Jon Stewart is leaving “The Daily Show,” but don’t it’s just temporarily. The host just confirmed he will be taking the summer off to direct his first movie, an adapted from the book “And Then They Came For Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity and Survival” by Maziar Bahari and Aimee Molloy.
Stepping into his giant shoes will be “Daily Show” correspondent John Oliver will act as host when Jon leaves in June.
“He will be returning but after all these years Jon is looking for a new challenge. If the film is a success you should expect him to make another one,” a friend of the host tells NNR. “I hope this isn’t the start of the end.”