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Jon Stewart has quit the Daily Show !
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Jon Stewart has quit the Daily Show after 15 years http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31396423 
Where am I going to get a common sense take on American politics from now on?
Where am I going to get a common sense take on American politics from now on?
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Unless they can get Oliver back I can't see how anyone could replace Jon. The 2016 election won't be the same without him.
I suppose John Oliver will be favourite to succeed him..unless Colbert can be persuaded to come back? I guess he's under contract to NBC though
I suspect just as pressing as the question of who will replace Jon Stewart will be what he does next. Perhaps a full time move to writing and director although Rosewater didn't do phenomenally well...
I thought Rosewater had good reviews by the critics
PS does anyone happen to know when we'll be able to see Rosewater in the UK on DVD?
EDIT - Having said that a good outside shout might come in the form of @Midnight's Chris Hardwick although that would involve getting him to scale back (if not stop) his work for Nerdist. Or there's always Brian Williams. Looks increasingly like he'll be in the market for a new job soon.
Rosewater is opening May 8th in the UK, though it's also on at the Glasgow film fest on 22nd & 23rd February.
Jessica Williams is very good but she's only 25, I would think Comedy Central would want a host in their 30s or 40s. Looking outside of the Daily Show, maybe Cecily Strong although I don't know if she would want to quit SNL but she was always good when she did Weekend Update.
Chris Hardwick would stick out like a sore thumb since he's not into politics or news plus it would mean giving up Nerdist and also Talking Dead. I'm not sure Comedy Central would want Brian Williams either.
Has anyone suggested Tina Fey and/or Amy Poehler yet? Pretty sure they have to be suggested to host any and all things now. And to be fair I'd definitely watch that show.
I imagine neither would want to commit to doing a four day a week show especially as both have film careers.
I think having a new host come in and just do what Jon Stewart does is probably a mistake. A new host should probably look to put their own stamp on things and do the show at least slightly differently. Stewart certainly did when he took over.
Of course I notice Bassem Youssef just made an appearance on The Daily Show. He could very well be the most obvious not so obvious choice.
The Daily Show is on half an hour before The Late Show but I would imagine Stewart won't want to debut his final week on the same week Colbert starts The Late Show.
I'm terribly sad to see Jon go, would have thought he would have hung around for the next US Presidential election tbh
Thank goodness for John Oliver's show, which seems to be going from strength to strength, even if it's not doing quite the same thing.
Do you mean the new(ish) guy Jordan Klepper??
http://www.ew.com/article/2014/03/04/jordan-klepper-daily-show-correspondent
I still enjoy The Daily Show, but ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ is far superior these days.
As for the new host, I honestly have no idea either. John Oliver or Stephen Colbert were the obvious choices, and neither of them could take the job now, nor do I think they would want to. Of the existing correspondents, my money would be on Jason Jones and Samantha Bee. Outside of the show but sticking with Comedy Central, maybe Chris Hardwick (although I appreciate comments that he’s not political – but neither particularly was Jon Stewart in his MTV days). Going completely outside the box... Charlie Brooker?
I can think of one winner from all of this though – Conan O’Brian. His 11pm TBS talk show is losing its completion all over the place!. First Chelsea Handler quits her E! talkshow and now Jon Stewart quits The Daily Show, both were direct competition in the 11pm slot!
Good shout, Craig Ferguson is certainly a possibility.
Although rumour has it that he has a 7pm syndicated talk show in the works with Tribune Entertainment for sometime next year.
That's the guy, thanks Verence.:)
Last week they showed the Florida Democrat guy slapping down the Texas Republican guy during the debate to repeal President Obama's Affordable Care Act. That was so funny.
The "loony right" will be sleeping easier in their beds.>:(
No more Mitch McConnell, McCain or Chris Christie jokes.>:(