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Jon Stewart taking break from 'Daily Show' this summer to direct his first film

By: The Associated Press

Posted: 03/5/2013 5:00 PM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 03/5/2013 5:02 PM

FILE - This Oct. 18, 2012 file photo shows host Jon Stewart during a taping of "The Daily Show with John Stewart", in New York. Comedy Central says Jon Stewart will take a break from "The Daily Show" starting in June to direct and produce his first feature film. The network said Tuesday, March 5, 2013 that correspondent-writer John Oliver will host the fake news show for the eight weeks of original episodes scheduled during Stewart's hiatus. The British-born Oliver has been a "Daily Show" regular since 2006. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Comedy Central says Jon Stewart will take a break from anchoring his satirical comedy news show, "The Daily Show," in summer to direct and produce his first feature film, based on a book by Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari.

The network said Tuesday that correspondent-writer John Oliver will host the fake news show during Stewart's hiatus. The British-born Oliver has been a "Daily Show" regular since 2006.

Stewart is expected back in the anchor chair in September.

The film, titled "Rosewater," was written by Stewart.

London resident Bahari was falsely accused of being a spy and imprisoned by the Iranian government in 2009 while covering Iran's presidential election. Before being jailed, he was interviewed in Iran by "Daily Show" correspondent Jason Jones.

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