In the more than 3,100 days since he departed Comedy Central's The Daily Show, Jon Stewart seemed to take his seriousness and his gravitas to another level, spearheading grinding policy initiatives such as the grueling fight to get Congress to extend special benefits to military veterans harmed by burn pits.
The Daily Show certainly was never entirely whimsical, but the comedian's follow-up effort in the video entertainment business, Apple TV Plus’s The Problem With Jon Stewart landed pretty far from a half-hour basic cable show that helped so-called “coastal elite” viewers unwind.
