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merchant and fake newsman extraordinaire Jon Stewart cranks up his last ever
opening monologue on The Daily Show. As he takes his final bow, Stewart’s last
three celebrity guests will be his friends and fellow comedians Amy Schumer,
Dennis Leary and Louis CK.
In the
USA, the departure of the comedy network’s beloved “skeptical idealist” and
“most trusted man in America” has been marked by a 42-day live-streaming
marathon, Month of Zen, covering all Stewart’s episodes from the last 16 years
- more than 1,000 hours of viewing.
Other
guest stars rolled out in the last few weeks to say their adieus have included
President Barack Obama, presidential hopeful and former US Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Tom Cruise, “Incredible Hulk” actor Mark Ruffalo,
“Antman” star Paul Rudd, “Mad Men” alumnus Jon Hamm, filmmaker JJ Abrams and
Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough.
President Obama, who has sparred with Stewart regularly during his 7
years in office, even quipped that he had issued an executive order to insist
that Stewart stay on.
“Jon
Stewart’s departure marks the end of an extraordinary chapter in political
satire. While we are sad to see Jon go, his departure paves the ways for a
whole new era of The Daily Show, and we look forward to seeing a brand new
incarnation of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah at the helm.” Evert van der Veer,
Head of Comedy Central Africa said.
After a
six week hiatus, new host Trevor Noah will take to the famed Daily Show studio
in New York to front “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah”, with his debut show
scheduled to go live on 28 September.
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