Jon Stewart To Step Down From ‘The Daily Show’

It’s the end of an era.

Jon Stewart, the host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, will announce he will be stepping down from his position on tonight’s episode.

Thank you Jon. pic.twitter.com/yPdxjnkuLw

— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) February 10, 2015

As we said when Stephen Colbert’s Late Show premiere date was announced, put your political opinions aside and understand the impact of Comedy Central’s 11 o’clock hour this past decade. While they weren’t the bastions of unbiased political journalism, they were expert satirists that arguably did more to get people — young people, in particular — involved than any news outlet ever did.

Also like Stephen Colbert, the guy was a nerd. I can’t just pick one moment, but The People vs. George Lucas is on Netflix. Go watch the first few minutes right now, it has Jon Stewart talking to George Lucas on his show and tearing apart Lucas’ plot holes in front of him. Not out of anger, but because he’s a hardcore Star Wars geek and wanted answers. I would too if I had his show!

This was something we all knew would have to happen eventually, but it never mattered when because it was always going to hurt. Right now it feels like a Falcon Punch to the gut.

Not much is known about the future of the show or Jon Stewart’s career. We’ll let you know as soon as we do.