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Umm, over the top?

By lance on February 10, 2015 8:34 PM | 15 Comments

In case you haven't heard, Stewart is closing shop. Apparently it's shocking to some people old enough to know better.

For people under 30, Jon Stewart leaving the Daily Show is the equivalent of the Beatles breaking up.
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) February 11, 2015

As I tweeted; _IF_ in 40 years ComedyCentral is replaying Stewart, I _might_ put credence to the claim.

I doubt I'll have to.

15 Comments

bobd06 | February 10, 2015 8:42 PM | Reply

Here here!

Mystery Meat | February 10, 2015 9:02 PM | Reply

Next stop, al-Jezerra.

Travis | February 10, 2015 9:03 PM | Reply

Good riddance.

first timer | February 10, 2015 9:08 PM | Reply

The popularity of political and social influences like Stewart explains much. Too bad the damage is done for many who tuned in to his brainwashing for so long. If they didn't vote, it would not be so tragic.

Syd B. | February 10, 2015 9:40 PM | Reply

With Brian Williams' just announced suspension, I don't think the Stewart announcement was a coincidence. He'll bring over his audience, at least until they realize that every story doesn't end with a punchline.

V. Uil | February 10, 2015 9:41 PM | Reply

Sometimes, out of nowhere, good news suddenly appears.

Perhaps Mr Leibowitz will become a roving reporter and move to Syria to show his American audience things are not as bad as they seem. After all the president he shills for has said emphatically that the ISIS - sorry ISIL - threat is not that serious.

PiperPaul | February 10, 2015 10:03 PM | Reply

Stewart's departure is going to leave a smug shortage.

Dana | February 10, 2015 10:22 PM | Reply

NBC needs a credible anchor...

Chris replied to comment from Dana | February 10, 2015 10:49 PM | Reply

NBC needs credibility.

Iowa Jim | February 11, 2015 7:51 AM | Reply

I'm old enough to remember when the Beatles first played on the Ed Sullivan show, which probably serves as well as any date for the Beatles becoming widely-known in the USA. They could hardly play their music for the shrieking from every female in the audience under the age of, say, twenty. I don't remember that sort of thing happening with Jon Stewart.

grrrr | February 11, 2015 10:42 AM | Reply

My 13 year old daughter has Beatle tunes saved on her ipod. She has never heard of Jon Stewart.

Sgt Lejaune | February 11, 2015 10:57 AM | Reply

A certain demographic seems to have very low standards and poor taste when it
comes to their preference for interchangeable lame satirists and lame politicians.
Stewart often seemed more like a world weary sloth/humanoid hybrid unsuccessfully
trying to come across as some sort of energy sapped Jerry Lewis clone.
This may not be a good evaluation as my attention span when trying to cope with
his efforts rarely topped five minutes.

scar | February 11, 2015 11:19 AM | Reply

I guess those Obama kneepads must have been worn out and he didn't want to invest in a new pair.

Shamrock | February 11, 2015 2:19 PM | Reply

I never watched his program but what I can see from all the accolades is that he reserved his "satire" for those he disagreed with, the Republicans and his competition. Another leftie who gave a free ride to the Dems He's just another empty headed icon. Why should anyone care?

tkdkerry replied to comment from grrrr | February 12, 2015 12:21 PM | Reply

Sounds like you're a good parent.

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tkdkerry: Sounds like you're a good parent. read more
Shamrock: I never watched his program but what I can see read more
scar: I guess those Obama kneepads must have been worn out read more
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grrrr: My 13 year old daughter has Beatle tunes saved on read more
Iowa Jim: I'm old enough to remember when the Beatles first played read more
Chris: NBC needs credibility. read more
Dana: NBC needs a credible anchor... read more
PiperPaul: Stewart's departure is going to leave a smug shortage. read more
V. Uil: Sometimes, out of nowhere, good news suddenly appears. Perhaps Mr read more

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