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FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2015 file photo, Jon Stewart, accompanied by Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N,Y., and New York City first responders speaks during a rally on Capitol Hill in Washington. HBO says it's scrapping a Web-delivered venture it was developing with Stewart. In a statement Wednesday, May 24, 2017, the network said the short-form digital animated project had proved too technically difficult for a quick turnaround. The animated series would have allowed Stewart to comment on daily breaking news in real time. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

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In this photo provided by CBS, guest Jon Stewart , left, speaks with host Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," during the television show on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in New York. It was a rare TV reunion Tuesday as Colbert played host to a gang of his fellow “Daily Show” alums, including Stewart, on a special edition of CBS’ “The Late Show.” (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via AP)

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, file photo, comedian Jon Stewart performs at the 9th Annual Stand Up For Heroes event, presented by the New York Comedy Festival and The Bob Woodruff Foundation, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Stewart has returned to “The Daily Show” where he made a push to renew a law that provides health benefits for first responders who became ill after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Stewart was a guest on the “Daily Show with Trevor Noah” on Monday, Dec. 8, 2015. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

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Jon Stewart acknowledged that "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central was "fake news," but the Pew Research Center ranked him fourth on a list of most admired news figures. (Associated Press/File)

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In this July 15, 2014, file photo, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reacts to host Jon Stewart during a taping of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," in New York. After more than 16 years and nearly 2,600 telecasts, Stewart ended his show on Aug. 6. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

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President Barack Obama, left, talks with Jon Stewart, host of "The Daily Show" during a taping, on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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FILE - In this July 15, 2014 file photo, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reacts to host Jon Stewart during a taping of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," in New York. Stewart enters the home stretch of his 16 years on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" on Monday, with 12 more nights of jokes at the expense of those who make and report the news before he signs off for good on Aug. 6. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

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Television host Jon Stewart is seen here during a taping of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" in New York on Nov. 30, 2011. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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In this photo taken Oct. 27 2009 South African comedian Trevor Noah is photographed during an interview. Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian from South Africa who has contributed to "The Daily Show" a handful of times during the past year, will become Jon Stewart's replacement as host, Comedy Central announced Monday March 30, 2015. Noah was chosen a little more than a month after Stewart unexpectedly announced he was leaving "The Daily Show" following 16 years as the show's principal voice. (AP Photo/Bongiwe Mchunu-The Star) SOUTH AFRICA OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

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FILE - This Nov. 30, 2011 file photo shows television host Jon Stewart during a taping of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" in New York. Comedy Central announced Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, that Stewart will will leave "The Daily Show" later this year. (AP Photo/Brad Barket, File)

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Jon Stewart announced Tuesday that he is stepping down as host of "The Daily Show." (Comedy Central via Real Clear Politics)

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Jon Stewart on Tuesday night railed against Obamacare "architect" Jonathan Gruber and the Democrats trying to distance themselves from him since comments resurfaced in which he insulted American voters. (Comedy Central)

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In this Nov. 7, 2014 photo, Jon Stewart poses for a portrait in promotion of his film,"Rosewater," in New York. Stewart, who hosts the political satire series "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," makes his directorial and screenwriting debut in the film about a journalist who is detained in Iran. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)