Naked Pictures of Famous People

In these nineteen whip-smart essays, Jon Stewart takes on politics, religion, and celebrity with a seethingly irreverent wit, a brilliant sense of timing, and a palate for the absurd.

The former Daily Show host Jon Stewart brings his unique talent to the page in Naked Pictures of Famous People—humorous forays into a vast array of subjects, including fashion, urban life, fast cars, cocktail culture, modern Jewishness, politics, and dating. These one-of-a-kind forays into his hilarious world will expose you to all of its wickedly naked truths. Stewart’s ode to all things random, is an inspired work of enlightened lunacy, and a hilarious one at that. 

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In these nineteen whip-smart essays, Jon Stewart takes on politics, religion, and celebrity with a seethingly irreverent wit, a brilliantsense of timming, and a palate for the obsurd -- and these one-of-a-kind forays into his hilarious world will expose you to all its wickedly naked truths.

He's the MTV generation's master of modern humor, a star of film, TV, and the comedy stage. This sultan of savvy serves up a whip-smart, utterly original collection of comic essays in Naked Pictures of Famous People. And as of January 11, 1999, you can enjoy the intelligence and self-deprecating charm he brings to contemporary comedy on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show."

In his first book, he translates that unique talent to the page, with humorous forays into a vast array of subjects: fashion, urban life, fast cars, cocktail culture, modern Jewishness, politics, and dating.

A seethingly irreverent wit, Stewart has a genius for language and brilliant timing that makes his up-to-the-minute collection a must-have for humor lovers in search of a Woody Allen for the 90s.He's the MTV generation's master of modern humor, a star of film, TV, and the comedy stage. This sultan of savvy serves up a whip-smart, utterly original collection of comic essays in Naked Pictures of Famous People. And as of January 11, 1999, you can enjoy the intelligence and self-deprecating charm he brings to contemporary comedy on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show."

In his first book, he translates that unique talent to the page, with humorous forays into a vast array of subjects: fashion, urban life, fast cars, cocktail culture, modern Jewishness, politics, and dating.

A seethingly irreverent wit, Stewart has a genius for language and brilliant timing that makes his up-to-the-minute collection a must-have for humor lovers in search of a Woody Allen for the 90s. |

“Brutally witty...reveals a basic truth: you’ve got to be smart to be a smart ass.” - Entertainment Weekly

“Terrific night table reading for lovers of intelligent satire... smart... refreshingly offensive... unapologetically un-PC... a gift for just about anyone.” - Austin Chronicle

“Laugh-out-loud hilarious.” - Elle

“Stewart delivers sexy insouciance and edgy satire.” - Village Voice

“Stweart’s stories skim the greasy layer of hypocrisy from our social hierarchy. He’s got the earnest, self-deprecating intellectual wit that the ladies dig, and the sarcastic ball-busting humor that the guys admire.” - Bikini