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. “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/EverettStewart gets a cameo as Kevin Gerrity in the 1999 Adam Sandler movie Big Daddy.ColumbiaJay Leno interviews Jon Stewart on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in 2000.NBC/Getty ImagesStewart plays Marion Frank Stokes in the 2002 black comedy Death to SmoochyWarner Bros.Jon Stewart and his team win the first of many Emmys for The Daily Show in 2003.Chris Weeks—FilmMagic/Getty ImagesJon Stewart hosts the 78th Academy Awards in 2006.Academy of Motion Picture Arts—WireImage/Getty ImagesStewart has a cameo as himself on The Simpsons in 2008 in the episode "E Pluribus Wiggum."FoxSteven 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 ImagesJon 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 ImagesJon Stewart speaks at the 51st USO Armed Forces Gala & Gold Medal Dinner on Dec. 13, 2012 in New York City.Michael Loccisano—Getty ImagesStewart makes his directorial debut in the 2014 drama Rosewater.Open Road FilmsJon Stewart announces his retirement for the end of 2015.Comedy Central