In a surprise announcement, Comedy Central announced today that Jon Stewart is leaving The Daily Show, the satirical news show that the comedian reinvented upon his arrival in 1999. Over the years, Stewart has ripped dictators, politicians, celebrities and, yes, even some technology executives.
The news got us thinking about all of the awesome interviews that Stewart has conducted with technology pioneers over the years, as well as some hilarious news segments. Here are just a few of our favorite moments. We’ll miss you, Jon!
1. May 2013 Geek Humor: Jon Stewart rips Apple and U.S. Senators
Quote: “Apparently there is nothing Apple can do to get us mad at them,” Stewart notes. “We could find out they’re using kitten hearts to power iPhones and we’d be like, ‘Well, if it doubles battery life, I’ll take two!’”
2. April 2012: Jon Stewart: Google+ a good way to keep your secrets
Quote: “If you don’t want to tell anybody, you should just put that information on Google+.”
3. April 2012: Comedian Jon Stewart rips Google glasses and Instagram’s $1B valuation
Quote: “Let me say something: In New York City, that mother****** is going to be hit by car.”
4. January 2012: Bring on the nerds! Jon Stewart’s hilarious look at the SOPA fight
Quote: “It doesn’t shut down your Web site and remove it from the Internet. It just makes it so that people can not in any way access the Web site. So, it is sort of like coming up with a plan to prevent teen pregnancy that includes filling penises with cement.”
5. January 2011: Bill Gates and Jon Stewart
Quote: I think we might do better to label our polio vaccines as Made in the U.S.A, and make the tear gas canisters harder to read.”
6. April 2010: Appholes
Quote: “If you want to break down someone’s door, why don’t you start with AT&T. For God’s sakes, they make your amazing phone unusable as a phone. I mean seriously.”
7. February 2009: Jeff Bezos and Jon Stewart
Quote: “What, free shipping for only $79 a year? That’s not free. That’s $79 per year. What are you talking about?”
8. November 1999 Bill Gates vs. Janet Reno
Quote: “Gates vs. Reno: You know they are f***ing.”
9. November 1999: You’ve got nailed
Quote: “Microsoft’s Bill Gates showed the steely resolve that earned him the rank of 9th level dungeon master.”
