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And Jon finally revealed what he was doing there on ‘The Nightly Show.’_ by [Eric Dodds](https://time.com/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Jul 30, 2015 4:00 PM UTC by [Eric Dodds](https://time.com/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Jul 30, 2015 4:00 PM UTC Trading in his customary (and [eBay-able](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/22/jon-stewart-auctioning-daily-show-suits)) suit for the outfit of a middle-aged angler about to set out on an all-day fishing trip, _Daily Show_ host Jon Stewart [appeared](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jon-stewart-stand-up-set-812117) at New York’s famous Comedy Cellar to perform a brief stand-up set on Wednesday night. Stewart, whose 16-year run at the program will end on August 6, performed a 10-minute set at the behest of former _Daily Show_ executive producer Rory Albanese, who now runs the operation at _Daily Show_ spin-off _The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore_. Albanese was kind enough to share an image of the outgoing late night host on stage: As if Stewart’s cameo didn’t add enough excitement to the West Village comedy club, Louis C.K. performed a set of his own just before Stewart. “I could do this again,” Stewart reportedly said after leaving the stage—a comment which is sure to be blown out of proportion by exactly no one as the 52-year-old comedian concludes his _Daily Show_ stint. \[[_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jon-stewart-stand-up-set-812117)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3978702/jon-stewart-stand-up-comedy-cellar/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3978702/jon-stewart-stand-up-comedy-cellar/"},"headline":"Jon Stewart Did a Stand-Up Set So Now We Can All Speculate Wildly","datePublished":"2015-07-30T16:00:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:44:56.322Z","description":"Does his appearance at New York's Comedy Cellar give fans any hint of his post-Daily Show plans?","url":"https://time.com/3978702/jon-stewart-stand-up-comedy-cellar/","keywords":["Television","Jon Stewart"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eric Dodds","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eric-dodds/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3978702/jon-stewart-stand-up-comedy-cellar/","name":"Jon Stewart Did a Stand-Up Set So Now We Can All Speculate Wildly"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Jon Stewart Reveals What He and Obama Did in Their 'Secret' Meetings","description":"As you might have heard, President Barack Obama asked the inimitable Jon Stewart to his house on two occasions. 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