Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart (Audiobook)

from mattries37315

The life and times of Jon Stewart are more than the last fifteen years of helming The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as author Lisa Rogak writes. The unlikely rise of the short wise-cracking Jewish kid from Jersey rising to become one of the most influential, and comedic, voices of political comment...

from MontzaleeW

Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart by Lisa Rogak is an audible book I picked up from the library. I have always enjoyed Jon Stewart's comedy and wit especially when it came to politics. He spared no one! This book takes the reader on a journey through Jon's life from the very begin...

from BraveNewBks

This is essentially an unauthorized biography of Jon Stewart, which includes a lot of background on The Daily Show. I learned quite a bit of trivia about both, but the story they tell together is quite an engrossing one. Jon Stewart and The Daily Show have certainly had an outsize impact on popul...

from DavidWineberg

"The only things I am able to do, I am able to do here." Jon Stewart has been lucky. He was able to move up through the entertainment industry, step by step, seemingly without setbacks, controversy or tragedy. He went from standup to tv to film to books, and now film directing. He got gigs and pa...

from Keith.G.Richie

I was disappointed, as I was hoping for a more detailed and thorough look at Stewart's life. While this was well researched and competently (if more than a little ploddingly) written, it's all old news. If you don't know Stewart's show, or are a very casual fan who hasn't read at least a couple o...