Reply #88: He was great. It was the audience that sucked.

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I think Stewart was initially thrown off by the audience response. He lets Hollywood guests come on The Daily Show and flog their product all the time, and he's always gracious to them no matter what nitwits they are. You would think they would return the favor.

But the big money is soooo afraid of the liberal label cutting into their sales that they sat on their hands. There was a definite air of "Prove you're good enough to perform for us, monkey boy" that I found very off-putting. As the person onstage, Jon must have found it absolutely unnerving.

I hope he hosts again, but if he doesn't, no big deal. The whole Oscar ceremony is an outdated concept, like the Miss America pageant.