the job did take its toll.
He grew into his suit.
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Jon Stewart is leaving The Daily Show "later this year"
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He grew into his suit.
NOOOO!!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!! Jon is straight-up one of my favorite people. He brings a sensibility to that show that's irreplaceable. Goddamn irreplaceable!
Thank god we at least have John Oliver doing Last Week Tonight. I haven't seen Wilmore's show but I haven't heard great things.
SHIT
Thank god we at least have John Oliver doing Last Week Tonight. I haven't seen Wilmore's show but I haven't heard great things.
SHIT
the job did take its toll.
He used to be so handsome :O
Ryouji Gunblade
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Did his eyes change color? Did he become a Spartan?
the job did take its toll.
lmao, he looked so awkward in his suits the first few years
Next thing you'll tell me Mel Brooks is Jewish.
This is a good point and I hope it turns out to be true. Oliver might start tackling more political topics now that there will be less chance of retreading Colbert Report/Daily Show material.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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the job did take its toll.
Well, he's been doing this for sixteen years and he is now 52.
Morrigan Stark
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WHAT
Noooooooooooooooooooooo
Noooooooooooooooooooooo
You mean a dude in his thirties look much younger than a dude in his fifties? Shocking!
Holy crap that sucks. Colbert was the bigger loss for me, but having TDS still there softened that blow especially with the election stuff coming up which would have had lots of good laughs. Now to hear this it feels like an entire genre of tv I liked is gonna disappear.
Stewart seems like he's been wearied by the show for awhile now so from that standpoint I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did. Boy has the talk show game ever taken a blow lately, so much talent lost in such a short period.
Stewart seems like he's been wearied by the show for awhile now so from that standpoint I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did. Boy has the talk show game ever taken a blow lately, so much talent lost in such a short period.
PeskyToaster
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All I ask is that they call the new show "The Daily Show without Jon Stewart" to make up for ditching the excellent "Minority Report" name for Larry's show.
Really? He talks about it all the time.
Extra Sauce
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Most people look a lot worse at 50 than 35. It might be the roughest 15 years in one's life, physical appearance wise.
Yup. Always gotta smile due to my Jewish side. *waves sheepishly at Jon Stewart*
I don't think the guy is particularly talented as a director from the work I've seen from him, so I hope whatever career path he follows is as effective as his Daily Show tenure and not, well, like his directing (or acting, frankly)
minor effort
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the job did take its toll.
He's 52 years old.
BrightEyedPanic
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2016 is going to be a political satire goldmine and they already lost 1 of the best. They did not think this through.
Battersea Power Station
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I think they should retire The Daily Show. I know, I know, it sounds like a terrible business decision. In the short turn, it'd be more profitable to keep the brand. But in the long run, you'd never be able to have someone run it as successfully as Jon has and you'd only run the name into the ground. It would be a better investment to try to create a new IP and format for the future.
It won't happen, of course.
It won't happen, of course.
TheSadRanger
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I think the better option is to re-brand it specifically around the new talents strengths. Don't try to simply deliver Jon Stewart's Daily Show with the same segments and whatnot. That's part of why John Oliver's show is so distinctive when it could have been derivative. It feels like The John Oliver show, not The Daily Show part deux.
They can call it The Daily Show if they want, but they have to make the flavor unique to the talent involved. If they go with Amy Poehler or someone like that, it has to have a distinctive feel that works to her delivery and her ability to confront political opponents or not.
the job did take its toll.
uh... sixteen years passed.
if anything, I'm shocked at how good he looks for someone who's 50.
The Technomancer
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There's that, and then there's just....almost a maturity to the weary exasperation with which he reacts to everything. That's whats going to be really irreplaceable for me.
Nappuccino
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I could handle Colbert leaving no problem.
But Stewart? Just him being on air was a reassurance that all could one day be right in the world.
But Stewart? Just him being on air was a reassurance that all could one day be right in the world.
Jon Stewart, through the Daily Show, has been a massive influence on my life. I've been watching him every night for the last fifteen years, I've been to a taping and I went to the rally. I can't say I'm not... profoundly disappointed that the show is ending but he's hinted that he's unhappy in a number of places so I'm glad he's moving on if he feels like he has to. I'll be keeping my ear to the ground.
Seriously? Oh man, you've missed out so hard. He's incredible.I have yet to see a single episode of his show
Time to jump in?
Yup. Always gotta smile due to my Jewish side. *waves sheepishly at Jon Stewart*
I don't think the guy is particularly talented as a director from the work I've seen from him, so I hope whatever career path he follows is as effective as his Daily Show tenure and not, well, like his directing (or acting, frankly)
you know, I didn't think Rosewater was terrible at all. In fact, I thought it was fairly good. But I agree - he's not a director. His talent is right where he's at now.
Steve Youngblood
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I woulda posted the eye stab gif but i dont wanna get banned.
Nobody will ever get banned for The Faculty references on my watch.
makingmusic476
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=(
Worst news ever.
Worst news ever.
I liked Rosewater a lot. It's not one of the best movies I've ever seen but, especially for a first effort, it's pretty good.
DrForester
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Jon said a few words at the end of tonight's show. Does not know when the end will come. Said as early as July, late as December. Details have yet to be finalized.
Mechanized
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Aw he seems so sad but it seems pretty evident now he doesn't really want to do it anymore and wants to spend time with his family and try other things in life.
DrForester
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Now I am wondering what his last episode will be like. Can he possibly top Colbert's exit?
Mac the KNife
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This got me lol. So serious and then
Just made the announcement on TV.
Damnit Jon! Thanks for all the years.
Oh great Larry Wilmore is on, TV off.
What happened to late night, fuck!
The Times They Are A Changin'
Just made the announcement on TV.
Damnit Jon! Thanks for all the years.
Oh great Larry Wilmore is on, TV off.
What happened to late night, fuck!
Hey now Larry is just getting started. It will get better. It has to.
Just made the announcement on TV.
Damnit Jon! Thanks for all the years.
Oh great Larry Wilmore is on, TV off.
What happened to late night, fuck!
Wilmore's show is actually kind of awesome. It's like bill maher but not totally insufferable
I'm so bummed out about this. Watching the daily show was easily one of my favorite things. Been watching since
I was 9 :/
No enough people watched This show
I was 9 :/
No enough people watched This show
BrokenEchelon
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Someone's about to turn into a political pundit.
Few is the comedian who can make such light of many important policy discussions and yet can be rendered occasionally speechless due to his emotional authenticity on issues such as the Eric Garner case. As I've said in this topic, that's what made him especially effective... the rare comedian who could straddle historic moments with profound levity, or sometimes he would just break down altogether like a real human being. And those reactions on some level reflected on a very real level the genuine complicated emotions that people in this country face on a day to day basis as one with a very dark, complex and altogether morally ambiguous past, present and future.
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That'd be stupid. Wouldn't make sense from a career perspective. The dude is highly influential already in the political spectrum and he has his own show with his name on it. And he's influential enough that he can challenge Bill O'Reilly to a debate, have it be accepted and win without batting an eye. What aspect of political punditry is going to pay him more or be a more effective outlet for issues he cares about?
Thank you! The Nightly Show is a good thing. I like it alot. Watch it daily. Larry Willmore is cool.
Hell naw.
Eighty Deuce
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Bring back Craig Kilborn
BrokenEchelon
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I love the man, but I don't care how many times he keeps insisting that he's a comedian. At some point during Bush's reign, he became the only honest political pundit in America. Now he's free to do it "in the open"
Maybe more political movies, though Rosewater was very flat.
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