Jon Stewart

Stand-up comedian from United States 🇺🇸

New York City, New York, USA1962Active since 1987English

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About Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, November 28, 1962 in New York City) is an American comedian, writer, producer, director, progressive political commentator, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the satirical news program The Daily Show on Comedy Central from 1999 to 2015 and part-time since 2024. He has received numerous accolades, including 24 Primetime Emmy Awards, 2 Grammy Awards, and 5 Peabody Awards, and was honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2022.

Stewart started as a stand-up comedian before branching into television as host of Short Attention Span Theater for Comedy Central. He went on to host You Wrote It, You Watch It (1992-1993) and The Jon Stewart Show (1993-1995) on MTV, and appeared in films including Big Daddy (1999) and Death to Smoochy (2002). He became host of The Daily Show in 1999, where he was also a writer and co-executive producer, and under him the show gained popularity and critical acclaim. In 2010, he and Stephen Colbert headlined the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. He hosted The Problem with Jon Stewart on Apple TV+ from 2021 to 2023, and in February 2024 returned to The Daily Show for Monday episodes and as an executive producer.

After leaving The Daily Show, Stewart used his celebrity in sustained advocacy for 9/11 first responders and war veterans' health benefits, helping pass the permanent authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act and the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022. He hosted the 78th and 80th Academy Awards and co-authored the best-selling satirical books America (The Book) in 2004 and Earth (The Book) in 2010.

Born at Doctors Hospital in Manhattan, Stewart grew up in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, in an Ashkenazi Jewish family. His parents divorced when he was eleven, and he later dropped his surname, having it legally changed to "Stewart" in 2001.

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How Millennial Parents Punish Their Kids - Between the Scenes | The Daily Show

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MAGA's issue with Kamala? Not her policies, but her laughter

How Millennial Parents Punish Their Kids - Between the Scenes | The Daily Show

In exchange for saving America, all Trump wants is unwavering fealty. Is that too much to ask?

Unpacking the Capitol Riot & Four Years of Trump’s Bulls**t | The Daily Social Distancing Show

Jon's State-Approved Free Speech Primer, Desi on Kirk Backlash & Trump in the U.K. | The Daily Show

Can Republicans figure out exactly why they hate Kamala?

Trump Bribes Americans with $5K "Dividends" & GOP Gets Weird at Midterm Convention | The Daily Show

President Trump's Bats**t Press Conference: The Daily Show

The Trump Family's White House Hustle: The Daily Show

A Deep Dive Into Trump's History with Epstein Pt. 1 | The Daily Show

New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009

Boycott Season Hits Nike, The New Yorker and Ryan Gosling | The Daily Show

Jordan Klepper vs. Anti-Vaxxers in SoCal | The Daily Show

Jon Stewart on Butker, Conservative "Outrage" & The Real Cancel Culture | The Daily Show

Jon Stewart and The Best F**king News Team Take on Election Night 2024 | The Daily Show

GOP RSVP's "No" to Trump Convention & Push to Ban Mamdani from 9/11 Ceremony | The Daily Show

Coronavirus Hits the NBA and Trump Makes the Virus Racist | The Daily Social Distancing Show

Donald J. Trump: The Greatest President in History of All Time | The Daily Social Distancing Show

Bondi Spins Out Over Epstein Questions & Olympian Confesses Affair on Live TV | The Daily Show

Jon Stewart breaks down the simple, Dear Leader-authorized rules of free speech for Jimmy Kimmel

Trump Abroad: Oh, the Places Those Tiny Hands Will Go!: The Daily Show

The Divinity of Donald Trump: The Daily Show

Jon Stewart on the Iran War's Monthaversary & Desi on Kristi Noem's Double-D Life | The Daily Show

Profiles in Tremendousness - White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer: The Daily Show

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Jon Stewart Interviews George Carlin | George Carlin | 40 Years of Comedy (1997)

Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert Crash Conan NYC | CONAN on TBS

Trump Sending ICE to the Super Bowl, MAGA Melts Down Over Bad Bunny & Jon Stewart Surprises Jimmy

Watch Dem's Reaction as Jon Stewart Says His Policy Killed a Cop | DM CLIPS | Rubin Report

Trump Desperate to Win Midterms, Jon Stewart is an Urban Scavenger & We Say Goodbye to Brooklyn!

Jon Stewart Surprises Jimmy Kimmel’s Kids on the Drive to School

Jon Stewart Gives Conan The NYC Citizenship Test | CONAN on TBS

Jon Stewart Surprises Audience with Jimmy Kimmel & Matt Damon Video

Jon Stewart – One of My Favorite People - What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast

Jon Stewart & Pete Buttigieg on Tariffs, Trump Chaos and the Democrats’ Future | The Weekly Show

Jon Stewart DESTROYS CNN on Their Trump Obsession

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Socialism, Politics & NYC | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Shirtless Trumpers Fight Hurricane, Marjorie Taylor Greene Getting Divorced & a Jon Stewart Surprise

Why’s Europe so Mean to Us? | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Jonathan Swan’s Dive into Trump’s Reality | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart & AOC Take On Trump’s Comeback and Rebuilding the Democratic Party | The Weekly Show

Jon Stewart & Rory Stewart on Trump’s Restructured Global Order | The Weekly Show

Jon Stewart on Trump’s Win and What’s Next w/ Heather Cox Richardson | The Weekly Show

Podcasting Through It with Heather Cox Richardson | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Rethinking China? | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart & Kaitlan Collins Navigate Trump’s Headline Hurricanes | The Weekly Show

Ben Shapiro's Response to Jon Stewart's Nasty Attack Is Perfect

Jon Stewart Crashes Jimmy Kimmel's Interview with Bar Mitzvah Kid

Jon Stewart & Bernie Sanders on Rebuilding Trust & Efficacy in the Government | The Weekly Show

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