--- title: Jessica Williams Replaces Jon Stewart, Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Predicts description: Jessica Williams, we are ready for you canonical: https://time.com/3707164/hot-tub-time-machine-daily-show-jon-stewart-jessica-williams/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-12T16:11:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:16:50.417Z og:title: 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2' May Have Predicted the Next Host of the 'Daily Show' og:description: Jessica Williams, we are ready for you og:url: https://time.com/3707164/hot-tub-time-machine-daily-show-jon-stewart-jessica-williams/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2' May Have Predicted the Next Host of the 'Daily Show' twitter:description: Jessica Williams, we are ready for you twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Did _Hot Tub Time Machine 2_ Predict the Next Host of the _Daily Show_? by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Feb 12, 2015 4:11 PM UTC by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Feb 12, 2015 4:11 PM UTC Could _Hot Tub Time Machine 2_ be more than just a mildly-anticipated film and really a purveyor of news from the future? MAYBE. [_Uproxx_ ](http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/02/jessica-williams-daily-show-hot-tub-time-machine-2/)revealed an early clip from the time travel sequel, out Feb. 20, that predicts Jon Stewart’s _Daily Show_ successor. And her name is Jessica Williams. Following Stewart’s departure announcement Tuesday, there has been mounting speculation regarding his replacement. Williams, a current _Daily Show_ correspondent, has [topped](http://www.newsweek.com/give-daily-show-jessica-williams-306213) [many](http://www.thegloss.com/2015/02/11/culture/jon-stewart-replacement-jessica-williams-the-daily-show/) [lists](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/11/jessica-williams-the-daily-show%5Fn%5F6666176.html) — [including our own](http://time.com/3704465/jon-stewart-the-daily-show-retiring-replacement-hosts/). If _Hot Tub Time Machine 2_ proves to be accurate, sign us up to volunteer for Neil Patrick Harris’ presidential campaign now. \[[_Uproxx_](http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/02/jessica-williams-daily-show-hot-tub-time-machine-2/)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3707164/hot-tub-time-machine-daily-show-jon-stewart-jessica-williams/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3707164/hot-tub-time-machine-daily-show-jon-stewart-jessica-williams/"},"headline":"Did Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Predict the Next Host of the Daily Show?","datePublished":"2015-02-12T16:11:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:16:50.417Z","description":"Jessica Williams, we are ready for you","url":"https://time.com/3707164/hot-tub-time-machine-daily-show-jon-stewart-jessica-williams/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","Jon Stewart","Daily Show"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3707164/hot-tub-time-machine-daily-show-jon-stewart-jessica-williams/","name":"Did Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Predict the Next Host of the Daily Show?"}}]}] ```