossible things get done every day that are only made possible by the little, reasonable compromises.
sense-of-humor frustrating ifs
Get a sense of humor. If you don't, it'll be incredibly frustrating.
waiting scripts machines
Wait a minute, words in the prompter, script on my desk, vending machine upstairs out of Funyuns... the writers are back!
lapd refreshing beaten
How refreshing. A suspect beaten up BEFORE the LAPD showed up.
yams balls may
Here's what I realized about the yam - it's the same colour as a Nerf ball. You may be wondering: 'Is he saying he ate a Nerf ball?'...
redneck america states
Nobody out-rednecks the great state of America.
placebo-effect missing golden-girls
I never thought I'd say this, but I miss voter fraud.
fathers-day valentine son
Don't confuse [Father's Day] with Valentine's Day, and here's why. Boy, will you creep him out. I can just tell you from last year, uh, even if they do like chocolate, they don't want it from their son.
names late letterman
Never name it after yourself. Maybe we'll throw a with in there. That seems to work. Like Late Show With David Letterman.
differences musical atmosphere
At first the difference will be in whatever atmosphere I bring into it. It's not going to be like, 'I really want to do The Daily Show and I'd love to turn it into an abstract musical.' I like the format and the chance to satirize the news.
rap different might
Comedy is the only form of entertainment where the audience doesn't know what to expect. In an evening, you might get ten comics doing ten different things. That's not what happens when you go to hear music. There isn't a classical performance followed by a hoedown followed by rap.
ivy percent staff together
When I said that I wanted to put together a writing staff that would only be 80 percent Ivy League-educated Jews, they said it couldn't be done,
assistant central comedy intended jon response
Very often I get e-mails intended for Jon Stewart from Comedy Central that are mailed to me. And the first reaction, and the first response that I or my assistant make is: Do you have the right Jon Stewart?
people politics respond treated
Ultimately, people would respond a lot better to being treated like adults ... if politics wasn't treated like marketing,