TDS-Jon Stewart to take summer off,John Oliver to fill in

[metallicorphan]

Well,i like John Oliver...but 8 weeks without Jon Stewart???(12 weeks including the usual 4 week summer break)

The Wrap


Jon Stewart will be taking 8 weeks off to direct a film about an Iranian Journalist

"Daily Show" host Jon Stewart will take the summer off to direct a film about an Iranian journalist who has appeared on his show, and correspondent John Oliver will fill in for Stewart as host, Comedy Central said.

Stewart's eight weeks off come in addition to about four weeks of repeats each summer, meaning viewers will have to go nearly three months without fresh doses of Stewart's incisive, sarcastic political commentary.

Stewart, who has hosted Comedy Central's flagship show since 1999, will direct his first film, the drama "Rosewater," from a screenplay he wrote. It is an adaptation of the 2011 book “And Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity and Survival” by Maziar Bahari and Aimee Molloy.

Bahari was accused of being a spy and imprisoned by the Iranian government shortly after "Daily Show" correspondent Jason Jones interviewed him in Iran in 2009. Bahari appeared as a guest on "The Daily Show" in June 2011, and told Stewart that he was not imprisoned because of the "Daily Show" interview, but because his captors wanted an excuse to lock him up.

[Azhag]

I might enjoy it more really depending on whether they change the direction a bit. I can only take so much of Jon due to his super partisanship these days... Colbert works much better for me.

[metallicorphan]

Ahh,we don't get the Colbert Report,Myto told me to look out for that if i enjoyed The Daily Show,but Comedy Central in the UK just shows The Daily Show on CC extra,we get it 24hrs(not even that really with the time difference) after you guys

[Canuck]

I might enjoy it more really depending on whether they change the direction a bit. I can only take so much of Jon due to his super partisanship these days... Colbert works much better for me.

You do realize he's only pretending to be a Republican, right? I don't find Jon that partisan. He often tears Democrats a new one.

[Azhag]

Yes, of course I get that Colbert is making fun of Republicans too, but its not mean-spirited the way the Daily Show is these days. And yes, Jon will occasionally make fun of Democrats, but his interviews and such are from a VERY strong viewpoint whereas Colbert is more about having fun. I used to love the Daily Show, and Jon was my graduation speaker in college, just saying its gone too far for years now from my perspective.

[Suitably Ironic Moniker]

Jon tears into Dems more than occasionally. I am looking forward to Oliver, as it could be an interesting change. Plus, Jon might come back rejuvenated for more TDS.

[Jumangi]

Jon is a hardcore progressive. Lets not try and spin it people.