Jon Stewart

Cynicism and skepticism are not comedy. Stewart depends on this too much and it's simply not funny. Also his technique of humiliation is overused and is too mean spirited.

Sorry, I don't find him funny at all. Really simple explanation.

He's not funny. Seems like he's straining with a lot of his delivery.

For heavens sake.....this is not news!!!!! He is a comedian.... a political comedian, and not even a good one at that. With him, its the left against the right. The left can never be wrong. The right are not just people with different opinions, they are drooling idiots. That doesnt seem like a very smart platform....he just alienated about half of his potential audience. The great political comedians made it us (the people), against them (the government), like the late great Will Rogers did. And I doubt very much if  history will remember John Stewart the way Will Rogers is.

Is self deprecating if nothing else.Can be funny.A bit liberal for my tastes.

Not funny and overrated, he got pity laughs at the Oscars.

The next time we get a democratic President, he'll be out of a job!

Jon needs to work on his poor excuse for satire somewhere else. Perhaps France will take him. The only time I ever really appreciated him was that brief stint in Half-Baked. Other than that, he's no better than that loser, Al Franken.

This is an absolute joke to have this guy higher than Letterman or Leno. In my opinion this guy is so predictable he's Boring with a capital B. He wasn't too funny in standup and this show is so simple to run that anyone over 12 knows the recipe: You take the daily DNC talking point claims that have no proof. Then you pretend that you know the truth, and of course it is the DNC talking points. Then you try to imply someone is a liar based on talking points that are far from being factual or proven. Oh, and if you didn't know, that's funny. If that's funny maybe we need a host that calls Bush a do-do head for about an hour. IOW, not insulting, but Boring with a capital B. I'll admit that he has some funny things but he has to throw in so many lamers to get the political talking points across, the good ones can't pull it out of the dumpster. Petty is the first thing that comes to mind instead of humor. Pretend you are an intellectual and behave like an adolescent who always has the nee... Read more

So overrated...and full of himself. Colbert is 100 times better than Stewart.

Stewart is not the one...Steven Colbert would have been the better choice.

Tall order to crack a smile on 3,500 botoxed super egos.

If you watch carefully, this guy's interviewing techniques are improving by the day. I predict he will eventually be tapped for some moderately serious iunterviews.

Better than real news. He along with the in-field reporters use comedy as a way to boil down politics and other tough points for the common man to understand.

Both funny and intellegent. He is obviously liberal, so if you are conservative, I can see why you may not like him, but The Daily Show is COMEDY. If you want sound political analysis, you shouldn't look on Comedy Central. Comedians always make fun of the president (Stewart certainly had a field day with Clinton) it comes with the territory.

I have no idea how anybody could not love this man. He's absolutely adorable. I'm not a liberal and I don't care if he is, because he's too hilarious to miss. He really should tell some more Dem jokes, though.

He outs the hypocrisy and oppression of America with pure objective hilarity!

Thank God for him. Not only is he and his crew sharp and insightful, they're funny. One of the few shows on the air that helps remind me that this is still America.

Very clever and one of the best satirist out there. Even though he's a liberal, he has no problem pointing out problems on both sides. He has lately been a little outspoken for his own good but hey it's better than another O'Reily or Hannity rant.

He's an alright comedian and is clearly left leaning but he doesn't mind spreading the humiliation to all sides.

Being liberal and knowing that Jon Stewart himself is also liberal, I'll try to stay focused on his performance in the show and not on his personalities or viewpoints. Jon Stewart is a talented comedian. I am amazed every night at how well he can make something so serious as politics so funny. He takes advantage of his stellar guests by asking them different questions which display other facets of their personalities. His humor is hardly stupid; instead, he is quick and witty, quickly pointing out silly holes and fluff in politics and politicians.

Absolutely hilarious! I watch The Daily Show every night. :) The jokes are always very funny, and part of what makes Jon Stewart so funny is just his facial expressions after someone says something stupid.

Hilarious and quick, takes only milliseconds to home in on any absurdity that comes along.

Jon Stewart is another talented comedian who thinks people care about his opinion. Some may . . . I do not. I don't care about his opinion, Jerry Falwell's opinion, the fast boat veterans opinion, the Brits opinions, Putin's opinion, or anyone else's regarding this election and what is going on in the world. What matters to me is what I think about who I am going to vote for. Not what everyone else supposedly thinks. No actor, actress, singer, comedian,or talking head on the radio or TV, or these so-called political analysts are going to change the way I think and what I think is right or wrong. I listen to the candidates, I watch their actions, as actions speak much louder than words. I do research on my own time an check what the DNC and RNC are putting out as propaganda. I watch the news, I read the papers, I read the foreign papers on the Internet. Learn so much more about what is going on through the foreign press. Then I make a decision as to who I will vote for... Read more

Just as I was thinking this was the ugliest, most personal, most polarizing presidential campaign I had seen, and it would be tough to get any lower or more destructive, Stewart felt the need to unleash his own stream of epithets, at people who do the same thing he does (except they make an effort to exchange dissenting views with some civility) in an effort to appear to despise both sides of the political spectrum. I didn't think Morton Downey, Jr. was good for TV, or for the US, but it got ratings. What was the liberal equivalent of jingoistic again?

Stewart could have long ago sold out (like Dennis Miller did) He didn't. He goes on Crossfire and he talks just like he would if he'd come across these characters off camera. Like so many others Stewart is sick of the blustery sanctimonious posturing being passed off as virtue by the media. Real comedy bites deep into the meat of social propriety, look at Carlin. They are not being irreverant just to be arseholes. They are talking straight and exposing the bogus world of the indoctrinated busybody. At some point you have to play the game, or you lose your show, like Bill Maher. But to the extent you can still speak from a sensible openhearted perspective and not be ostracized from the mainstream, you should do it. There is nothing more frightening to the mean, ugly people who try to pollute our lives with their pinheaded sense of propriety than every day speech from clear thinking people. I hope Stewart keeps talking the way he has, and I hope he doesn't end up saying that one wrong ... Read more

Sharp guy. If you haven't seem the clip of Stewart annihlating the Crossfire guys on live today, it's worth checking out. Stewart made them look like partisan little kids, and showed off some serious camera presence in the process. I agree with him by the way - partisan hackery and bile is infecting just about every media outlet.

He should get extra credit for calling Tucker Carlson a dick.

Jon Stewart looked like a sad little man on Crossfire. It seems a couple little emmy's have him thinking he's significant. Stick to comedy, jackass.

Despite being touted as fake news, Jon Stewart offers a consistently hilarious and very intelligent take on current events. Poking fun at some of these self-important twits in government and the media provides Stewart with a flow of new material that's consistently fresh and edgy. News cycles come and go, but Jon Stewart's fake news-casts is one of the few things worth watching on TV today, definitely more objective and even informative than what you'll get on FOX, CNN or any of the other 'real' news-stations.

Funniest guy ever! Love his commments on the news stories!

He's one funny guy!! Love him!!

He is an intelligent, well read funny guy. Nuff said.

No wonder a lot of people don't like or understand him...He's intelligent, funny and all about politics!

I only get my news from cute funny Jews.

He is amazing. Simple as that.

Funny and clever

competent

Were the Oscars on? According to the ratings many people either didn't care or didn't know. With Stewart as the host I am even more glad I didn't watch!  I am a fan of the movies, but not of the Academy.

2008 Update:  I think he did a fine job especially considering the entire broadcast had a bit of a thrown together feel because of the writers strike.  I'm upgrading him from a 3, which was the 2006 rating, to a 4.  He was good enough to be able to think on his feet and handle the broadcast with the right amount of knowing wit, especially given that there wasn't much time put into the pre-production.Original review from March 2006:  I think he came out flat and lacked punch but got better as the show went on. I think he's late night's biggest talent, but like Letterman, he basically brought his show to the Oscar Broadcast with limited appeal and success. The filmed comedy bits were right out of the writers' room of the Daily Show and fine for that broadcast but not great stuff for a live awards telecast. The gay imagery from old westerns montage was the best of that lot. He was witty, clever, cynical but not personable, too detached. Ultimately, I think he failed because he was too "Ne... Read more

Not unacceptable but came across rather as the outsider. Billy Crystal has managed to make the crowd more his own.

I thought Jon Stewart did an excellent job as host tonight, and think he should probably be invited back again. He delivered his jokes in a classy manner that fits the mood of the event. He wasn't over the top, but wasn't boring either. He mixed in some political humor without overdoing it. I liked his comment to the Hollywood crowd after making a joke about Hilary Clinton that was not too well received that went somewhat along the lines of, "Your people can get it too."

Jon Stewart gave a fine performance as host of the Academy Awards this year. Much better than the last time he hosted. He kept away from the political humor (mostly) and kept the show moving. I think that he may have been wearing a little too much lipstick however.

Extremely intelligent, great mixture of news and humor, and hilarious delivery of the "fake news"...Oh, wait. FOX News delivers the fake news... I mean--"hilarious delivery of the news". ;]And, of course, a fellow Jew. <3 Hehe.

It's a bit of a stretch to include The Daily Show in this group, since it's mostly satire, and the interview segment is less than 50% (maybe less than 33%?) of the show. But Jon does manage to evoke some serious stuff mixed in with his humor while interviewing people, and he does select interesting people to interview. Sometimes I wish he would just leave the humor out of the interview segment, especially when it's someone with a lot of good stuff to talk about, but then that's what the serious talk show hosts should be doing, interviewing more interesting people. I like Stewart's intelligent, perceptive interviewing when he's being serious, though I also love his humor. Enough people liked his hosting of the Oscars that he was invited back to do it again this year.

Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" is the number one "news" source of those under 30, and while the "grownups" like to pretend that this is some kind of outrage, let's all remember that it was those who watched CABLE and SATELLITE TV "news" networks - like FOX and CNN - who were the most DISINFORMED about the facts - in fact, like an infamous Nazi propagandist once commented on the importance of a well-controlled mass-media, the more one watches the news in a good facist society, the less one knows and the more confused they become.The kids were right andmost of the "grownups" are now proven beyond a shadow of a doubt to be the fools and the dupes. Sean Penn knows WAY  more about Iraq than Sean Hannity does! George Clooney's haircut has a higher IQ than George Bush. A fact is a fact and 2+2=4. Just watching the Bushies trying to spin those same tired old yarns - it just looks pathetic. Reality always gets the last laugh. It's laughing pretty HARD right about now! I imagine that it's gettin... Read more

Jon Stewart is a wonderful comedian that makes the news easier to watch. Cry or laugh? I would rather laugh and I still get great insight on political figures and some international poiltics. Over 30 likes this show also! :)

Humorous wit

It is a shame that a comedian on a fuax news show holds the record for most compelling news interviewer. He is incredibly well-read and really know how to ask the tough questions without ruffling feathers.

Any attempt to give this guy a failing grad must have come from some disgruntled right winger that hates to hear the truth. You dont have to love Jon Stewart but you have to respect and appreciate his brilliant talent at pointing out the retarded aspects of our lives. Be it in politics or some small town quirks he makes the wrong, the odd and the curiously hidden in plain sight more visible. He does it in an informative and hilarious manner. He is obviously on the left but luckily the right is providing the material. I do not see anyone funny out there making fun of democrats more than Jon Stewart does!!! Before criticizing Stewart, show me some right wing comedy, prove to me that there is material here to scold the left on. Good luck, the most you find is enough to fill in a quick segment in 30 minutes jammed with stupid right wing dooms dayers.