http://www.msnbc.com/news/947127.asp?0bl=-0&cp1=1Stewart, ‘Daily Show’ at top of their game
Mock-news program’s political satire drawing larger audience, accolades
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK, Aug. 4 — Jon Stewart could barely contain himself. A congressman had publicly called a colleague a “fruitcake” and, since it happened on a Friday night, Stewart couldn’t joke about it on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” until three days later.
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Stewart can’t wait to bare the absurdities of the news and the people who cover it, and his sharp humor has made “The Daily Show” a growing force. No one hit the comic mark more consistently during the war in Iraq. As an election year approaches, Stewart’s in top form.
He and “The Daily Show” are up for five Emmys next month, and the Television Critics Association gave him two awards last month. The critics even nominated “The Daily Show” for best achievement in news, along with “60 Minutes” and “Nightline.”
On Aug. 14, the nation’s reigning political celebrity, New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, is Stewart’s guest.
During unfunny times, viewers have responded to Stewart’s ability to make fun. The show’s average nightly audience has nearly doubled from 427,000 in 1999, the year he took over, to 788,000 so far this year.
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