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Jon Stewart says he never realized 'Daily Show' lighting designer was a dead ringer for Pedro Pascal

That Pedro Pascal look-alike contest winner looks a little different on the job at 'The Daily Show.' Host Jon Stewart never noticed the resemblance.

After George Gountas, a lighting designer for Comedy Central's The Daily Show, took the crown at Sunday's Pedro Pascal look-alike contest in New York City, the host had him sit down for an interview. Gountas' wife, Jenny Gania, told the New York Post that others have noticed the resemblance her husband has to Pascal since the star played Oberyn Martell on Game of Thrones. When Gountas spoke to Stewart, he acknowledged that the attention he had received even in the first 24 hours after the contest was "f---ing insane."

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