Stewart bowed out, but didn’t really stop. He left The Daily Show in early 2015, and had a 4 year deal with HBO by late 2015. He wanted to try some new things, but still news satire. The deal fizzled ultimately. He ended up making a political satire film. Then he got the Apple deal.
I think he just wanted more freedom and he got it.
By all accounts John Oliver has that. He got to be Zazu.
Stewart bowed out, but didn’t really stop. He left The Daily Show in early 2015, and had a 4 year deal with HBO by late 2015. He wanted to try some new things, but still news satire. The deal fizzled ultimately. He ended up making a political satire film. Then he got the Apple deal.
I think he just wanted more freedom and he got it.
By all accounts John Oliver has that. He got to be Zazu.