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Why did Jon Stewart nearly quit 'Daily Show'?

Source: MSNBC, Dec 11 2012, 8:35am CST

Montclair Film Fest Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. By Randee Dawn, TODAY contributor When Jon Stewart took over "The Daily Show" from Craig Kilborn in 1999, he was not immediately made welcome and even considered quitting t ...

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Film: Newswire: Jon Stewart decides to spend his summer vacation with Gael Garcia Bernal

Source: The A.V. Club  |   May 24 2013, 3:09pm CDT

As previously announced, Jon Stewart is taking a break from The Daily Show beginning on June 10 to direct Rosewater, his adaptation of Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari’s memoir Then They Came For Me. Bahari’s book deals with ...

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Jon Stewart Chews On Apple Tax Hearing

Source: Wall Street Cheat Sheet  |   May 24 2013, 2:37pm CDT

Comedy icon Jon Stewart focused his satirical wit on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) this week as he poked fun at CEO Tim Cook’s appearance at a Senate hearing that was ostensibly about the company’s questionable offshore tax havens. Although ...

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