The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is coming to end. This Thursday night, America says goodbye to the fake-newsman. Now, some of Stewart’s friends and co-workers are opening up about their time with him. Nightly Show host and former Daily Show Senior Black Correspondent, Larry Wilmore recently relived the advice that Jon gave him on his first show.
Recently, Nightly Show host Larry Wilmore opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about his first day on The Daily Show working with Jon Stewart:
“I was still very nervous. I was sitting there getting ready to do the bit -- we were starting fresh from commercial -- and he turned and put his hand on my arm: 'Hey man, just look at the camera and f***ing give it to America.' It was exactly what I needed to hear. My first joke got a big laugh and my stand-up instincts kicked in. The segment killed and the Senior Black Correspondent concept caught on from there.”
Wilmore went on to speak about the pressure and pleasures of working with Stewart through all the years:
"There's extra pressure when you're working with Jon. It's infuriating because he's usually right. Even if you disagree with him, you go, 'I know this motherf***er is probably right, but I'm still going to argue my point anyway.' And then later you say, 'Yep, he was right. How did he know that?!' It's been nice to work with him in a different capacity on The Nightly Show. Once again, he had magic words for me: "Hey man, stop being a f***ing host -- just be you."
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Jon Stewart's final episode of The Daily Show is this Thursday, August 6.
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