Late night television will never be the same, at least for Jon Stewart that is. Two months after announcing to the public that he would be leaving the Daily Show, the soon-to-be ex-host sat down with 'The Guardian' and explained why he is stepping down and what will happen next.
Stewart has hosted the satirical news show for 16 years and when asked as to why he decided to leave, he says: "It's not like I thought the show wasn't working anymore, but I'm not getting the same satisfaction." For over a decade, the Daily Show has been a part of America's cultural and political scene. The show's format includes a number of reports from different reporters (including Stephen Colbert and John Oliver), monologues given by Stewart himself and interviews with celebrities and politicians at the very end of the show. Over the years, the comedian has gone from a satirist to a broadcaster praised as the voice of U.S. liberalism; as the one who tells it like it is.
Above all, the comedian thanks his team, even though he's always been involved in the script, re-writing drafts up to the very last minute, the show will be different once he steps down. South African comedian Trevor Noah will be the one filling in for Stewart and he has been described as "incredibly thoughtful, considerate and funny", despite the controversy surrounding Noah's offensive tweets about Jews, overweight women and transgender people.
Not since Oprah Winfrey revealed that she would be walking away from network television has a TV host's farewell been highly publicized. When mentioned, even Stewart says: "If Oprah can leave and the world still spins, I honestly think it will survive me."
Catch the last episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Thursday August 6th on Comedy Central.
Source: The Guardian
