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]Don Lemon appeared to diss Jon Stewart on a hot mic and then immediately backtracked his comment when he realized it was picked up. In a clip first shared by TMZ, the CNN anchor provided commentary on an interview Stewart conducted with Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks in Chicago last week. Stewart grilled Hicks […]
The Daily Show already had a layup on Tuesday with Trump’s arraignment, but guest host Roy Wood Jr. still came with a Jon Stewart-shaped ace up his sleeve. “Thank you for clapping for that, man,” Wood told the crowd after a segment clowning the ex-president, who faces 34 counts of conspiracy and falsifying business records, with a maximum (if unlikely) prison […]
Tweets of the decidedly mean variety again took center stage on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday. For the latest edition of the ongoing Mean Tweets series, Kimmel enlisted another group of veritable superstars to read and react to tweets about them that are indeed not kind. Kicking off the proceedings this time around was Brian Cox, […]
Jon Stewart took to the podium on Thursday blast Senate Republicans for voting against the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, or PACT Act, after it failed to pass in the Senate last night. The vote was viewed as a mere formality before making its way to President Joe Biden for his signature. Introduced in 2021, the PACT Act sought […]
Jon Stewart took to Twitter on Saturday to shut down the idea of a 2024 presidential run after Politico published an op-ed suggesting the former Daily Show host is “exactly the person” the Democratic party needs to run on the ticket should President Biden decline to run again. In the piece, titled “If Tucker Runs in 2024, […]
Jon Stewart can add another huge accolade to his mantle. The award-winning comedian has been named the 23rd recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, joining the ranks of industry icons like Richard Pryor, Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, and Dave Chappelle. The former Daily Show host will receive the award at the Kennedy Center Concert […]
In a recent episode of his The Problem podcast, comedian Jon Stewart broached the topic of antisemitic tropes in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Amid his comments, which stem from a December 2021 episode but have since gone viral thanks to the tweet below, the former Daily Show host and current Apple TV+ personality spoke with his […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets TMZ briefly spoke with Jon Stewart outside of Capitol Hill about the backlash towards Dave Chappelle in wake of his Netflix special The Closer […]
Comedians and celebrities are mourning the death of their friend and colleague, Norm MacDonald. The 61-year-old passed away on Tuesday after a nearly decade-long private battle with cancer. “He was most proud of his comedy,” Lori Jo Hoekstra, a producer and friend of MacDonald’s, said in a statement. “He never wanted the diagnosis to affect the way the […]
Pete Davidson, who will soon be seen alongside Kaley Cuoco in the time machine-focused comedy Meet Cute, stopped by the Tonight Show studio on Wednesday. Tucked into the appearance was a surprise pop-in from Jon Stewart, who—like Davidson—will be performing at Madison Square Garden for a benefit marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11. During a segment […]
