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JON STEWART ENDED 16 years as host of ‘The Daily Show last night with a standing ovation and was played out by rock legend Bruce Springsteen, bringing to close a unique era in US broadcasting.
As the hash tag #JonVoyage trended on Twitter, an emotional Stewart made his last appearance on the Comedy Central show, thanking colleagues, fans and family and delivering a final monologue.
“Nothing ends. It’s just a continuation. It’s a pause in the conversation. So rather than saying goodbye or good night, I’m just going to say I’m gonna go get a drink,” he said.
Since 1999 he has been a liberal conscience, from the end of the Clinton presidency and the arrival of George W. Bush, through the 9/11 attacks to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the financial crisis.
“Bullshit is everywhere. There’s very little that you’ll encounter in life that has not been infused in some way with bullshit,” said Stewart in his final monologue.
The best defense against bullshit is vigilance so if you can smell something, say something.
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Trevor Noah, the South African comic who will replace Stewart in September, cheekily appeared to measure up the set and… Stewart’s crotch.
But few fans believe Trevor can fill Stewart’s enormous shoes.
Many were already missing Stewart’s wit as last night’s Republican debate ended moments after the final, pre-taped show went on air.
“It just feels like this is going to be a tremendous void and it’s hard to see how it can be filled,” said Chris Reilly, a homemaker from Connecticut in the queue to attend the show for a fourth time.
Besides taking politicians and TV networks to task — CNN and Fox News in particular — his show had a guest list second to none.
President Barack Obama has shared the screen with Stewart seven times, most recently last month, when he joked he would ban Stewart from leaving.
The White House blog paid tribute to “one of the most influential programs on television” that “changed the way we talk about the world around us.”
Winning almost two dozen Emmy awards, Stewart also cultivated and nurtured new talent, helping to launch the careers of comedians who are now stars in their own right, such as Stephen Colbert and John Oliver.
Conservative, liberal divide
Stewart paid tribute to them in his final show.
He offered viewers a behind-the-scenes tour of the show’s rather cramped premises in the Hell’s Kitchen district of Manhattan, and videoed introductions to seemingly all the backstage staff.
But the highlight was the closing set from Springsteen, a fellow New Jersey native, who blasted out renditions of his hit tracks ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’ and ‘Born to Run’.
Watched by a modest TV audience of 1.3 million a day, The Daily Show reached several million more online, in particular younger viewers.
But according to the Pew Research Center, less than one percent of conservatives said they trusted the show, while nearly half of liberals – 45 percent – do.
It was in times of crisis that those Americans looked to Stewart as a rock.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, he was there fighting back tears.
In June, after the racially motivated murders of black worshippers at a church in Charleston, he delivered a searing monologue about America’s “gaping racial wound that will not heal, yet we pretend doesn’t exist”.
Comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld was one of those to pay their respects. “Wish you all best, dude,” he wrote on twitter.
“Love you, man.”
Why the hell are there sprinkles on that 99!
Heresy!
Ice cream first then shove the flake down into the cone, yum
Heresy would be discussing it. Sacrilege is doing it.
Fairy dust?
Clowns dandruff either?
Bite the end and suck the bollox out of it
Enough about your weekend. Tell us how you would eat a 99…
I get them to put the flake into the cone first. When you’ve eaten all the ice-cream you end up with a lovely combo of cone and flake at the end. Champion!
You sir are a champion among men!!
Somebody introduced me to this technique during the summer and I have to say it’s incredible, I am forever in their debt.
Cool.
I’ve always pushed the flake down into the cone and done it that way.
Usually the cone gets soggy though and starts to leak.
Me too tommy… This post has changed my life…… ;-)
Looking forward to next summer already Mark.
Should have ran this article 99 days ago
Generally use the biggest umbrella you can find..eat 99 beneath it..
As quick as possible
Stick the 99 to your forehead…then wait for the ice cream to melt down into your mouth.
Get the flake put into the empty cone first, then ice cream on top, delish
Another conniseur
Eat the flake first duhhh…
I think the flake is overrated. It’s just something that gets in the way that you dont really want.
Just ask for no flake!! I’d say every one of your days is a struggle
It’s not a 99 without a flake only a large cone , what makes it a 99 is the frickin flake
stick the flake as far down the cone as it’ll go, then it’s like a surprise at the end!
I prefer with your mouth. You might get nose freeze if you try snorting it!
Who gives a toss
It’s November…
So you eat it with your mouth in the summer?
Children dying due to lack of facilities in hospitals and journalists are being paid to write about 99′s. Please use your talent to help sick children get the chance to have an ice cream.
Its november…… Who eats 99s
It’s November! Wtf are on about how to eat a 99!!
Lips, tongue and I am sure the comment line will be full of 69 jokes instead???
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