John Oliver, Trevor Noah and more 'Daily Show' veterans are reacting to Jon Stewart's return to the desk of the Comedy Central series. It was announced that Stewart, who led 'The Daily Show' from 1999 to 2015, has agreed to return as host on Monday nights through the 2024 election. Former 'Daily Show' correspondent turned 'Last Week Tonight' host Oliver happened to be taping an interview with NBC's Willie Geist's when the news broke, and he was caught off guard.
00:00It's going to be very exciting to see John at the end of the election year as well.
00:04Right.
00:05That is watchable.
00:07John Oliver, Trevor Noah, and more Daily Show veterans are reacting to John Stewart's return to the desk of the Comedy Central series.
00:15On Wednesday, it was announced that Stewart, who led the Daily Show from 1999 to 2015,
00:20has agreed to return as host on Monday nights through the 2024 election.
00:24Former Daily Show correspondent turned last week to night host Oliver
00:27happened to be taping an interview with NBC's Willie Geist when the news broke, and he was caught off guard.
00:32What do you think?
00:33I mean, that is a surprise.
00:36Yeah, that is a show that needs a host.
00:38He certainly is a very, very good one.
00:41So, yeah, it'll be exciting to see what he does.
00:43He went on to compare Stewart's Daily Show Homecoming to NBA legend Michael Jordan's return to the Chicago Bulls in 1995 after retiring from the game.
00:51Back in for another bite at the apple.
00:53That's right.
00:53Wow.
00:54Yeah, Jordan's back.
00:55However, Oliver added that the show should appoint a permanent host after Stewart's run, naming Amber Ruffin and Roy Wood Jr. as strong contenders.
01:03Noah, who succeeded Stewart in the host chair, also weighed in on the news.
01:07He reposted Stewart on social media and wrote, yes, he's back.
01:11And Daily Show contributor and former correspondent Jordan Klepper said, this dude's been juicing.
01:16He also wrote on Instagram, welcome home, JS, under this picture of Stewart back at the Daily Show desk.
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