The Daily Show host took a summer off from his Comedy Central series to direct Rosewater — starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Kim Bodnia, Halah Bilginer and Shohreh Aghdashloo — offering a fictional account of London-based Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari's memoir Then They Came for Me, which details his period in a Tehran prison in June of 2009 after being arrested while covering the 2009 elections. "I was unfamiliar with the filmmaking process, which can be very long," he told THR. "And I'm not built for that. Ultimately, I said to Maziar, 'I feel like I know a path through this. I think I have a sense of what the individual story is but also what the larger thrust is. Let me just go f—ing write this and let's be done.'"
Jon Stewart is stepping down from hosting the Daily Show, and Hollywood has plenty to say about it.
Stewart, who has hosted the Comedy Central series for more that 15 years, made the announcement Tuesday during the show’s taping.
Here is what celebrities and public figures are tweeting about the big news.
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I KNEW WHEN JON STEWART LEFT TO DIRECT THAT MOVIE HE WAS GONNA TRY SOMETHING LIKE THIS
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) February 11, 2015
Congratulations to Jon Stewart on an extraordinary groundbreaking run.
— Craig Ferguson (@CraigyFerg) February 11, 2015
So, we have to navigate the poop-dipped trainwreck of the 2016 election WITHOUT Jon Stewart hosting @TheDailyShow? Hmmm…
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) February 11, 2015
Wow, #JonStewart leaving @TheDailyShow
— Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) February 10, 2015
Jon Stewart quitting? Good timing. He was beginning to be eclipsed by John Oliver. This way, he can leave on a high.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 10, 2015
WOW…So bummed! Jon Stewart quitting ‘Daily Show’ http://t.co/PfW0liWtsU via @usatoday
— Carson Daly (@CarsonDaly) February 11, 2015
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What are we going to do without Jon Stewart everyday? @TheDailyShow
— Bryan Greenberg (@bryangreenberg) February 11, 2015
I’m sorry about Jon Stewart leaving The Daily Show. It was my idea.
— |\/|@r|{ )(0%ü$ (@markhoppus) February 11, 2015
Huge congrats to the new host of The Daily Show! pic.twitter.com/Fs9nRt3sTN
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) February 11, 2015
NOOOOOO Jon Stewart!! We shall tie you to that chair until they can find someone who can fill your shoes. #bigshoestofill
— Harry Shum Jr (@HarryShumJr) February 11, 2015
BREAKING: Spider-Man to replace Jon Stewart as new host of The Daily Show.
— Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) February 10, 2015
Just had the honor of being the great Jon Stewart’s guest on @TheDailyShow, where he announced he’s leaving. Emotional night. #jonstewart
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) February 11, 2015
Sorta hoping Jon Stewart is leaving to play minor league baseball and will be back in two years with Dennis Rodman in tow.
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) February 11, 2015
BREAKING NEWS: Stewart to host “The Jon Stewart Show” before THE LATE SHOW w/ Colbert. Then will bump The Late Show to later, then take over
— Jonah Ray (@jonahray) February 11, 2015
I’m leaving Jon Stewart?
— Andy Kindler (@AndyKindler) February 11, 2015
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