Jon Stewart's Tribute To Steve Jobs On 'The Daily Show' (VIDEO)

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away on Wednesday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Immediately following the news, Jobs was mourned at impromptu memorials around the world and honored in public statements made by politicians, tech leaders and celebrities.

On Thursday, "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart wrapped the night's episode with an homage to Jobs.

"He's come here a couple times to show us all how we would all communicate in the future," Stewart began. "He was nice enough to call every now and again when he thought a bit was funny or call every now and again when he thought one wasn't."

(Stewart may have been referring to the time he referred to Apple as "Appholes" after police raided the home of a tech blogger who had obtained an iPhone 4 prototype and had leaked photos of the device ahead of its launch.)

Putting the jokes aside, Stewart went on to lament the loss of Jobs.

"For him to die young, it seems so strange," said Stewart. "Other people of his magnitude, like Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, you feel like we wrung everything out of them. They were old when they died. With Steve Jobs, you really got the sense like--we're not done with you yet! [...] So what are we supposed to do now? What's next?"

He likened the feeling to that of an alien encounter, in which the alien gives humans a baffling new technology, then leaves Earth before fully explaining how to use it.

"We won't see the likes of him for quite some time," Stewart concluded.

The show's "moment of zen" sign-off clip featured Steve Jobs' famous Stanford University 2005 commencement address, during which he advises the graduating class, "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life [...] Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become."

You can watch Steve Jobs' Stanford address in full here. Then, take a look at Jobs' 13 most memorable quotes.

WATCH JON STEWART'S TRIBUTE TO STEVE JOBS:

Stephen Colbert also remembered Steve Jobs on the Thursday night episode of "The Colbert Report." Watch the full clip (below):

Comments

[Kathleen Morse]

04:38 PM on 10/10/2011

I saw the programs and just watched them again. They made my heartache with sadness and also love for two great human beings, Jon and Stephen. Thank you for everything you both do for all of us.

[Kahill]

01:53 PM on 10/10/2011

That was so very touching! Stephen Colbert's simple yet heartfelt e-mail reply.

[YouTubeJEFF9K]

09:30 AM on 10/10/2011

It's not surprising that Steve Jobs listened to Jon Stewart rather than Fox "News" Channel.

[Sol76]

08:25 AM on 10/10/2011

Man, I wish I could see the Daily Show online in Australia. Jon Stewart and Steve Jobs are both people I admire. If anyone knows a way for an Australian user to access this video online without resorting to piracy please share it here.

[Steve Lane]

11:04 AM on 10/10/2011

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[CognitoErgoSum]

10:56 PM on 10/09/2011

I'm a PC user, but I can certainly respect Steve Jobs and Apple for their accomplishments. I've used Apple computers a few times, and I thought they were just fine.

[writeon1]

09:37 PM on 10/09/2011

From one class act to another.

[h jablome]

09:26 PM on 10/09/2011

Thanks, jon. eulogies are impossible. but that's as close as i think you can get. it made my throat well up in ...... in..... whatever it is that makes you sad for the loss but still kind of happy you you got to experience a part.. a small part for me... of someone's life.

[TheCytokyne]

10:44 AM on 10/09/2011

I don't understand why people complain so much about the cost of Apple products. All the research they put to bring on new innovative stuff has its price, i rather pay for something that makes my life easier and my work more efficient than for a product that just makes me be angry the whole day because it sucks!

[templeofdoom]

02:34 PM on 10/09/2011

Woah. Brutal comment. You could probably pick up some etiquette from your cousin.

[Hernan Reyes]

03:10 PM on 10/09/2011

What a unique view of PC/Microsoft products you have!
I can testify that after having used PC & Microsoft products for almost 30 years, there is no comparison on the level of satisfaction between Apple products and Windows.
Window & Microsoft are an embarrassment to the industry !

[jleemd99]

06:34 PM on 10/13/2011

I agree. I am a proud owner of one for almost two years now. Coming from a computer geek that used to build his own PC's (and bought quite a few pre-built ones), I can say 100% that I don't regret the decision to move to a MAC. I've not had a problem with it, but the Windows laptop I bought to supplement it for work crashed within 3 months.

[Chris Burgess]

08:44 AM on 10/09/2011

I sure would like to receive that video in my country!

[ChicagoBob]

12:47 AM on 10/09/2011

It's not worth sitting through the ad.

[Buford]

08:35 AM on 10/09/2011

Sure it was.

[Vegananza]

12:38 AM on 10/09/2011

Nice!

[InABox]

12:30 AM on 10/09/2011

My first encounter with Apple computers was elementary school. I think it was an Apple II or IIe. We didn't use it often, but we used it for educational computer games. It wasn't until middle school that I really fell in love with the IIe. It was sturdy and easy to use. Strangely, what I liked most was the keyboard and the sound the keys made when pressed. I also liked the DOS-like typeface on screen. It reminded me of the PC Doogie Howser, MD used to write his journal entries. I enjoyed using the IIe and wanted one for Christmas.

[KJLSanDiego]

01:10 PM on 10/09/2011

Green screen in fourth grade.
We took turns playing Oregon Trail as an assignment!
"Teacher, we all got dysentery again! Please don't fail us, we tried to ford the river the best we could!"

[InABox]

11:14 PM on 10/09/2011

We had those, too. We played Carmen San Diego and Wheel of Fortune. Getting a color screen made a good day in computer class.

[jclaireburke]

12:21 AM on 10/09/2011

This was such a heart felt, sincere tribute and I think Jon's analogy about the alien coming to earth bringing technology and leaving before we could ask about the green button was perfect.

[timmmahhhh]

10:50 PM on 10/08/2011

I am a Windows user, not by choice - the architectural drafting industry is mostly Windows based. But I used Apples in college and was soooo happy when Windows finally became much more user friendly, or as the popular saying went at the time:

Windows 95 = Macintosh 89.

I first learned to draft using Windows 3.1 so I didn't do much more than drafting and word processing. So yes Jobs and Apple without question influenced our interface with technology and had their competition always trying to keep up.

And AutoCAD last year revised its Apple-based software after an 18-year hiatus, so perhaps in time...

[Flaxseed]

03:07 AM on 10/09/2011

You can still have a Mac and run any Windows program.

[Obamanatic]

10:22 PM on 10/08/2011

I am not impressed by how many minions finds the latest “I” something indispensible. However, I am humbled by philanthropy.
Steve Jobs sat on his billions, that is where his legacy fails. While, Gates and Buffer used their good fortune to help the less fortunate. Mr. Jobs spent his time chasing after more millions even though he knew from experience what personal suffering was.
So here we are paying homage to a man who has never bought a sick African child an aspirin. Maybe his children will use some of their endless millions to help the less fortunate, but I doubt it.

[kcwookie]

10:27 PM on 10/08/2011

What have you done?

[Ramon Moreno]

04:02 AM on 10/10/2011

Set the record straight.

[jpvt]

10:48 PM on 10/08/2011

How do you know that Mr. Jobs never helped the less fortunate. He just may have been a little more quiet about it.

He was one of those people who are passionate about creating and innovating and the money followed along behind. Just to look at and use his creations you see and feel more than money.