--- description: Take a look at how much the beloved host has changed title: Watch Jon Stewart Age 16 Years Over the Course of His 'Daily Show' Gig image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Time-Lapse Video Shows Jon Stewart Aging 16 Years on _The Daily Show_ by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 24, 2015 3:07 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 24, 2015 3:07 PM CUT As we get closer and closer to Jon Stewart’s final episode of _The Daily Show_, let’s all set aside two minutes for some nostalgia. A _Daily Show_ superfan named Billy Chasen put together this time-lapse video that shows Stewart aging over the course of his impressive 16-year run. “I’ve been watching _The Daily Show_ ever since Jon Stewart took over for Craig Kilborn and I declared, ‘this’ll never work!'” Chasen writes [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC0Xfv433n8&feature=youtu.be "undefined"). “This is my send off to his profound impact as host.” Warning: this fast-paced video might make you a little dizzy, but it’s worth it for the look back at all of Jon Stewart’s different hairstyles. Oh, and his extremely short-lived facial hair. ### See Jon Stewart's Career Over the Years  Jon Stewart takes the reins as anchor of The Daily Show in 1999. Comedy Central/Everett  Stewart gets a cameo as Kevin Gerrity in the 1999 Adam Sandler movie Big Daddy. Columbia  Jay Leno interviews Jon Stewart on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in 2000. NBC/Getty Images  Stewart plays Marion Frank Stokes in the 2002 black comedy Death to Smoochy Warner Bros.  Jon Stewart and his team win the first of many Emmys for The Daily Show in 2003. Chris Weeks—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Jon Stewart hosts the 78th Academy Awards in 2006. Academy of Motion Picture Arts—WireImage/Getty Images  Stewart has a cameo as himself on The Simpsons in 2008 in the episode "E Pluribus Wiggum." Fox  Steven Colbert and Jon Stewart host the Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear on the National Mall on Oct. 30, 2010 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee—Getty Images  Jon Stewart interviews President Barack Obama on The Daily Show at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, DC, Oct. 26, 2010. Jim Watson—AFP/Getty Images  Jon Stewart speaks at the 51st USO Armed Forces Gala & Gold Medal Dinner on Dec. 13, 2012 in New York City. Michael Loccisano—Getty Images  Stewart makes his directorial debut in the 2014 drama Rosewater. Open Road Films  Jon Stewart announces his retirement for the end of 2015. 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