Jon Stewart blasts critics of his ‘Day by day Present’ return

TV

By Erin Keller

Jon Stewart is aware of simply tips on how to flip his haters into punchlines.

The 61-year-old host of “The Day by day Present” made his return to this system final week after almost a decade away from the desk. 

On Monday’s present, he reacted to individuals’s opinions of his revival from X, the platform beforehand often known as Twitter.

Displeased ex-MSNBC star Keith Olbermann tweeted, “Nicely after 9 years away, there’s nothing else to say to the bothsidesist fraud Jon Stewart bashing Biden, besides: Please make it one other 9 years.”

Stewart seemingly was not fazed by the critics and reacted to the suggestions on digicam, saying, “I’ve seen individuals on Twitter inform Labradoodles to go f–okay themselves. Labradoodles!”

Former President Donald Trump’s anti-Trump niece Mary L. Trump additionally wrote, “Not solely is Stewart’s ‘each side are the identical’ rhetoric not humorous, it’s a possible catastrophe for democracy. I’ve ideas . . .”

Stewart scream replied, “It was one f–king present! It was only one f–king present! It was 20 minutes. I did 20 minutes in a single f–king present! However I suppose, because the well-known saying goes: ‘Democracy dies in dialogue.’”

He then joked, “It was by no means my intention to say out loud what I noticed with my eyes after which mind. I can do higher.”

Whereas individuals on-line might have had damaging critiques about Stewart’s first exhibits again, a supply instructed Page Six final week that the late-night veteran obtained “a number of standing ovations” from his in-studio viewers final Monday.

“The viewers went nuts,” the insider added, claiming there was “unimaginable vitality within the room.”

“They’d a playlist of music, songs and artists that Jon loves,” mentioned the supply.

Stewart first hosted the Comedy Central satirical information program from 1999 till 2015. Trevor Noah took over his spot till leaving the present in December 2022.

He’ll occupy the host’s chair on Monday evening main as much as the 2024 presidential election in November.

“Why am I again?” Stewart mentioned on the present final week. “I’ve dedicated numerous crimes. From what I perceive, discuss present hosts are granted immunity — it doesn’t make numerous sense, however take it up with the founders.”