Busboy Productions Busboy Productions Busboy Productions is a production company that was launched by Jon Stewart in the mid-1990s when he was known for hosting "The Jon Stewart Show" on MTV. In addition to Stewart, executive Chris McShane is in charge of development and production. The name of the company is a reference to how Stewart worked as a busboy in a Mexican restaurant as a young man. The company's vanity card features the sound of a glass being knocked over followed by Jon Stewart whispering "Oops. Sorry." Shortly after "The Jon Stewart Show" was canceled, Stewart signed a production deal with
Busboy Productions "His shadow is dark enough. I don't want to ask the source of darkness for help. I'm not interested in that same liberal claptrap. That meow, meow, meow, ironic detachment. We're going to deal with truth on my show." While "The Colbert Report" is Busboy Production's first successful television show, the notice "Copyright (c) 2004 by Busboy Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved" appeared at the bottom of the "Shadow Government" poster included in "The Daily Show's" "America (The Book)". Busboy Productions also launched "Important Things with Demetri Martin", a comedy show starring Demetri Martin, in which he "alternates between taped