Editing Jon Stewart (section)

=== 1994–1997: Film and other TV work ===
Stewart's first film role was a bit part in the box-office bomb, ''[[Mixed Nuts]].'' He landed a minor part in ''[[The First Wives Club]]'', but his [[deleted scene|scene was deleted]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://jon.happyjoyfun.net/tran/1990/96_0827usatoday.html |title=Out of the Club |newspaper=USA Today |author1=Vigoda, Arlene |first2=Susan |last2=Wloszczyna |date=August 27, 1996 |access-date=June 3, 2008 |archive-date=December 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203173312/http://jon.happyjoyfun.net/tran/1990/96_0827usatoday.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1995, Stewart signed a three-year deal with [[Miramax]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,299594,00.html |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |title=Monitor |last1=Davidson |first1=Casey |last2=Shaw |first2=Jessica |date=November 17, 1995 |access-date=March 3, 2007 |archive-date=May 16, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516103723/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,299594,00.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Stewart played romantic leads in the films, ''[[Playing by Heart]]'' and ''[[Wishful Thinking (1997 film)|Wishful Thinking]]''. He had a supporting role in the romantic comedy, ''[[Since You've Been Gone (film)|Since You've Been Gone]]'' and in the horror film, ''[[The Faculty]]''. Other films were planned for Stewart to write and star in, but they never were produced. Stewart maintained a relationship with Miramax founders [[Harvey Weinstein|Harvey]] and [[Bob Weinstein]] and appeared in films they produced including, ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]'', ''[[Doogal]]'', and the documentary, ''[[Wordplay (film)|Wordplay]]''.

In 1996, Stewart hosted a short-lived talk show entitled, ''[[Where's Elvis This Week?]]'', which was a half-hour, weekly comedy television program. It aired on Sunday nights in the United Kingdom on [[BBC Two]]. It was filmed at the [[CBS Broadcast Center]] in New York City and featured a set of panelists, two from the UK and two from the United States, who discussed news items and cultural issues. The show premiered in the UK on October 6, 1996; five episodes aired in total. Notable panelists included [[Dave Chappelle]], [[Eddie Izzard]], [[Phill Jupitus]], [[Nora Ephron]], [[Craig Kilborn]], [[Christopher Hitchens]], [[Armando Iannucci]], [[Norm Macdonald]], and [[Helen Gurley Brown]]. In 1997, Stewart was chosen as the host and interviewer for [[George Carlin]]'s tenth HBO special, ''[[George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Horowitz |first=Alana |date=April 7, 2013 |title=Jon Stewart Interview With George Carlin From 1997 Is Amazing (VIDEO) |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |url=http://www.huffpost.com/us/entry/3032418 |access-date=September 4, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304101201/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jon-stewart-george-carlin-interview_n_3032418 |url-status=live}}</ref> Stewart had a recurring role in ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'', playing himself as an occasional substitute and possible successor to late-night talk show host [[List of The Larry Sanders Show characters|Larry Sanders]] (played by [[Garry Shandling]]). Stewart also headlined the 1997 [[White House Correspondents' dinner]].