Barack Obama says he doesn’t want to become a ‘commentator’ like Jon Stewart

The Independent's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission. CultureTV & RadioNewsBarack Obama says he doesn’t want to become a ‘commentator’ like Jon StewartThe former president added: ‘By the way, I’m glad Jon’s doing it’Kevin E G Perry in Los Angeles Monday 04 May 2026 20:17 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970225","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/barack-obama-jon-stewart-commentator-b2970225.html","title":"Barack Obama says he doesn’t want to become a ‘commentator’ like Jon Stewart"}}CloseJon Stewart says Democratic leadership is 'lost'Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture emailGet the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Email*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Culture_Newsletter_CDP","regTitle":"IndependentCulture","subscriptionGroup":"independentculture","subscriptionGroupId":"d4b68566-42cf-41ed-90be-0c5124c8d59c","type":"culture","pathPrefix":"/arts-entertainment","title":"Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email","mobileTitle":"Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter\n","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/indyArts1_1.png","description":"The best in film, music TV & radio straight to your inbox every week","label":"I would like to receive entertainment & arts news and review...