Jon Stewart is 52 years old.
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The Daily Show: Ears EditionAug 28, 2026
On 2026-08-28, Jon Stewart (born November 28, 1962) was 63, not 52. The age of 52 appears only in 2015 coverage of his final Daily Show episode, which was accurate then but is outdated.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… I don't think overall he's been a force for good, because I think, especially in his later years, he got a little nasty. Thank you. A little nasty. Not a force for good. Okay, I can handle that. But, Megan, in his later years, I am only 52. I got four to five productive years left, and then about ten to 15 that are mostly, and then, I guess, you know, the last four or five angry, confused years, or as they're sometimes referred to, the Fox News viewer demo years. You know what? …
The Daily Show: Ears Edition · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Multiple sources give Stewart's birth date as November 28, 1962, which makes him 63 on 2026-08-28. Britannica and Wikipedia both list his age as 63.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Supports. The 52 figure appears in 2015 coverage of Stewart's farewell from The Daily Show, which was accurate at that time.[7][8][9]
Context. The claim's wording comes from a 2015 clip in the post, where Stewart says "I am only 52" in a satirical bit. The post is a time-machine recap of that clip, so the figure reflects his age in 2015, not in 2026.
Sources
9 sources: 7 not rated, 2 tier 2
- 1Jon Stewart | Daily Show, Movies, TV ... - Britannicabritannica.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 2Jon Stewart - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3Jon Stewart - IMDbimdb.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Jon Stewart - Host, Writer, Comedian, Actor, Satirist - TV Insidertvinsider.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Jon Stewart - The Daily Show Wins 2024 Emmy Award - Biographybiography.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 6Jon Stewart - Age, Bio, Family | Famous Birthdaysfamousbirthdays.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 7Jon Stewart Signs Off From ‘Daily Show' With Wit and Sinceritynytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 8Jon Stewart: The voice of my generation – and yourscnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 9A comedy legend bids farewell – DW – 08/06/2015dw.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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