Kevin Convey, chair of journalism at Quinnipiac University, called Stewart's announcement a milestone. Stewart, however, had more withering criticism for the reporters covering Williams, joking that finally the media was criticizing someone for misleading the public during the Iraq War. On Tuesday, NBC announced that Williams was being suspended as "Nightly News" anchor and managing editor for six months without pay. The most recent example was Monday night, when he tut-tutted NBC's Brian Williams for being caught exaggerating about the danger he faced covering the Iraq War. He poked fun at politicians but spent even more time on the media establishment covering them. Stewart was credited with effectively killing one cable program - CNN's "Crossfire" - when his withering criticism of its partisan squabbling hit a nerve, and CNN soon canceled it.
They tackled familiar topics - the partisan gridlock in the nation's capital and the political talk show culture that encouraged it. In 2010, Stewart and Colbert drew a crowd to the Washington Mall for their Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. "America taking military action against a Middle East regime," Stewart said. When he returned from his filmmaking break, Stewart played a tape of President Barack Obama urging military action against Syria because of last month's poison gas attack.
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"I knew when Jon Stewart left to direct that movie he was gonna try something like this," Kaling posted on Twitter. "One thing I won't do is write music or sing." He replied that the format he works in doesn't matter. In a November interview with The Associated Press for "Rosewater," Stewart was asked about his future with the Comedy Central show. The Comedy Central statement did not indicate what his plans are after leaving. Stewart took a several-months-long hiatus in 2013 to direct "Rosewater," a well-reviewed film about an Iranian-born journalist who was imprisoned for 118 days in Tehran and accused of being a spy. Authors and politicians were as common as Hollywood celebrities on the self-described "fake news" programs. The Stewart and Colbert shows created templates for a comedic form that offered laughs along with trenchant political and social satire. Wilmore's "The Nightly Show" replaced Colbert's show. Stewart's departure represents a second big blow for Comedy Central: Colbert left "The Colbert Report" last year to take over for CBS late-night host David Letterman when he retires in May. Emotional night," David Axelrod, former adviser to President Barack Obama, posted on Twitter. "Just had the honor of being the great Jon Stewart's guest (on 'The Daily Show'), where he announced he's leaving. Reaction was swift from Stewart's past targets as well as admirers. Stewart leaves a substantial void for Comedy Central, which has no heir apparent to replace him - unless Oliver bolts his HBO show to return to the fold.įor political junkies who depended on Stewart for his acumen as well as comic relief, the 2016 presidential election may be looking bleak. "Shocked & sad to see the man who gave me my big break on is ready to hang it up," ''Frozen" actor Gad posted on Twitter.
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