Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; 28 Novembre, 1962) is an American political satirist, writer, television hôte, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian. He is widely known as host of The Daily Show, a satirique news program that airs on Comedy Central. Stewart started as a stand-up comedian, but branched into television as host of Short Attention Span Théâtre for Comedy Central. He went on to host his own show on MTV, called The Jon Stewart Show, and then hébergé another show on MTV called You Wrote It, You Watch It. He has also had several film roles as an actor. Stewart became the host of The Daily Show, on Comedy Central au début de 1999. He is a writer and co-executive producer of the show. After Stewart joined The Daily Show steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim, which led to his first Emmy Award en 2001. Stewart has gained acclaim as à acerbic, satirique critic of personality-driven media spectacles, in particular those of the US media networks, such as CNN, Fox News et MSNBC. Critics say Stewart benefits from a double standard: he critiques other news spectacles from the coffre-fort, removed position of his "fake news desk. Stewart consent, saying that neither his show nor his channel purports to be anything other than satire and comedy. In spite of its self-professed entertainment mandats, The Daily Show, has been nominated for news and journalism awards. Stewart hosted the 78th and 80th Academy Awards. He is the co-author of America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, which was one of the best-selling books in the U. S., 2004, and Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race publié en 2010.