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“hide from your social life”: Jill Gerston, “MTV Has a Hit with Words by Jon Stewart.” New York Times, March 13, 1994.

“compassion and a sense of joy”: Gail Shister, “Jon Stewart Says His Late-Night Show Is a Bit More Casual Than Others.” Knight Ridder Tribune News Service, October 11, 1994.

“It’s a really good environment”: Phil Rosenthal, “Watch Out, Conan; Heeeeeeeeere’s Jon!” San Diego Tribune, January 31, 1994.

“while you’re out there”: Scott Williams, “Comedian Jon Stewart Enters the Talk Show Lists.” Associated Press, October 22, 1993.

“sometimes puts us behind the eight ball”: Chauncé Hayden, “Jon Stewart.” Steppin’ Out, December 23, 1993.

“the color of a manhole cover”: Tom Junod, “Jon Stewart and the Burden of History.” Esquire, October 2011.

“I shouldn’t have shared?”: Chris Smith, “The Man Who Should Be Conan.” New York magazine, January 10, 1994.

“I can go on with grass stains”: Tara McKelvey, “Jon Stewart’s Dirty Laundry.” Mademoiselle, August 1994.

“we were just bullshitting”: Jennifer M. Wood, “The Jon Stewart Show Debuted 20 Years Ago Tonight.” Mental Floss, October 25, 2013.

“and I never watch MTV”: Phil Rosenthal, “Watch Out, Conan; Heeeeeeeeere’s Jon!” San Diego Tribune, January 31, 1994.

“being told to watch you”: Ibid.

“don’t be in show business”: Gail Shister, “Jon Stewart Says His Late-Night Show Is a Bit More Casual Than Others.” Knight Ridder Tribune News Service, October 11, 1994.

“getting married on the show”: Lea Saslav, “Stewart Joins Late-Night Gabfest.” Orlando Sentinel, September 13, 1994.

“It’s right out there”: Ibid.

“who thinks she’s Underdog’s girlfriend”: Noel Holston, “Comic Is Casting about for a New Gig.” Minnesota Star-Tribune, June 16, 1995.

“so we put it on”: Michelle Farrar, “Aging Gracefully: A Few Gray Hairs? No Problem. Jon Stewart Has His Panic Under Control.” Axcess, 1995.

“down a hallway with the fat-guy tape”: Michael Rubiner, “Jon Stewart.” Rolling Stone, January 26, 1995.

“‘OK, that’s enough, we get it’”: Manuel Mendoza, “Late Night’s New Kid Faces the Real World.” Chicago Tribune, September 23, 1994.

“going to be killed that week”: Tom Alesia, “A Funny Guy on the Fringe of Fame.” Wisconsin State Journal, November 20, 1997.

“thinking about my laundry”: Alyssa Lustigman, “Jon Stewart Jimmies His Way into the TV Talk Show Door.” INsider Magazine, Winter 1994.

“the most difficult thing in the world”: Tom Feran, “Jon Stewart Has Landed the Ultimate Gig.” Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 2, 1995.

“what’s going to happen to me”: Michelle Farrar, “Aging Gracefully: A Few Gray Hairs? No Problem.” Axcess, 1995.

“what you actually think”: Michael Rubiner, “Jon Stewart.” Rolling Stone, January 26, 1995.

“exhausted, emotionally raw”: Michael Fleming, “Miramax Inks Stewart.” Daily Variety, November 7, 1995.

“you’re trying to avoid”: J. D. Heiman, “Jon Stewart, The Comeback Comic.” New York Now, December 13, 1998.

“and get back in it”: Virginia Rohan, “Fresh Daily : Jon Stewart Takes Over Comedy Central’s Mainstay.” Bergen Record, January 11, 1999.

“What am I gonna do?’”: Rick Marin, “Nice Guy Finishes First.” Newsweek, September 28, 1998.

“as I’ve gotten older”: Michelle Farrar, “Aging Gracefully: A Few Gray Hairs? No Problem.” Axcess, 1995.

“‘Never confuse cancellation with failure’”: Curt Schleier, “Timing Is Everything.” The Jewish Week, October 9, 1998.

“with Cher, I’m happy”: Steve Hall, “Jon Stewart Warms Up for Late-Night TV.” Indianapolis Star, December 16, 1998.

Chapter 5

“keep the music down, they’re fine”: Michelle Farrar, “Aging Gracefully: A Few Gray Hairs? No Problem. Jon Stewart Has His Panic Under Control.” Axcess, 1995.

“sitting on a children’s pillow”: Allen Johnson, “Changing Landscape.” Chicago Tribune, August 18, 1998.

“‘Who drank all my whiskey?’”: John Sellers, “Gimme Stewart.” TimeOut New York, December 10, 1998.

“an enjoyably dumb B movie”: Steve Murray, “New on Video.” Cox News Service, June 18, 1999.

“but it’s fun to try”: Ed Condran, “Stand-up Comedy Lifts Jon Stewart Out of His Daily Show Seat.” The Morning Call, November 26, 1999.

“I held my own in this situation”: Mari Burger, “You Can’t Be Serious.” Winston-Salem Journal, January 28, 1999.

“and write your own stuff”: Amy Longsdorf, “Jon Stewart, Overachieving Underdog.” Bergen Record, June 20, 1999.

“in movies playing other parts”: Biography Presents Jon Stewart.

“that’s a bit of a transition”: Mari Burger, “You Can’t Be Serious.” Winston-Salem Journal, January 28, 1999.

“because you have to react to it”: Michael Fleming, “Miramax Inks Stewart.” Daily Variety, November 7, 1995.

“I’ll be in the future”: John Sellers, “Gimme Stewart.” TimeOut New York, December 10, 1998.

“if people thought it was funny”: J. D. Heiman, “Jon Stewart, the Comeback Comic.” New York Now, December 13, 1998.

“than be who I am”: Mark Bazer, “One to Watch: Jon Stewart Hangs In.” Boston Phoenix, September 24, 1998.

“the character would need to do”: Virginia Rohan, “Fresh Daily : Jon Stewart Takes Over Comedy Central’s Mainstay.” Bergen Record, January 11, 1999.

“No one needs another halfhearted attempt”: Tim Feran, “ Daily Chaos.” Columbus Dispatch, January 10, 1999.

“a bunch of different things”: Allan Johnson, “Stewart Says He’ll Settle Down—But Not Yet.” Chicago Tribune, November 14, 1997.

“in interesting and unlikely places”: J. D. Heiman, “Jon Stewart, the Comeback Comic.” New York Now, December 13, 1998.

“He was a soft touch”: Amy Longsdorf, “Jon Stewart, Overachieving Underdog.” Bergen Record, June 20, 1999.

“at it as that different”: Lee Breslouer, “Giving Everyone His Daily Dose.” University of Delaware Review, September 1999.

“five of these jobs available”: Linda Moss, “Stewart Takes Over Daily Show Reins.” Multichannel News, August 17, 1998.

“Ted Koppel would want for Christmas”: Monique Beeler, “Daily Showmanship.” Cal State East Bay Magazine, Fall 2010.

“most talented free agent in the market”: Linda Moss, “Stewart Takes Over Daily Show Reins.” Multichannel News, August 17, 1998.

“very Ivy League and Midwest”: Jim McConville, “Jon Stewart: Building His Own House at Comedy Central.” Electronic Media, January 25, 1999.

“off the top of his head”: Ibid.

“together with tape and string”: Larry Bonko, “W&M Alumnus Steps into the Limelight.” The Virginian-Pilot, January 11, 1999.

“give it time to evolve”: Phil Rosenthal, “ Daily Grind.” Chicago Sun-Times, January 4, 1999.

“he viewed it as host-driven”: C.J. “Winstead Walks Over Crudequips.” Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 8, 1998.

“political humor, and surrealistic nonsense”: Lewis Beale, “A Daily Dose of Irreverence.” New York Daily News, October 7, 1996.