After 16 years, he’s stepping down. Who should replace him?
Who should replace Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show?
Updated on February 17, 2015 in
Celebrities
There’s some initial buzz about Tina Fey, Chris Rock, and others. Who do you think should replace him?
I keep seeing the same names pop up (Aisha Tyler!), but I suspect it will none of those people. (Although the suggestion of Tig Notaro is intriguing.)
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Tina Fey would work… Not that I watch the show… but Tina Fey has a history of being the source of “news” for low-information voters.
a) As a longtime fan of Ms. Fey’s (and even including her time on SNL’s Update), I think The Daily Show is a poor fit for her; b) Given the projects she has focused on in recent years, there is no way she would have any serious interest in this job.
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while Jon Stewart clearly started in comedy, the Daily Show is more than just comedy… it is deep political satire and requires someone with a deep curiosity and unique observational skills. I am trying to think of who could fit the bill… but its difficult to fill those shoes. Tina Fey was definitely a first thought, and I think she would do well — but there is something in the unassuming, white male privilege of Jon Stewart that allowed him to question and comment without becoming the story. I’d be intrigued by some of the former Daily Show team members — for one, Mo Rocca could be interesting… or Ed Helms…
but in the end, I don’t think there is another Jon Stewart
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Nobody can fill Jon’s shoes.
Oh give me a break. As if his shoes are filled with some kind of impermeable substance, such as concrete or perhaps molten lava, which wouldn’t be impermeable per se, but would be equally challenging. Either substance would make the shoes difficult to walk in, or at least agonizingly painful, I would think.
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