"Numerous figures from the cultural world, as well as his colleagues and former peers in late-night television, condemned the cancellation, using strong terms like censorship and criminal authoritarianism. But Stewart went a step further, dedicating a full 23-minute segment to the issue on his show, titled with tongue firmly in cheek: Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Era."
"With your patriotically obedient host, Jon Stewart. Wearing a red tie and a flag pin, Stewart pretended to be nervous. Pouting and staring off into the distance, he gave the impression that he was about to present another fun, hilarious, administration-compliant show. He did so from a room full of gilded decor, very much in the taste of the new Oval Office."
On September 18 Jon Stewart aired an extraordinary episode of The Daily Show that treated the day like a Monday and addressed the sudden suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live. ABC suspended Kimmel's program after a comment about Charlie Kirk's killer, prompting a widespread television community response. Cultural figures and late-night colleagues condemned the cancellation using terms such as censorship and criminal authoritarianism. Stewart devoted a full 23-minute segment titled Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Era. He adopted a mock-trumpian persona, used exaggerated patriotic imagery, and invited Maria Ressa, who presented her book How to Stand Up to a Dictator. Stewart used satire to spotlight concerns about free speech and censorship.
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