A mock-nervous Jon Stewart took to “The Daily Show” desk for a rare Thursday night appearance to address ABC’s decision to kill Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely over his malicious remarks about conservative icon Charlie Kirk’s assassination. “From Comedy Central.
Marc Maron is revealing the true reasons for his feud with Jon Stewart . Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley breaks silence on KISS bandmate Ace Frehley’s shocking death at 74From 'evil' Dunkin' ad to 'hate crime' recipe — these are Rachael Ray's most controversial moments Maron and Stewart, 62, were rising stars at the same time in the ‘90s.
They both hosted the Comedy Central show “Short Attention Span Theater” at different times, before the network axed it in 1994. “The podcast ‘WTF’ was the original celebrity interview podcast that was followed by a slew of successful imitators, such as ‘Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard’ and ‘SmartLess’ hosted by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes.He said, “My envy of him was always … I would just sh-t on him, and to his face. It was consuming. I couldn’t get through a week without him being on the cover of a magazine. For some reason, I saw him as, ‘If I could only have my shit together, I could be more like that guy.’ … Which wasn’t true, because I was out of my mind, and I was definitely gunning for something else.” podcast, Maron said, “we’ve had confrontations about it and we are not friends” and referred to Stewart as his “nemesis.” in 2018, “Jon always represented to me why I was failing… So when I’d see him, I’d act like he was personally destroying me.” Stewart hasn’t addressed his relationship with Maron publicly. But in September, former “Daily Show” writer and correspondent Wyatt Cenac said on the Jon Stewart speaks to reporters about their effort to raise awareness for US veterans suffering from illnesses caused by military toxic exposures in Washington, on November 4, 2021.Cena, who worked on “The Daily Show” from 2008 to 2012, didn’t specify the date but clarified that it happened during that time period. He added, “Maron and Jon talk. I hear both of their sides of it. I may be the one person who heard the aftermath from both of them. I hear Jon’s side of it, and Jon was like, ‘I’m not going to do his podcast…he just wants me to do the podcast so that it gets numbers for his podcast. I don’t want to do that.’” Cenac offered his perspective: “To me it was like oh s—, you two are the same…I think they both see each other as a threat.” In his recent Esquire interview, Maron also described “The Daily Show” host as a “smart, cute, Jewish guy” who was “disciplined” and knew how to use talents. In contrast, the “GLOW” actor noted, “I never had any control over my talent. I never knew its limitations or what it was.” Marc Maron attends the special screening of Apple Original Films and A24’s “Highest 2 Lowest” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in LA on August 13, 2025.Early in his podcast’s run, he reached out to Stewart to see if he’d appear on “WTF With Marc Maron” and was “kind of apologizing” on the phone. The comedian added that Stewart told him, “‘I might be willing to have coffee or something, but I’m not doing that with you,’” referring to talking to Maron in a public forum on “WTF with Marc Maron.” Maron recalled, “And then he said, ‘I’m sure what you’re doing is very creative, and good luck with it.’ Just the stinging condescension of that … it didn’t help anything.”Disney superfan took her own life at notorious suicide spot by Disney World hotelVividseats: Official Ticketing Partner of New York PostKarolina Wojtasik/HBOJon Stewart speaks to reporters about their effort to raise awareness for US veterans suffering from illnesses caused by military toxic exposures in Washington, on November 4, 2021.Marc Maron attends the special screening of Apple Original Films and A24's"Highest 2 Lowest" at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in LA on August 13, 2025.
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