Jon Stewart: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Noted that he signed a contract extension to appear on The Daily Show through December 2028. Oct 19, 2026
Corrected display issue. Sep 11, 2026
Article revised and updated. Sep 11, 2026
Added paragraph about his involvement with September 11 workers; added Top Question. Sep 11, 2026
Add new Web site: CBC.ca - Jon Stewart (Full interview). Jul 02, 2026
Add new Web site: Kennedy Center - Jon Stewart. Mar 28, 2026
Anniversary information added. Nov 24, 2025
Added cross-reference to political humor article; added Top Questions. Sep 30, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 29, 2024
Noted Stewart's return to The Daily Show as a weekly host and executive producer during the U.S. presidential election cycle. Feb 12, 2024
Article updated to note the end of The Problem with Jon Stewart. Oct 20, 2023
Noted that he received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. May 04, 2022
Noted that he was selected to receive the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Jan 20, 2022
Added the TV show The Problem with Jon Stewart. Sep 29, 2021
Add new Web site: AllMusic - John Stewart. Aug 22, 2021
Added the film Irresistible. Jun 26, 2020
Replaced photograph. Oct 27, 2017
Add new Web site: All American Speakers - Biography of Jon Stewart. Mar 28, 2017
Noted that he ceased hosting The Daily Show. Aug 06, 2015
Added the announcement that he would be leaving The Daily Show in 2015. Feb 11, 2015
Noted the release of Rosewater (2014). Nov 14, 2014
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Biography of Jon Stewart. Sep 11, 2013
Added his hiatus from The Daily Show. Jun 20, 2013
Updated for the 2011 Grammy Awards. Feb 16, 2011
Added mention of the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. Nov 01, 2010
Added photograph. Sep 22, 2010
Added the book Earth (the Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race (2010). Sep 21, 2010
Revised second-to-last sentence in the article to say that he hosted the Academy Awards in 2008. Sep 23, 2009
New article added. Sep 12, 2007
New article added. Aug 13, 2007
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