After Jon Stewart won his 23rd career Emmy Award on Sunday night (September 15), it was reported that the late-night show host may be reconsidering his future. The Daily Show Also.
“My feeling is this election is never over, so why would I leave? How could I leave?” he said backstage at the Emmys. Variety“I will not be allowed to leave the country until the election is over and we are all a calcified mass. … We are looking forward to it being awful.”
The Daily Show It's the second consecutive year the show has been named best talk series, after the final season of Trevor Noah won in 2023. Last night's win marked Stewart's first Emmy win in more than a decade.
“Having the opportunity to work with this incredibly talented group once a week really makes Mondays fun,” he said in his acceptance speech. The Daily Show Correspondents Ronnie Chiang, Michael Costa, Jordan Klepper and Desi Riddick: “Awesome!”
Stewart is The Daily Show He is set to host Monday nights from early 2024 through the presidential election in November. He is currently set to remain with the show as an executive producer until 2025, but the Emmy win may make Stewart reconsider his decision to leave late-night hosting.
Stewart is The Daily Show Apple TV+ Comedy Series Jon Stewart's Problems It was abruptly canceled after two seasons due to creative differences with Apple.
“Going into election season, I wanted a place where I could air my thoughts,” Stewart said of returning to Comedy Central, “so I thought I'd do it on Apple TV+, which is a very small TV enclave. I kind of live in Malibu. But they decided they didn't want me to say anything that would get me in trouble.”
Now the late-night host is using his Monday night slot to criticize both Democrats and Republicans.
Time will tell if Stewart stays. The Daily Show Will the series end after the presidential election in November, or will he finally find a new comedian to take the show full-time under his helm?
The Daily Show It airs Mondays through Thursdays at 11pm ET/10pm PT on Comedy Central.
