<p><b>A <i>New York Times </i>Bestseller</b><br><b></b><br>Since his arrival at <i>The Daily Show</i>, Jon Stewart has become one of the major players in comedy as well as one of the most significant liberal voices in the media. In<i>Angry Optimist</i>, Lisa Rogak follows his unlikely rise to stardom, from his early days growing up in New Jersey, through his years as a struggling stand-up comic in New York, and on to the short-lived but acclaimed<i>The Jon Stewart Show</i>, before at last landing a job as host of a half-hour comedy show that at the time was still finding its footing amidst roiling internal drama.</p><p>Once there, Stewart transformed <i>The Daily Show</i> into one of the most influential news programs on television today. Drawing on interviews with current and former colleagues and with new material on his departure from<i>The Daily Show</i>,<i> Angry Optimist </i>reveals how Jon Stewart has come to wield incredible power in American politics and changed how the news is reported along the way.</p>