Editing Jon Stewart (section)

==Accolades and achievements ==
{{main |List of awards and nominations received by Jon Stewart}}
[[File:Jon Stewart 2005.jpg |thumb |upright |Stewart with the [[Peabody Award]] that he won with ''[[The Daily Show]]'' in 2005]]
Stewart and other members of ''The Daily Show'' have received three [[Peabody Award]]s for "[[Comedy Central's Indecision 2000|Indecision 2000]]"<ref name="peabodyawards2000" /> and "[[The Daily Show: Indecision 2004|Indecision 2004]]",<ref>[http://www.Peabody awards.com/award-profile/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-indecision-2004 64th Annual Peabody Awards] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717230713/http://peabody/ |date=July 17, 2013}}, May 2005.</ref> covering the [[2000 United States presidential election|2000 presidential election]] and the [[2004 United States presidential election|2004 presidential election]], respectively. He received his third Peabody in 2016 for his tenure at ''The Daily Show''.<ref>[http://www.peabodyawards.com/stories/story/2015-individual-and-institutional-honorees 2015 Individual and Institutional Honorees"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415135926/http://www.peabodyawards.com/stories/story/2015-individual-and-institutional-honorees |date=April 15, 2016}}, from PeabodyAwards.com (accessed April 18, 2016)</ref>

''The Daily Show'' received the [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series|Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program]] in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2015 and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series|Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series]] for 10 consecutive years from 2003 to 2012. In 2013, the award for both categories instead went to ''The Daily Show'' spin-off ''[[The Colbert Report]]''. In 2015, ''The Daily Show'' resurfaced, winning both categories for one last time for Stewart's [[swan song]] as host. Stewart won the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best Comedy Album]] in 2005 for his recording, ''[[America (The Book)|America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction]]''.

In the December 2003 New Year's edition of ''[[Newsweek]]'', Stewart was named the "Who's Next?" person for 2004, with the magazine predicting that he would emerge as an absolute sensation in that year. (The magazine said they had been correct at the end of that year.)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.newsweek.com/editors-desk-123485|title= THE EDITOR'S DESK|website= [[Newsweek]]|date= December 26, 2004|access-date= June 23, 2021|archive-date= June 24, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203711/https://www.newsweek.com/editors-desk-123485|url-status= live}}</ref> Stewart was named among the ''[[Time 100|2005 Time 100]]'', an annual list of 100 of the most influential people of the year by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brokaw |first=Tom |author-link=Tom Brokaw |title=Jon Stewart |magazine=Time |date=September 27, 2004 |url=http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/2005/time100/artists/100stewart.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918163211/http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/2005/time100/artists/100stewart.html |access-date=July 26, 2006|url-status=dead |archive-date=September 18, 2010}}</ref>

In 2004, Stewart spoke at the commencement ceremonies at his alma mater, [[College of William & Mary|William & Mary]], and received an honorary [[Doctor of Arts]] degree.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stewart |first=Jon |title=Jon Stewart's ('84) Commencement Address |publisher=[[College of William and Mary]] |date=May 20, 2004 |url=http://web.wm.edu/news/archive/index.php?id=3650 |access-date=October 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017200429/http://web.wm.edu/news/archive/index.php?id=3650 |archive-date=October 17, 2008}}</ref> Stewart was the Class Day keynote speaker at [[Princeton University]] in 2004,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/04/0322/7b.shtml |title=Jon Stewart to be Class Day speaker |publisher=Princeton Weekly Bulletin |date=March 22, 2004 |access-date=November 21, 2008 |archive-date=December 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209075422/http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/04/0322/7b.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> and the 2008 Sacerdote Great Names speaker at [[Hamilton College (New York)|Hamilton College]]. Stewart and ''The Daily Show'' received the 2005 [[National Council of Teachers of English]] (NCTE) [[Orwell Award|George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language]].{{citation needed |date=June 2019}} Stewart was presented an Honorary All-America Award by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nscaa.com/articles/2006032908203424.php |title=Jon Stewart Named NSCAA Honorary All-America |publisher=NSCAA |access-date=April 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011212844/http://nscaa.com/articles/2006032908203424.php |archive-date=October 11, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On April 21, 2009, [[President of Liberia]] [[Ellen Johnson Sirleaf]] made Stewart a chief.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-21-2009/ellen-johnson-sirleaf |title=Ellen Johnson Sirleaf&nbsp;– The Daily Show with Jon Stewart&nbsp;– 4/21/2009&nbsp;– Video Clip &#124; Comedy Central |publisher=thedailyshow.com |date=April 21, 2009 |access-date=September 17, 2010 |archive-date=November 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112130652/http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-21-2009/ellen-johnson-sirleaf |url-status=live}}</ref> On October 26, 2010, Stewart was named the Most Influential Man of 2010 by [[AskMen]].<ref>Lies, Elaine (October 26, 2010) [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69P2NM20101026 "TV host Jon Stewart named most influential man of 2010"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015083025/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69P2NM20101026 |date=October 15, 2021}}, Reuters. Retrieved October 26, 2010</ref>

For his advocacy on behalf of 9/11 victims and families, Stewart was one of eighteen individuals and organizations awarded the [[Bronze Medallion (New York City award)|Bronze Medallion]] on December 16, 2019.  The Bronze Medallion is the highest award conferred upon civilians by New York City.<ref>{{cite web |title=The City of New York Honors the Advocates of a Permanently-Funded Victim Compensation Fund |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/618-19/the-city-new-york-honors-advocates-permanently-funded-victim-compensation-fund#/0 |website=nyc.gov |publisher=The City of New York |access-date=September 23, 2020 |date=December 16, 2019 |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029144918/https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/618-19/the-city-new-york-honors-advocates-permanently-funded-victim-compensation-fund#/0 |url-status=live}}</ref> On April 24, 2022, Stewart was awarded the [[Mark Twain Prize for American Humor]] at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., for his lifelong contribution to the world of comedy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor April 24, 2022 6:30 p.m. Cocktails, River Plaza8 p.m. Performance, Concert Hall10 p.m. Post-Performance Celebration, The REACH {{!}} Kennedy Center |url=https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/mtp/ |access-date=April 27, 2022 |website=The Kennedy Center |language=en}}</ref>