Jon Stewart, Dead Kennedys Fan? '80s Photo Apparently Shows Young 'Daily Show' Host At Punk Show (UPDATE: OK, Probably Not)

UPDATE: Andrew Necci of the Richmond-based RVA Magazine has done quite a bit of research, and has come to the conclusion that the guy identified as Stewart in the photo is probably Alford Faulkner of the band Red Cross. Thanks for the heads up, Jason.

ORIGINAL: Here's a good one for Jon Stewart fans. Long before stepping behind the pulpit of his "Daily Show" desk, Stewart (formerly Jon Leibowitz) loved going to punk shows when he was attending the College of William and Mary. And now, we have proof.

In the early 1980s, photographer Irish Willis Peele snapped a photo of a man he identifies as Jon enjoying himself at a Richmond punk show featuring the bands Front Line and Dead Kennedys. Peele posted it on his blog and it's been making the rounds. Celebrities -- they're just like us! When we moshed at punk shows in the early '80s!

Nobody should be surprised that Stewart was into the political and social commentary the DKs spouted through their music -- Jon has described his young self as "very into Eugene Debs and a bit of a leftist."

(via Filthy Pit, Gawker)

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Comments

[ebroadcast]

03:41 PM on 01/31/2012

It's a holiday in cambodia

[Rod Johnson 1]

03:05 PM on 01/31/2012

That's Kirk Cameron!

[american-dolt]

11:06 AM on 01/31/2012

Who didn't?

[DMarieH9]

04:46 PM on 01/30/2012

That's so not Jon Stewart, that's my uncle: Alford Faulknier.

[Mac1000]

01:30 PM on 01/30/2012

Kirk.

[Mac1000]

01:28 PM on 01/30/2012

I thought it looked like Kurt Cameron.

[saaba]

10:41 AM on 01/30/2012

Jon Stewart needs to talk about this on his show to clear up any doubts. I bet he could make a hilarious segment around this!

[mvaldivia32]

10:01 AM on 01/30/2012

i thought it looked like the guy from "I love you man".

[Redhunteur]

05:21 AM on 01/30/2012

SOOO... Today we have two articles that wrap up with, "Nah... forget all we just said."

Brilliant.

[Spattz]

12:57 AM on 01/30/2012

He also tended bar at City Gardens in Trenton, NJ. One of the east-coast's punk venues in the 80's. Oi!

[saaba]

10:38 AM on 01/30/2012

Yes, thank you, that was the name of the place! I knew it was called "something" Gardens. I've gone to see a few shows there in college. First show I saw was the Blake Babies playing with The Lemonheads...those were good times!

[BldHrtLibDem]

11:40 PM on 01/29/2012

Now let's resurrect Jon slow-dancing with Fred in Navy dress-whites on Howard Stern's old TV show! There is nowhere to hide!

[snoopjohnny]

10:38 PM on 01/29/2012

Good Lord! I can't believe Stewart was leading this kind of depraved life, living on the edge, not caring if he lived or died. How am I supposed to think of him as a credible host of a fake news show after this?

[Kid Notorious]

05:52 PM on 01/29/2012

Ummm.... HuffPo did not report this story... The blogs Dangerous Minds and Filthy Pit did... HuffPo thought it was interesting and just reposted the story... As blogs tend to do...

[Yechezkel]

04:46 PM on 01/29/2012

Who wrote this article? Gingrich?

[seatech1]

03:00 PM on 01/29/2012

Looks more like Kirk Cameron. But I doubt he would have been at a Dead Kennedys concert!