This week, the documentary Herblock — The Black & the White, about the life and legacy of the revered political cartoonist Herbert Block — who earned three Pulitzers, total editorial control, and the warning “Don’t mess with Herb” around The Washington Post newsroom where he spent 55 years – premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival. It should come as no surprise that it features insights from Daily Show host Jon Stewart. “From the nearly three years it took to assemble the 40-plus interviews that make up [the film], we heard from so many how Jon Stewart is an heir in many ways to Herb and his satirical style,” director Michael Stevens tells EW in an email. “When we interviewed Jon — he was our last — he called Herb a ‘touchstone’ for all of those comics, writers and satirists who feel it’s their job to take on the powerful and stick up for the little guy.”
Watch a sneak peek of Stewart below, cut exclusively for EW by Stevens, who’s won four consecutive Emmys for shepherding The Kennedy Center Honors with his producing-partner father, George Stevens, Jr. (a streak that, it’s worth noting, began with the 2009 telecast that included Stewart delivering a benchmark tribute to honoree Bruce Springsteen). READ FULL STORY »
