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Jon Stewart leaving The Daily Show later this year.
This hit my right in the feels. Stewart started in 1999, the year I graduated high school and started college. I had been a fan of the show with Craig Kilborn and was leary of this new guy taking over. Especially since he seemed to be some comedian from lots of stoner movies. But it didn't take long for me to become a fan. This was the year I really started getting into the news. I stayed up every night to watch. Jon was there to explain hanging chads to me, he was there for me after 9/11. He has always made the harsh realities of the world, of politics, of the scary amount of ignorance out there something to laugh at and then think about.
I am going to miss him so much. I can't imagine who they will get to replace him, if they get anyone. Big shoes to fill. He always felt like a voice of reason in chaos. Someone who knew the news had become entertainment but didn't try to pretend he was anything but...yet at the same time gave more thoughtful commentary on the world than any "real" news program.
And he actually read the damn books that people wrote before the guests were on his show so he could have an intelligent discussion.
End of an era indeed.
This hit my right in the feels. Stewart started in 1999, the year I graduated high school and started college. I had been a fan of the show with Craig Kilborn and was leary of this new guy taking over. Especially since he seemed to be some comedian from lots of stoner movies. But it didn't take long for me to become a fan. This was the year I really started getting into the news. I stayed up every night to watch. Jon was there to explain hanging chads to me, he was there for me after 9/11. He has always made the harsh realities of the world, of politics, of the scary amount of ignorance out there something to laugh at and then think about.
I am going to miss him so much. I can't imagine who they will get to replace him, if they get anyone. Big shoes to fill. He always felt like a voice of reason in chaos. Someone who knew the news had become entertainment but didn't try to pretend he was anything but...yet at the same time gave more thoughtful commentary on the world than any "real" news program.
And he actually read the damn books that people wrote before the guests were on his show so he could have an intelligent discussion.
End of an era indeed.