Jon Stewart Helping Veterans Break Into TV Industry

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BY ZACH SCHONFELD

In fact, heĀ has been running this program with some degree of secrecy for three years, according to a New York Times interviewwith the long-timeĀ host of Comedy Central’s TheĀ Daily Show.

The occasion for publicizing the five-week program now is simple. Stewart’sretirement from the comedy news show is imminent, and he would like other TV shows to host similar training programs. (Plus, of course, it’s Memorial Day.)

The Times‘ makes a point of noting left-leaning Stewart’s long-running criticisms of the Iraq War in its headline. Buthire vets an anti-war stance is not necessarily an anti-veteran one, and the comedian says he is aware of the unique challenges facing veterans hoping to enter the entertainment industry without connections.

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