Jon Stewart made his triumphant return to The Daily Show Tuesday night, but not before going through a giant detoxification in a pre-taped segment featuring interim host John Oliver and Stewart’s late night partner in crime Stephen Colbert. 
 
 Stewart appeared in a series of ridiculous get-ups from Tea Party redneck to over-the-top Jewish stereotype to full-on Nazi before Colbert entered his dressing room in a hazmat suit to clean up the mess. 
 
 Finally, Stewart made his way to the desk, bringing on Oliver to thank him for doing such a great job filling in. Oliver caught Stewart up on all the big news, and had to be the one to tell Stewart what’s become of his old friend Anthony Weiner. And the first story on Stewart’s return is Syria. 
 
 Oh, and just to stick the knife in further, Crossfire‘s coming back. 
 
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 Follow Josh Feldman on Twitter: @feldmaniac ||||| Jon Stewart is back on “The Daily Show” — for one night only. 
 
 Four months after his high profile retirement, the longtime host returned as a guest on what is now Trevor Noah’s Comedy Central show Monday to call for action on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. 
 
 Supporters hope Congress will vote to extend the program’s health component to help 9/11 first responders, which expired on Oct. 1. 
 
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 Despite the serious topic, Stewart began his welcome return on a funny note by creeping up behind new host Noah, who politely asked him: “I am sorry, Sir, are you lost? 
 
 “F–k, are you here to take the show back?” the South African comedian continued. “I heard about this in American TV.” 
 
 Stewart assured him “1,000 times no” and then went on to reveal his real motive. “I actually have this issue and I want to get some attention paid to it … and I realized that I don’t have a show, and nobody gives a f–k anymore.” 
 
 “My show is your show,” his replacement told him. 
 
 The political satirist went on to explain the issue for Noah, stating that from his experiences, “the only conclusions that I can draw is the people from Congress are not as good a people as the people who are first responders.” 
 
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 Stewart joined a group of 9/11 responders last Thursday to tour the halls of the U.S. Capitol and visited the offices of senators in hopes of spurring them to pass a permanent Act. 
 
 Ailments stemming from the tragedy include respiratory and digestive disorders, cancer and mental health conditions. Stewart first took up the cause of the rescuers in 2010, by devoting an entire show to the issue and inviting survivors on to share their stories. 
 
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 While the bill seems like a no-brainer, Stewart said it was being held up because of “no brains” and welcomed back first responder Kenny Specht, who told him that 75 percent of the panel who appeared on the show five-and-a-half years ago are “no longer here.” 
 
 “With all this talk about terrorism, from the World Trade Center to San Bernardino, the one common link to all of this is the first people on the scene were first responders,” Stewart reminded viewers. “This is the legacy.” 
 
 Stewart retired as host of “The Daily Show” on Aug. 6 after 16 years. 
 
 Tonight! A young man returns to call for congressional action on a 9/11 bill. #SeniorJonStewartCorrespondent pic.twitter.com/GuEYnyrIf3 — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) December 8, 2015
– Jon Stewart returned to the Daily Show last night, but it wasn't exactly smooth sailing. In a pre-taped segment, interim host John Oliver welcomed Stewart back ... only to find he wasn't acting very American anymore. But when his Big Mac defibrillator went too far and turned Stewart into a Paula Deen-loving Tea Partier, Oliver had to try a few other methods, including a lox-filled syringe that turned Stewart into Moses, a Heineken over the head that turned him into a Nazi, and something that turned him into a very disturbing version of Miley Cyrus. So who finally saved Stewart? Stephen Colbert, of course. Upon taking his place behind the desk, Stewart went on to thank Oliver, Mediaite reports. "Remember your friend Anthony Weiner?" Oliver asked after catching Stewart up on everything he missed. "No one really calls him Anthony Weiner anymore. ... He actually does have a very real alter ego." He then broke the "Carlos Danger" news to Stewart. But then things had to get a bit more serious, as Stewart discovered the big story he'd have to cover was the possible US strike on Syria. His guest: the head of the UN refugee agency in Jordan. Hulu has the whole episode.