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The final episode ofThe Oppositionis just a couple days away now.

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How are you feeling?You know, its definitely feeling bittersweet.

I would be very confused about how to feel about all that.

Seems like a weird place to be.[Laughs.]

So this isnt entirely new for me.

How did this decision to end the show and start working on a new one come about?

Is this a discussion youve been having with the connection for a while?Its fairly recent.

What are people tired of?

Are they tired of the chase of the day-to-day with him?

Its a totally different muscle.

Do you have specific priorities for the next show?

Im also curious: Is it still going to be the Jordan Klepper character?

Its going to start from there.

I think thats what the new unique challenge is.

I want to respond to the real America without the veneer that is an alt-right asshole.

I want to bring the true asshole thats inside of me to the real world.

You know, its time to be a little bit honest!

Kent Alterman mentioned there will probably be some onscreen contributors on the new show too.

Is that right?Yeah.

Theyre going to go around the world and tell stories along with me.

And I was always so excited to see what they brought back from the field.

These are the tricks of the trade I found.

Here are the types of people youre going to talk to.

Lets build off of that.

I felt like a wizened old grandfather eager to hear stories from the road.

So I was glad to help, but also kind of eager to get out there myself.

I think Ive seen him respond to your show multiple times by now.He has.

He did a whole segment on Keppler.

He loved to troll us with that with his rapier wit.

Ill tell ya, Im excited to not watchInfowarsafter this week.

]I will tell you, I think our writers are amazing.

What we write, joke per minute, on our show, we couldnt be more proud of.

I love our field pieces.

And I just think that kind of cutting-edge satire isnt being done anywhere else.

And I think you get better.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.