Stewart bids ‘Daily Show’ farewell with Carell, Mandvi

Fans were reminded of that last night as Fox News, which has borne the brunt of Stewart’s most vitriolic criticism, televised a debate at 9 involving 10 presidential candidates from the GOP, including Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, and Scott Walker.

Stewart, however, was most touched by the appearance of former The Colbert Report host and The Daily Show correspondent Stephen Colbert, who went off script to thank a tearful Stewart. “We learned from you by example how to do a show with intention, how to work with clarity, how to treat people with respect”, Colbert said.

The meaty fast food chain seemingly paid tribute to Jon Stewart – who loves mocking it – with a commercial during his next-to-last “The Daily Show” on Wednesday, according to the New York Daily News. Fourteen years later, Stewart and I have been on this journey together, and certainly I’m not the only one who can say so.

“I’m sure you’ll be missed – by somebody”, weighed in Lindsey Graham, while John McCain got in the last word as puppeteer of a Stewart dummy: ” ‘I’m Jon Stewart.

He grew emotional as he thanked his wife Tracey and his children “for teaching me what joy looks like”. Although he insisted he wasn’t a real newsman, Stewart’s humor and heart infused his work and inspired journalists around the globe.

Dick Cheney shoots a man – At the time this moment happened in 2006, Stewart called it a gift from the comedy gods. Jon, if you’re reading this (someone, please forward this to Jon Stewart), I want you to know it’s okay, because everything Colbert said was absolutely true.

Carell said that “becoming an worldwide superstar is just something I did while awaiting my next assignment”.

We are not being told the truth by anyone so don’t be afraid to call people out on it. “And I really like that metaphor for many different reasons, but the main one is it takes away the idea of finality”, Stewart said toward the end of his last episode. He then thanked the audience, saying: “This show isn’t ending”. You’re like, ‘Why would you say that?

For many young Americans the show was their only source of current affairs, Stewart striking a chord with a generation disaffected by traditional news media.

Jon Stewart has done a lot of talking, but the most touching moment of his finale on The Daily Show came when he was forced to listen.

Armed with a razor-sharp wit and a research team adept at finding video evidence of hypocrisy or unintentional comedy among the nation’s establishment, Stewart turned a sleepy basic cable entertainment show into a powerful cultural platform.