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Jon Stewart won’t save ‘The Daily Show’ from irrelevance

By Jeremiah Poff
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Once upon a time on Comedy Central, Jon Stewart was seen as more honest than the most milquetoast anchor on cable news.

The host of The Daily Show from 1999 to 2015, whose favorite pastime might have been mocking politicians, especially Republicans, was once described as “the Most Trusted Man in America” and commanded an audience of 2.2 million.

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