Jon Stewart says he’s leaving The Daily Show

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Source: A.V. CLUB



Ending one of the most venerable and trusted careers in making a complete mockery of the news, Jon Stewart has announced that he is stepping down as host of The Daily Show. According to sources who were there (some of whom are already passing word along on social media), Stewart let the news slip at the taping of today’s episode, telling those in the audience that he’s retiring. No word yet on when exactly he’s leaving, whether this means he’s ending his time in the anchor chair to focus on being a Serious Movie Director now, or just how much this is Brian Williams’ fault. Presumably all of this information will be revealed in time—and delivered by Stewart himself tonight on your television. We’ll update when we have more.

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UPDATE Jon Stewart Is Leaving "The Daily Show" Later This Year

Jon Stewart is stepping down as host of “The Daily Show” later this year.

Comedy Central confirmed Tuesday that he would be leaving after he broke the news to the audience at the show's Tuesday taping.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/NATL-Jon-Stewart-Leaving-The-Daily-Show-291459401.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_BAYBrand

[marym625]

1. I didn't want to rec this.

This SUCKS!

[billhicks76]

43. We Just Lost Our Two Biggest Supporters

Colbert and Stewart are our ONLY media support. This is just in time for Jeb Bush to plunge us into Hell.

[marym625]

45. Well Colbert will be on CBS

In May, so we haven't lost him.

But yeah, losing Stewart sucks. Just hope he has bigger plans.

[Kablooie]

56. But he won't make political commentary

And his right wing character is gone.

[marym625]

71. He won't?

He said that? I expected the character to be gone but not the politics

[Kablooie]

72. He said he won't. He will go back to generic comedy.

He said it's what he did before getting the Daily Show gig and it's what he will be going back to.
He was hesitant to take the Daily Show originally because he was unsure about doing political comedy.

I imagine there will be a little political comedy, even Leno does that, but it won't be what we are used to.

[marym625]

74. Now I am really sad

Bummer!

[Kablooie]

76. Yeah. I'm with you.

[billhicks76]

108. Colbert Was Magical

His character will surely be missed and giving up that kind of intense satire seems almost inexplicable. No one was better.

[Enthusiast]

97. Frank Luntz will keep Colbert under strict control.

[Enthusiast]

96. I understand how you feel.

[azurnoir]

2. first Colbert and now Stewart too

I agree Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[riversedge]

23. I am sad. just sad.

[DonCoquixote]

3. if this has to be

I can think of one person that would be perfect..

DENIS LEARY! his old archnemesis..

Or steve Carell!

[mountain grammy]

4. No rec here either, unless he's retiring to run for president.

[99th_Monkey]

13. My thought exactly nt

or VP w/ Sanders or Warren

[applegrove]

57. Oh man that would be fine if he ran for president.

[harun]

69. +1

[quakerboy]

100. Personally, I think he would make

an excellent lead anchor for NBC. I hear they need someone with credibility.

[harun]

109. Stewart - Reich 2016

[mountain grammy]

110. and Mike Papantonio appointed AG.

[shenmue]

5. Nooooooooooooooooo

Not cool.

[Hissyspit]

6. I was just wondering the other day when he'd be thinking about quitting.

[onehandle]

7. No announcement. This is only a rumor on blogs. nt

[yuiyoshida]

10. I think this qualifies

"Stewart let the news slip at the taping of today’s episode, telling those in the audience that he’s retiring. "

[Hissyspit]

20. CBS News announced on their broadcast.

[rurallib]

33. pretty sure CBS owns Comedy Central

so that is the home office

[Initech]

87. Viacom is Comedy Central's parent company.

[madokie]

8. One awesome dude on our side for sure

I wish him well in going forward. I'd rather thank he'd stay around for ever but there is others who can pick up the baton and move on.

[deutsey]

9. I recommended this only because it's been an incredible run for him

He will be sorely missed, but I can understand why he'd want to move on. Go out before it gets stale and embarrassing.

to you, Jon...

[99th_Monkey]

11. Sanders/Stewart 2016

[KamaAina]

12. Et tu, Jon?

I could make it all right if they gave me his time slot.

[irisblue]

14. well hell.....I will miss him.

He is/ was amazing.....sigh

[sunnystarr]

15. Update

at the link...

UPDATE: Comedy Central just sent out this official statement confirming the news, and saying that Stewart will remain with The Daily Show until the end of the year. It also says that the show will “endure for years to come,” suggesting that it won’t end with Stewart.

[KamaAina]

26. I call dibs on his time slot

[grntuscarora]

16. Oh, no.

I always knew this day would come, but hoped it would be after I reached senility.
Thank you Mr. Stewart, for the years of insight and humor.

[barbtries]

17. nooooooooooo

first stephen colbert now john stewart?
waaaa
where will we get our news?!

[KamaAina]

22. Fox?

[calimary]

18. Shit.

If it's true, it could be that he discovered he liked film directing better.

[Half-Century Man]

19. My stomach hurts.

[Telcontar]

21. Maybe Brian Williams can take over?

[KamaAina]

25. DUzy!!

[mountain grammy]

70. ....

[Gidney N Cloyd]

99. He recalls having done that.

[Telcontar]

105. You made me laugh

Thank you, I needed that

[Brigid]

24. I thought I heard recently that he'd signed a new contract.

Apparently I heard wrong.

[appalachiablue]

27. Current News, Colbert, Bill Moyers and now Stewart. I'd love if Jon went to MSNBC, take

Chuck Todd's political director job, but doubt it. Will to be almost zero news for the left except online & radio.

[arcane1]

28. Jason Jones and Samantha Bee as co-hosts!!

Make it happen!!


Add Jessica Williams too!!

[KamaAina]

29. John Oliver?

[hughee99]

68. I really like his new show. I think he'd do well

But that HBO job sounds like a nice gig.

[donco]

30. It worked out

with Franken.HHmmm...Anyone know what district Jon Stewart live in?Is anyone retiring in that district?

[Sanity Claws]

60. He's in nj

But don't know which district in nj.

[underpants]

31. WHAT!!!! Just about to post this

I have been a fan since before his MTv show. Way before I was really politically aware and active. I am shocked.

[Flatpicker]

32. Maybe

He'll be tagged to save MTP.


How about this,
Rachael Maddow taking over for Brian Williams and Jon hosting MTP.

Let some new blood get into TDS for the next generation. Much as I like Jon, 17 years is a long time at that job.

[Fearless]

61. Now THAT'S an idea!

[dixiegrrrrl]

34. @$^%@^%&&*

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[lakercub]

35. Obviously I have no idea why

but if it was me, I'd just be sick of it all. Not the show, per se, as he and the others on the show seem to agree and get along and like each other. But Stewart has been making fun of the political scene for a long time, and for awhile, it looked like things might be getting better. But the batshit crazy conservatives have done a fantastic job stalling all real progress for years and were actually rewarded by taking over congress. Making fun of Bush and the Republicans was easy, but in some ways, we're almost back to that. The conservatives again run congress and another god damn Bush is about to run for the presidency.
He's already told these jokes and satirized these conservative idiots. What more is there to do? America certainly seems to want to stay mired in bullshit, and if you're Stewart, a man who seems to genuinely care, it has to be getting too depressing for words that we seem to be coming full circle in so many ways.
Damn shame too, because I'm desperately going to need Stewart during a Hillary/Jeb multi-billion dollar election. This is a black day.

[Tom_Foolery]

36. I hate to see Jon leave. I vote for Patton Oswalt to replace him. n/t

[Kalidurga]

88. I second that vote.

Actually I would like to see Stewart replaced with a team that could so some SNL style stuff only funny.

[PatrynXX]

37. I can't get the channel because of a dispute with whoever owns it. they want to bundle it with

a ton of channels nobody watches

[NobodyHere]

40. You can watch it on hulu

It's generally how I start my weekday mornings.

[mountain grammy]

75. Watch full episodes online at comedycentral.com

[Leith]

38. It Feels Like the End of an Era

This is sad. First Colbert, now Stewart. Well, they need to live their lives as they see fit. Good on both of'em. It took me a while to get over Kilby leaving.

My recommendation for his replacement? Jason Jones. He has been terrific as a correspondent. He has the right demeanor and a perfect deadpan expression when saying outrageous stuff.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

39. CC needs to get John Oliver back

He's wasted on HBO

[tinymontgomery]

42. I second that

John Oliver was outstanding while Jon was away.

[mindwalker_i]

41. My vote is for Jessica Williams to take over

She's classy, has a great personality for it, and just overall rocks!

[iandhr]

44. Very sad

[Stellar]

46. I just saw a post by David Axelrod ...

I was hoping that it was not true.

[ybbor]

47. Now where will I get my news from?

This really sucks!

First Olbermann left, so I quit watching MSNBC.

Then Colbert left, and the Nightly Show is only okay so far.

But now Mr. Stewart is leaving!

Blah! That's the taste in my mouth.

Who can possibly fill the void?

[PumpkinAle]

48. Jon Stewart would be an awesome president

just saying.

Run Jon Run!

[Samantha]

49. Chris Hayes just announced he will talk about this next

MSNBC

Sam

[Kire]

50. Bassem Youssef should be next.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/09/egypt-s-jon-stewart-comes-to-america.html

[KellyW]

54. That is what I thought when I saw the news

I had just watched last nights episode with Bassem Youssef. I was thinking it would be great for him to have his own CC show. And I am sorry that Larry Wilmore is not as good as I had hoped he would be.

[mountain grammy]

73. I think Larry's show will get better. I like the concept.

I'll give it some time.

[KellyW]

77. I am giving him some time

I don't think his 'keeping it 100%' segment is working. Colbert's variety of regular silly segments were something that was hugely successful.

[Fuddnik]

51. He said in an interview a couple of months ago, he was getting "Daily Show Burn-out".

It's a travesty. I'll have to start going to bed at a reasonable hour.

[Euphoria]

52. Noooo! Without Stewart there's no

Making sense of the crazy!

[TeamPooka]

53. the last bastion of social satire is on edge now.

[applegrove]

55. He's so smart he could do Brian Williams old job. He will be the toughest act to follow. Like Johnny

Carson, late night will never be the same.

[Roland99]

58. "And the Cartoon Network turns into the news" - U2

[Fearless]

59. Run for president. Full stop.

[colsohlibgal]

62. Sad But The Show Will Go On

I too would like some combo of Jason Jones and Samantha Bee. They seem to have hit a home run with Wilmore, why not also in replacing Jon?

[Egnever]

65. Impossible

Since colbert got his start on the daily show.

[Renew Deal]

84. Stewart made Colbert

And much more. Carell, Corddry, Che, Colbert, Oliver, Ed Helms, Rob Riggle.

[herding cats]

64. Too sad.

The end of an era, one I related to and enjoyed.

[question everything]

67. Wonder whether Jon Oliver will take over

He did a good job last summer when Stewart took off to direct a movie.

Must be hard to see his proteges - Colbert, Oliver, even Carell branching out for new venues.

And... I wonder. He is 52 Colbert is 51. Both shows were supposed to be aimed at young audience and I wonder whether both felt that they may become irrelevant to them.

I wish, though, that Stewart stayed for the 2016 election year.

[Codeine]

82. John Oliver has a better gig on HBO.

Much freer without the limits of basic cable.

[YOHABLO]

107. I'm poor. Can't afford HBO so I have to watch clips on YouTube. Sucks doesn't it?

.

[phleshdef]

78. I honestly hope he is stepping away to take over Meet the Press.

I don't know if anyone has mentioned that yet... but thats what I wanna see.

[Marie Marie]

79. He will sorely missed.

I hope I am wrong but I can't see anyone filling his shoes.

[freshwest]

80. Sanders is throwing in the towel, why not Stewart? Writing meets wall.

[Renew Deal]

86. Sanders?

[freshwest]

89. Says there is no way he can compete with the big money:

Bernie Sanders: The Billionaires May Just Win

...In a candid answer to a question about his political viability Monday, he lamented the "absurd" amount of resources he would need to mount a serious campaign, both in the primary and general elections.

Even if he raised $100 from 2 million people – for a total of $200 million – he worried it wouldn't be enough. "That is 20 percent of what the Koch brothers themselves are prepared to spend. Can you take that on? I don't know the answer. Maybe the game is over. Maybe they have bought the United States government. Maybe there is no turning back. Maybe we've gone over the edge. I don't know. I surely hope not. But we have to look at that reality."

"The gut feeling… that I'm going to have to reach is whether there is that willingness to stand up and fight back. And if there's not, I don't want to run a futile campaign," he said..."I am not Mr. Bloomberg of New York and I don't have billions of dollars," he said toward the end of his talk, referring to the former New York City mayor.

But if Sanders – the most ideologically pure liberal in the Senate – determines a campaign for the cause is too arduous, too futile and just not worth it, he'll only hand liberals more reason to be angry...

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/bernie-sanders-the-billionaires-may-just-win/ar-AA9aFjI?ocid=iehp

From a DU thread here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026205198

There were a few threads in the last few weeks such as:

If Bernie Sanders Runs For President, It Won’t Be as an Independent: “I will not be a spoiler”

Naturally, “Will you run for president in 2016?” was the first question DFA Executive Director Charles Chamberlain asked Sanders. Though not definitive, his answer was enough to leave these activists hopeful.

“I am giving very serious consideration to it, but before you make a decision of that magnitude, … you have to make sure that you can do it well,” Sanders said. “So what we are doing is reaching out to folks all over this country trying to determine whether or not we can put the grassroots organization together that we need.”

Sanders knows he will have to rely on grassroots mobilization to have a fighting chance at being elected, because his campaign will take on every monied interest. “If I run, we’ll be taking on the billionaire class,” he said. “That’s Wall Street, the drug companies, the military industrial complex.”

To the dismay some idealists, Sanders rejected the idea of running for president as an independent. “No matter what I do, I will not be a spoiler,” Sanders said. “I will not play that role in helping to elect some right-wing Republican as President of the United States.”

http://inthesetimes.com/article/17572/bernie_sanders_president

From this DU thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6140372

Bernie Sanders: Stand Up to the Koch Brothers...

From DU post:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017235807

Notice him mentioning the 63% who did not vote. I posted a video just before the elections last year. He used that same percentage. He was begging people to get out and vote to defeat the GOP. But they people at the meeting didn't want to talk about that, they wanted to talk about Israel.

The meeting in NYC wasn't about that, it was about income inequality. After a while he quit speaking and said he had to go and see his wife who was waiting for him, but if there had been interest, I think he would have stayed longer.

He wasn't there to promote himself for office, but to get people to get out and vote for the Democratic Party, who he caucuses with for a reason. I can't find the video though, because I don't remember the title of it.

So he looking at things realistically and frankly I really wanted him to run on the Democratic ticket. He was on the Scarborough show saying he might run as a Democrat, and I'll bet they'd have let him in the primaries and it would have been great to see what everyone stood for on the issues he brings up.

But he can also see the apathy. The only thing that would overcome the money is massive turnout, such as Greg Palast warned us after the Bush coup. Voter turnout did it for Obama twice, jumping over many hurdles. Despite millions whose votes weren't counted and the obstruction of billionaire owned media, it worked.

Since then it's been a steady drizzle of apathy inducing memes to keep Democrats, not Republicans, out of voting. They will definitely be voting, and the GOP runs in continuous campaign mode. They don't just work on elections when the 'season' is near. They know better. They set the atmosphere all year long.

That's the writing on the wall, if he can't get enough votes. We will not win by the gun, and won't win if we decide our vote doesn't matter and don't vote, either. As 1SBM said:

And "Mission Accomplished" could be heard whispered throughout the land. (It seems)

GOP: "Government doesn't work" ... Check!

Libertarians (right and left): "Government is evil" ... Check!

Tea Party: "Government doesn't work and there is no difference between establishment republicans and establishment Democrats" ... Check!

"Liberals/Progressives": "Government is evil and there is no difference between establishment republicans and establishment Democrats" ... Check!

The media has played this narrative on a 7-day, 24-hour loop.

Result: Only 15% of the American people pay close attention to the only mechanism for change.

Nicely played, Oligarchs!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025633467#post8

JMHO.

[ramapo]

81. I nominate Brian Williams

Looks like he is looking for work and he has been a regular. Not sure how funny he'd be.

[Kablooie]

90. He could co-host with David Letterman who'll be out of work soon too.

(I'll bet you saw Lawrence O'Donnell tonight too.)

[Renew Deal]

83. That's terrible news

I guess Stewart had enough. He's given so much to comedy and delivered so much talent to the world. The only suitable replacement I can think of is John Oliver, but I doubt he can do that. This is a major loss.

[AsahinaKimi]

85. I for one

will miss him.

[HomerRamone]

91. It's Fox and to a lesser extent the other networks who "make a mockery of the news"

Stewart and Colbert and Oliver do more REAL news

[LiberalLovinLug]

106. When the official news itself is a mockery of the truth

Then the mockery of those networks is nothing but the truth.

Fox News and Murdoch must be ecstatic. Comedy is the only weapon the left has against the right wing lies. They just buy out or ridicule or create a faux scandal to squeeze out any "serious" journalism, from Donahue to Olbermann. Cons lose the comedy part of the brain early on. Unless you find Victoria Jackson or Dennis Miller funny. And Stewart is a one of a kind. He really is unreplaceable. I hope they find someone who can do even half as good a job at eviscerating the MSM, especially FAUX News. I wish John Oliver was available.

[ctsnowman]

92. My sig has expried.

[DeSwiss]

93. I'm sure he's burned-out.

- And it's just getting too easy -- it's all low-hanging fruit now. All of it.....

K&R




Maybe his shots can be more telling from a higher vantage point?

[riverbendviewgal]

94. replace joe Scarborough with Jon Stewart

He could be straight and ask the tough questions like he did on that crossfire episode he was on. And he would be home for supper.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

95. So that's who's taking over the NBC Nightly News.

[adigal]

98. I wonder if he's pissed Colbert got the network job??? nt

[bvf]

103. I doubt it.

I don't know what goes on behind the scenes, but Stewart and Colbert have always seemed to revel in their "rivalry," going back to the Rally and before.

Same's true of Stewart and Carell. I still laugh when I think back to Carell's first appearance as a guest on TDS after leaving the "correspondent" gig there.

[LadyVV]

101. This is a sad day for truth

[yuiyoshida]

102. all too true!

[Politicalboi]

104. This isn't new

I read this last year that he was leaving in 2015. I guess people either missed it or didn't think it would happen. It's gonna be sad for sure. That 11:00 pm hour is in need of some good comedy. Larry won't last long either.