Jon Stewart didn’t realize ‘Daily Show’ employee looks like Pedro Pascal

Jon Stewart has never seen him coming.

After George Gountas, a lighting designer for Comedy Central The Daily Showtook the crown during the Pedro Pascal double competition on Sunday in New York, the host made him sit for an interview. The Emmy winner admitted that he had not compared GOUNTAS The last of us actor.

“I never noticed that he looks like Pedro Pascal,” said Stewart.

He has shown a photo of what Tuesday looks like around the desk – without glasses, more curly hair on his head and a beard on his face – to show why.

“Well, it’s pretty funny,” said Gountas about how he had discovered the competition. “Tyler Goldman, stage director, had a group text maybe last Wednesday last Wednesday. And he was like” Yo, you should win a year of free burritos. “And I said to myself:” Ok. “And then I got home.

Gountas explained that his neighbor is a stylist who provided most of his wardrobe.

Gountas said he presented himself to the competition without reserved a place.

“I wrapped myself and I said to myself:” Yo, I’m here “”, he said. “And they said to themselves:” You’re going to win. “”

Stewart said that, now he sees it, the resemblance between Gountas, 43, and the 50 -year -old actor is “really crazy”.

“You are a sexy and sexier Pascal Pedro Pascal,” joked Stewart.

He also wanted to know what Gountas’ wife had to say about the whole hubbub.

“His position is:” I am cool with you attract all this attention, if I can meet Pedro Pascal. “”

Gountas then looked directly at the camera while making a personal plea in Pascal.

“Hey Pedro, it’s New York Pedro # 5. It would be a great, great great gift if you could meet my wife, Jenny,” said Gountas. “It would mean the world for her. We have to get there.”

Gountas’ wife Jenny Gania, told the New York Post that others have noticed the resemblance that her husband has to Pascal since the star played in Oberyn Martell Game of Thrones. More people have noticed that Pascal continued to play on Disney + Series The Mandalorian and represent Joel on The last of us.

When Gountas spoke to Stewart, he admitted that the attention he had received even in the first 24 hours after the competition was “F-in crazy”.

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“So none of this bothers me,” added Gountas. “I have been in industry for many years. I have been with famous people. But the thing I was most, not frightened, the most worried, was to come here today.”

Gountas has the impression that the people of the series are like big brothers for him.

“And I knew I was going to be roasted by my friends,” he said.

At least he won these burritos, plus $ 50.