The House of Stewart
The Problem with Jon Stewart keeps finding its feet each new show – which Apple TV+ posts every other week. Some of that is figuring out what works, though I think some is picking the right topics. In any event, this week’s new show was particularly good. It’s listed as “The Economy,” though really dealt with income inequality.
The opening section, which is basically like an extended version of his old opening on The Daily Show remains my favorite and was particularly good this week. Here’s a small segment of it –
But Stewart also did a wonderful interview with Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellin. It stood out on its own as a smart, interesting conversation – but even after all his years doing this it’s impossible to be impressed with the quality given the reality that Jon Stewart is, at heart, a comedian.
The show also has comic sketches that serve as their version of “commercial breaks” to break up each segment. This one wasn’t all that different from similar sketches that comedy shows have been doing the past few weeks, but it was very elaborate, well-done and fun.
Because it's probably R-rated, I can't embed it, but it's available on YouTube by clicking here.
And finally, there is a companion podcast to go with each new episode. It’s totally different from The Mothership, but has the same theme and often includes some of the same panelists (though not always). In this case, I don’t believe any of the guests were on the TV version. But for those interested .
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