Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American political satirist, 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. Stewart became the host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central in early 1999. He is also 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 in 2001. Stewart has gained acclaim as an acerbic, satirical critic of personality-driven media shows, in particular those of the US media networks such as CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. Critics say Stewart benefits from a double standard: he critiques other news shows from the safe, removed position of his "fake news" desk. Stewart agrees, saying that neither his show nor his channel purports to be anything other than satire and comedy. In spite of its self-professed entertainment mandate, 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. in 2004 and Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race released in 2010.
129 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 129
The Simpsons
1989
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Daily Show
1996
American Dad!
2005
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Colbert Report
2005
Sesame Street
1969
Phineas and Ferb
2007
The Nanny
1993
The View
1997
Gravity Falls
2012
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Robot Chicken
2005
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Spin City
1996
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
60 Minutes
1968
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
The Oscars
1953
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995
NewsRadio
1995
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
WWE Pay Per View
1985
IF
2024
The Shop
2018
Inside Comedy
2012
Desus & Mero
2019
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
Primetime Glick
2001
The Faculty
1998
Evan Almighty
2007
Bupkis
2023
The Adjustment Bureau
2011
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Big Daddy
1999
Some Good News
2020
The Problem with Jon Stewart
2021
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024
Last Call with Carson Daly
2002
The Emmy Awards
1949
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
Mark Twain Prize
1999
The Playboy Murders
2023
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
2 Dope Queens
2018
George Carlin's American Dream
2022
Mixed Nuts
1994
Half Baked
1998
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
2002
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
The Great Buck Howard
2008
Playing by Heart
1998
The Aristocrats
2005
The Pete Davidson Show
2026
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021
Death to Smoochy
2002
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
2005
The Last Laugh
2016
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023
Vanilla Ice Archive
2012
On the Beach
2000
Doogal
2006
Inequality for All
2013
Committed
2000
The Beaver
2011
Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House
2008
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
2011
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
2022
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
1995
Since You've Been Gone
1998
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
2015
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
2004
Last Laugh '05
2005
The Grammys
1959
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
2004
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
2010
The Occupation of the American Mind
2016
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
2023
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
2003
WWE SummerSlam 2015
2015
On the Beach
2000
Don Rickles: One Night Only
2014
WWE SummerSlam 2016
2016
Night of Too Many Stars
2003
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
2022
The Jon Stewart Show
1993
JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick
2014
Downloaded
2013
Wishful Thinking
1999
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
2014
Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem
2025
Off the Record: The 9/11 Election
2003
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
2008
You Wrote It, You Watch It
1992
Trump @War
2018
Wordplay
2006
Give It Up for Greg Giraldo
2011
Walled Off
2024
Skum Rocks!
2013
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
2009
The Soul of America
2020
Lab Leak Liars: How China and Authorities Deceived Us
2023
The Hitch
2014
George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy
1997
Hero With A Thousand Faces
2016
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
2002
Tickling Giants
2017
Riot on the Dance Floor
2014
Doc & Darryl
2016
MTV's 25 Lamest Videos
1999
Jon Stewart Has Left the Building
2015
The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium: O'Reilly vs. Stewart 2012
2012
No Responders Left Behind
2021
The 14th Annual Young Comedians Show
1991
Jon Stewart: Unleavened
1996
Twisted: A Balloonamentary
2007
