The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)

A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race

By: Jon Stewart

Narrated by: Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver

Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

The eagerly awaited new audiobook from the Emmy-winning, Oscar-hosting, Daily Show-anchoring Jon Stewart - the man behind the mega seller America (The Book).

Where do we come from? Who created us? Why are we here? These questions have puzzled us since the dawn of time, but when it became apparent to Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show that the world was about to end, they embarked on a massive mission to write a book that summed up the human race: What we looked like; what we accomplished; our achievements in society, government, religion, science and culture.

After two weeks of hard work, they had their book. Earth (The Book) is the definitive guide to our species. With their trademark wit, irreverence, and intelligence, Stewart and his team will posthumously answer all of life's most hard-hitting questions, completely unburdened by objectivity, journalistic integrity, or even accuracy.

©2010 Jon Stewart (P)2010 Hachette Audio

A "Back-Handed" Compliment from a fan.

A "generous" 3 stars to this book (mostly because I'm a devoted fan).
It's nice that added narrations are provided by other "Reporters" from the show, and Mr. Stewart's "narration" is as good as his nightly deadpan performance on "The Daily Show."
If you're a fan of the show, you'll love it.
If your a fan of Political Satire, you'll like it.
But, I can't help but feel that this would have made a "Better Than Average" "Daily Show Special if given a slightly larger than normal budget.
Still, I did enjoy and was very happy to find it was so very quickly made available to the Audible.com membership.

So needed

Enjoy the searing view offered here, and share it with your friends and family, AMEN

Didn't want it to end...

Although this release has a few years on it, it holds up no problem and is absolutely hilarious - they had me at horizontal surfaces... It's been great to hear Jon Stewart and the correspondents again - I miss those guys.

Few chuckles and overall a pleasant read

The book is not that great as the show, so the people who love the show might be a little disappointed. I gave it 4 stars because certain chapters of the book were really funny.The jokes did get repetitive but listening to the entire cast of The Daily Show was a treat.

Jon Stewart comedy but in a boring format

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would generally not recommend this book. There are some very funny moments but the majority of the book is rather mediocre and the format pretty dry. You would be better served watching some funny YouTube clibs of Jon Stewart than paying the money for this book.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Quiet by Susan Cain

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Yes

Did The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook) inspire you to do anything?

No

Good alround book.

Where does The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook) rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It was one of my favorite.

Who was your favorite character and why?

John Stweart and samantha b.

Which scene was your favorite?

The chapter about commerce was funny.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Earth

We need more disruptors...

Witty commentary on current world order (or lack thereof). Pithy takedowns of morally corrupt "establishments." The political slant: If more moderates with a conscience would get involved, then the voices of extremism would be marginalized.

Hilarious

Love the satirical nature of this book :)
An extraterrestrial view of the triumphs and mostly pitfalls of human history.

Hilarious and Intelligent

This was a great listen. The content was fresh and funny. They really mix it up with the narration and Jon Stewart is easy to listen to anyway.

If you like sarcasm with serious undertones

If you could sum up The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook) in three words, what would they be?

Serious Sarcasm

What other book might you compare The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook) to and why?

John Colberts book even though Stewart makes Colbert look silly his quality is far better and less diatribe

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

The alien faqs....HILARIOUIS

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No but could have done so on a trip....it certainly keeps your attention

Any additional comments?

Jon Stewart makes you think without making you feel like its a chore, I do wonder how many times I forget that the issues he addresses are real and serious. Thanks to Jon and his staff he never lets the humor get in the way of the point and vice versa the seriousness of the ideas presented don't get in the way of our humanity and ability to laugh at ourselves....even when we should be embarassed as he*l