The comedic Jon Stewart has announced his final farewell to 'The Daily Show' on Comedy Central after hosting for over 16 years.

The host of the show delivered witty commentary on current events in the news and is possibly responsible for a whole generation of being caught up on the news.

"In becoming the nation's satirist in chief, Mr. Stewart imbued the program with a personal sense of justice, even indignation. For a segment of the audience that had lost its faith in broadcast and print news outlets or never regarded them as sacrosanct in the first place, Mr. Stewart emerged a figure as trusted as Walter Cronkite or Edward R. Murrow," writes NY Times.

Stewart's method of providing satire on some of the world's most pressing issues allowed the show to be as successful as it was.

Stewart's contract with Comedy Central ends in September but he's made his choice to depart earlier in saying, "might be December, might be July."

"In my heart, I know it is time for someone else," Stewart states.

At the end of a recent episode he reluctantly addressed his departure:

"I don't have any specific plans. Got a lot of ideas. I got a lot of things in my head. I'm going to have dinner on a school night with my family, who I have heard from multiple sources are lovely people."

"I'm not going anywhere tomorrow, but this show doesn't deserve an even slightly restless host, and neither do you."

Comedy Central still plans to air the show and is currently looking for a host talented enough to pick up the slack of the coveted host.