Jon Stewart on the Perilous State of Late Night and Why America Fell for Donald Trump
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This is the New Yorker Radio Hour, a co-production of WNYC Studios and The New Yorker. Welcome to the New Yorker Radio Hour. I'm David Remnick. In September, right after Jimmy Kimmel was suspended from his late night talk show, Jon Stewart went on the air with a special episode of The Daily Show.
From Comedy Central, it's the all-new government-approved daily show with your patriotically obedient host, John Stewart. The joke, of course, was that they'd done a full rebranding and the high style of MAGA was on display, flags flying, jet fighters soaring, the studio slathered in gold, and the desk is gigantic. Stewart in a red tie looks like he's going to lose his lunch. We have another fun, hilarious administration compliant show. He's so anxious he's actually twitching.
We're coming to you tonight from from a real shithole with a crime-ridden cesspe. pool that is New York City. It is a tremendous disaster. Like no one's ever seen before. Someone's National Guard should invade this place, am I right?
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