Washington Examiner’s Joe Concha said Monday he nearly dismissed comedian Jon Stewart running for president before realizing a couple global leaders were previously entertainers.

Radio host Charlamagne tha God pitched Stewart running for office Saturday on Fox News’s My View with Lara Trump, saying the late-night host could be “a change agent” and is also “a celebrity who actually knows what they’re talking about.” Charlamagne also suggested fellow comedian Stephen Colbert could be Stewart’s vice president.

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Concha said he did not see Republicans worrying about Colbert potentially seeking office, saying the late-night host is “certifiably insane” and is “to the Left” of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). 

“But Jon Stewart, I was going to trash this idea when I first watched that clip with Lara Trump and Charlamagne, but then you think about, ‘Well, Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president of Ukraine and he’s a former comedian,’” Concha said on Fox News’s America Reports.

“And then, obviously, Donald Trump. Yes, a hugely successful businessman, but also, reality TV star, it was in the tabloids of the New York Post because of his personal life for many years. So Jon Stewart as a candidate, his ability to debate, he’s passionate about what he believes in, given the current Democratic field, I could almost see this happening!” Concha said.

President Donald Trump was the host of NBC’s The Apprentice, a reality television show where 16 people competed to become a Trump employee, for over 10 years prior to becoming president. The show was picked up by Amazon Prime in March, marking the first time the series could be watched on a streaming platform.

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Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was the lead actor in Servant of the People, a satirical comedy where a teacher unexpectedly becomes president. The series was brought back to Netflix in March 2022, a month after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.

Stewart said on a podcast last month that he is uncertain if his show, The Daily Show, has a future amid the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media. The podcast episode aired July 17, the same day Colbert’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert got canned.