This biography profiles Jon Stewart, television's most incisive deliverer of the fake news. As the host of
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
, he has attracted a vast audience that sees him as one of the few credible sources of cultural critique TV.
As comfortable and adept at interviewing Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, U.S. President Barack Obama, activist Al Sharpton, or political commentator Bill O'Reilly as he is chatting with Angelina Jolie, Bill Gates, or Denis Leary, Jon Stewart has emerged as one of the hottest television personalities and most powerful media icons of the 21st century.
, currently Comedy Central's longest running show, has launched the successful careers of Stephen Colbert (host of
The Colbert Report
) and Steve Carell (star of
The 40 Year Old Virgin
and the popular television series
The Office
), and an appearance on Stewart's half-hour segment is coveted by both political figures and Hollywood celebrities as one of the most important places to be seen.
Well-read, impossibly well-versed in current events, charismatic, and self-deprecating, Stewart has successfully garnered a broad-based following of viewers, from teens to senior citizens. Ideal for students and general readers alike, this biography profiles the always controversial, always prepared Stewart, including his early life, his first break in comedy, and his meteoric rise to joining an elite group of well-known and often-quoted media personalities.