The Oncely Show

Welcome to The Oncely Show! This is the first and the last program the sole purpose of which is to mark an occasion of great importance – the final episode of The Daily Show with its much beloved host Jon Stewart.

Jon, you've been here for us when we most needed you, through thick and thin, reporting on the issues that America faces on a daily basis, drawing the nation's attention to the disharmonious and incongruous state of modern politics, exposing lies that pour into the mainstream media's partisan trumped-up narrative at the ever increasing rate, questioning the very foundations of our society with its division into the privileged and the oppressed and disenfranchised, ridiculing the irresponsible rhetoric of your fellow TV hosts and, most importantly, providing parental care and guidance to the unruly aggressive child with a disposition to lie sired by television and the Internet that Fox News is.

Your integrity, dedication, political acumen and a caustic sense of humor elevated you to the rank of the most trusted man in America, much like Walter Cronkite years ago, which is a surprising and remarkable achievement for a comedy show host. This may be well deserved but you shouldn't forget to thank Bill O'Reilley, Sean Hannity and their equally blissfully ignorant companions who truly bring out these wonderful qualities of yours.

Trying to pin down the location of your show on the political spectrum many will accuse you of openly leaning to the left. Yet their more conscientious counterparts will understand that your lobbying for certain political causes comes not from the affiliation with a particular party per se but rather just because it is the right thing to do.

Summing up I have to say that despite being a comedian you have been able to do a great deal of work with serious implications. At the same time the scale of the work of many serious news agencies and networks has proven to be, sadly, comedic.

These sixteen years did not go in vain. It's been a terrific and transforming journey for all of us. While I have high expectations for Trevor Noah, neither the show nor television and the Internet will be the same without you. I most definitely hope you'll find a medium through which to reach us, be it producing movies or acting or something else. Thank you for everything you've done. I love you Jon!