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Jon Stewart
New York City, New York, USA
Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian. He is widely…
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Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian. He is widely known as host of The Daily Show, a satirical news program that airs on Comedy Central. Stewart started as a stand-up comedian, but branched into television as host of Short Attention Span Theater for Comedy Central. He went on to host his own show on MTV, called The Jon Stewart Show, and then hosted another show on MTV called You Wrote It, You Watch It. He has also had several film roles as an actor. Stewart became the host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central in early 1999. He is also a writer and co-executive-producer of the show. After Stewart joined, The Daily Show steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim, which led to his first Emmy Award in 2001. Stewart has gained acclaim as an acerbic, satirical critic of personality-driven media shows, in particular those of the US media networks such as CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. Critics say Stewart benefits from a double standard: he critiques other news shows from the safe, removed position of his "fake news" desk. Stewart agrees, saying that neither his show nor his channel purports to be anything other than satire and comedy. In spite of its self-professed entertainment mandate, The Daily Show has been nominated for news and journalism awards. Stewart hosted the 78th and 80th Academy Awards. He is the co-author of America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, which was one of the best-selling books in the U.S. in 2004 and Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race released in 2010.
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2026
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
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2026
The Pete Davidson Show
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2025
Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem
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2024
Walled Off
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2024
IF
Movie Robot (voice)
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2024
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
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2023
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
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2023
Bupkis
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2023
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
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2023
The Playboy Murders
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2022
WWE This Is Awesome
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2022
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
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2022
George Carlin's American Dream
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2022
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
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2021
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
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2021
The Problem with Jon Stewart
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2021
No Responders Left Behind
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2020
The Soul of America
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2020
Irresistible
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2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
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2020
Some Good News
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2019
Desus & Mero
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2018
Trump @War
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2018
The Shop
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2018
2 Dope Queens
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2017
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
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2017
Tickling Giants
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2016
Hero With A Thousand Faces
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2016
WWE SummerSlam 2016
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2016
Doc & Darryl
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2016
The Last Laugh
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2016
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
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2016
The Occupation of the American Mind
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2015
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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2015
WWE SummerSlam 2015
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2015
Jon Stewart Has Left the Building
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2015
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
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2014
JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick
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