Jon Stewart said a long and sad goodbye to the “Daily Show” on Thursday surrounded by friends, former guests and Comedy Central correspondents.
But with every ending there is a beginning, and Stewart’s farewell was a welcome to incoming host Trevor Noah, who proved he is more than eager to take the reins when he began measuring his desk before his predecessor had even left.
Noah got plenty of laughs from the audience when he crept up behind the 16-year veteran to check out the space for size.
“Hey Trevor, can you give me 20 more minutes,” Stewart politely asked the South African comedian.
“Oh, I’m so sorry,” Noah replied, pretending he hadn’t noticed that the show was still going on.
But he wasn’t done — Trevor then cheekily jumped in and put the tape measure up to Stewart’s penis over his pants. “Good job,” he said, although we’re not sure if he was referring to the star-filled finale or the size of his manhood.
Along with Noah, Stewart was joined by Samantha Bee, Lewis Black, Steve Carell, Vance DeGeneres, Mo Rocca, Matt Walsh, Larry Wilmore, Michael Che and Craig Kilborn, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
Trevor Noah takes over Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” on Sep. 28.
34 'Daily Show With Jon Stewart' Correspondents and Contributors (Photos)
In honor of Stewart's retirement from Comedy Central's "Daily Show" on Aug. 6, here's a look at the dream team who helped make the best fake news program on TV a hit.
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Lewis Black (1996 - ) The "Back in Black" contributor has been there from the start.
Miriam Tolan (2000-2001) Tolan starred in "The Heat" and "The Dictator."
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Matt Walsh (2001-2002) Walsh appeared on "News You Can Utilize" and "Dollars and Cents" before graduating to HBO's "Veep."
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Lauren Weedman (2001-2002) Weedman appeared on Dollars and Cents" and "We Love Showbiz" segments.
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Mary Birdsong (2002)
Birdsong had a brief stint as contributor.
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Rob Corddry (2002-2006) Corddry appeared on "This Week in God" and "Come On!" segments before wading into "Childrens Hospital," two "Hot Tub Time Machine" movies and HBO's "Ballers."
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Ed Helms (2002-2006)
Helms recently starred in the 2015 comedy "Vacation."
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Rachael Harris (2002-2003) Harris appeared in "Mark Your Calendar" and "We Love Showbiz."
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Samantha Bee (2003-2015) Bee, who married her castmate Jason Jones, has one of the show's longest runs as correspondent.
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Bob Wiltfong (2004-2005) Wiltfong also appeared on Dave Chappelle's show and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien."
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Dan Bakkedahl (2005-2007) Bakkedahl was initially hired to replace Colbert.
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Jason Jones (2005-2015) The husband of Samantha Bee famously appeared in "Are You Prepared?!?" and "Jason Jones 180" segments.
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Nate Corddry (2005-2006)
The younger brother of Rob was one half of the show's "Brother vs. Brother" segments.
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Dan Bakkedahl (2005-2007) Bakkedahl was hired to replace Stephen Colbert.
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Rob Riggle (2006-2008) Riggle was the senior military affairs correspondent.
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John Oliver (2006-2013) After serving as Senior British Person and filling in for Stewart for several months as host, Oliver left to helm his own show, "Last Week Tonight" on HBO.
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John Hodgman (2006- ) Hodgman recurs as the show's Resident Expert and Deranged Millionaire.
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Aasif Mandvi (2006- ) Mandvi remains the Senior Middle East Correspondent.
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Larry Wilmore (2006-2014) Wilmore served as the Senior Black Correspondent before leaving to host Comedy Central's "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore."
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Wyatt Cenac (2008-2012) Cenac was a senior correspondent who voiced the puppet version of former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele.
Jordan Klepper (2014 - ) Klepper serves as the Senior Caucasian Correspondent.
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Hasan Minhaj (2014 - ) Minhaj is the show's Senior Indian Correspondent.
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Steve Carell, Jessica Williams, Lewis Black and Olivia Munn have all worked with Stewart during his 16-year run as host
In honor of Stewart's retirement from Comedy Central's "Daily Show" on Aug. 6, here's a look at the dream team who helped make the best fake news program on TV a hit.