Jon Stewart Asked for Comedy Writers — He Got Flooded With Memes Instead

In case you didn't know, Jon is planning a return to TV. The popular and well-respected comedian took The Daily Show to new heights after taking over the reins from host Craig Kilborn (who went on to become host for The Late Late Show). Under Jon's leadership, The Daily Show churned out countless spinoffs and helped breed other big time stars: Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and eventually Trevor Noah.

Trevor took over hosting duties after just a short stint as a correspondent in 2014, and the show has continued to flourish under his lead hosting duties, with a slew of other correspondents who've also branched out and gotten programs of their own (Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, for example.)

So when Jon Stewart left as Daily Show host in 2015, many people wondered when he'd be back in business as a full-time TV show host.

He did have a significant 2020 with the release of his film, Irresistible, but fans were super stoked to hear that he had a new current events program coming out on Apple TV+. What's interesting is that each show will also have a "companion podcast," as per CNN, which could fast make the series, which will "explore topics that are currently part of the national conversation and his advocacy work," a media powerhouse.

When word broke out on social media that Jon Stewart's new show was looking at prospective new comedians and fielding through different packets of comedy writers to interview for the program, tons of people began submitting their work.

And others saw it as an opportunity to just make memes out of the whole thing.

Pretty soon everyone and their mother was either preparing a packet for Jon Stewart, or making memes about the "Jon Stewart packet."

Even Jon Stewart chimed in, seeing as he's finally on Twitter and all.