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I can't really blame the guy if he got increasingly jaded as he got older. He used to be an actual comedian and even an actor sometimes and was probably a lot h

I can't really blame the guy if he got increasingly jaded as he got older. He used to be an actual comedian and even an actor sometimes and was probably a lot happier. Becoming a full-time pundit has to be toxic to the soul. Poor life choice, but maybe this is an opportunity. Disconnect from the 24-hour outrage cycle and become human again. He's probably branded himself into too much of a corner to ever be a public figure except by being a talking head, but screw it, what's the point of money and success if you can't take it and go live a quiet happy life at some point?

WorldMaker 3y ago
That sort of disconnect was exactly what he said he wanted to do when he left The Daily Show in the first place. I was almost sad for him when the Apple show was announced because it very much felt that he had failed at his retirement attempt. The fact that the show was so very "Old Man Yells at Clouds" only added to that feeling of sadness.