Jon Stewart
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Walled Off as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · IF as Robot (voice)
- 2024 · John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. as Self
- 2023 · Albert Brooks: Defending My Life as Self
- 2023 · Bupkis as Jon Stewart
- 2023 · Chris Rock: Road To Live Special as Self
- 2023 · Lab Leak Liars Exposed as Self
- 2023 · The Playboy Murders as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · WWE This Is Awesome as Jon Stewart (archive footage)
- 2022 · The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival as Self
- 2022 · Jon Stewart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
- 2022 · George Carlin's American Dream as Self
- 2022 · The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up as Self
- 2021 · Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes as Carl "Rocky" Price
- 2021 · The Problem with Jon Stewart as Self - Host
- 2021 · No Responders Left Behind as Self
- 2020 · The Soul of America as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Phone a Friend
- 2020 · Some Good News as Self
- 2020 · Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
- 2019 · Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
- 2018 · Trump @War as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · The Shop as Self
- 2018 · 2 Dope Queens as Himself
- 2017 · Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self - Host
- 2017 · Tickling Giants as Self
- 2016 · WWE SummerSlam 2016 as Self
- 2016 · Doc & Darryl as Self
- 2016 · Weiner as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · The Last Laugh as Self
- 2016 · Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You as Self
- 2016 · The Occupation of the American Mind as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · WWE SummerSlam 2015 as Jon Stewart (Appearance)
- 2015 · Jon Stewart Has Left the Building as Self
- 2014 · JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Don Rickles: One Night Only as Self
- 2014 · The Hitch as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- 2014 · Riot on the Dance Floor as
- 2014 · Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2013 · David Blaine: Real or Magic as Self
- 2013 · Skum Rocks! as Self
- 2013 · Downloaded as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Inequality for All as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- 2012 · The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium: O'Reilly vs. Stewart 2012 as Self
- 2012 · Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
- 2012 · Vanilla Ice Archive as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Gravity Falls as Judge Kitty Kitty Meow Meow Face-Shwartstein (voice)
- 2012 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 2012 · Inside Comedy as Himself
- 2011 · Conan O'Brien Can't Stop as Self
- 2011 · The Beaver as Jon Stewart
- 2011 · Give It Up for Greg Giraldo as Self
- 2011 · The Adjustment Bureau as Jon Stewart
- 2010 · The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear as Co-Host
- 2009 · Just for Laughs: Launching Pad as
- 2009 · Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
- 2008 · A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! as Self
- 2008 · Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 · The Great Buck Howard as Jon Stewart
- 2008 · Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis as Self
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Mr. Random (voice)
- 2007 · Evan Almighty as Jon Stewart
- 2006 · Wordplay as Self
- 2006 · Doogal as Zeebad (voice)
- 2005 · Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg as
- 2005 · Last Laugh '05 as Self
- 2005 · The Colbert Report as Self
- 2005 · The Aristocrats as Self
- 2005 · Catscratch as
- 2005 · American Dad! as Jon Stewart (voice)
- 2004 · Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party as Self
- 2004 · Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Off the Record: The 9/11 Election as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina as Godfrey (voice)
- 2003 · Night of Too Many Stars as Self - Host
- 2003 · Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
- 2002 · Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn as
- 2002 · Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes as Self
- 2002 · Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary as Self
- 2002 · Death to Smoochy as Marion Frank Stokes
- 2002 · Last Call with Carson Daly as Self
- 2001 · Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Reg Hartner
- 2001 · Primetime Glick as
- 2000 · On the Beach as Crewman Burns
- 2000 · Committed as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1999 · Wishful Thinking as Henry
- 1999 · Big Daddy as Kevin Gerrity
- 1998 · Playing by Heart as Trent
- 1998 · The Faculty as Prof. Edward Furlong
- 1998 · Since You've Been Gone as Todd Zalinsky
- 1998 · Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! as Host
- 1998 · Half Baked as Enhancement Smoker
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy as Self
- 1996 · Jon Stewart: Unleavened as Jon Stewart
- 1996 · Spin City as Mitch Parker
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self - Host
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Host - Self
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- 1995 · The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special as Self
- 1995 · NewsRadio as Andrew
- 1994 · Mixed Nuts as Rollerblader
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as
- 1993 · The Jon Stewart Show as
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · You Wrote It, You Watch It as Host
- 1992 · The Larry Sanders Show as Jon Stewart
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Jon Stewart (voice)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1969 · Sesame Street as
- 1968 · 60 Minutes as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self