Jon Stewart's stunning announcement that he was leaving The Daily Show left many Colbert Report fans – including Star Wars creator George Lucas – wondering whether Stephen Colbert would have taken that gig instead of David Letterman's The Late Show if Colbert had known of Stewart's impending departure. In a discussion with Lucas at the Tribeca Film Festival Friday, Colbert made it clear that hosting The Daily Show was never in his plans, Deadline reports.
"Don't you think the perfect choice to replace that Jon Stewart fella would have been you?...
"Don't you think the perfect choice to replace that Jon Stewart fella would have been you?...
- 4/18/2015
- Rollingstone.com
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