Jon Stewart picked several celebrity comedian friends to be his final Daily Show guests
Jon Stewart is keeping things especially friendly in his last episodes of The Daily Show, which will air next week. Fellow comedians Amy Schumer, Denis Leary, and Louis C.K. will be joining him on stage as his final guests, he announced Thursday.
The guests aren't exactly a giant surprise, as they're all Stewart's friends. Earlier this year, Schumer reportedly turned down an offer to take over The Daily Show after Stewart's departure (the job eventually went to Trevor Noah). Stewart has said in the past that Leary and C.K. are two of his favorite guests.
Not much else is known yet about Stewart's finale, which will air on Thursday Aug. 6. Pretty much all we know so far is that it will run an extended 50 minutes, and the lead-up will consist of a day-long Comedy Central marathon of old episodes, beginning at 10:30 a.m. But don't let that deter you from running with some additional rumors: The Washington Post, for example, suggests that Stephen Colbert might be making an appearance.
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