He stands to profit handsomely from it

In case you missed the memo, Jon Stewart is the man. The Daily Show's host serves up some of the best comedy -- and, oddly enough, some of the best reporting -- on television. He memorably berated CNN's loudmouth, bowtie-wearing commentator Tucker Carlson on Crossfire a couple of months ago. And now, Stewart is an award-winning author.

Publishers Weekly announced Monday that Stewart's America (The Book) has been named Book of the Year. The magazine commended the faux textbook as "a serious critique of the two-party system, the corporations that finance it and the 'spineless cowards in the press.'" Plus, from what I've managed to read of this satire, it's brilliant and funny as hell.

Read America (The Book). Watch The Daily Show. Do your part to keep a comedic genius off the street.