The whole set, including Stewart's desk and chair, will be donated to the Newseum in Washington, D.C. and become part of the museum's collection for future display.
- Aug 6, 2015
AceShowbiz - "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" may soon end, but the show's trace will be preserved. It has been announced that the show's set would be donated to the Newseum in Washington, D.C. once Jon Stewart wraps up the filming of his final episode.
"We are thrilled to accept the donation of these artifacts to the Newseum collection, because they are part of America's cultural and media history, telling an important story about how political satire and news as humor made 'The Daily Show' a trusted news source for a generation," says Newseum senior VP of exhibits and programs Cathy Trost.
The donation will become part of the Newseum's collection for future display. The museum is dedicated "to champion the five freedoms of the First Amendment through exhibits, public programs and education."
Stewart recently filmed his penultimate episode with final guest Louis C.K.. "I'm really amazed by what you did here, it is really impressive," C.K. praised his friend. "You did this show for this long, and kept it this good for this long, and you stayed with the world's events and you were a voice of reason and you were funny. It's really like one of the great comedy accomplishments of all time that you did."
Stewart responded, "Here's the thing. I will almost always uncomfortably deflate - but when it's somebody that I love, that I respect, who says that, it means the world. Thank you." As C.K. said that people might throw up listening to them, Stewart jokingly said, "I guess the real thing that I wanted to say is: Louis and I are both dying." C.K. chimed in, "We will both be dead in a month."
Also on the Wednesday, August 5 episode, Stewart evaluated his show's success. "I feel like what we've built here is a monument to evisceration," he claimed. "By the way, it wasn't just eviscerating. We 'demolished,' 'crushed' - we 'annihilated' things. I remember one night, even the Hulk was like, 'Dude, slow down.' "
He bragged about taking down ISIS, Fox News, Racism and Wall Street. "Now at the end of my tenure, I would like take a moment to see my crushed enemies driven before me," he said, but then realized that all of his targets are still going strong. He then pondered, "The world is demonstrably worse than when I started - have I caused this?"
