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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New Laws, Who Dis? | The Daily Show

Fraudulent For-Profit Schools Make a Comeback Under Betsy DeVos | The Daily Show

The All-American Gun Debate - Between the Scenes: The Daily Show

What the Hell Happened This Week? - Week of 9/28/2020 - The Daily Social Distancing Show

War in the Middle East: This Time It’s Persianal - Trump Tweets in Farsi | The Daily Show

Breaking News: Rap is officially no longer cool

The Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Election Lawsuit | The Daily Social Distancing Show

Trump has two speeds with women: berating female reporters and gushing over Karoline Leavitt’s lips

What's in the GOP's Mysterious Health Care Bill?: The Daily Show

Democratic Candidates Kick Off Their 2020 Campaigns with an Apology Tour | The Daily Show

Envisioning President Trump's First Term: The Daily Show

A Hostless Oscars Night & Donald Trump Jr.’s Christmas Anecdote | The Daily Show

Subway Coronavirus Precautions, Dinosaur DNA & Twitter’s “Fleets” Feature | The Daily Show

Introducing the R. Kelly Challenge | The Daily Show

Trump’s Deposition on “Dangerous Fruit” & Biden’s $7 Billion Military Mistake | The Daily Show

Stock Market Crash, Putin’s Potential Term Reset & An African Locust Swarm | The Daily Show

So Much News, So Little Time - Bernie’s Rich, Maxine DGAF & A Black Hole Finds Fame | The Daily Show

Will Trump Go to War with Iran to Defend Saudi Arabia? | The Daily Show

The Final Days of the 2016 Election: The Daily Show

Jon on his difficulty connecting with faith, and how he can prove God makes mistakes.

Trump Makes Milk Whole Again, Europe Defends Greenland & MAGA Blasts Mamdani | The Daily Show

America just elected its first criminal president. What a day for proud felonists!

Jordan Klepper Sits Down with a January 6er Who Wants a Refund | The Daily Show

Jan 6 Hearing Finale: Trump's Tantrum Outtakes & Hawley's Humiliating Run | 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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