Jon Stewart vs Stephen Colbert

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Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are both hosts of late-night TV shows on Comedy Central. While Jon Stewart is an openly liberal Democrat, Stephen Colbert portrays a character who is a parody of a goofy Republican.

On October 30, 2010 they organized a rally in Washington, DC. It was a joint rally but Stewart called his The Rally to Restore Sanity and Colbert called his The March to Keep Fear Alive and positioned it in competition with Stewart's rally.

Comparison chart

Jon Stewart versus Stephen Colbert comparison chart
	Jon Stewart	Stephen Colbert
	current rating is 4.2/5 1 2 3 4 5 (205 ratings)	current rating is 4.2/5 1 2 3 4 5 (202 ratings)

Birth name	Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz	Stephen Tyrone Colbert
Born	November 28, 1962 (1962-11-28) (age 46) New York City, New York, United States	May 13, 1964 (1964-05-13) (age 44) Washington, D.C., USA
Medium	stand-up, television, film, books	Theatre, Television, Film, Books
Nationality	American	American
Years active	1987—present	1984–present
Genres	Satire/political satire/news satire, observational comedy	Sketch comedy, Improvisational comedy, Character comedy, Political satire/News satire
Subject(s)	The media (esp. news media), American politics, current events, religion, Jewish culture, race relations, human sexuality, self-deprecation	American culture, Popular culture, Current events, Mass media/News media, American politics, American conservatism, The Christian Right, Political Punditry, Egomania, Xenophobia, Anti-Intellectualism
Influences	George Carlin, Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, David Letterman, Steve Martin	Don Novello, Bill Cosby, George Carlin, Bill O'Reilly. , Dean Martin, Jon Stewart, Steve Martin
Influenced	Stephen Colbert	Rob Corddry, Ed Helms, Aasif Mandvi
Spouse	Tracey Stewart (née McShane)	Evelyn McGee-Colbert (3 children)
Notable works and roles	Host of The Daily Show America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction	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
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.	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.