8 Hastily Put Together, But Intriguing, Daily Show Host Replacement Ideas

Jon Stewart's on his way out, let the speculation begin!

W. Kamau Bell

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The former Totally Biased host is a natural fit for a job like this. He has all the experience and chops for it, but will Comedy Central put TWO black hosts on television back to back? Unheard of.

Allison Kilkenny and Jamie Kilstein

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The Citizen Radio duo would definitely shake things up. Could they keep their badass progressive street cred though if they started working for corporate giant Viacom?

Hari Kondobolu

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Not exactly a household name, but neither was Stewart at the time he was hired. Hari has all the talent and experience performing socially aware, political comedy to pull off the role.

Chelsea Handler

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A former late-night host of her own show, Instagram maverick and #freethenipple advocate, Chelsea would raise hell and be damn good at it.

Marc Maron

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Would Marc move back to New York for the dream gig? Who knows! But we'd certainly love it if he did.

Jessica Williams

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A current Daily Show correspondent, she has all the swagger and comedic timing to pull it off and be amazing. But at only 25, she might be looking at other opportunities.

Eugene Mirman

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Current voice of Gene on Bob's Burgers, Eugene's brand of absurdist, politically aware comedy would lend perfectly to the Daily Show. Only quesion is, are Comedy Central execs ready for his close-up?

Adam Scott

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Couldn't you just see him doing it? Probably the most likable and least polarizing person on the list, which makes him a perfect, albeit somewhat vanilla, candidate.