Stewart on "being Oscar's monkey"

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on February 20th, 2006

Jon Stewart, participating in the Oscar buildup, has probably spent much of the last two weeks on the horn to major dailies from around the globe. And they all ask pretty much the same inane questions– Are you nervous? What if you bomb?

Stewart, being the professional comic (and wiseass) that he is, handles the queries with aplomb (and a bit of sarcasm):

But if he’s nervous, he’s not showing it.

“If I had to go out there and surf, that would be a problem,” Stewart says. “But you know, it’s just comedy.”

and

“I’ve bombed in front of many fine audiences filled with many talented people,” he says. “And if this is that night, well, that’s the way it goes.”

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