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 The big bombshell from the new biography of “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart seems to be that the Comedy Central funnyman has a big old mean streak. 
  
 But beyond the yelling-at-staff revelations in “Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart,” which debuted last week, author Lisa Rogak also offers a little behind-the-scenes dish on some of Stewart’s political tangles. 
  
 Since it’s always got to be about us (hey, Washington is like that) here are a few D.C.-centric takeaways: 
  
 — Stewart seemed to blind-side the hosts of CNN’s “Crossfire” when he appeared on the show in 2004 and famously drubbed them for “hurting America.” But the hosts and producers should have seen it coming, Rogak reveals. Co-host Paul Begala was “the first person to have a clue” that Stewart was in attack mode, she writes. When Begala met the comedian in the green room, “he thought Stewart’s demeanor seemed off in some regard.” 
  
 And she claims the producers themselves had warning signs that should have alerted them that their guest wasn’t going to do the funny banter they hoped. “In the weeks leading up to his Crossfire appearance, Stewart had appeared on several shows — including NPR’s Fresh Air—touting these same ideas as a warm-up.” 
  
 —While Stewart might not be the cuddliest of bosses, he does allow employees one adorable perk: they’re encouraged to bring their dogs to work. The pups help guests “feel more at ease before they head out in front of the camera for a segment with Jon. When Senator Barack Obama made his first appearance on the show, he immediately sprawled on the floor to commune with the dogs.” Aww. 
  
 — In 2004, then-presidential candidates John Kerry and Howard Dean tried to duck out of scheduled appearances on the show. When the campaigns agreed to the appearances, Dean was ahead of Kerry. But by the time the shoot date arrived, Kerry had pulled ahead. “When Colbert showed up… Kerry was nowhere in sight. He’s suddenly shot ahead of Dean in the polls by eight points, and instead of the campaign bus crammed full of reporters and staffers, Kerry started to travel by helicopter and forgot about the interview. ‘The Dean people are in full panic mode and don’t want to talk to anybody,’ said Colbert.” 
  
 Read more Reliable Source: ||||| A New York Times Bestseller Since his arrival at The Daily Show in 1999, Jon Stewart has become one of the major players in comedy as well as one of the most significant liberal voices in the media. In Angry Optimist, biographer Lisa Rogak charts his unlikely rise to stardom. She follows him from his early days growing up in New Jersey, through his years as a struggling standup comic in New York, and on to the short-lived but acclaimed The Jon Stewart Show. And she charts his humbling string of near-misses―passed over as a replacement for shows hosted by Conan O'Brien, Tom Snyder, and even the fictional Larry Sanders―before landing on a half-hour comedy show that at the time was still finding its footing amidst roiling internal drama. 
  
 Once there, Stewart transformed The Daily Show into one of the most influential news programs on television today. Drawing on interviews with current and former colleagues, Rogak reveals how things work―and sometimes don't work―behind the scenes at The Daily Show, led by Jon Stewart, a comedian who has come to wield incredible power in American politics. ||||| Before Jon Stewart became the beloved host of "The Daily Show," his resume read like a list of heartbreaking near-misses, says Lisa Rogak in her book, "Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart." 
  
 When David Letterman left his "Late Night" gig for CBS, the hotly contested job eventually came down to two: Stewart, who had worked solidly on TV and on the standup circuit, and the relatively unknown Conan O'Brien, a writer on "Saturday Night Live" and "The Simpsons" — and we all know how that turned out. 
  
 Stewart was also passed over to replace Tom Snyder, a slot that went to then-"Daily Show" host Craig Kilborn — but that paved the way for Stewart to take over for Kilborn. 
  
 Staffers at the satirical show say Stewart is a mercurial character who is "anything but warm and fuzzy." One staffer recalls a time when the host hurled a newspaper at producer Madeleine Smithberg during a story meeting, while bellowing inches from her face. He later apologized, saying, "Sorry, that's bad Jon. ... I try not to let him out." 
  
 The book also reveals Stewart's complicated relationship with his father. When Stewart was 10, Rogak says, his father confessed to having an affair with his secretary, which split up his parents. Years later when Stewart called his father for his first Letterman appearance, his father reacted by saying, "I always thought they picked more experienced people." 
  
 The book also recounts the time when Stewart vented his wrath at Seth MacFarlane. After the 2006-7 writers’ strike, MacFarlane's show, "Family Guy," incorporated a brief joke that mocked Stewart for returning to his show as his writers were still on strike. 
  
 Stewart called MacFarlane and loudly berated him for an hour. "Who the hell made you the moral arbiter of Hollywood?" Stewart allegedly yelled. 
  
 MacFarlane, a longtime fan of "The Daily Show," admitted to Piers Morgan on CNN that he was shocked by the call, which he described as "an odd Hollywood moment." 
  
 Rogak also write that Stewart and his wife, Tracey McShane, are homebodies who shun the spotlight in favor of The New York Times crossword and hanging out with their two kids and rescue mutts, which include a three-legged dog named Champ. 
  
 As a family, they watch "Cupcake Wars" and "Iron Chef" on the Food Network. 
  
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It may be hard for Jon Stewart fans to imagine, but the beloved Daily Show host is "anything but warm and fuzzy," according to staffers quoted in Lisa Rogak’s new biography of the comedian, Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart. One tells the story of a time Stewart screamed in a producer's face and threw a newspaper at her, only to later apologize and explain, "Sorry, that's bad Jon. ... I try not to let him out." There are more such tales of Stewart's angry side in the book, Forbes reports, and Rogak notes, "I'm surprised that people are surprised by [the angry side]. You look at his delivery on the show, and I can see the seething anger in Stewart." Stewart also once screamed at Seth MacFarlane, the New York Daily News reports. The book recounts how Stewart called the Family Guy creator after MacFarlane joked about Stewart returning to his show during the Hollywood writers' strike. "Who the hell made you the moral arbiter of Hollywood?" Stewart reportedly yelled. MacFarlane once talked about the experience with Piers Morgan, calling it "an odd Hollywood moment." But, hey, the book also reveals that Stewart lets staffers bring their dogs to work, the Washington Post reports.