The longtime host of the Comedy Central series announces his farewell episode will air on August 6.
- Apr 21, 2015
AceShowbiz - Jon Stewart has set the end date for his days as "The Daily Show" host. The comedian announced at the end of the show's Monday, April 20 episode that he would depart the Comedy Central series on Thursday, August 6.
"My last 'Daily Show' program will be August the 6th. I will be wearing a suit, I will more than likely be showered," he said, before jokingly adding, "I am sorry... I will be wearing overalls and I won't shower."
Stewart invited fans to join him in the studio for his farewell episode, explaining a contest that would benefit charity. "I hope that you will join us for that program and as a matter of fact you can actually join us here in reality," he said. "It's going to be a pretty good episode. You'll get flown to New York, get put up in a nice hotel and maybe you can sit here and take selfies. And all of the money goes to Night of Too Many Stars - New York Collaborates for Autism."
To join the contest, viewers can visit Omaze.com/dailyshow. "Maybe we'll see you August 6th and we'll have a nice hug!" he said.
Stewart recently revealed reasons behind his departure from the show which he has hosted for more than 16 years. "It's not like I thought the show wasn't working any more, or that I didn't know how to do it. It was more, 'Yup, it's working. But I'm not getting the same satisfaction,' " he said. "These things are cyclical. You have moments of dissatisfaction, and then you come out of it and it's OK. But the cycles become longer and maybe more entrenched, and that's when you realize, 'OK, I'm on the back side of it now.' "
Trevor Noah has been chosen as his replacement.
