Jim Cramer: I'm "Nervous" For "Daily Show," Jon Stewart Is My "Idol" (VIDEO)

Jim Cramer appeared on "The Martha Stewart Show" this morning and divulged that he's nervous to face-off with Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" tonight — and that Stewart's attacks have especially hurt him as he considers Stewart an "idol."

"He's killing me!" Cramer said of Stewart. "My kids only know I have a show 'cause Jon Stewart's been skewering me."

"I thought you were going on tonight," Martha said.

"I am, and I'm a little nervous," Cramer said. "How bad is it gonna be? Is he gonna kill me?"

"You should be nervous," Martha told him. "He's fast as lightning!"

"Oh I'm not, I'm slow as molasses," Cramer replied, leading Martha to suggest that he brings a banana cream pie to "The Daily Show" as a peace offering.

Cramer then explained why he's been so affected by Stewart's critiques:

The reason why it's been so hard for me, the attacks, is that early on I patterned my show off of his, which is that you can do an entertainment business show. And then suddenly to be attacked by a guy that's your idol makes it difficult.

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Later in the show, Martha invited Cramer to pound out pie dough as though he was beating Jon Stewart.

"Can I do this til I'm on his show?" Cramer asked, banging away at the dough.

"No, you cannot do that. No violence," Martha said.

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Comments

[vwkween]

Cramer was and is pathetic. Stewart nailed it when he said what Cramer and the money shows at MSNBC are doing is playing with people's lives - what Stewart does is COMEDY. If Stewart says 'buy Bear Stearns' people are not going out to you know actually BUY anything, except maybe his show.

I was embarrassed by Cramer's lack of ability to even defend the pathetic job he does. And of course, Stewart, again doing the job of, you know, real reporters - questioning, questioning, backing up with clips from what Cramer has said before (when he was talking about creating 'rumors' to make a stock go up - I'm sorry - isn't that like - ILLEGAL?

[fedupinfla]

I could get better investment advice from watching "Trading Places"

[lunchlady]

Cramer deserves to be embarrassed. He helped contribute to the current mess, and he's got the style of snakeoil salesman.

[Dennis Zogbi]

I was just on page 398 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 when this exchange happened. I was in fact going into the other office to get a calculator that had more number spaces on it when I walked past the TV and saw this exchange. Shenanigans are a symptom of apathy, that is the real culprit here.

[Antifascist-08]

Well, i guess he was right to be nervous.

And still undefeated: Jon Stewart!

Best all time beat down.

[cmccann77]

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[ObjectiveRealist]

Don't bother; removed for copyright complaint by Viacom.

[Tulka2]

Ugh.

[Sepulchre]

I could do Cramer's show, I can guess too.

[wadda]

BS and damage control

[spaghettidinner]

Cramer sure is on the PR circuit trying to repair his reputation. It's amazing how some biting satire and humor threatens to dismantle someone's career if left unanswered. God bless you John Stewart.

[rabiddog6708]

Reality is against Jim Cramer. Jon only needs to show clips and dish out some of those pesky facts Repubs always hate dealing in.

[trying-to-be-objective]

Posturing for sympathy on another NBC show? I guess it shows just how afraid of The Daily Show so many deserving fools are. There's power in comedy when viewed through the lens of a guilty conscience.

This is going to be good!

[msjimmied]

Ah Stewart, my Jedi Knight of the cable world, swing that light saber, chop off some NBC limbs, may the force be strong with you tonight!!

It isn't just Cramer...he gets marks for showing up, but the whole crew down at CNBC has been put on notice and I would suggest someone keeps up the pressure so that the management reconsiders their code of ethics. Or just shut the darn thing down. They have stolen food out of our children's mouths long enough.

[UACatsRWings]

Jim Cramer is only worried about himself. He has been caught in the act of stating "buy" various stocks on his program, when in fact at the time the stocks were on a downhill slide. I don't feel that Jim Cramer is a credible person to offer advice on the stock market. Jon Stewart had various video clips catching him in the act. Don't worry about Jon Stewart he can take care of himself. It is a good thing to have a person such as Jon Stewart to point out the hypocracy of someone like Jim Cramer and Joe. S. of the Joe in the Morning show.

[Morocco]

Hey Cramer! Banana Cream pie will do the Job. Can't wait to watch the Daily Show tonight! lol

[Tiberious]

Stewart needs to go after Morning Blo. Blo has the biggest mouth of all and the phoniest.