This just in: Jon Stewart is scheduled to be taking a break from his hosting duties of The Daily Show to direct a movie from a script he wrote. The film is called "Rosewater," which is adapted from the book “Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity and Survival,” by Maziar Bahari and Aimee Molloy. This will require him to be absent for 12 weeks. In the meantime, correspondent John Oliver will take over hosting duties.
Jon Stewart to Direct Serious Film, Will Take Hiatus From ‘Daily Show’