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Stewart invites Beck to ‘The Daily Show’

10:58 AM 01/20/2011
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Say what you will about his politics, but comedian Jon Stewart has mastered the art of turning the other cheek: In response to a jab from Glen Beck, Stewart invited the Fox News host to appear on “The Daily Show.”

“Anything I said in jokes, no,” Beck said when asked about his contribution to the vitriolic political rhetoric. “Ask Jon Stewart, ask The Simpsons.”

Stewart responded by temping Beck onto his show with humorous rhetoric and a five-pronged chalk holder.

“I think Glenn Beck thinks I’m a cartoon character,” Stewart joked. “Glenn, here’s the thing my man. You don’t have to tell ["Today Show" host] Meredith Vieira to ask me! Ask me yourself…Glenn Beck, I would like you to be on our show.”

The invitation comes just a day after Stewart invited Sarah Palin to be a guest on his show, and several months after Stewart’s “Rally to Restore Sanity,” itself a direct response to the “Rally to Restore Honor” that Beck held in August, 2010.

Tags: comedian, comedy, Entertainment and culture, Glenn Beck, Human Interest, Jon Stewart, Meredith Vieira, NBC, Politics, Sarah Palin, Stephen Colbert, Television, The Daily Show, The Today Show, Washington, Washington, United States
  • des1

    Funny how Stwart always wants more popular people to come to his show with his staff of writers and his sycophantic audience. Gee, how brave of him. {/sarcasm}

  • notalone

    That would indeed be the best show! Beck could handle that just fun!! I hope he does it.

  • Sonny119

    That would be very interesting, as Jon would undoubtedly gain Millions more viewers, than normal.. that goes for both Gov. Palin and Glenn Beck.

  • indy1

    Jon Leibowitz should come on Beck’s show. He’s a coward so he won’t of course.

  • alpha_male

    Of course Jon Stewart wants Glenn Beck on his show, he needs the ratings and realizes that his little following of mindless Obamabots isn’t going to keep his ratings off the ocean floor. If Jon Stewart could provide anything useful to the national discussion rather than mocking Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck he might be taken seriously. Rather go for the easy laugh and not actually inform viewers as Beck has, I am sure his show is a hit with the high school bullies and thier ilk.

  • Unbelievable

    Oh this would be a great show… I would have to tune in to Stewart’s show. Maybe Stewart can make a guest appearance on Beck’s show too.. I think the two of them could have a great humorous debate.