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Jon Stewart shelves satire, face time for 'Rosewater'

Jon Stewart never had any intention of casting himself in 'Rosewater,'

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Jon Stewart shelves satire, face time for 'Rosewater'

[writer_entertainment-Freydkin_Donna.png] Donna Freydkin, USA TODAY

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Jon Stewart's humor leavens tough-minded 'Rosewater'

Seriously? Since taking over the deliciously satirical Daily Show from
Craig Kilborn in 1999, and having on everyone from Jake Gyllenhaal to
President Obama, he's remembered for Adam Sandler's comedy?

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"People are incredibly dissatisfied. We are parodic. We are in that
world, when you're making satire, that can appeal to people and they
can confuse that with actual ability in the public arena," he says. "I
understand that we're armchair quarterbacks. When are you going to be