“You just have to keep trying to do good work and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things,” Jon Stewart said in an interview with the Orange County Register.
Stewart has announced that he will be leaving “The Daily Show,” effectively bringing an end to 17 years of political commentary and comedy.
The surprising announcement follows the recent end of Comedy Central’s other flagship show “The Colbert Report.”
“The Daily Show” will not be leaving completely, as a new, yet-to-be-named host will be taking over. People were expecting former correspondent John Oliver to take over, but he has recently renewed “Last Week Tonight” with HBO for another two seasons.
Oliver did make a suggestion for who should take over in a recent interview on “The Tonight Show,” starring Jimmy Fallon.
“How about Hologram Jon, because he’s said almost every word in the English language? If you can put Oliver Reed in a film that he wasn’t in, surely you can just have Hologram Jon, like Tupac, hosting the show every night.”
Buzzfeed has written on this topic and Reddit has some modest discussion on who could take over.
BuzzFeed currently has a poll running of some candidates that readers think should take over. The list includes names like Jessica Williams, Tina Fay, Louis C.K., Aziz Ansari and more.
Amy Poehler, who recently finished up hit show “Parks and Recreation” and hosting the Golden Globe Awards, sits at the top of the list. Right behind her is “The Daily Show” correspondent Jessica Williams.
Williams has been a big hit with fans of the show, recently, and she has a large following supporting her.
In a recent set of tweets, she stated that she is not hosting the show and that she is “extremely under-qualified.”
While it is not clear when exactly Stewart will be leaving, he stated he would not be renewing his contract. This means he should be departing sometime in 2015 or 2016.
Still need your fill of political commentary and comedy? Check out “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” on HBO for some great coverage.

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