Remember yesterday when I told you the UK's Telegraph had named Stephen Colbert the 11th most influential US political pundit? And then remember when I said this?

With no mention of Jon Stewart on the list yet, I can only assume he'll be somewhere in the top-10, which will be unveiled tomorrow.

Well, look for my name near the top of The Telegraph's upcoming Most Skillful List-Results Assumption Makers list, because the top-10 is out today and Jon Stewart is in it:

8. JON STEWART

The liberal host of the Daily Show on Comedy Central mixes comedy and   political satire, but it is his serious moments that have carried him into   the realm of punditry. A frequent of critic of George W Bush, he also   embarrassed his friend John McCain for speaking at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty   University, having previously denounced the preacher and his ilk as “agents   of intolerance”. McCain was forced to concede that he was descending into   the “crazy base world” of politics.

His show gets more serious as it endures, with guests such as Howard Dean and   Harry Reid in the space of a week. A relentless critic of combative pundits,   he is widely judged to have humiliated Tucker Carlson, formerly of CNN and   MSNBC, and Chris Matthews during on-air jousts.

Speaking of Howard Dean, his Daily Show appearance from last night is after the jump.

PS Karl Rove is #1 on the list.