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“and ten or twenty souls”: Tad Friend, “Is it Funny Yet? Jon Stewart and the Comedy of Crisis.” The New Yorker, February 11, 2002.

“savaged when the piece is edited”: Jeff Macgregor, “Television; Past Jonathan Swift to Linda Tripp (Yeah, whatever.)” New York Times, August 23, 1998.

“come back with something funny”: “The Daily Show’s Stephen Colbert, Rod Corddry, Ed Helms, and Mo Rocca.” Onion AV Club, January 22, 2003.

“good at reading the teleprompter”: Benefit for Charleston Stage, December 23, 2007.

“bring passion, competence, and creativity to it”: “Oprah Talks to Jon Stewart.” The Oprah Magazine, June 1, 2005.

“He once seemed destined for more”: Phil Rosenthal, “ Daily Grind.” Chicago Sun-Times, January 4, 1999.

“There are no mirrors”: Virginia Rohan, “Fresh ‘Daily’: Jon Stewart Takes Over Comedy Central’s Mainstay.” Bergen Record, January 11, 1999.

“won’t develop until I get there”: Ibid.

“and start tailoring it to that”: Ibid.

“take a shower afterward”: Phil Rosenthal, “Daily Grind.” Chicago Sun-Times, January 4, 1999.

“Not just celebrities, but newsmakers”: Allan Johnson, “Changing Landscape Comedy Central Won’t Come Up Short with New Host of Daily Show .” Chicago Tribune, August 18, 1998.

“looking for where the ketchup is”: Ed Bark, “‘Show’ Time for Stewart: Host Gets a Daily Forum for His Brand of Quick Wit.” Dallas Morning News, January 10, 1999.

Chapter 6

“A welcome return”: Frazier Moore, “Jon Stewart Plans to Keep Pace with Quick-Witted Daily Show. ” Seattle Post-Intelligencer , January 14, 1999.

“longer than four breathless minutes”: Terry Kelleher, “ The Daily Show. ” People, April 5, 1999.

“I forgive myself more easily.” Matt Roush, “Roush Rave.” TV Guide, February 6, 1999.

“in Kuala Lumpur, I’m Jon Stewart”: The Daily Show, January 11, 1999.

“a rash like you wouldn’t believe”: Ibid.

“than I had imagined”: IGN.com, August 11, 2003.

“now it’s all confrontational”: Douglas Durden, “Third Time’s a Charm?” Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 9, 1999.

“The self-righteousness is embarrassing”: Rick Marin, “Nice Guy Finishes First.” Newsweek, September 28, 1998.

“and everyone goes over there”: Jane Ganahl, “Comic Release.” San Francisco Chronicle, April 23, 2002.

“your airbag could decapitate you?’”: Seth Margolis, “Enough News to Keep ’Em Rolling.” New York Times, January 10, 1999.

“we were a parody of the news”: Peter Keepnews, “Late-Night Hosts in Search of Their Niches.” New York Times, October 3, 1999.

“you don’t really believe he’s a news anchor”: Ibid.

“to get in twenty monologue-type jokes”: David Rensin, “Jon Stewart: The Playboy Interview.” Playboy, March 2000.

“Our one rule is, no faking”: Seth Margolis, “Enough News to Keep ’Em Rolling.” New York Times, January 10, 1999.

“something we found interesting the day before”: Gary Levin, “Fans Like Their Dose of Daily News.” USA Today, October 6, 2003.

“the clearer our comedy becomes”: Allison Adato, “Anchor Astray.” George magazine, May 2000.

“it can be pretty ridiculous”: Ibid.

“we’ll be fine”: “Writers Speak: A Potentially Regrettable Evening with the Writers of The Daily Show .” Paley Center for Media, November 7, 2010.

“Oh, they’re bringing him back!’”: Terry Jackson, “Jon Stewart Puts His Slant on Daily Show News.” Charleston Gazette, January 9, 1999.

“‘Can you believe this!?’”: Mark Bazer, “One to Watch: Jon Stewart Hangs In.” Boston Phoenix, September 24, 1998.

“somebody hits on just the right bit”: Seth Margolis, “Enough News to Keep ’Em Rolling.” New York Times, January 10, 1999.

“change the jokes or improvise”: Sharilyn Johnson, “Jon Stewart Almost Quit Daily Show over ‘Asshole’ Coworkers.” Third Beat Magazine, December 10, 2012.

“these people are insane”: Ibid.

“I don’t have a problem with that”: J. D. Heiman, “Jon Stewart, the Comeback Comic.” New York Now, December 13, 1998.

“but that makes my job easier”: Douglas Durden, “Third Time’s a Charm?” Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 9, 1999.

“a machine that can cope with it”: Seth Margolis, “Enough News to Keep ’Em Rolling.” New York Times, January 10, 1999.

“point of view that’s different”: Phil Rosenthal, “ Daily Grind.” Chicago Sun-Times, January 4, 1999.

“would take all the fun out of it”: Geri Richter Campbell, “Dish.” Jane, January/February 1999.

“it’s going to fail”: Ed Bark, “ Show Time for Stewart: Host Gets a Daily Forum for His Brand of Quick Wit.” Dallas Morning News, January 10, 1999.

“and wish you could say”: Biography Presents Jon Stewart.

“a relaxing effect on his personality”: Ibid.

“it’s just a heightened performance”: Daniel Schack, “Jon Stewart Q&A.” The Daily Northwestern, February 19, 2001.

“I am able to do here”: Janice Turner, “How Jon Stewart Became the Most Powerful Man on TV.” London Times (U.K.), October 2, 2010.

“and it really doesn’t matter”: Daniel Schack, “Jon Stewart Q&A.” The Daily Northwestern, February 19, 2001.

“receiving a gift from the gods”: Amy Longsdorf, “Jon Stewart, Overachieving Underdog.” Bergen Record, June 20, 1999.

“that related to her”: Maureen Dowd, “America’s Anchors.” Rolling Stone, November 16, 2006.

“about most people you meet”: Alex Strachan “Jon Stewart’s Daily Grind.” Vancouver Sun, October 2, 1999.

“you feel much better”: Marc Peyser, “Red, White & Funny.” Newsweek, December 29, 2003.

“I was bartending or had a show”: Maureen Dowd, “America’s Anchors.” Rolling Stone, November 16, 2006.

“third-grade science fair in the first place”: Dennis McLellan, “He Has Faith in His Jokes.” Los Angeles Times, May 27, 1993.

“to find values is through religion”: Jeremy Gillick, “Meet Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz [AKA Jon Stewart].” Moment magazine, November/December 2008.

“we’re raising the children to be sad”: The Daily Show, September 18, 2008.

“which is a rare combination nowadays”: Biography Presents Jon Stewart.

“for what’s on people’s minds”: Ibid.

“and really understand the truth”: Marisa Guthrie, “Schieffer: Stewart, Colbert Are ‘Editorial Page Cartoonists.’” Broadcasting & Cable, February 8, 2010.

“looked for larger arcs in the comedy”: Phil Rosenthal, “A Comic Koppel No ‘Indecision.’” Chicago Sun-Times, December 15, 2000.

“to me than most things”: Biography Presents Jon Stewart.

Chapter 7

“that’s happening at the desk”: Mediabistro.com, May 6, 2003.

“rewrites a lot of his own stuff”: University Wire, April 4, 2002.

“I don’t really fit into anything”: Chauncé Hayden, “Jon Stewart.” Steppin’ Out, December 23, 1993.

“we started to focus on media coverage”: Monique Beeler, “Daily Showmanship.” Cal State East Bay Magazine, Fall 2010.