Jon Stewart says farewell as ‘The Daily Show’ host

Jon Stewart opened his penultimate Daily Show with a moment of reflection, waxing nostalgic on the multitudes of headlines he’s garnered over the years proclaiming his glorious eviscerations of issues, pundits and politicians. Alumnae of “The Daily Show”, including Steve Carell, John Oliver, Larry Wilmore and Kristen Schaal have moved on from the mother ship to stake out territory of their own. “The world is demonstrably worse than when I started”, he said.

Two weeks ago, in his last interview with Barack Obama, Mr Stewart responded to the President’s assessment of the Islamic Republic as “anti-American” and “antisemitic” by quipping: “Sounds like a good partner for peace”.

It’s possible that O’Reilly or some of Stewart’s other “frenemies” will show up on the finale – there was a report last month that “Daily Show” producers had invited people to “turn the tables on him”. His replacement, South African comedian Trevor Noah, takes over on September 28th.

One of the show’s former correspondents, movie star Ed Helms, took to Twitter Thursday to express how much he’ll miss the long-time host.

And if there has been one theme from the beloved comedian and political commentator’s time on The Daily Show, it is his ongoing love-hate relationship with Fox News.

The truth is that TV shows have to get on my radar and then I must feel motivated enough to sit down and actually invest time to watch them.

Stewart’s outrage over this is sublime (and something he revisited when New York Mayor Bill De Blasio was caught eating pizza with a fork and knife).

Jon Stewart’s tenure on “The Daily Show” has been nothing short of remarkable. True or not, it certainly made them the center of a whole other conversation, about Young Folk and their perceived shifting allegiance from flat-screen to smartphone. “I know the problem: ISIS has spotty regional access to basic cable”.