Fans have been glad to see Jon Stewart back behind the desk at The Daily Show on Mondays, and the comedian is feeling the same way, too, confirming that he’d like to extend his return. Stewart’s contract to host Comedy Central’s The Daily Show ends in December.

On Sunday, during a conversation with New Yorker editor David Remnick at New Yorker Festival, Remnick asked Stewart if he was going to “sign another” deal, as The Hollywood Reporter reports . The host responded that “we’re working on staying.”

Remnick asked Stewart if he wanted to remain helming the show, and Stewart confirmed he did.

Stewart began hosting The Daily Show in 1999 — taking the place of original host Craig Kilborn — and stayed with the program until 2015, leaving before Donald Trump’s rise an

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