“I’ve missed you so much,†Jon Stewart jokingly whispered directly at the camera upon his return to The Daily Show desk, and despite our championing of his fill-in, John Oliver, it was good to see Stewart back where he belongs. But before he could get down to business (or, “Uncle Jonny Stew’s Good time Syria Jamboreeâ€), Oliver and correspondent Jessica Williams had to help Stewart return to his proper persona (“The Middle East has changed himâ€) by defibrillating him with two Big Macs and watching as he cycled through other personae, including Duck Dynasty, Moses, Freddie Mercury, a Smurf(?), Hitler, and, of course, VMAs Miley Cyrus.
