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020			_a9781250014443 (hardcover)
020			_z9781466841062 (e-book)
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050	1	4	_aPN 2287.S683 _bR721a 2014
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100	1		_aRogak, Lisa, _d1962-
245	1	0	_aAngry optimist : _bthe life and times of Jon Stewart / _cLisa Rogak.
250			_aFirst Edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bThomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, _c2014.
300			_a273 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliograhical references (p. 229-261) and index.
520			_aWith his arrival at The Daily Show in 1999, Jon Stewart became one of the major players in comedy as well as one of the most significant liberal voices in the media. Biographer Lisa Rogak charts his unlikely rise to stardom. She follows him from his early days growing up in New Jersey, through his years as a struggling standup comic in New York, and on to the short-lived but acclaimed The Jon Stewart Show. And she charts his humbling string of near-misses -- passed over as a replacement for shows hosted by Conan O'Brien, Tom Snyder, and even the fictional Larry Sanders -- before landing on a half-hour comedy show that at the time was still finding its footing amidst roiling internal drama. Once there, Stewart transformed The Daily Show into one of the most influential news programs on television today. Drawing on interviews with current and former colleagues, Rogak reveals how things work -- and sometimes don't work -- behind the scenes at The Daily Show, led by Jon Stewart, a comedian who has come to wield incredible power in American politics
600	1	0	_aStewart, Jon, _d1962-
650		0	_aComedians _zUnited States _vBiography.
650		0	_aTelevision personalities _zUnited States _vBiography.
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