Jon Stewart

Known for ActingBorn 1962-11-28 (age 63)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 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

On the Beach

Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown

Riot on the Dance Floor

Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg

Gravity Falls

The Occupation of the American Mind

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

The Grammys

George Carlin's American Dream

The Nanny

MTV's 25 Lamest Videos

Trump @War

Phineas and Ferb

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy

The Simpsons

Jon Stewart Has Left the Building

Jon Stewart: Unleavened

The Playboy Murders

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

Tickling Giants

Don Rickles: One Night Only

JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

Robot Chicken

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Inequality for All

The Larry Sanders Show

WWE SummerSlam 2015

WWE This Is Awesome

Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn

The Problem with Jon Stewart

The Emmy Awards

Last Laugh '05

Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

The Pete Davidson Show

NewsRadio

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium: O'Reilly vs. Stewart 2012

No Responders Left Behind

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