Jon Stewart is an American comedian, writer, and director who is best known for hosting the satiric television news program The Daily Show. He began hosting the show in 1999 and became a leading liberal critic of the administration of U.S. Pres. George W. Bush. Stewart left the show in 2015 and later returned in a part-time capacity beginning in 2024. In addition to his entertainment career, Stewart is known for his advocacy for first responders to the September 11 attacks. He made repeated appearances on Capitol Hill to lobby for health care benefits for those Ground Zero workers and their families.
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