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Jon Stewart Says He Almost Quit 'The Daily Show': Are You Glad He Didn't?

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Jon Stewart has confessed that he once came very close to quitting “The Daily Show.” Speaking at the Montclair Film Festival over the weekend, he admitted that he was unimpressed with the show’s staff when he arrived in 1999, after replacing Craig Kilborn as the host.

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According to Third Beat, Stewart said “what I did not realize is, a lot of the people who worked there were a******s." He talked about initial clashes with executives, saying “I wanted it to be satirical in the classic sense of the word… I walk in the door, into a room with the writers and producers, and the first thing they say is, 'This isn't some MTV b******t'... And then I was told not to change the jokes or improvise. [I told my agent], 'Get me the f**k out of this'. These people are insane.”

He said that it took him almost three years to feel comfortable at the show, after the show had experience a severe staff turnover. He has now worked on the show for 13 years. Are you glad he didn’t quit?

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  • SezMichael 2012/12/12 16:02:22 (edited)
    Yes, I love Jon Stewart!
    SezMichael
    +26
    for one thing the guy really is smart. I've seen him go on Fox unscripted and just kick the dogshyt out of O'Reilly and Hannity. I wish Limbaugh would get out the safety of his fart filled radio booth and let Stewart have a swing at him.

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  • nathani... One of ... 2012/12/13 01:59:47
  • One of ... nathani... 2012/12/17 00:07:06
    One of Y'shua's,דָּנִיֵּאל
    HE IS AN ATHEIST..he has said he is an ATHEIST BY NATURE and JEWISH by HERITAGE and FAMILY...but atheist none the less...
  • xprimale 2012/12/12 23:07:11
    Yes, I love Jon Stewart!
    xprimale
  • dan 2012/12/12 23:00:15
    No, he should have quit.
    dan
    +3
    justanother arrogant POS
  • Wolf97 2012/12/12 22:57:02
  • Hebsi 2012/12/12 21:38:32
    Yes, I love Jon Stewart!
    Hebsi
    +7
    I can't imagine if he wasn't hosting the show. Jon Stewart and The Daily Show is one of the only sources of sanity left in America.
  • marianne Hebsi 2012/12/12 22:12:25
    marianne
    +4
    agreed..;-] jon stewart 911 respondents
  • pippahayworth 2012/12/12 21:00:02
  • Zuggi pippaha... 2012/12/12 22:30:49
  • Charles E 2012/12/12 20:59:19
    No, he should have quit.
    Charles E
    His departure would improve the show.
  • MOMMA THOMAS 2012/12/12 20:50:29
    Yes, I love Jon Stewart!
    MOMMA THOMAS
    +1
    WE NEED THE LAUGHS, JON.
  • roxie 2012/12/12 20:37:02
    Yes, I love Jon Stewart!
    roxie
    +3
    Best Show around.
  • burningsnowman 2012/12/12 20:13:40 (edited)
    No, he should have quit.
    burningsnowman
    He's kind of a hack. Anyone can play at being a "reasonable, center left" guy and deliver the news with sarcasm and funny voices. Even Lewis Black is funnier when he has him on.
  • bob h. 2012/12/12 19:35:50
    Yes, I love Jon Stewart!
    bob h.
    +3
    I watch him alot. He's funny.
  • Meako 2012/12/12 19:32:23
    Yes, I love Jon Stewart!
    Meako
    +6
    Love him, he drives the CONS insane....
  • Tylurr 2012/12/12 19:29:22
    Yes, I love Jon Stewart!
    Tylurr
    +5
    As a political commentator, he's pretty brilliant. Yes, he sides more on the Liberal side than the Conservative side: I'd side against the comedy fodder, too.
  • terry.cooper.79462 2012/12/12 19:16:12
    No, he should have quit.
    terry.cooper.79462
    +3
    I could care less. The world would be better off with one less moron spreading the governments propaganda.
  • Idiot r... terry.c... 2012/12/13 03:57:32
  • terry.c... Idiot r... 2012/12/13 15:44:25
    terry.cooper.79462
    Obviously you haven't watched his show, he also points out what idiots that liberals are from time to time. Of course that's only in your absence.



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
  • johndhutcheson 2012/12/12 19:08:42
    Yes, I love Jon Stewart!
    johndhutcheson
    +4
    We wouldn't had him pwning Bill O'Reilly for his "Christianity is not a religion, it's a philosophy" stupidity.
  • PJ Sweet Cheeks 2012/12/12 18:43:31
    No, he should have quit.
    PJ  Sweet Cheeks
    +1
    Just another liberal!!!
  • cddjmikey 2012/12/12 18:42:19
    No, he should have quit.
    cddjmikey
    How about who gives a flying f**k !!
  • Idiot r... cddjmikey 2012/12/14 21:41:02
  • David 2012/12/12 18:36:02
    Yes, I love Jon Stewart!
    David
    +1
    F'n SH. I vey deliberately clicked "No, he should have quit," and SH changed it to the lying, "Yes, I love Jon Stewart!"

    Makes me projectile vomit.
  • Willyt David 2012/12/13 16:49:47
    Willyt
    +2
    No, you clicked the wrong button.
  • David Willyt 2012/12/13 23:42:35
    David
    No, I did not. And you're an ass for saying something with no facts to back it up. SH screwed my answer. You weren't here and didn't see, but you're ready to make your ignorant pronouncement. Therefore, as I said, you're an ass.
  • Idiot r... Willyt 2012/12/14 21:41:34
    Idiot repubs
    +1
    These idiots will blame everyone but themselves.
  • zbacku 2012/12/12 18:35:45
    No, he should have quit.
    zbacku
    +1
    Wouldn't matter. Except we just might have been one less foul mouthed and vile Liberal to listen too.
  • Grammar... zbacku 2012/12/12 18:42:36
    Grammar Freak
    +5
    Thing is, he isn't quite as Liberal as you might think. He's probably more Libertarian than he is Liberal. Though it is true that he's quite in favor of his percentile paying more in taxes & providing for the less fortunate in society, he is also able to see where there are definite faults in the system & is not afraid to point them out or to bag as hard on the Democrats as he does on the Republicans.

    The reason our Founding Fathers structured our government the way they did was to ensure that one "party" or one "class" was not able to take completely over... in other words, to ensure that there would always be opposition.
    Well, Jon happens to be a very vital part of our media in that he provides the most intelligent opposing opinions out there... & he opposes just about anyone, regardless of "party."
    You don't have to agree with him, but to think he isn't worth listening to is folly. He conducts many of the best interviews around & tends to get along well with people on all sides.
  • kitkat42 Grammar... 2012/12/13 00:47:06
    kitkat42
    +1
    Well said Grammar, I agree!
  • Grammar... kitkat42 2012/12/13 10:36:02
    Grammar Freak
    +1
    Thank you.
  • FordCrews 2012/12/12 18:33:33
    No, he should have quit.
    FordCrews
    +1
    Really don't care, only a retard would find his idiotic ramblings even slightly amusing.
  • findthelight2000 2012/12/12 18:28:24
    Yes, I love Jon Stewart!
    findthelight2000
    +6
    His show is not only funny, but it is usually quite accurate.
  • johndhu... findthe... 2012/12/12 19:06:17
    johndhutcheson
    +5
    Often more accurate then Fox.
  • Dori johndhu... 2012/12/13 01:10:35
    Dori
    How would you know?
  • johndhu... Dori 2012/12/16 11:12:49
    johndhutcheson
    Checking independent sources.
  • findthe... johndhu... 2012/12/13 04:03:46
    findthelight2000
    Always more accurate than Fox, like all other mainstream news sources.
  • gatelime 2012/12/12 18:26:46
    No, he should have quit.
    gatelime
    +1
    Doesn't matter, never watch him anyway...a little to smarmy for me...
  • Nat™ 2012/12/12 18:17:45 (edited)
    Yes, I love Jon Stewart!
    Nat™
    +1
    Doesn't matter, he's a great comedian but I don't really watch his show.
  • kitkat42 2012/12/12 17:55:43
    Yes, I love Jon Stewart!
    kitkat42
    +5
    I'm very happy he didn't. He's a smart guy and is much deeper than his show persona plays. I'd love to see him go into politics. A breath of fresh air.

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