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Article: The Oprah of the Beltway set.(The Daily Show with Jon Stewart television program)(Brief Article)
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- Advertising Age
- Article date:
- November 21, 2005
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Byline: Ann Marie Kerwin
Jon Stewart: The next Oprah?
It's official: Jon Stewart is funny, like in a New Yorker kind of way. His No. 1 best seller, "America, The Book,'' nabbed this year's Thurber Prize for American Humor, awarded at a ceremony at New York's The Algonquin-where Harpo Marx and Dorothy Parker sat at the Round Table.
While honors are lovely, and we're sure he was duly touched, it's all just icing on the cake for the host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.'' I Want Media declared him Media Person of the Year for 2004, and 2005 seems to be turning out OK. Ratings for the show are up 20%, and ad revenue is up 100% ...