Date 24/05/2017 - News People
While he already had a pretty long career as a stand-up comic, TV host, and occasional actor by that time, Jon Stewart didn?t truly become a household name until he took over Comedy Central?s The Daily Show from original host Craig Kilborn in 1999. Over his 15-plus year stint as host, Stewart would become, in many ways, the most trusted name in TV news among a good portion of the American populace, despite his frequent public insistence that he was simply a comedian.