Jon Stewart tells Larry Wilmore: 'You got better every f-ing day'

It's been a sad week for Larry Wilmore but at least Jon Stewart was there to cheer him up on his final episode of "The Nightly Show."

The former "Daily Show" star, who created "The Nightly Show" as a replacement for "The Colbert Report," was a guest on Thursday's last episode of Wilmore's show, which Comedy Central canceled this week.

"The last show — oh my god, what did you do, p–s off Peter Thiel?" Stewart asked, referring to the tech billionaire who helped Hulk Hogan take down Gawker.

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The 16-year Comedy Central veteran went on to tell Wilmore that when he was coming up in the TV ranks "a very wise man said to me, 'Do not confuse cancellation with failure.' And I took that to heart." FYI, that "wise man" was David Letterman.

"You took something and got better every f–king day," Stewart continued.

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The compliments didn't end there, however. "You started a conversation that was not on television when you began. And you worked with a group of people you invited to that conversation to collaborate with you, to sharpen that conversation," he told Wilmore. "And what you don't realize is that you walk out of this room, and that conversation doesn't end. That's beautiful thing."

Earlier on Thursday, Wilmore told TheWrap that Stewart has been "commiserating, that type of thing. Mutual frustration. Jon's been great."

Comedy Central will begin airing "@midnight" episodes next week in the "Nightly Show's" 11:30 p.m. ET slot until a more permanent decision can be made regarding the network's late night schedule.

Though his show struggled in ratings, the late-night host had some funny takes on serious topics ranging from Black Lives Matter to Planned Parenthood.

On Aug. 18, "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" will come to an end after 20 months in the Comedy Central timeslot once held by "The Colbert Report." While it never came close to reaching the numbers of its predecessor, Wilmore proved in the series' 259 episodes that he could be as powerful a satirist and commentator as Jon Stewart with his takes on major political and social stories. View In Gallery

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