# Jon Stewart on Colbert's Late Show: still has it **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 24, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-on-colberts-late-show-still-has-it/760797 "2016-07-24T21:12:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-on-colberts-late-show-still-has-it/760797/1 "2016-07-24T21:12:33Z")
Stunned I am the first to post (happy to shut up if I’m not). Just owns it: [Jon Stewart Takes Over Colbert's Late Show Desk - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mNiqpBNE9ik) We’ve missed you, Jon. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-on-colberts-late-show-still-has-it/760797/2 "2016-07-24T21:52:12Z")
[He hurt Lumpy’s feelings.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfSqc_jS8pk) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-on-colberts-late-show-still-has-it/760797/3 "2016-07-24T22:23:34Z")
Now, _if only_ he will stay around… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-on-colberts-late-show-still-has-it/760797/4 "2016-07-24T22:29:49Z")
Yeah, he had me cheering by the end of that rant. Leave it to Jon to put the fine point on it. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-on-colberts-late-show-still-has-it/760797/5 "2016-07-24T22:50:08Z")
If you don’t watch to watch the video of Jon Stewart on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The New York Times has a transcript of his remarks [here](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/arts/television/jon-stewart-late-show-colbert-trump-sean-hannity.html). And if you missed the Stephen Colbert persona from The Colbert Report, [he also appeared](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqOTxl3Bsbw). ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-on-colberts-late-show-still-has-it/760797/6 "2016-07-24T23:20:26Z")
Trumpiness was a good sequel to Truthiness. Truthiness was things that don’t rely on facts, but feel true. Comes from the heart, not the head. Described George W. Bush’s decisions perfectly. Trumpiness doesn’t rely on the facts and doesn’t even have to feel true. Comes from far lower in the digestive system. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-on-colberts-late-show-still-has-it/760797/7 "2016-07-25T18:34:21Z")
Never any doubt. Like many legendary heroes, he left us because he was needed elsewhere, not because he lost his way. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-on-colberts-late-show-still-has-it/760797/8 "2016-07-25T19:15:30Z")
This one segment highlighted how far the current _TDS_ has sunk. It doesn’t even deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-on-colberts-late-show-still-has-it/760797/9 "2016-07-25T19:25:47Z")
I wouldn’t say that TDS has sunk; it’s a different show and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. For example, I remember threads in which people were tired of Jon Stewart pointing out the hypocrisy of Fox News. TDS doesn’t do that sort of thing at all any more.