How Jon Stewart Is Still Making an Impact on Late-Night TV

'He is a constant resource,' said Late Show host Stephen Colbert

If you're lamenting Jon Stewart's departure from The Daily Show last August and wishing he was still a presence in late night, your wish has come true.

In the end, Stewart's late-night hiatus didn't even last a month. The former host has been an important force on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert where he serves as one of the show's four executive producers, Colbert told Adweek during his interview for this week's cover story.

While Stewart's inclusion as a Late Show executive producer was a surprise reveal on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert's Sept.

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