Jon Stewart’s ‘Irresistible’: Film Review

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David Beckham took to social media on Friday with a candid new update confessing his struggles, as he completed a gruelling workout - and the clip couldn't be more relatable.MORE: David Beckham shares unseen photo from son Brooklyn's lavish weddingThe former footballer is no stranger to a savage exercise regime but his session at F45 gym appeared to have got to him and had the dad-of-four staring into the distance in disbelief.WATCH: David Beckham shows off his incredible cooking skillsTaking to his Instagram feed, David documented his trip with a video.SEE: David Beckham sparks fan concern while showing off regal garden featureMORE: Victoria Beckham flashes a smile as cosies up to husband David Beckham in new photoIn the clip he said: "Early morning workout here we go again…wish me luck.A post shared by David Beckham (@davidbeckham)David shared the update with his 72.6 million Instagram followers"That is hard by the way."Captioning the post, the 46-year-old penned: "That was tough but fun, always good being back with the team @f45_training."In the video, David starts off looking as fresh as a daisy as he enters the gym, donning a vibrant orange beanie hat and cosy light-grey hoodie.Cut to his appearance post workout and the star was sat down with his head in his hands, which were holding a small white towel.

After being critical of presidential nominee Joe Biden, Jon Stewart shared what he believes makes the former vice president the best-suited leader for America. "What I think in this moment this country needs is a leader of humility that understands that he doesn't understand, that understands the humanity of this experiment and the difficulty that it is in maintaining it," Stewart said on Wednesday's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Jon Stewart is happy to have stepped aside for more diversity.

Jon Stewart wasn’t exactly the biggest Joe Biden fan.

Throughout Jon Stewart’s 16 year tenure as host of The Daily Show, the comedian often took aim at a familiar foe – the US government. An institutionally corrupt system, he claimed, was hurting Americans with its over-reliance on money – and a divisive, all-encompassing Democrat vs.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFormer TV host-turned-filmmaker Jon Stewart used a Wednesday night visit to Stephen Colbert’s “A Late Show” to first dig at, and then warm to, presidential candidate Joe Biden.“Biden was not my guy. Wasn’t even in the top four,” Stewart said.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerFormer Daily Show host Jon Stewart stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to talk about – what else – politics. And naturally, the conversation drifted toward the 2020 presidential race.Stewart confessed that “Biden was not my guy.

The Jon Stewart who popularized the political news satire format that dominates TV today? The same Jon Stewart who won so many Emmys, they should have called them Jonnys? Are we sure this lame movie wasn’t made by Martha Stewart’s nephew?Nope. Stewart is 100 percent the man who bungled this election comedy that boasts not a single satisfying joke, all the while priding itself on being ripped from 4-year-old headlines.Because Stewart knows exactly what beleaguered Americans need right now, he begins his film with a rehash of the 2016 presidential race.

starting around the 50:40 mark), the conversation turned to how white men in positions of power, like Stewart, have an obligation to not only acknowledge systemic racism but work to tear down its structures. Stewart admitted: “What’s hard about that for people is you get defensive.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” is like a “Saturday Night Live” sketch — a very thin one, a daffy but leaden final-third-of-the-show one — that’s been stretched out, for no reason at all, to two hours.

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Back during his time hosting The Daily Show, Jon Stewart was among the smartest and most biting political satirists out there. Ever since he departed, Stewart’s voice has been missing from the day to day discourse. Now, for his sophomore feature as a filmmaker, he’s tackling a political satire with Irresistible. More mainstream, at least on the surface, than his directorial debut, Rosewater, this is a sneakily effective delivery system for his beliefs. Initially seeming like a broad comedy, Stewart has a subversive streak just beneath the surface, waiting to be sprung on viewers. Hitting VOD services this week, Stewart is about to make his voice heard once again.

Jon Stewart is back.

“Irresistible” ends in laughter, a series of chuckles laced with a twinge of despair. That a satire of our current political landscape might conclude in such resigned hysterics is hardly surprising.

Peter White Television EditorHasan Minhaj has been hosting Netflix’s Patriot Act since October 2018 and, in that time, he has taken on subjects including Amazon, Indian elections and controversially Saudi Arabia.Minhaj, who was previously a correspondent for Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and was Jon Stewart’s last hire, is now producing the sixth cycle of the comedy news show remotely from his own house during a global pandemic.The latest cycle of episodes has included conversations about Coronavirus, the legal marijuana industry, the cost of college and the world of local newspapers as well as a passionate episode following the death of George Floyd.

Jon Stewart spoke about the ongoing protests against police brutality as well as Donald Trump’s handling of the situation amid the coronavirus pandemic in a lengthy new interview. The former “Daily Show” host spoke to The New York Times Magazine to promote his upcoming film “Irresistible,” which focuses on a Democratic strategist helping a man from a small conservative town win his mayoral election.The wide-ranging interview touched upon the news of the day, prompting the comedian to note that he believes the problem with policing in the United States has to do with larger societal issues.

Jon Stewart is back in the spotlight and he has a lot to say about the state of the country. The former Daily Show host is featured in a lengthy New York Times Magazine Q&A for the "Talk" column published Monday, in part to promote his upcoming political satire film Irresistible, which he both wrote and directed, out June 26.

Jon Stewart is back.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticFormer Daily Show host Jon Stewart says he regrets his show’s taking part in what he calls “the evisceration expectation” – inviting political opponents like Bill O’Reilly onto the show and giving in to the “gravitational force” of creating a viral moment.In an interview with The New York Times in anticipation of the June 26 release of his film Irresistible, Stewart reflects on, among other things, his Daily Show legacy, his old nemesis Fox News and what he says is President Donald Trump’s failure to rise to greatness during a time of social upheaval.Asked what the rise of Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson at Fox News represents for the network, Stewart says, “I think they’re just the next level.