Jon Stewart’s Last 'Daily Show' Episode Airs Tonight

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August 06, 2015

Host Jon Stewart at 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' covers the Midterm elections in Austin with 'Democalypse 2014: South By South Mess' at ZACH Theatre on October 28, 2014 in Austin, Texas. (Rick Kern/Getty Images for Comedy Central)

Jon Stewart will sit behind the desk on "The Daily Show" set for the last time tonight.

During his 2,600-episode, 15-year reign, Stewart turned the late-night comedy show into a primary source of news for millions of Americans.

NPR TV critic Eric Deggans joins Here & Now's Robin Young to talk about his favorite Stewart moments, and where the journalist-comedian might be headed next.

Guest

Eric Deggans, TV critic for NPR. He tweets @Deggans.

This segment aired on August 6, 2015.