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As he enters the final week of his 16 year long tenure as host of ‘The Daily Show’, Jon Stewart has revealed the three guests he’ll be inviting onto the show before the final episode next Thursday, details of which remain shrouded in secrecy.

CNN Money reports that Louis C.K., Denis Leary and Amy Schumer – all friends of the departing host – will be appearing on Monday through Wednesday next week before the very last Stewart-fronted edition on August 6th. Schumer, of course, was recently revealed as one of the names Stewart was interested this year to replace him on the Comedy Central chat show, though she turned it down. Current cast member Trevor Noah has already been named as Stewart's successor.

Jon Stewart is gearing up for his final week as host of 'The Daily Show'

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Jon Stewart mocked media reports claiming he had colluded with President Barack Obama in promoting the President’s political agenda on his show. Stewart addressed the claims on The Daily Show on Wednesday (29th July) in a segment entitled When Barry Met Silly. He revealed the two meetings he had with the President were not quite as secret as some media outlets made them out to be.

Jon Stewart addressed claims he colluded with President Obama.

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President Barack Obama has been announced as one of Jon Stewart’s final ‘Daily Show’ guests as the long time host prepares to step down from the Comedy Central show next month. The President will appear on the show this Tuesday (July 21st) just weeks before Stewart bids his farewell.

President Obama will appear on ‘The Daily Show’ next week.

The appearance will be Obama’s third as President on the Comedy Central show and his seventh visit overall. The last time Obama stopped by was in 2012 during his second presidential campaign. 

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Comedian Amy Schumer has revealed she was one of the names asked to replace Jon Stewart as host of 'The Daily Show', after he announced he was stepping down later this year. The gig of course eventually went to South African comedian and ‘Daily Show’ regular, Trevor Noah, but just what was it that made the ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ star say no to Comedy Central’s offer?

Amy Schumer has revealed she turned down ‘The Daily Show’.

Speaking to the The Daily Beast, Schumer explained “I was so honored to be asked and considered. With Comedy Central, I project so much ‘You’re my parents!’ on the network and the people that run it, so them saying, ‘We believe in you and trust that you can do this,’ I thought, ‘Oh my god, thank you!’”

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Trevor Noah, the new host of Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’ when Jon Stewart departs, will make his debut on September 28th, the show confirmed today.

The official Twitter account for ‘The Daily Show’ made the announcement via a post on Thursday afternoon (May 28th) – so that’s exactly four months from now. The post read “Late night will NEVER BE THE SAME. Or maybe it will. Watch to find out,” with the addition of a short video of Noah getting himself acquainted with the studio and “getting comfortable in Jon’s chair”.

Trevor Noah (r) arriving at Jimmy Kimmel's studios back in March

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‘The Daily Show’s’ Jon Stewart has revealed he’s spent the past three years quietly helping war veterans break into television, by developing a ‘five-week industry boot camp’. Stewart's program teaches veterans the skills to help them find work in the TV industry and so far some have even ended up becoming members of  ‘The Daily Show’s' team.

Stewart will exit the Comedy Central show in August.

Stewart has chosen now to finally speak about the program as his time on ‘The Daily Show’ is nearly up and he wants to encourage other shows to create similar programs. “This is ready to franchise. Please steal our idea,” Stewart told the New York Times.

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The Simpsons, everyone's favourite dysfunctional family, won't be leaving our screens any time soon. The hit animated series has been renewed for another two seasons. Fox announced the news on Monday (4th May). 

The Simpsons has been renewed for two seasons.

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Jon Stewart has confirmed that August 6 will be his final day on The Daily Show. The comedian announced the news on Monday's instalment of the series, saying, "I will be wearing a suit, I will more than likely be showered."

Jon Stewart says he will be leaving the Daily Show in August

When the audience seemed muted, Stewart added: "I'm sorry, I'll be wearing overalls and I won't shower," which received loud cheers. The comedian also announced that fans will have a chance to win tickets to the final show with proceeds going to the Night of Too Many Stars charity.

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It’s been a roller coaster of a week for South African comedian Trevor Noah. On Monday he was announced as landing the biggest gig in comedy, taking over as host of ‘The Daily Show’ from Jon Stewart. But just days later some were calling for him to be dropped from the show, after a few of his controversial tweets from the past came back to haunt him in a big way.

Olivia Munn has some words of advice for Trevor Noah

But not everyone is ready to writing Noah off, former ‘The Daily Show’ correspondent Olivia Munn instead had some advice for the 31 year old as he prepares for his big gig.

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Trevor Noah became an instant name to know on Monday after he was announced as the replacement for departing ‘Daily Show’ host Jon Stewart. But it seems the comedian is already getting a crash course on the levels of scrutiny such a high profile gig will put him under, as he’s currently facing backlash on social media over some of his old tweets, which have led him to be branded ‘sexist’ and’ anti-semitic’.

Trevor Noah will take over from Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show'.

"Oh yeah the weekend. People are gonna get drunk & think that I'm sexy!" - fat chicks everywhere,” Noah wrote in November 2011. Then a month later he told his followers, “A hot white woman with ass is like a unicorn. Even if you do see one, you'll probably never get to ride it.”

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Trevor Noah is being considered as a replacement for Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. The 31-year-old comedian has been a regular contributor to the show since December 2014 but may soon find himself the host of the show. A source close to the show stated no official agreement has yet been reached and Noah is simply short listed for the position.

Jon Stewart is stepping down from hosting The Daily Show.

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‘The Daily Show’ contributor Trevor Noah could be the next in line to take over from the departing Jon Stewart, according to a report by Variety. The 31 year old South African comedian was recruited to the show by Stewart himself back in December and is now said to have quickly moved up on Comedy Central’s shortlist for the host’s chair.

Who will replace Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show'?

A source familiar with the matter has reportedly told Variety that Noah is gaining consideration as a potential successor to Stewart, thought they did caution that ‘no final decision has been reached’. The source did however add that Comedy Central’s selection process has accelerated in recent days, with Noah’s name moving on to a short list being put together by executives at the network.

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John Stewart devoted the opening of Monday's episode to the recent events at the University of Oklahoma - namely, the emergence of a video featuring a bus load of fraternity guys singing a racist chant.

Jon Stewart ripped into MSNBC's Morning Joe segment

Stewart referred to last week's guest - civil rights activist and Selma marcher Rep. John Lewis - saying, "Last weekend, we saw the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the march in Selma.It was an incredibly inspiring reminder of the lengths that people had to go to during the civil rights movement, from Selma, to the lunch counter Greensboro sit-ins, to the interstate bus Freedom Riders."

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The mass exodus from The Daily Show continues with Samantha Bee's departure, announced this Friday. Bee follows in the footsteps of her husband Jason Jones and, of course, Jon Stewart himself. It's kind of a bummer for Daily Show fans, but not so much for Bee herself, who is leaving to start her own show on TBS. 

Samantha Bee says "goodbye" to The Daily Show and "hello" to greener pastures at TBS.

Yes! This is what we've been waiting for! An exciting, somewhat political, female-led format. At least that's what TBS has teased so far.

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‘The Daily Show’s’ Jon Stewart certainly found an interesting way to even the odds last night, when he came face to face with his nemesis, WWE Superstar Seth Rollins, during Monday’s edition of 'Raw'. The late night host, who’s been embroiled in a feud with Rollins for the past few weeks, ‘went low’ on the wrestler, after things turned ugly during a sit down segment between the two.

The 'Daily Show's' Jon Stewart

It all started nearly a month ago when Rollins, who calls himself the future of the WWE, declared on 'Raw' he was now untouchable and could do anything he wanted, even take over as host of ‘The Daily Show’ and “make that thing actually watchable.”

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‘The Daily Show’s’ departing host Jon Stewart got the shock of his life on Thursday evening, when his regular ‘moment of zen’ segment was interrupted by WWE wrestler Seth Rollins. Rollins gatecrashed the long running Comedy Central talk show as part of the latest chapter in the growing rivalry between the wrestler and the late night funnymant.

Jon Stewart has made an enemy out of Seth Rollins

It all started earlier this month when Rollins called out ‘The Daily Show’ host during a promo on WWE’s Monday Night Raw. Rollins, who calls himself the future of the WWE, told the audience during the February 9th edition of 'Raw' he was now untouchable and could do anything, from getting elected President of the United States to taking over as host of ‘The Daily Show’ to “make that thing actually watchable.”

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Jon Stewart, the soon-to-be former host of the Daily Show, has called out Seth Rollins after the WWE star described himself as "untouchable" and claimed he could take over Stewart's spot on the satirical news show and at the same time "make that thing actually watchable."

Jon Stewart could be getting in the ring with Seth Rollins

"Right now I'm untouchable," Rollins said on RAW during a speech in the center of the ring. "If I wanted, I could become President. I'm not even old enough to run for office. Or I could take over as host of 'The Daily Show' for Jon Stewart, and make that thing actually watchable."

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Following this week’s big TV news that Jon Stewart is to step down as host of ‘The Daily Show’, Comedy Central is in the process of considering a “short list” of candidates to replace him, according to Viacom.

Viacom Entertainment Group’s president Doug Herzog is also weighing up the possibility of Stewart retaining some kind of hand in producing ‘The Daily Show’ behind the scenes, as he has been an executive producer as well as host ever since the satirical show made its debut in 1999.

Jon Stewart announced on Tuesday that he will quit 'The Daily Show' later this year

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Jon Stewart has announced he is stepping down as host of The Daily Show later this year. The comedian has helmed the satirical news show since 1999 and told his audience it had "been an absolute privilege" to have worked on the Comedy Central staple.

Jon Stewart [R] on the set on his debut directorial feature, Rosewater

"This show doesn't deserve an even slightly restless host and neither do you," Stewart told his audience on Tuesday.

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