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Jon Stewart went on the defensive, addressed both of his parties' reactions to Biden and Trump, and then tried to appease his audience by going after Tucker Carlson.
Stewart said of the criticism from both of his parties, “It was a (bleep) show! It was 20 minutes! I did a (bleep) thing for 20 minutes! But I think, as the famous saying goes, in the discussion Democracy dies. But look, I have sinned against you. Forgive me! I never intended to say out loud what I saw with my eyes and then with my mind.”
Anyone who was surprised by Stewart's attitude on both sides probably wasn't paying enough attention because she started doing it toward the end of her first appearance on The Daily Show, and she became even more consistent with it in the years that followed. become worse.
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The one drawback is that The Each day Present viewers has change into very liberal, so although Stewart's return was an enormous success drawing 1.9 million viewers, the criticism got here from Stewart's base viewers and it frankly stung.
Stewart seemed to be making an attempt to make a take care of his viewers by singling out outdated foe Tucker Carlson to interview Putin. The idea of Stewart's level was that he was utilizing the Putin interview to be taught from Carlson rise to energy.
Apparently, there was no point out of the election or age jokes about Biden within the episode.
I'm not saying Stewart backtracked, however there was additionally the response to Stewart calling Carlson an fool on CNN's Crossfire in 2004, which was a viral second that upset Stewart.
Stewart's return to The Each day Present is beginning to really feel loads like Invoice Maher in actual time. Instances have modified, and comedians who prefer to doubt the whole lot are feeling more and more out of contact.
Instances have modified, and opposite to Comedy Central's promoting, I'm undecided Jon Stewart is the host we want in 2024.
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