Overview
- Maron called the long-discussed rift petty and said, “Jon never did anything to me… I was just jealous.”
- He traced his resentment to the 1990s, noting he briefly succeeded Stewart on Comedy Central’s Short Attention Span Theater before it was canceled as Stewart’s profile climbed with The Daily Show.
- Maron admitted he often insulted Stewart directly, describing his envy as consuming during their early careers.
- He said he invited Stewart onto WTF early on, but Stewart declined, telling him “there’s no love here” and suggesting coffee instead of a podcast appearance.
- The remarks follow the Oct. 13 finale of WTF, which ended after nearly 1,700 episodes with Barack Obama as the final guest, and no new response from Stewart was reported.