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[–] [email protected] 45 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Jon Stewart is the Millennial Walter Cronkite.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I just wish he'd have gotten into politics.

But I cant blame him after the hit job Al Franken got for being a progressive outsider.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

I don't. His talents would have been wasted on them. He can do a lot more with his fame outside of the restrictive nonsense that politics brings.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Al Franken had a conscience. When called on his mysoginy, he did the honorable thing and resigned. Sadly there are no more politicians like him.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

You have zero idea what happened apparently....

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Fuck yeah, man. He was the best

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I've had major respect for him since he was on crossfire way back in the day. He took those guys to school and then beat them (verbally) like a rented mule. Crossfire went off the air shortly after his appearance. If you have never seen that episode do yourself a favor and go watch it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

And the painful thing is that all that dressdown, which should have ended careers, resulted in was to set Tucker Carlson on a path of becoming the face of the extreme right.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

His face looks like he forgot how to drool.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I really hope he changes his mind and runs for office at some point. I'd vote for him for president.

And shit. I just realized where this was posted. This isn't related to trek at all but why the fuck not.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Come to Quark's, Quark's is fun!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I'm not really a bar kind of guy but if there was a quarks type place near me I might hang out there. There are a couple of "barcades" in my city and at least one of them has some punk and other rock shows on the regular, I keep meaning to take the time and check them out.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Same. That clip is gold. Made tucker Carlson look like a total moron

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

You don't see him wearing a bowtie much anymore.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

Watching The Colbert Report and Daily Show in the 2000s was something I always looked forward to each night. It'll be nice to have Jon back, if only once a week.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

This is awesome! Love to have Jon Stewart back, and I also love to see the correspondents take over the host role more often.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"The Problem with Jon Stewart" should have a high school or college course structured around it--it was a great series.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

Yes, a shame how it ended. I respect Jon for sticking to his principles.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

you can't even get him to host it daily? at this point just shutter the show. there's plenty of people doing good lib/progressive political comedy (and way more doing it badly), but a legacy network like Comedy Central has nothing to offer them.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They should have given it to Adam Friedland.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

nah. is bill o'reilly still alive? bring him back! papa bear hosting the daily show would be amazing. and bipartisan. what's not to love here?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

He's been dead for a while

Edit: He's alive? What

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I think that, with everybody else zigging, they should zag. Give it to Stavros and make it completely apolitical, just bring celebrities on to talk about their dicks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

So, back to its Kilborn roots?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

How do we not have a Stavi emoji? God damn.

Well, anyway, I will see your Apolitical Stavros Dick Jokes With Celebrities show and raise you Bring Back Virgil.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's kind of a shame that Taylor Tomlinson didn't get a shot at this instead of...whatever the terrible show she just started is.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

@midnight was amazing...

I tried her knockoff show "after midnight" and it was terrible.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Lmao at the people down voting. Her new show is garbage, who the hell green lit this piece of shit colostomy bag of random segments brought together.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Fwiw:

Stewart, who spent 16 years at the show, the majority of them Emmy-winning, will be heavily involved as an executive producer on the other nights as well.

But yeah we'll see - they are offering him a ton of work that just isn't worth it, but if he is willing...

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago

I doubt the "what if x on weed" guy has much to contribute in the way of material rather than star power but maybe idk

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

There was a time when I would have praised Stewart for getting out while the getting was good (ignoring his awful podcast), but it looks like he wants to go the way of Stephen Colbert instead. RIP in peace you god damn liberal.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Hell yes, I was never a fan of Trevor Noah personally.