Jon Stewart Goes Into More Detail About Apple Exit and Reveals Execs’ Concerns: ‘They Didn’t Censor Me,’ but ‘Our Aims Don’t Align in Any Way’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Jon Stewart continues to open up about his split from Apple after parting ways with the tech giant after hosting two seasons of “The Problem.” Stewart debuted the talk show in 2021 as part of a multi-year first-look deal with Apple.
The first season of the show aired episodes every two weeks, while the second season switched to a weekly format. The streamer confirmed last October that Stewart’s program would not return. “They didn’t censor me, it wasn’t free speech,” Stewart recently said on “The Town” podcast (via Rolling Stone) about the end of his Apple relationship. “When you work for a corporate entity, that’s part of the deal, even at Comedy Central.
The deal is I get to do what I want until it’s going to hurt their beer sales or whatever it is they want to sell. And that’s the deal we all make.” Stewart detailed one example of the disagreements he got into with Apple.
It centered on a conversation Stewart had for “The Problem” with economist Larry Summers. The two gentlemen were talking about federal trade interests and corporate profits when Summers pointed on the glaringly obvious fact that Stewart was hosting a talk show for Apple.
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