Jon Stewart stepped behind the Daily Show desk on Thursday, breaking with the late-night show’s usual schedule of Stewart hosting on Mondays only.

Following news of fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension by ABC , Stewart delivered a stinging glimpse of what a Trump administration-controlled comedy show would like. Appearing against a fake gold background, no doubt echoing the White House’s new gold-plated office , Stewart played the part of nauseously praiseful and terrified host.

“We have another fun, hilarious, Administration-compliant show,” Stewart began the show. “Now, some naysayers may argue that the administration’s [free] speech concerns are merely a cynical ploy, a thin gruel of a ruse, a smoke screen to obscure an unprecedented consolidation of power and unita

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