John Oliver's final 'Daily Show' ends with Jon Stewarts heartfelt farewell and surprise retrospective video tribute [WATCH]

Earlier this year, it was announced that John Oliver would be leaving Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for his own hosting gig over at HBO. This week's concluding episode of the satirical news show marked Oliver's final appearance and Stewart made sure to send him off right.

Though Oliver was prepared to bid farewell to the audience and the show last night in a prepared bit involving himself and Stewart, the host had other plans. Using this scripted bit to lure him out to the show's news desk, Stewart presented a special retrospective of Oliver's 7-year career on The Daily Show. This surprise was hilarious and touching, and sent Oliver off in a proper way.

Check out this Oliver's sendoff right here in the video clip provided:

"I'm incredibly excited to be joining HBO, especially as I presume this means I get free HBO now. I want to thank Comedy Central, and everyone at The Daily Show for the best seven and a half years of my life," Oliver said earlier this year, announcing his departure from Comedy Central. "But most of all, I'd like to thank Jon Stewart. He taught me everything I know. In fact, if I fail in the future, it's entirely his fault."

HBO president Michael Lombardo added the following: "We weren't otherwise searching for another weekly talk show, but when we saw John Oliver handling host duties on The Daily Show, we knew that his singular perspective and distinct voice belonged on HBO. We are extremely excited that John has agreed to make HBO his home."