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| Genres: |
| Satire/political satire/news satire, observational comedy |
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| Sketch comedy, Improvisational comedy, Character comedy, Political satire/News satire |
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| Subject(s): |
| The media (esp. news media), American politics, current events, religion, Jewish culture, race relations, human sexuality, self-deprecation |
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| American culture, Popular culture, Current events, Mass media/News media, American politics, American conservatism, The Christian Right, Political Punditry, Egomania, Xenophobia, Anti-Intellectualism |
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| Influences: |
| George Carlin, Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, David Letterman, Steve Martin |
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| Don Novello, Bill Cosby, George Carlin, Bill O'Reilly. , Dean Martin, Jon Stewart, Steve Martin |
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| Influenced: | |
| Rob Corddry, Ed Helms, Aasif Mandvi |
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| Spouse: |
| Tracey Stewart (née McShane) |
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| Evelyn McGee-Colbert (3 children) |
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| Notable works and roles: |
| Host of The Daily Show America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction |
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| Chuck Noblet in Strangers with Candy Stephen Colbert in The Daily Show and The Colbert Report Writer, I Am America (And So Can You!) Co-writer, America (The Book) Phil Ken Sebben and Myron Reducto in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law |
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| Introduction (from Wikipedia): |
| Jonathan "Jon" Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, television host, and political satirist. He is best known as host of The Daily Show, a satirical news program airing on Comedy Central. |
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| Stephen Tyrone Colbert (pronounced /koʊlˈbɛɹ/; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, satirist, actor and writer, known for his ironic style (particularly in his portrayal of uninformed opinion leaders), and for his deadpan comedic delivery. |
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| Birth name: |
| Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz |
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| Born: |
| November 28, 1962 (1962-11-28) (age 46) New York City, New York, United States |
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| May 13, 1964 (1964-05-13) (age 44) Washington, D.C., USA |
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| Medium: |
| stand-up, television, film, books |
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| Theatre, Television, Film, Books |
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