Editing Jon Stewart (section)

====''The Daily Show'' departure ====
During a taping of the show on February 10, 2015, Stewart announced he was leaving ''The Daily Show''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/article/jon-stewart-says-hes-leaving-daily-show-215070 |title=Jon Stewart says he's leaving ''The Daily Show'' |website=avclub.com |date=February 10, 2015 |access-date=March 13, 2015 |archive-date=February 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211021610/http://www.avclub.com/article/jon-stewart-says-hes-leaving-daily-show-215070 |url-status=live}}</ref> Comedy Central president Michele Ganeless confirmed Stewart's retirement with a statement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jon Stewart to step down as host of ''The Daily Show'' |website=satxdailynews.com |url=http://www.satxdailynews.com/entertainment/jon-stewart-to-step-down-as-host-of-the-daily-show |access-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211033512/http://www.satxdailynews.com/entertainment/jon-stewart-to-step-down-as-host-of-the-daily-show/ |archive-date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> Later, it was announced that South African comedian [[Trevor Noah]] would succeed Stewart as the host of the show.<ref name=noah>{{cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |title=Jon Stewart Is Ready for 'Next Iteration' of ''The Daily Show'' |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=February 20, 2015 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/jon-stewart-is-ready-for-next-iteration-of-the-daily-show-20150220 |access-date=September 2, 2017 |archive-date=October 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007162036/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/jon-stewart-is-ready-for-next-iteration-of-the-daily-show-20150220 |url-status=live}}</ref> On April 20, 2015, Stewart indicated that his final show would be on August 6, 2015.<ref name="TDSdeparture">{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Feldman |date=April 20, 2015 |title=Jon Stewart announces when he's leaving ''The Daily Show'' |website=Mediaite |url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/stewart-announces-when-hes-leaving-the-daily-show/ |access-date=April 20, 2015 |archive-date=April 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423210749/http://www.mediaite.com/tv/stewart-announces-when-hes-leaving-the-daily-show/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Barack Obama on the Daily Show July 21, 2015.jpg |thumb|left|Stewart interviewing [[President Barack Obama]] in 2015]]
On July 28, 2015, Darren Samuelsohn of ''[[Politico]]'' reported that twice, Stewart had been at the [[White House]] for previously unreported meetings with President Obama: once in October&nbsp;2011 and once in February 2014.<ref name="Samuelsohn"/> [[Michael D. Shear]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' also picked up on the story.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shear |first=Michael D. |date=July 28, 2015 |title=Jon Stewart Met Privately With Obama at White House |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/us/politics/jon-stewart-secretly-met-with-obama-at-white-house.html |access-date=August 3, 2015 |archive-date=July 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731021526/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/us/politics/jon-stewart-secretly-met-with-obama-at-white-house.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Stewart responded on his show by pointing out that the meetings were listed in the president's publicly available visitor log and that he has been asked to meet privately by many prominent individuals, including [[Roger Ailes]] of [[Fox News]]. He said Obama encouraged him not to make young Americans cynical about their government and Stewart said that his reply was that he was "skeptically idealistic".<ref>{{cite news |last=Bauder |first=David |date=July 30, 2015 |title=Jon Stewart: Meeting with Obama wasn't a secret |website=[[Yahoo!]] |url=https://news.yahoo.com/jon-stewart-meeting-obama-wasnt-secret-151920876.html |access-date=August 3, 2015 |archive-date=August 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801231922/http://news.yahoo.com/jon-stewart-meeting-obama-wasnt-secret-151920876.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 19, 2015, in the wake of the [[Charleston Church Shooting]], Stewart decided not to write jokes for the opening monologue. Elaborating on his decision, Stewart stated, "I honestly have nothing other than just sadness". Stewart spoke about the racial disparity and injustices in America, saying "The [[Confederate flag]] flies over South Carolina ... and the roads are named for Confederate generals" describing it as "racial wallpaper".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jon Stewart tells no jokes about Charleston church shooting |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]] |url=https://time.com/3927986/charleston-jon-stewart/ |access-date=May 11, 2020 |archive-date=July 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717233131/https://time.com/3927986/charleston-jon-stewart/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Instead he designated a large portion of the show to his guest that night [[Malala Yousafzai]], calling her "an incredible inspiration," and that "to be quite honest with you, I don't think there's anyone else in the world I would rather talk to tonight than Malala: So that's what we're going to do. And sorry about no jokes."<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch Malala get real with Jon Stewart about activism and girls' education |website=[[TakePart]] |url=http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/06/19/watch-malala-get-real-jon-stewart-about-activism-and-girls-education |access-date=May 11, 2020 |archive-date=September 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921054830/http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/06/19/watch-malala-get-real-jon-stewart-about-activism-and-girls-education/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 5, 2015, Stewart's friend of 30&nbsp;years, comedian [[Louis C.K.]], was selected to be the last guest before the final ''Daily Show'' episode with Stewart helming the show. C.K. joked that he was there "representing comedy to say good job".<ref>{{cite AV media |title=Exclusive – Louis C.K. extended interview |series=''The Daily Show'' with Jon Stewart |medium=video clip |website=Comedy Central |url=http://www.cc.com/video-clips/s3onms/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-exclusive---louis-c-k--extended-interview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013055420/http://www.cc.com/video-clips/s3onms/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-exclusive---louis-c-k--extended-interview|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 13, 2015}}</ref>

The hour-long-plus final ''Daily Show'' on August&nbsp;6 featured reunions with former correspondents Stephen Colbert, [[Steve Carell]], John Oliver, [[Samantha Bee]], [[Hasan Minhaj]], [[Ed Helms]], [[Kristen Schaal]], [[Larry Wilmore]], [[Jessica Williams (actress)|Jessica Williams]], [[Aasif Mandvi]], [[Lewis Black]], [[John Hodgman]], [[Rob Corddry]], [[Olivia Munn]], [[Josh Gad]], [[Michael Che]], and [[Mo Rocca]] and cameo video clips from people Stewart had targeted over the years, including [[Hillary Clinton]], [[John McCain]], [[Lindsey Graham]], [[Chris Christie]], [[John Kerry]], [[Chuck Schumer]], [[Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]], [[Wolf Blitzer]], [[Joe Scarborough]], and [[Mika Brzezinski]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jon Stewart's farewell: ''Daily Show'' host spotlights staff, not self |year=2015 |series=TV News |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/jon-stewart-daily-show-finale-comedy-central-1201558709/ |access-date=May 11, 2020 |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924092640/https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/jon-stewart-daily-show-finale-comedy-central-1201558709/ |url-status=live}}</ref> During the final episode, there was a pre-taped behind-the-scenes look at the show spoofing the long-take [[Copacabana (nightclub)|Copacabana]] scene from ''[[Goodfellas]]'', featuring a brief appearance by [[Martin Scorsese]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jon Stewart's ''Goodfellas'' spoof a highlight of final ''Daily Show'' |date=August 7, 2015 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/08/07/jon-stewart-goodfellas-montage-daily-show/ |access-date=May 11, 2020 |archive-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918150353/https://ew.com/article/2015/08/07/jon-stewart-goodfellas-montage-daily-show/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It concluded with a performance by [[Bruce Springsteen]] and the [[E Street Band]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Laughs and some tears as Jon Stewart hosts last ''Daily Show'' |last=Helsel |first=Phil |date=August 7, 2015 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/laughs-some-tears-jon-stewart-hosts-last-daily-show-n405716 |url-status=live |access-date=August 7, 2015 |archive-date=August 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807170602/http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/laughs-some-tears-jon-stewart-hosts-last-daily-show-n405716}}</ref>