Jon Stewart Says He Almost Quit 'The Daily Show': Are You Glad He Didn't?
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2012/12/12 15:00:00
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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.


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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Yes, I love Jon Stewart!+26for 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.






















Makes me projectile vomit.
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.