Just in case everyone was still depressed over talk show host Jon Stewart leaving Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" after 16 years on the job, it's now official that the host (whose show saw the careers of late night superstars Stephen Colbert and John Oliver) is returning to television as Jon Stewart's HBO contract becomes public.

At the time Stewart announced the program that made him one of the pioneers in talk shows, he said that he had become restless with the position and that it was such a wonderful job that it deserved its host's full attention - so it seems unlikely that the new Jon Stewart HBO contract has him staring a new talk show.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jon Stewart's HBO deal, which will see him working at the international subscription network for the next four years, will start out with the Comedy Central star creating digital content for HBO Now and HBO Go in the form of shorts.

"I'm so excited to be working with Richard [Plepler], Michael and the entire HBO family," said the comedian and political commentator in an official statement regarding Jon Stewart's HBO contract, according to The Verge. "Appearing on television 22 minutes a night clearly broke me. I'm pretty sure I can produce a few minutes of content every now and again."

Gizmodo reports that the first yet-unannounced Jon Stewart HBO project will see the star viewing "current events through his unique prism," which is something that has been severely lacking from television in the past couple of months, even if new "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah is pretty solid at the job.

For the shorts, Stewart will be working with cloud graphics company OTOY Inc. to produce "timely short-form digital content," so we can't wait what's next for the funnyman.

Hopefully, further details of Jon Stewart's HBO involvement will become public soon!