Jon Stewart has spent his years since leaving the Daily Show saving animals, inking production deals, and becoming a pro-wrestling heel, but now the comedian is going back to his roots. On Wednesday, HBO announced that Stewart will return to stand-up for two new comedy specials—his first recorded shows since 1996's Jon Stewart: Unleavened, according to the Hollywood Reporter."I'm really thrilled to be able to return to stand-up on HBO," Stewart said in a statement. "[The network has] always set the standard for great stand-up specials. Plus, I can finally use up the last of the Saddam Hussein jokes left over from my first special."Aside from the pair of specials, Stewart is onboard to host HBO's benefit show, Night of Too Many Stars, at Madison Square Garden in November, raising money for the nonprofit organization NEXT for Autism."We're excited to bring Jon to the network with this pair of specials," Casey Bloys, head of programming at HBO, said. "We've all missed his uniquely thoughtful brand of humor."There's no word yet on dates, locations, or titles for the HBO specials, but the network says the second will feature sketches and short films along with the stand-up material. Stewart currently has a four-year deal with HBO and was developing an animated series for it until the show was canned due to "technical issues" last spring.