'Last night I was perusing the Internet. I guess my question to you is, did I die?' the comedian said when he returned to host his show on Wednesday night.
- February 12, 2015
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Jon Stewart apparently didn't expect as much as attention he's got since announcing his departure from "The Daily Show". On Wednesday night, February 11, a day after Comedy Central broke the news, the comedian said when hosting the show, "Last night I was perusing the Internet. I guess my question to you is, did I die? 'Cause it all seems very 'I died.' " He continued, "Very weird. It's an overwhelming day here, as you can imagine, and people have been asking, I'm not 'exactly sure what I'm going to do next."
Stewart also responded to Arby's offer to apply for a job with the sandwich chain. It turns out that he's not a fan of the food, asking back, "To work there would I have to handle, serve, touch eat or even look at what you so generously describe as food?" before adding, "That's right, Arby's, this motherf***ing thing ain't over. I do not accept your peace offering. We shall always be enemies! For while you are a worthy adversary, you shall be vanquished."
Jon, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].
— Arby's (@Arbys) February 11, 2015
Stewart said on Tuesday that he and Comedy Central were still working on the details of his exit. He didn't know when he would last host the show, saying it could be anywhere from July to December.
President of Viacom Entertainment Group, Doug Herzog, told the Associated Press that they already had "a shortlist" of possible Stewart replacements, but wouldn't name any of them.
