, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian. He is widely known as host of The Daily Show
, a satirical news program
that airs on Comedy Central
.
Stewart started as a stand-up comedian, but branched into television as host of Short Attention Span Theater
for Comedy Central. He went on to host his own show on MTV
, called The Jon Stewart Show
, and then hosted another show on MTV called You Wrote It, You Watch It
. He has also had several film roles as an actor.
I signed up for what? I thought I was just ordering cable.
You wake up and you're still a little drunk and you can't believe that hot girl from last night actually has a beard and a penis.
You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things.
That whole thing has been overstated by environmentalists. First of all, what is it, rocks and snow? C'mon, what is that, you want that? Go to Canada my friend. Believe me, rocks and snow are overrated. I've seen otters—they look better covered in oil.
I don't know what all the controversy is about, quite frankly. I've met Eminem, I met him backstage, and he's really gay.