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Jon Stewart's Final Show: The Evolution of 'The Daily Show'
As the Republicans staged the first debate of next year's campaign, another TV performer stepped down last night. Madeleine Smithberg was a co-creator of The Daily Show , and was involved in hiring Jon Stewart and others to be on the show. She helps us trace how The Daily Show evolved during its 16 years on Comedy Central.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readAs the Republicans staged the first debate of next year's campaign, another TV performer stepped down last night. Madeleine Smithberg was a co-creator of The Daily Show, and was involved in hiring Jon Stewart and others to be on the show. She helps us trace how The Daily Show evolved during its 16 years on Comedy Central.
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