At least in the public imagination, Jon Stewart is the person most responsible for “The Daily Show’s” improbable rise. “The Jon Stewart Show” was soon canceled, going down in actual flames when Marilyn Manson started a fire onstage. Craig Kilborn, the series’ first host, poses on the set of “The Daily Show” in this 1997 promotional photo. Jon Stewart, center, and writing staff of “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” at the Emmys. Advertisement“Don’t say, ‘Oh, “The Daily Show” is creating cynics.’ No, the news media created the cynics,” she says, “and those cynics created ‘The Daily Show.’”

Source: Los Angeles Times July 22, 2021 12:00 UTC