The Jon Stewart Show was a short-lived talk show

Talk show

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 hosted by comedian

Comedian

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 Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian...

 on MTV

MTV

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. It premiered in 1993 and became the second highest-rated program on the network behind Beavis and Butt-Head

Beavis and Butt-Head

Beavis and Butt-head is an American animated television series created by Mike Judge. The series originated from Frog Baseball, a 1992 short film by Judge. After seeing the short, MTV signed Judge to develop the concept. Beavis and Butt-head originally aired from March 8, 1993 to November 28, 1997...

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In 1994, Paramount

CBS Paramount Television

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 canceled The Arsenio Hall Show

The Arsenio Hall Show

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and with new corporate sibling MTV (through MTV parent Viacom

Viacom

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's acquisition of the studio), launched an hour-long syndicated version of The Jon Stewart Show. The syndicated show featured such segments as "Talk Show Jon", "The Moron Walk", and "Raymond and Ass." It was broadcast in 11:30PM time slots by some local stations, and was canceled in June 1995 because the show was unable to compete with The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman is a U.S. late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is...

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Guests

Celebrity guests who made appearances on the show included Howard Stern

Howard Stern

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, David Letterman

David Letterman

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, Jonathan Brandis

Jonathan Brandis

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, Courteney Cox

Courteney Cox

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, Sherry Stringfield

Sherry Stringfield

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, Lorenzo Lamas

Lorenzo Lamas

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, Bronson Pinchot

Bronson Pinchot

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, Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien

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 and William Shatner

William Shatner

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. The show was also popular for showcasing the type of musical guests that usually were not seen on other talk shows, such as Quicksand

Quicksand (band)

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, Blind Melon

Blind Melon

Blind Melon is an American rock band active from 1989 to 1999, and from 2006 onward.Best remembered for their 1993 single "No Rain", the group enjoyed critical and commercial success in the early 1990s with their neo-psychedelic take on alternative rock...

, Killing Joke

Killing Joke

Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England; other sources report the band formed in early 1979.Related news articles: Founding members Jaz Coleman and Geordie Walker have been the only constant members.A key influence on industrial rock,...

, Buffalo Tom

Buffalo Tom

Buffalo Tom is an alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1986. Its principal members are guitarist Bill Janovitz, bassist Chris Colbourn, and drummer Tom Maginnis. The band's name is derived from the band Buffalo Springfield and the first name of the drummer.-Career:Dinosaur Jr...

, Diamanda Galás

Diamanda Galás

Diamanda Galás is an American avant-garde composer, vocalist, pianist, organist, performance artist and painter.Galás has been described as "capable of the most unnerving vocal terror", with her three and a half octave vocal range. She often screams, hisses and growls...

, King's X

King's X

King's X is an American hard rock band that combines progressive metal, funk and soul with vocal arrangements influenced by gospel, blues, and British Invasion rock groups. The band's lyrics are largely based on the members' struggles with religion and self-acceptance...

, Slayer

Slayer

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, Van Halen

Van Halen

Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...

, Sunny Day Real Estate

Sunny Day Real Estate

Sunny Day Real Estate is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. In the 1990s, the group expanded upon the grunge style that was popular in the local scene to make a more melodic sound. While not the first band to be classified as emo, they were instrumental in establishing the genre. In...

, Naughty by Nature

Naughty by Nature

Naughty by Nature are a Grammy Award-winning American hip hop trio from East Orange, New Jersey that at the time of its formation in 1989 consisted of Treach, Vin Rock, and the DJ Kay Gee...

, White Zombie, Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson (band)

Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...

, Redd Kross

Redd Kross

Redd Kross, a rock band from Hawthorne, California had their roots in 1978 in a band called The Tourists begun by Jeff and Steve McDonald while the brothers were still in middle school...

, Dom Pachino

Dom Pachino

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, Faith No More

Faith No More

Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...

, Rocket from the Crypt

Rocket from the Crypt

Rocket from the Crypt was an American rock band led by John Reis, formed in 1989 in San Diego, California and disbanded in 2005.The band gained critical praise and the attention of major record labels after the release of their 1992 album Circa: Now!, leading to a recording contract with Interscope...

, Ol' Dirty Bastard

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Russell Tyrone Jones was an American rapper and occasional producer, who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard or simply ODB...

, The Breeders

The Breeders

The Breeders are an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 by Kim Deal of the Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses. The band has experienced a number of line-up changes; the current line-up consists of Kim Deal , her twin sister Kelley Deal , Jose Medeles , Mando Lopez Todd the Fox...

, Belly

Belly (band)

Belly was an alternative rock band formed in 1991 by former Throwing Muses members Tanya Donelly and Fred Abong. The band was based in Boston, Massachusetts, though all of the original members grew up in Newport, Rhode Island. The band consisted of Donelly on lead vocals and guitar, Abong on bass,...

, Letters to Cleo

Letters to Cleo

Letters to Cleo was an alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts perhaps best known for the 1993 single "Here & Now" from their full-length debut album Aurora Gory Alice...

, The Afghan Whigs

The Afghan Whigs

The Afghan Whigs were a soul-influenced American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. PopMatters described the band as "beyond simple genre categorization, and though lauded by the music press, never got their just due."-Band history:...

, The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G.

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, Guided by Voices

Guided by Voices

Guided by Voices is an American indie rock band originating from Dayton, Ohio. Beginning with the band's formation in 1983, it made frequent personnel changes but always maintained the presence of principal songwriter Robert Pollard...

, Warren Zevon

Warren Zevon

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, Danzig

Danzig (band)

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, Face to Face

Face to Face (punk band)

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, Helmet

Helmet (band)

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, and Pop Will Eat Itself

Pop Will Eat Itself

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, as well as fringe sub-culture guests such as Rev. Ivan Stang

Ivan Stang

Rev. Ivan Stang, born Douglass St. Clair Smith August 21, 1953 in Washington, D.C., raised in Fort Worth, Texas, and attended the St. Mark's School of Texas. He is best known as the author and publisher of the first screed of the Church of the SubGenius...

 of the Church of the SubGenius

Church of the SubGenius

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The show even included a stint by Dick Clark as announcerhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swLeUwcQbBU.

One of the more memorable episodes featured a performance by Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...

, who threw instruments around the stage, and ended with a piggyback ride offstage by Jon Stewart. During the show's final episode, the audience was offered margarita

Margarita

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s and taxicab rides home. This final episode featured a lengthy interview with David Letterman, who rarely appears on talk shows other than his own. The eleven members of (then-upcoming) MTV sketch show The State

The State (TV series)

The State is a half-hour sketch-comedy television show, originally broadcast on MTV between December 17, 1993 and July 1, 1995. The show combined bizarre characters and scenarios to present sketches that won the favor of its target teenaged audience...

appeared as the last guests on the final episode of the half-hour version of the show, and The State cast members received Stewart's permission to "trash" the set with various implements of destruction.

The show was produced by Madeleine Smithberg, the creator of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

External links

• Jon Stewart, Jennifer Tilly & the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile