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Jon Stewart Reveals Date Of His Final Daily Show
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Jen Chung
Published Apr 21, 2015
Modified Apr 21, 2015
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Last night, Jon Stewart told the audience that his last Daily Show episode will be August 6th. He said at the close of the show, "I will be wearing a suit. I will more than likely be showered." Then he explained how you—yes, you—could be a part of that.
There's a contest on Omaze where people can enter for a chance to win tickets to the taping, if you contribute $10-20,000 to Night of Too Many Stars, which raises money to aid people with autism and their families (Stewart has been very involved with the charity). Stewart said they'll put winners up "in a nice hotel...you might even sit here, I might give you, what do you call it, a pair of selfies there," then explained how to enter at Omaze. "Maybe I'll see you here August 6th and we'll have a nice hug!"
In an interview with The Guardian, Stewart gave more insight about why he's leaving, “Honestly, it was a combination of the limitations of my brain and a format that is geared towards following an increasingly redundant process, which is our political process. I was just thinking, ‘Are there other ways to skin this cat?’ And, beyond that, it would be nice to be home when my little elves get home from school, occasionally.” He also had thoughts about the state of cable news:
He can be brutal about the leftwing media, too (CNN has been a frequent target, for being mediocre and too attached to pointless computer graphics). MSNBC, the liberal 24-hour news network, is, Stewart says, “better” than Fox News, “because it’s not steeped in distortion and ignorance as a virtue. But they’re both relentless and built for 9/11. So, in the absence of such a catastrophic event, they take the nothing and amplify it and make it craziness.”
My biggest objection to Fox News, I say, is not the scaremongering, it’s the way it’s reshaped the Republican party. It will misrepresent social and economic issues, and promote the more extreme elements of the party, politicians such as Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee, in a way that is hugely detrimental to American politics. (For the record, Rupert Murdoch disagrees, and last year claimed that Fox News “absolutely saved” the Republican party.) “Watching these channels all day is incredibly depressing,” says Stewart. “I live in a constant state of depression. I think of us as turd miners. I put on my helmet, I go and mine turds, hopefully I don’t get turd lung disease.”
Trevor Noah will be the show's next host; his start date has yet to be announced.
Update: CNN reports, "Trevor Noah will take over sometime in the fall; the specific date has not been announced.... Some executives at Comedy Central wanted the handoff to happen later in the year -- as late as November, according to people with knowledge of the internal discussions. Stewart wanted to sign off sooner -- closer to July. His contract expires in September, so the August 6 date means that he's leaving a little early." Probably cashing out on all his vacation time!
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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