Chris Rock (briefly) considered (briefly) taking over The Daily Show
In the most recent issue of the New York Times Magazine (via Uproxx), an article on Comedy Central casually drops an interesting “what might have been” note: Both Amy Poehler and Chris Rock were considered as possible replacements for Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. Poehler reportedly gave “the quickest no in history,” but Rock actually considered it for a moment or two. His idea was to only stick around for a year and leave the show after the 2016 presidential election, which is the TV news equivalent of joining a football team on the season it wins the Super Bowl and then immediately retiring. After that, Rock would’ve handed the desk over to a “more permanent” replacement.