He mopped the floor with race-baiter Tomi Lahren in and delivered one of the most powerful monologues about the murder of George Floyd and the protests that followed that I can recall from the worst year ever — then he turned around and helped us laugh through a pandemic and a stressful election campaign.
Lloyd: Stewart had his own problems with the media, to be sure, mainstream as much as fringe, to the degree they sacrificed debate and reporting for ratings and noise. Stewart might have been a comedian, heading a show written by and featuring comedians, but his passion was real enough. I wonder how he would have survived the job in the Trump years?
Ali: But five years of covering Trumpism is equal to 25 years in the Before Times, so Noah has served longer than Stewart and Kilborn combined, and the show has really been going for half a century. Damn, Trevor looks good for his age! Lloyd: Besides that Noah will continue to age handsomely? Obviously, given the insane political climate with its conspiracy theorists and truth denialists, 8 million books from inside the Trump White House, and various suits, prosecutions and investigations, there will be, sadly, no lack of material.
Just Trevor and his Zoomed-in guests. Ali: If only I could promise you a future of rainbows and unicorns instead of voter suppression and neo-Nazis. Lorraine Ali is television critic of the Los Angeles Times.
Previously, she was a senior writer for the Calendar section where she covered culture at large, entertainment and American Muslim issues. All Sections. About Us. B2B Publishing. Business Visionaries. Hot Property. Times Events. Times Store. Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Share Close extra sharing options. By Lorraine Ali , Robert Lloyd. Lorraine Ali. Follow Us twitter instagram email facebook. Several times throughout their dual Comedy Central careers, Stewart and Colbert were asked to present at the Emmys, allowing their brilliant rapport to shine on television's biggest night of the year.
However, their best awards show moment came in , when they enlisted Jimmy Fallon to join in a bit that involved the losers in their shared category — Outstanding Variety Series — attempting to keep the winner from accepting his award. If you somehow weren't already enamored by this golden duo, they became even more difficult to resist when they started using their talents to raise money for charity. Ever since Colbert was handed the reigns of the Late Show from David Letterman in , Stewart has played an integral part in raising the show's political commentary to new heights.
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