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.

Filmography

• 2024IF — Robot (voice)
• Bupkis — Jon Stewart
• WWE This Is Awesome — Jon Stewart (archive footage)
• 2021Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes — Carl 'Rocky' Price
• The Problem with Jon Stewart — Self - Host, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2020Irresistible — Director, Producer, Screenplay
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest, Executive Producer
• The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore — Creator
• 2015WWE SummerSlam 2015 — Jon Stewart (Appearance)
• 2014Rosewater — Screenplay, Director, Producer
• Gravity Falls — Judge Kitty Kitty Meow Meow Face-Shwartstein (voice)
• 2011The Adjustment Bureau — Jon Stewart
• 2011The Beaver — Jon Stewart
• 2010The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear — Co-Host
• Important Things with Demetri Martin — Producer
• 2008The Great Buck Howard — Jon Stewart
• 2007Evan Almighty — Jon Stewart
• Phineas and Ferb — Mr. Random (voice)
• 2007Twisted: A Balloonamentary
• 2006Doogal — Zeebad (voice)
• American Dad! — Jon Stewart (voice)
• Robot Chicken — Matt Trakker / Serpentor (voice)
• Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
• The Colbert Report — Self, Self - Guest, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina — Godfrey (voice)
• 2002Death to Smoochy — Marion Frank Stokes
• Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
• 2001Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back — Reg Hartner
• Primetime Glick
• 2000Committed — Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
• 2000On the Beach — Crewman Burns
• On the Beach — Crewman Burns
• 1999Big Daddy — Kevin
• 1999Wishful Thinking — Henry
• 1998Half Baked — Enhancement Smoker
• 1998Playing by Heart — Trent
• 1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! — Host
• 1998Since You've Been Gone — Todd Zalinsky
• 1998The Faculty — Mr. Furlong
• 1996Jon Stewart: Unleavened — Jon Stewart, Writer
• Spin City — Mitch Parker
• The Daily Show — Self - Guest, Self - Host, Writer, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer
• Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist — Jon (voice), Additional Writing
• NewsRadio — Andrew
• 1994Mixed Nuts — Rollerblader
• The Jon Stewart Show — Creator
• The Nanny — Bobby
• The Larry Sanders Show — Jon Stewart
• You Wrote It, You Watch It — Host
• 1991Real Mature — Writer
• 1991The 14th Annual Young Comedians Show
• The Simpsons — Jon Stewart (voice)
• Sesame Street
• The Naturalized — Executive Producer

Appearances as themselves (81)

• 20269/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later — Self
• The Pete Davidson Show — Self
• 2025Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem — Self (archive footage)
• John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. — Self
• 2024Walled Off — Self (archive footage)
• 2023Albert Brooks: Defending My Life — Self
• 2023Chris Rock: Road To Live Special — Self
• 2023Lab Leak Liars: How China and Authorities Deceived Us — Self
• The Playboy Murders — Self (archive footage)
• George Carlin's American Dream — Self
• 2022The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival — Self
• 2022The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up — Self
• 2021No Responders Left Behind — Self
• Some Good News — Self
• 2020The Soul of America — Self (archive footage)
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Self - Phone a Friend
• Desus & Mero — Self - Illustrious Guest
• 2 Dope Queens — Self
• The Shop — Self
• 2018Trump @War — Self (archive footage)
• 2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs — Self - Host
• 2017Tickling Giants — Self
• 2016Doc & Darryl — Self
• 2016Hero With A Thousand Faces — Self
• 2016Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You — Self
• 2016The Last Laugh — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2016The Occupation of the American Mind — Self (archive footage)
• 2016WWE SummerSlam 2016 — Self
• 2015Jon Stewart Has Left the Building — Self
• 2015Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown — Self (archive footage)
• 2014Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute — Self
• 2014Don Rickles: One Night Only — Self
• 2014JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick — Self (archive footage)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Self
• 2014Riot on the Dance Floor — Self
• 2014The Hitch — Self (archive footage)
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• 2013David Blaine: Real or Magic — Self
• 2013Downloaded — Self (archive footage)
• 2013Inequality for All — Self (archive footage)
• 2013Skum Rocks! — Self
• 201212-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief — Self
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee — Self
• Inside Comedy — Self
• 2012The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium: O'Reilly vs. Stewart 2012 — Self
• 2012The Secret Policeman's Ball — Self
• 2012Vanilla Ice Archive — Self (archive footage)
• 2011Conan O'Brien Can't Stop — Self
• 2011Give It Up for Greg Giraldo — Self
• 2009Just for Laughs: Launching Pad — Self
• 2009Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants — Self (archive footage)
• 2008A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! — Self
• 2008Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House — Self (archive footage)
• 2006Wordplay — Self
• 2005Last Laugh '05 — Self
• 2005The Aristocrats — Self
• 2004Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party — Self
• 2004Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism — Self (archive footage)
• 2003Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) — self (archival)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
• Night of Too Many Stars — Self - Host
• 2003Off the Record: The 9/11 Election — Self
• 2003Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2002Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary — Self
• 2002Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes — Self
• Last Call with Carson Daly — Self
• 1999MTV's 25 Lamest Videos — Self / Host
• Mark Twain Prize — Self
• 1997George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy — Self
• The View — Self
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self
• 1995The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special — Self
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
• 60 Minutes — Self
• The Grammys — Self - Host
• The Oscars — Self, Self - Host
• The Emmy Awards — Self