# Is it me or is Jon Stewart's act getting old? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 12, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-jon-stewarts-act-getting-old/532309 "2010-03-12T23:37:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-jon-stewarts-act-getting-old/532309/61 "2010-03-16T15:35:13Z")
John Stewart’s material got old to me pretty quickly. Like the OP said, he’s not wrong, but it’s just depressing how screwed up the media and politics are, and I don’t need to see that presented to me every single day. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-jon-stewarts-act-getting-old/532309/62 "2010-03-16T16:40:40Z")
Jon Stewart is the only news show I watch for US American news. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-jon-stewarts-act-getting-old/532309/63 "2010-03-16T17:04:22Z")
Got old fairly fast for me. When interviewing guests who either don’t agree with him or whom he personally loathes he relies far too much on the audience cheering and hollering to get his point across. That’s inherently weak in my opinion. He has his moments though and I’m glad he’s on as it’s always fun to watch now and then. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-jon-stewarts-act-getting-old/532309/64 "2010-03-16T17:36:27Z")
> [@Lochdale](#): > > Got old fairly fast for me. When interviewing guests who either don’t agree with him or whom he personally loathes he relies far too much on the audience cheering and hollering to get his point across. I don’t think he does, actually. He lets them cheer usually, but he _has_ told them to quiet down on occasion. I agree, though, it’s incredibly unfair for one side to have a cheering section and the other not, and I wish the audience would show a little more decorum. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-jon-stewarts-act-getting-old/532309/65 "2010-03-16T17:39:04Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > I agree with the OP somewhat. But again, Fox News does make itself an easy target. As some other people have pointed out here, few others in the media are willing to take a close look at them. Yes, a lot of media critics will state the obvious, they they have a conservative bent, but with very few exceptions no one has deconstructed their “news” operation the way Stewart has. > The problem is that he’s basically preaching to the choir. I doubt many loyal Fox watchers are also fans of the Daily Show. In other words the people who most need to be made aware of Fox’s shenanigans are also those who are likely to dismiss Stewart as just another “liberal elitist” douchebag who’s out of touch with America. > > As for his repetitiveness, he does have an annoying penchant for saying the words “skullfucking” and “truck nuts.” Optimally, he’ll attract more folks who haven’t already made up their minds or who are unexposed to media criticism, and will have an impact on them. You can’t sway those who are firm in your belief, but there’s a lot of people out there who don’t even stop to consider the media and how it works. I wonder, though, if he’s gaining audience or if he’s peaked. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-is-jon-stewarts-act-getting-old/532309.md?page=3)