Jon Stewart’s story about an intense Daily Show interview had the most New York payoff ever
We’re all very much enjoying Jon Stewart‘s return to The Daily Show, because there’s nobody quite like him.
The comedian and writer, who previously hosted the show from 1999 to 2015, before his return this year, has enough stories of his time at the helm to fill ten books, and he shared one of them with the studio audience.
His explanation of the security measures needed to protect the former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf was the perfect mix of fascinating and funny, but it also had a killer payoff.
@thedailyshow Jon's most intense interview? It involves a Kevlar front on The Daily Show desk, snipers on the roof, and former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf #AfterTheCut #DailyShow #JonStewart ♬ original sound – The Daily Show
Top advice from New York’s finest. The anecdote got a thumbs up from TikTok users.
“Dictators… completely different vibe” I love Jon Stewart omg.
ErynPS
I’m writing Jon Stewart in for 2024.
superuncoolmeangirl
It would be the NYPD with the No-Nonsense response lmao.
O_BEAST2021
native New Yorker here. as he’s posing the last question, my answer as I’m watching this on my phone was “duck”.
justinbrochhausen
LMAO “I should have read the book”.
21Swanzo
I wanna meet Jon just to know how I vibe comparatively.
ChefBendejo
The most profound thing wasn’t even from Musharraf or his book …it was a beat cop.
Matt
I saw that interview. Had no idea about the security back story.
Ellenlamp92
When Jon Stewart talks, I listen.
Jrh
Oh Jon, now you can use ChatGPT to get a summary of the book.
CuriousConfucious
That cop in the end is the most New York thing I’ve heard.
El Matatan
By way of a bonus, here’s Jon losing his mind over the idiocy of a climate-change denying Republican.
@thedailyshow Going back to the fundamentals of science class, one cup of ice water at a time #DailyShow #TDSThrowback #JonStewart #climatechange ♬ original sound – The Daily Show
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