“Poor Punch. Although, and no disrespect, but clearly there is probably something wrong with that f–king monkey,” Stewart quipped during Monday’s monologue, prompting shocked laughter from the audience. “Hear me out. I understand, and it’s adorable. And he’s breaking my heart. But that being said, who are we to question the wisdom of the tribe?”

Jon Stewart said, “somebody has been making the wrong lists,” after he and California Gov. Gavin Newsom were named as two of 2028’s top “Democratic Presidential Contenders” by Nate Silver in an

The Daily Show” host said it shouldn’t be a performer’s job to unify the country: “Isn’t there another person whose job description is much more along those lines?”

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“Daily Show” host Jon Stewart on Monday night tore into President Donald Trump for bringing the nation to the brink of war with Iran, but then the monologue took an unexpected turn.