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Jon Stewart Says His Biggest ‘Daily Show’ Regret Is Legacy Of “Evisceration Expectation”
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.