Jon Stewart began Thursday night's edition of The Daily Show with an emotional, joke-free commentary about racism and gun violence in America following the shooting deaths of nine people at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, "All I have is sadness, at the depravity of what we do to one another and the gaping … Read more
There was no one moment when Jon Stewart knew it was time for him to leave what he describes as “the most perfect job in the world”; no epiphany, no flashpoint. “Life,” he says, in the lightly self-mocking tone he uses when Jon Stewart stepped away from his comic persona Thursday night to address the … Read more
That's Jon Stewart on Wednesday's horrific shooting inside Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal in Charleston, S.C. As we struggle to understand this incident, we gathered a few thoughtful analyses of what this story tells us about the deeper Daily Show host Jon Stewart put aside his trademark humor to talk about his own assessment of … Read more
As we all hoped and prayed he would, Jon Stewart opened The Daily Show Tuesday night with the “gift from heaven” that is Donald Trump's 2016 presidential announcement. But before the delicious dessert, Stewart decided Jon Stewart had almost no jokes for his audience Thursday night in the wake of Wednesday's mass shooting at Emanuel … Read more
Jon Stewart scrapped whatever plans he had for the Daily Show last night and devoted a pretty stunning two full segments to railing about the mass shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. On Friday evening, July 2, 1999, a crazed young man drove through my Chicago neighborhood looking for Jews to kill. He had already shot … Read more
No, Jon Stewart hasn't died. The host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" responded Wednesday to the attention brought on by his departure announcement one day earlier. “Last night I was perusing the Internet, and I guess my question to you is, 'Did I That didn't take long! Jon Stewart has a tasty lead on … Read more
WASHINGTON — He has all but called them losers and fools, but when Jon Stewart announced on Tuesday that he would leave “The Daily Show” sometime this year, many politicians and news media personalities had something of an unusual reaction: grief WASHINGTON — He has all but called them losers and fools, but when Jon … Read more
Stewart is expected to speak about his decision to step down on Tuesday night's program, which he is taping on Tuesday evening. "Tonight! For once, you wanna stay through the interview," the official Twitter feed of the program said shortly after the Stewart is expected to speak about his decision to step down on Tuesday … Read more
While there is no guarantee that the show will even continue without Jon, we sure hope that one of these names we picked out will get the chance to sit behind the desk! READ MORE: Celebrities tweet their reactions to Jon Stewart's exit! Jon took over Daily Show host Jon Stewart led a tongue-in-cheek cheer … Read more