Jon Stewart, newly unburdened from his one-man script-writing duties at A The Daily Show, has an interview in today's edition of The Gray Lady about his next trick – prepping for Oscar hosting duties in eight days. Besides making the requisite basic cable joke, J.S. confesses that he was ready to turn down the gig if the WGA strike hadn't ended and comes across as practically nonchalant about the task at hand:

“And afterward you go: Wow, put it to bed. Let’s enjoy having
done it. I have a good job, I have a good life. I’m not looking to do
something that would eat me up inside. But I do like the process. It’s
fun putting on a show.”