Jon Stewart Comes to Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 3/1

Jon Stewart is considered one of America's top social and comedic voices. Over the past 13 years, Stewart has redefined political satire in American culture from his perch atop the anchor chair on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." In fact, surveys have shown that the overwhelming majority of men and women under the age of 35 list "The Daily Show" as their primary source of television news.

As host of "The Daily Show," Stewart has interviewed such political luminaries as President Barack Obama, former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton and Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, John McCain and John Edwards and such celebrity icons as Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and George Clooney.

To date, Stewart and "The Daily Show" have received 40 Emmy Award nominations and won 16. These include winning for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2011, as well as Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series from 2003 through 2011, making his 9th consecutive win in this category the longest streak in Emmy history. Jon, himself, was nominated for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and again in 2008 as host of the 80th Annual Academy Awards, which he also hosted in 2006.

In 2001, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" received the prestigious Peabody Award for excellence in its "Indecision 2000" campaign coverage and again in 2005 for "Indecision 2004." The show has also been honored by the Television Critics Association for Outstanding Achievement in News and Information in both 2003 and 2005; winning over traditional news shows in the category.

In 2005, Comedy Central reached a first-look deal with Stewart's Busboy Productions. "The Colbert Report," hosted by Daily Show alum Stephen Colbert, was the first project developed under this agreement and debuted on Comedy Central on October 17th, 2005. Now in its 6th season, "The Colbert Report" has received 18 Emmy Award nominations and won two Emmys for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in both 2009 and 2010. In both 2007 and 2012 the show was honored with a Peabody Award. Stewart is the co-creator and Executive Producer of the series.

In October 2010, Stewart co-hosted the "Rally To Restore Sanity and/or Fear" with Stephen Colbert where an estimated 215,000 people descended on the National Mall in Washington D.C. The event featured musicians and actors including: Sheryl Crow, The Roots and Jeff Tweedy with Mavis Staples, Don Novello (appearing as Father Guido Sarducci) and Sam Waterston as well as 4troops, Yusuf Islam, Ozzy Osbourne, The O'Jays, John Legend, Kid Rock, Tony Bennett, "Mythbusters" hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and R2-D2.

Stewart has graced the cover of numerous magazines including Newsweek, Rolling Stone, New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, GQ, etc. He was also named "Entertainer of the Year" for 2004 by Entertainment Weekly, as well as one of Entertainment Weekly's "Top 15 Entertainer's of the Decade (1999-2009)," which included nominees from Television, Film, Music and Theater. Stewart was honored as New York Entertainer of the Year" by Variety and named to the inaugural Time 100 list of the world's most influential people (Time magazine). In 2001 and again in 2002, Stewart served as host of the Grammy Awards. In addition, Stewart served has host of the 78th and 80th Academy Awards in 2006 and 2008.

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