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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW New wolf makes its way to Southern Oregon ... Jackson County commissioners approve 75-foot pot grow buffers ... Updated: Power restored after Medford area outage ... New wolf makes its way to Southern Oregon ... Jackson County commissioners approve 75-foot pot grow buffers ... Updated: Power restored after Medford area outage ... Jon Stewart actually encouraged John Oliver to leave 'The Daily Show' with these wise words Comment By Jethro Nededog MailTribune.com By Jethro Nededog Posted Feb. 16, 2016 at 12:03 PM By Jethro Nededog Posted Feb. 16, 2016 at 12:03 PM » Social News Comedy Central/"The Daily Show" Jon Stewart had a lot to do with John Oliver's decision to leave "The Daily Show," so he could front his own show over at HBO. Now as Oliver is starting his third season of "Last Week Tonight," he has opened up about the decision to leave the Comedy Central show. It happened before Stewart went public with his plans to leave "The Daily Show." "He said to me, 'We need to talk about what you’re going to do next,'" Oliver said in a new interview with New York magazine . "In your head, that sounds like you’re being fired, so that was pretty frightening. But what he wanted to say was that I needed to think about what I wanted to do next." Oliver had hosted "The Daily Show" over the summer of 2013 in place of Stewart, who was directing his first film, "Rosewater." The British comedian's tenure as host was met with rave reviews from critics. And Stewart knew that Oliver would need a change. "He knew it was going to be hard to go back to my old job after having filled in for him," Oliver said. "He was a little bit of a mother bird pushing me out of the nest. When I mentioned the offer from HBO , his face changed, and he said, 'You would be insane not to take that.'" He added, " As Jon said to me, 'Once you touch the precious, you don’t want to give precious up.'" RAW Embed Oliver took Stewart's advice. In December 2013, he shot his last episode of "The Daily Show." Only four months later, "Last Week Tonight" debuted on HBO. "Working at that level of difficulty, it might have been difficult to go back to the old job," Oliver said of the decision to move on. "I had to spring to at least an equivalent challenge, not go backward." NOW WATCH: Things you may not know about Jon Stewart, and how he got to 'The Daily Show' See Also: Stephen Colbert remembers the time Antonin Scalia loved being insulted by the comedian Kristen Wiig unveiled the worst impression of Super Bowl champ Peyton Manning for Jimmy Fallon HBO just released 20 new photos from 'Game of Thrones' season 6 SEE ALSO: Donald Trump and John Oliver fought it out on Twitter SEE ALSO: Here's why Samantha Bee didn't want Jon Stewart's hosting job on 'The Daily Show' By Jethro Nededog MailTribune.com By Jethro Nededog Posted Feb. 16, 2016 at 12:03 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501