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Jon Stewart: why I quit The Daily Show
There was no one moment when Jon Stewart knew it was time for him to leave what he describes as “the most perfect job in the world”; no epiphany, no flashpoint. “Life,” he says, in the lightly self-mocking tone he uses when talking about himself, “doesn’t really work that way, with a finger pointing at you out of the sky, saying, ‘Leave now!’ That only happens when you’re fired, and trust me, I know about that.” Instead, he describes his decision to quit The Daily Show.
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This was a good read, I think it's great that he wants to go spend time with his family and kids. Plus, the News Industry is pretty stressful, I can't believe some of the stories we report on, it makes me sick, I can see the whole reason why he would like to leave. But, I hope that The Daily Show will be okay with out him.