MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — Jon Stewart and Bruce Springsteen are known around the globe, but they’re also known for their ties to Monmouth County, from supporting charities and 9/11 health causes to patronizing area businesses.
Celebrity watchers in the county never know where they may spot the two residents, owners of Colts Neck farms. But if you’ve been watching TV the last few days, you had a chance to see them in action.
Stewart is back on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” after several years. He’ll be there every Monday at 11 p.m. through the presidential election, Stewart has said. He hosted the show for 16 years, starting in 1999.
“Now where was I?” Stewart opened. It felt like he never left.
As important as Election Day is, Stewart, 61, said he learned in his nine years away from the show that the hard work of “smart people, every day, forever” is what will create the change that makes the country a better place.
His first show was universally praised. NPR called it a “triumphant return.” His commentary on presumed candidates President Biden and Donald Trump took aim at both, with one news logo calling the race “Indecision 2024: Demockracy.”
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Now let’s not forget The Boss.
Springsteen made a brief cameo on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” on MAX this weekend, in a mock interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” hosts.
The story line has Springsteen supporting star Larry David after David’s “arrest” in Georgia for handing a bottle of water to a friend standing on a typically long line to vote there.
The move made David a hero of sorts – a new experience for him.
“Involvement is his middle name,” Springsteen says of David with a straight face: “Larry Involvement David.”
You can learn more about this final season of the series at MAX.
