"Jon Stewart to Take Summer Break from 'Daily Show' to Direct a Movie"

Jon Stewart to Take Summer Break from 'Daily Show' to Direct a Movie

by Michael O'Connell, Tatiana Siegel at the Hollywood Reporter

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jon-stewart-take-summer-break-426109

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Jon Stewart is taking temporary leave of The Daily Show.

The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the host of 14 years will be away from Comedy Central's late-night stalwart for 12 weeks during the summer, starting in June -- including eight weeks while the show produces new episodes.

In Stewart's place, Daily Show correspondent John Oliver will sit at the desk of the series, which tapes and airs original episodes Monday through Thursday.

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Stewart is taking the break to make his feature directorial debut with Rosewater. Stewart also wrote the screenplay for the adaptation of BBC journalist Maziar Bahari's New York Times best-selling memoir Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity and Survival.

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