{"id":1454753,"date":"2022-04-26T19:59:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T23:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454753"},"modified":"2022-04-26T19:59:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T23:59:39","slug":"jon-stewart-wins-2022-mark-twain-prize-for-humor-even-as-his-new-show-flops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-stewart-wins-2022-mark-twain-prize-for-humor-even-as-his-new-show-flops\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Stewart Wins 2022 Mark Twain Prize For Humor, Even As His New Show Flops"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjon-stewart-wins-2022-mark-twain-prize-for-humor-even-as-his-new-show-flops%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454753&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1393469365.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Comedian and TV host Jon Stewart won the 2022 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart, the 59-year-old stand-up comic who rose to national prominence as the host of \u201cThe Daily Show\u201d from 1999 to 2015, was\u00a0the 23rd person to receive the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy-center.org\/whats-on\/marktwain\/\">award<\/a>, which \u201crecognizes individuals who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to the distinguished 19th-century novelist and essayist Samuel Clemens, best known as Mark Twain.\u201d The award was presented to Stewart at a gala event in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, which will be broadcast on PBS stations in June.<\/p>\n<p>Tributes to Stewart were given by several comedians and former prize winners, including former \u201cDaily Show\u201d correspondents Samantha Bee, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert and John Oliver, stand-up comedian and 2019 Mark Twain Prize winner Dave Chappelle, and rock star Bruce Springsteen, who also performed an acoustic version of his hit \u201cBorn to Run\u201d at the ceremony. A number of other high-profile guests were also present, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bill-cosby-entertainment-arts-and-talk-shows-dave-chappelle-eb2362ca7076700492493462e78ab7ca\">Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>During his acceptance speech, Stewart joked that Hollywood and Washington, D.C., have a number of similarities. \u201cWashington is for people who like the ego and arrogance of L.A. but who think that that city is too well-designed,\u201d Stewart said, via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/jon-stewart-mark-twain-prize-2022-1235134621\/\">Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. He changed his tone later in the speech, saying that the future of comedy is uncertain. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of talk right now about what\u2019s going to happen in comedy.\u201d Stewart said. But the greatest threat to comedy was not \u201cthe fragility of audiences, it\u2019s the leaders,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s not the Fresh Prince, it\u2019s the crown prince.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComedy is the bellwether, we\u2019re the banana peel in the coal mine,\u201d Stewart continued. \u201cWhen a society feels under threat, comedians are who gets sent away first.\u201d He then said that \u201cAuthoritarianism is<em>\u00a0the<\/em> threat to art, theater, poetry. \u2026 What we have is fragile and precious, and the way to guard against it isn\u2019t to change how audiences think, but to change how leaders lead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-97 Component-p-0-2-88\">While Stewart celebrates his accolade after years of success, his latest project is reportedly not finding any. According to a report from Bloomberg, via The Daily Wire, Stewart\u2019s new show, \u201cThe Problem with Jon Stewart,\u201d has experienced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jon-stewarts-new-apple-tv-show-rumored-to-be-a-huge-flop-report\">serious decline<\/a> in viewership since its premiere in September and is trailing behind its competitors on broadcast and cable TV. The series premiere garnered 180,000 views in the first week, according to measurement firm Samba TV. That viewership number plummeted all the way down to 40,000 by the show\u2019s fifth episode, which aired in March. By comparison, one episode of HBO\u2019s \u201cLast Week Tonight with John Oliver,\u201d which also aired in March pulled in 844,000 viewers. Bloomberg gave several reasons for the show\u2019s poor ratings: the changing nature of entertainment consumption in the age of streaming; the difficulty in making timely and topical jokes on a show that is recorded well in advance; and the sporadic schedule, in which the show premiered new episodes every two weeks at first, but then went on a four-month hiatus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-97 Component-p-0-2-88\">Apple also defended Stewart and his audience. \u201cWe are thrilled that \u2018The Problem with Jon Stewart\u2019 has resonated with viewers all over the world,\u201d head of unscripted shows and documentaries at Apple+ Molly Thompson said. \u201cThe series has sparked complex conversations about critical issues, and we\u2019re proud to team with Jon for season two and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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