http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2015/08/the_daily_show_with_jon_stewart_evolution_former_senior_correspondent_brian.html

In a space that was more walk-in closet than office, the man was seated atop the metal-boxed heating unit, smoking a cigarette and wearing a rubber rain slicker. The smell was a mix of airport lounge and New York downpour. The words he spoke still make me laugh nearly 20 years later: “Man, this show is never going to make it. It’s a sinking ship.” This was quite a contrast with the rosy optimism I was bringing to my first day at my new job—a brand new show called The Daily Show.