Stewart was asked to share his opinion on the matter on his own podcast The Problem with Jon Stewart, a companion to his Apple TV+ show of the same name.

“Don’t leave. Don’t abandon,” he said, urging his followers to “engage” instead – while acknowledging that it might not always “work out fruitfully”.

“This overreaction to Rogan, I think, is a mistake,” he added.

Stewart did point out that Rogan “has power because so many people listen to him”. (Rogan’s podcast draws an estimated 11 million listeners per episode.)