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Jon Stewart is a nine-time Emmy-winning American comedian, satirist, actor, author, and producer. He is best known as the host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show and for his political satire.

Stewart started off as a stand-up comedian but later moved on to television, hosting Short Attention Span Theater for Comedy Central. He then went on to host his own show on MTV, called The Jon Stewart Show. Stewart also hosted another show on MTV, called You Wrote It, You Watch It.

Stewart began hosting The Daily Show on Comedy Central in early 1999. He is also a writer and co-producer of the show. Since Stewart began his contributions to the show, it has gradually gained respect and credibility and in 2005, both The Daily Show and Jon Stewart won Emmy Awards. Stewart has also gained considerable attention as an outspoken critic of George W. Bush's Administration and established media in general, including Bill O'Reilly, cable news, and others. Although it is difficult to categorize Stewart's political views into a single category, on the December 19, 2006, episode of the Daily Show with guest William Kristol, Stewart referred to himself as a "downtown libertarian." Stewart also co-wrote America (The Book). The book was one of the top 15 best-sellers in the U.S. in 2004.

Stewart and the rest of the members of the Daily Show have received two Peabody Awards: one, for a piece covering the 2000 Presidential Elections entitled Indecision 2000, and the other for covering the 2004 Presidential Elections entitled Indecision 2004. In December 2003, in the New Years edition of Newsweek magazine, Stewart was named the "Who's Next?" person for the coming year of 2004, with the magazine predicting he would emerge as an absolute sensation in that year (the magazine said they were right in the "who's next for 2005" issue). He was also named one of the 2005 Time 100, an annual list of 100 of the most influential people of the year by Time Magazine. Entertainment Weekly named Stewart as its "Entertainer of the Year" for 2004.