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John Oliver “Surprised” That Jon Stewart Is Returning To ‘The Daily Show’ & Backs Amber Ruffin Or Roy Wood Jr. To Be Permanent Host


John Oliver was on NBC’s Today Show when he learned that his former boss Jon Stewart was returning to host The Daily Show. Stewart was unveiled by Comedy Central earlier today as the Monday night h…

Stewart was unveiled by Comedy Central earlier today as the Monday night host for the late-night show through the election with the news team correspondents handling the other days. I would have hired Roy Wood or Amber Ruffin is very good but it’s going to be very exciting to see Jon in an election year.” “Jordan’s back,” he added, referencing the NBA legend’s decision to return to the Chicago Bulls after previously retiring.

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