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Jon Stewart

Comedian and host of The Daily Show

We retrieved 1 post and 66 comments from u/RealJonStewart, all from 2014, most often in r/IAmA.

Best moment

A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I am Jon Stewart, tiny host man. AMA!”

Hi Jon, Hypothetical scenario: NYC's rats and roaches form a pact and take control of the city. You have to move the location of the Daily Show for the foreseeable future while the boroughs are fumigated. Ignoring the convenience of any pre-existing local film industries, where…

u/RealJonStewart replied

First of all, I reject your hypothesis. I would first try and engage diplomatically with the cockroach and rat king and/or queen. Hopefully, through a series of high level diplomatic discussions, a truce could be met - they would try…

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First of all, I reject your hypothesis.

I would first try and engage diplomatically with the cockroach and rat king and/or queen.

Hopefully, through a series of high level diplomatic discussions, a truce could be met - they would try not to surprise us when we turn on lights, we would outlaw the soles of shoes, and swear to never clean up after eating.

I believe we could live together happily here.

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More moments

A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I am Jon Stewart, tiny host man. AMA!”

Mr. Stewart, how does Stephen smell?

u/RealJonStewart replied

Stephen smells like - it's a cross between -

Squints into distance

Persimmons and a tattered copy of THE HOBBIT.

A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I am Jon Stewart, tiny host man. AMA!”

Hi Jon, What was going through your mind when Stephen Colbert lost his composure while eating a banana on The Daily Show?

u/RealJonStewart replied

My greatest joys on the show were trying to make Stephen break, or the other correspondents. Because you felt as though you had accomplished something somewhat Herculean. It's not easy to tickle those folks, but when it happens, you savor it.

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A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I am Jon Stewart, tiny host man. AMA!”

Mr. Stewart, Besides Rosewater, do you have a favorite movie? Any upcoming movies you are really looking forward to?

u/RealJonStewart replied

I'm unfortunately an enormous fan of almost every movie that I go to see. I'm that annoying person that walks out of every movie and goes THATWASUNBELIEVABLE! Can't believe they figured out how to train a DRAGON! That being said…

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I'm unfortunately an enormous fan of almost every movie that I go to see.

I'm that annoying person that walks out of every movie and goes THATWASUNBELIEVABLE! Can't believe they figured out how to train a DRAGON!

That being said, I'd have to put almost any Scorsese movie at the top of the list. I had to learn how to do accents somewhere.

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