Jon Stewart reported to his desk at “ The Daily Show ” a few days earlier than normal Thursday.

He was there to respond to Disney and ABC ’s startling decision to suspend his late-night peer, Jimmy Kimmel .

But Stewart took the comedy in a different direction — a gilded one.

He opted for a gold-encrusted background to better suit the likes of a certain U.S. president.

He even wore a long red tie reminiscent of those worn by Donald Trump . So did nearly all of the “Daily Show” correspondents.

“We have another fun, hilarious, administration-compliant show,” Stewart began.

When the audience sparked up with laughter, he appeared nervous.

“What are you doing?? Shut up!” he said under his breath, operating as if Trump was watching his every move. He even called New York “a re

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