Jon Stewart Leaving 'Daily Show' Because Conservatives Are 'Killing Him'

 Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart has recently spoken out on why he is leaving his satirical news program after 16 years, saying the conservatives are "killing" him.

Stewart, who hosts "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," said on a recent airing of his program that he is leaving his show because the conservative brand of politics is killing him.

The television host responded to allegations from conservative talk show hosts, including Fox News' Megyn Kelly, who argued that Stewart did not help convey an honest portrayal of politics during his time hosting "The Daily Show."

"I am only 52. I've got 4 to 5 productive years left, and then about 10 to 15 that are mostly ehhh, and then, I guess, the last 4 or 5 angry confused years. Or as they're sometimes referred to, the Fox News viewer demo years," Stewart joked.

Stewart responded to the claims by challenging conservative pundits such as Kelly and Rush Limbaugh, challenging them to a "lie off" to determine which news anchor told the most lies during their time on television.

"In their mind the opposite of bad isn't good — the opposite of bad is conservative," Stewart said of the conservative news base.

"Take it from someone who's been watching what they do for a blessedly almost over 16 years or so. Their chronically angry war for ideological purity, where every aspect of live becomes a two-dimensional battle for America's soul — it ages you. Even watching it is killing me," Stewart said.