Angry Optimist

INDEX

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A

Academics

Academy Awards

Adgate, Brad

Advertisers

Affairs

Age of viewers

Aghdashloo, Shohreh

Agoos, Jeff

Albanese, Rory

Albert, Al

Allen, Woody

Alterman, Kent

America (The Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy (Stewart et al.)

Anderson, Gillian

Anger

Animals. See Cats; Dogs

Aniston, Jennifer

Anxiety

Appearance

Aquarium incident

Arab Spring

The Arsenio Hall Show

Atomic bombs

Audiences

Awards

Emmy Awards

Peabody Award

Publishers Weekly Book of the Year

“Who’s Next” prize

B

“Back in Black” segment

Bahari, Maziar. See also Rosewater

Bakery job

Bar mitzvahs

Barrett, Wade

Barrymore, Drew

Bartending

Bartolomeo, Joey

Beals, Jennifer

Beavis and Butt-Head

Beck, Glenn

Bee, Samantha

Begala, Paul

El Bernameg

Big Daddy

Bigfoot

The Bill O’Reilly Show

bin Laden, Osama

Bines, Jonathan

Birth of Jon Stewart

Bitter End

Black, Lewis

Blitzer, Wolf

Bodow, Steve

Bona, Damien

Bonilla, Henry

Books

The Bottom Half

The Brady Bunch

Brokaw, Tom

Brown, A. Whitney

Bruce, Lenny

Buchanan, Pat

Buckman, Adam

Budnick, Scott

Bullying

Busboy Productions

Bush, George W.

C

Captain Noah and His Magical Ark (TV show)

Carell, Steve

Carlin, George

Carlson, Tucker

Caroline’s Comedy Hour

Caroline’s on Broadway

Cats

Cenac, Wyatt

Chait, Jonathan

Champ (dog)

Chappelle, Dave

Charbot, Justin

Chase, Chevy

Chemistry

Childhood

China

City Gardens

City University of New York

Clinton, Bill

Clinton, Hillary

Close, Hank

CNBC

CNN

Colbert, Stephen

2004 elections and

2008 elections and

comparison to Stewart

on criticism of Daily Show

on Daily Show as legitimate news source

new project of

on political humor

on production process

Rally to Restore Sanity and

on Stewart’s work ethic

as substitute host

on tension at Daily Show

as writer

The Colbert Report

Colby, Paul

College of William and Mary

Columbine shootings

Comedy Cellar

Comedy Central

clause prohibiting outside work and

lack of interference from

The Late Late Show and

Stand Up for Sanity tour and

The Sweet Life, Short Attention Span Theater and

young viewers and

Comic Strip Live

Competition for jobs

Condors

Condos

Connery, Sean

Cooking

Coonin, David

Cooper, Anderson

Correspondents. See also Specific correspondents

Cosby, Bill

Cox, Ana Marie

Cramer, Jim

Crawford, Cindy

Cronkite, Walter

Crossfire

Crossword puzzles

Crow, Sheryl

Crystal, Billy

Cynicism

D

The Daily Show with Craig Kilborn

A Daily Show with Jon Stewart

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

2000 elections and

2004 elections and

2008 elections and

advertisers and

awards won by

decline of

dogs and

early concerns and

early days with

international audience and

interns and

John Oliver as host of

nastiness and

new correspondents for

offices of

older viewers and

politician interviews and

politics and

production of

satire and

success of

taking over as host of

women and

working with Stewart and

World Trade Center bombing and

writers’ strike and

young viewers and

Daly, Carson

Darkness on the Edge of Town (Springsteen)

Dateline

Dating. See also McShane, Tracey

Dean, Howard

Death to Smoochy

Debs, Eugene

Democratic Party

DeVito, Danny

Dildos

Divney, Larry

Divorce

Dog debate

Dogs

at home

at office

proposal and

Dominick, Pete

DonorsChoose.org

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

DVDs

Dworman, Noam

E

Earth (The Book): A Visitor’s Guide to the Human Race (Stewart et al.)

Edwards, John

Elections

of 2000

of 2004

of 2008

Elmopalooza

E-mail address

Emmy Awards

Encephalitis

Endorsements

“Even Stepvhen” debates

Evin Prison

Executive producing

F

The Faculty

Fame, Stewart on

Farnham, Brian

Fatherhood

Fatwas

Feld, Ron

Feldman, David

Ferguson, Craig

Films

First responders

The First Wives Club

“5 Questions” segment

Flanz, Jen

Foley, Mark

Food Network

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

Fox, Michael J.

Fox News

Frampton, Peter

Frank, Debra

Fraternities

Fresh Air

Fretts, Bruce

G

Ganis, Mandy

García Bernal, Gael

Gay marriage

Generation X

Gervais, Ricky

Girlfriends. See also McShane, Tracey

Gloucester High School soccer team

Gordon, Devin

Gore, Al

Gottfried, Gilbert

Grammy Awards

Grant, Hugh

Greenberg, Tim

Greenwich Village apartment

Grenrock-Woods, Stacey

Gross, Terry

Guest hosting

H

Haggar, Daley

Haglund, Hallie

Halberstam, David

Half Baked

Hall, Arsenio

Handler, Chelsea

Harper, Joe

Havlan, J. R.

Hawn, Goldie

Hayek, Salma

HBO

“Headlines” segment

Height

Helms, Ed

Heritage. See Jewish faith

Herzog, Doug

Hiatuses

Hinckley, David

Hirsch, Caroline

Hirsch, Janis

Hollywood, move to

Hostility

Huxley, Aldous

I

In the Line of Fire (Musharraf)

Income, annual

Indecision 2000

Indecision 2008

Infidelity. See Affairs

Injuries

The Intern’s Guide to the Daily Show

Internships

Islam, Yusuf

J

Javerbaum, D. J.

Jersey shore

Jewish faith

childhood and

College of William and Mary and

jokes about

Leibowitz family and

Princeton, NJ area and

“The Tribe” and

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jiong Situ

Jobs, variety of

Jolie, Angelina

The Jon Stewart Show

beginnings of

dropping ratings and

Paramount and

success of

Jon Stewart: Unleavened

Jones, Jason

Journalism. See Media (traditional)

Junod, Tom

K

Kandahar

Karlin, Ben

on being fake news

The Colbert Report and

as executive producer

on guest selection

hiring of

humor style of

on motivations of Stewart

on story selection

on Truman comment

on writing

Katz, Eileen

Kerry, John

Kids on the Block

Kilborn, Craig

Kimmel, Jimmy

King, Larry

Kissinger, Henry

Kitaen, Tawny

Koppel, Ted

Kun, Hillary

Kutner, Rob

L

Lake, Ricki

Larry King Live

The Larry Sanders Show

Laskin, Fannie (grandmother)

Laskin, Marian (mother)

Laskin, Nathan (grandfather)

The Late Late Show

Late Night with David Letterman

Laughing

Lawrence, Jennifer

Lawrence, Vicki

Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Lawrenceville High School

Leary, Denis

Leibowitz, Donald (father)

Leibowitz, Jonathan Stuart, as birth name

Leibowitz, Larry (brother)

Leibowitz, Marian (mother)

Leno, Jay

Letterman, David. See also Late Night with David Letterman; Worldwide Pants

Lint, comparison to

Litowitz, Selma

Little Dipper (dog)

Littleford, Beth

Los Angeles, move to

Lotus 1-2-3

Louis C.K.

Love life. See also McShane, Tracey

M

Maddow, Rachel

Maher, Bill

Makeup

Manchurian Fur Trading Company

Manson, Marilyn

March to Keep Fear Alive rally

Martin, Steve

Maslin, Janet

Mason, Dave

McCain, John

McFarlane, Seth

McShane, Tracey (wife)

at Academy Awards

initial meeting with

marriage to

Moomah and

parenthood and

privacy and

proposing to

time in Los Angeles and

Media (traditional). See also Specific outlets

Crossfire interview and

hostility towards

view of Daily Show by

Miller, Dennis

Miramax Films

Moderation

Moomah

Morgan, Piers

Mosquitoes

Motels

Movies. See also Rosewater

Moyers, Bill

MTV

Munn, Olivia

Muppets

Murphy, Eddie

Murrow, Edward J.

Murrow School of Communication (Washington State University)

Musharraf, Pervez

Music

comparison of comedy to

The Jon Stewart Show and

love of

N

Naked Pictures of Famous People (Sandler)

Name

at birth

changing of

legally changing

The Nanny

Nastiness. See Anger

Neuwirth, Bebe

New Jersey Pine Barrens

New Jersey Training School

New York City

decision to remain in

leaving for Hollywood

move to

New York Times crossword puzzle

NewsRadio

Newsweek

Nice, Chuck

Nichol, Larry

Nixon, Richard M.

Nok Hockey table

Norley, Kate

Norton, Ed

O

Obama, Barack

“Obama Kills a Fly” piece

O’Brien, Conan

Obrien, John

The Office

Olbermann, Keith

Oliver, John

One-to-one feature

Optimism

O’Reilly, Bill. See also The Bill O’Reilly Show

Osbourne, Ozzy

Oscars, hosting of

P

The Pajama Game (musical)

Palin, Sarah

Pan American Maccabi Games (1983)

Paramount

Peabody Award

Perseverance

Pets. See Cats; Dogs

Pi Kappa Alpha

Pine Barrens. See New Jersey Pine Barrens

Playing by Heart

Politically Incorrect

Politicians as guests

Politics. See also Elections

The Daily Show and

earliest interest in

lack of plans to run for office and

Preparation, lack of

Pressure

The Price Is Right studio

Princeton University

Pritzker, Gigi

Privacy

Private Parts (Stern)

Production of The Daily Show

Proposal

Psychology

Publisher’s Weekly

Puppendential debate

Puppet show

Q

Quaker Bridge Mall

Question and answer session

R

Raimondo, Justin

Rallies

Rally to Restore Sanity

Ramadan

Ramone, Joey

Rasnic, John

Rather, Dan

Reagan, Ronald

Recognition, public

Religion. See also Jewish faith

Republican Party

Reruns

Resnick, Adam

“Restoring Honor” event

“Road to the Doghouse” debate

Rock, Chris

Romano, Ray

Rosborough, Patty

Rosen, Neil

Rosewater

Ross, Jason

Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In

Royalties

Rudin, Scott

Rushdie, Salman

Ryan, Paul

S

Sanchez, Rick

Sandler, Adam

The Satanic Verses (Rushdie)

Saturday Night Live

Schiavelli, Vincent

Schieffer, Bob

Schumer, Chuck

“Seat of Heat” segment

Secularism

Seinfeld, Jerry

September 11 terrorist attacks

Sesame Street

Shales, Tom

Shamsky (dog)

Shamsky Monkey Trust

Shandling, Garry

Sharpton, Al

Shatner, William

Short Attention Span Theater

Shortz, Will

Sickness

Since You’ve Been Gone

Sklar, Rachel

Smith, Anna Nicole

Smithberg, Madeline

Smoking

Smolenyak, Megan

Snyder, Tom

Soccer

College of William and Mary and

current success and

high school and

U.S. soccer team and

South Street Seaport

“Special Comments” segment

Spinney, Craig

Sports. See also Soccer

Springsteen, Bruce

Stand Up for Sanity tour

Stand-up work

acting vs.

after The Jon Stewart Show

appeal of

broadcast by HBO

early days of

recent

Stand Up for Sanity tour and

Stanley (cat)

Stature

Stern, Howard

Stevens, Cat

Stewart, Maggie Rose (daughter)

Stewart, Nathan Thomas (son)

Stewart, Tracey (wife)

at Academy Awards

initial meeting with

marriage to

Moomah and

parenthood and

privacy and

proposing to

time in Los Angeles and

Stiller, Ben

Stress

Susman, Gary

Sweet, Rachel

The Sweet Life

Syndication

T

Teasing

Tennant, Thomas

Textbooks

Then They Came for Me (Bahari)

Thompson, Robert

Today show

Tomlin, Lily

Tomorrow with Tom Snyder

The Tonight Show

Torn, Rip

Touring

Tragedies

“The Tribe”

Tribeca loft

Trouble

Truman, Harry

Trumpet

Trust for the National Mall

20/20

U

Unger, Brian

Unions

Usher

V

Viacom

Vonnegut, Kurt

W

Wall, Wendy

Waller, Ali

Walmart

Walters, Barbara

War criminals

Weedman, Lauren

Weinberg, Steve

Weiner, Anthony

A Whack in the Head (drink)

White, Betty

“Who’s Next” prize

William and Mary

Williams, Brian

Williams, Robin

Wiltfong, Bob

on Colbert

on lack of interference from Comedy Central

on motivations of Stewart

on relationship between Stewart and Colbert

Winfrey, Oprah

Winstead, Lizz

Wishful Thinking

Women

World Maccabiah Games

World Trade Center bombing

Worldwide Pants

“Worst Person in the World” segment

Writers Guild of America

Writing/writers

for Caroline’s Comedy Hour

Colbert and

disagreements with

enjoyment of

in production process

strike and

Y

Yearbook photos

You Wrote It, You Watch It

“Your Moment of Zen” segment

Youssef, Bassem

Z

Zimmerman, Seth

Zucker, Jeff