But Stewart is far from the only big time alumnus to come out of “The Daily Show.”
A number of other boldface comics got their start as correspondents on the show (viaEntertainment Weekly).
While Oliver has enjoyed his fair share of success over the years, he doesn’t care about fame.
“I don’t really want to be famous,” he toldRolling Stone.
But the whole world of it is not something that I find appealing in any way.
I like doing this.
I like working, doing the thing, and then leaving."
“This guy did a short spot at the student gig just impersonating Ali G,” Zaltzman explained.
And then John went on and said, ‘Obviously don’t go see that.
That’s just a man using someone else’s jokes.'"
Obviously, the Ali G impersonator was not happy about Oliver warning the audience away from his show.
“He says to John, ‘Have you never died at a gig?’
