{"product_id":"9781466841062","title":"Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince his arrival at \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e in 1999, 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 \u003ci\u003eAngry Optimist,\u003c\/i\u003e biographer Lisa Rogak charts his unlikely rise to stardom. She follows him from his early days growing up in New Jersey, through his years as a struggling standup comic in New York, and on to the short-lived but acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Jon Stewart Show\u003c\/i\u003e. And she charts his humbling string of near-misses—passed over as a replacement for shows hosted by Conan O'Brien, Tom Snyder, and even the fictional Larry Sanders—before landing on a half-hour comedy show that at the time was still finding its footing amidst roiling internal drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce there, Stewart transformed \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e into one of the most influential news programs on television today. Drawing on interviews with current and former colleagues, Rogak reveals how things work—and sometimes don't work—behind the scenes at \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show, \u003c\/i\u003eled by Jon Stewart, a comedian who has come to wield incredible power in American politics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177326657776,"sku":"9781466841062","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466841062_p0.jpg?v=1769891307","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466841062","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}