Jon Stewart broke down in tears as he shared some unhappy information with The Day by day Present viewers on Monday (26 February).
The political commentator returned to the Comedy Central programme this month, after 9 years away.
In an emotional tribute, he shared that his beloved canine Dipper, had handed away the day earlier than.
“In a world of fine boys, he was the very best,” stated Stewart as his voice broke.
The host shared with viewers the story of how his household met Dipper – however he didn’t get far earlier than the feelings spilled over.
Stewart defined that his youngsters needed to lift some cash for an animal shelter in New York, referred to as Animal Haven, 10 to 12 years in the past. After the household baked cupcakes and arrange their desk exterior, workers members working on the shelter launched them to Dipper.
Stewart described Dipper as a “one-ish yr previous brindle pitbull” earlier than choking up. He hit the desk together with his fist and stated “F***” earlier than pulling out a field of tissues from beneath his desk.
He revealed that Dipper had been “hit by a automobile in Brooklyn, and misplaced his proper leg”.
The presenter broke down in tears as he talked about his canine
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“I assumed I’d get additional,” the emotional host laughed because the tears continued.
“They put the canine in my lap, we left that day feeling actually good that we’d helped this nice organisation and we additionally left with this one-ish yr previous brindle pitbull. We referred to as him Dipper. In a world of fine boys, he was the very best.”
Stewart went on to share Dipper’s adventures with viewers as he revealed the canine had been a part of the present’s unique crew.
“He used to return to The Day by day Present day-after-day. He was a part of the OG Day by day Present canine crew,” continued Stewart.
“We’d come to tape this present, and Dipper would look ahead to me to be accomplished,” he stated.
Dipper had met actor and authors and presidents and Kings, in line with the presenter
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“He met actors and authors and presidents and kings. And he did what the Taliban couldn’t do, which is, put a scare into Malala Yousafzai.”
Stewart, who walked away from The Day by day Present in 2015, was changed by Trevor Noah who hosted the programme till 2022. Stewart returned to his previous perch on 12 February.
He has agreed to host every Monday by the election, and to government produce the weeknight present for Comedy Central into subsequent yr to assist it by one other transition.