Jon Stewart will return to “The Daily Show” as weekly host until the 2024 election.
Comedy Central announced Wednesday that Stewart will host a sociopolitically oriented show every Monday starting Feb. 12. Associated Press reportedadding that rotating hosts will helm the show on other days of the week.
NBC Newsnoted that “The Daily Show” typically airs Monday through Thursday at 11 p.m. ET, noting that Mondays are “widely believed to be the most-watched day.” .
President Chris McCarthy said, “Jon Stewart is the voice of our generation, and to help us all understand the madness and division that is roiling our nation this election season, I would like to invite him to join Comedy Central's Daily! I'm honored to be featured on the show again.” According to the Associated Press, the CEO and CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios said in a statement: “In a time of astonishing hypocrisy and performative politics, John is the perfect person to poke holes in empty rhetoric and provide much-needed clarity with his brilliant wit.”
The newspaper added that Stewart was an award-winning host of “The Daily Show” for 16 years starting in 1999. Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Award for American Humor In 2022.
More from the Associated Press:
For many years, “The Daily Show,” first hosted by Craig Kilborn and later hosted by Stewart and Trevor Noah, I skewered the left and right sides. By using Medea as a character and playing it completely straight, no matter how ridiculous. won an Emmy Award This month's Best Talk series has been without a permanent host since Noah left last year. Current correspondents include Desi Riddich, Michael Costa, Ronnie Chen and Jordan Klepper.
Stewart previously hosted “The Problem with Jon Stewart” on Apple TV+. The cancellation of the program was announced in October. Mr. Stewart wanted full creative control over the show's content, but Apple executives agreed that Mr. Stewart wanted to have full creative control over the show's content, including China, artificial intelligence, and and israel. The newspaper said there were also concerns about how Stewart would approach the 2024 presidential election. new york times.
The Associated Press said a spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions about who will host “The Daily Show” after the November election, but Stewart remains an executive producer until 2025. He said he plans to help create the future look and feel of “The Daily Show.” . ”
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Even after leaving “The Daily Show,” Stewart still managed to make headlines.
His biggest story was probably in June 2021, when he made a viral rant on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” saying the coronavirus pandemic stemmed from a lab leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. It was a time when he infuriated progressives by spouting.
“Oh my god! A new type of respiratory coronavirus is raging in Wuhan, China. What should we do? Oh, right, who should we ask? The Wuhan Institute of Novel Respiratory Coronavirus. It’s the same name as a research institute! It’s just that.” That’s just too weird! '' Stewart said.
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In October 2021, Stewart dismissed the idea that former President Donald Trump is an “incredible supervillain” who could completely upend American democracy.
In early 2022, Stewart twice defended Joe Rogan amid calls from the left to shut down the podcaster for allegedly spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. Stewart added that the mainstream media has quite a bit of misinformation about a variety of subjects, and wonders who can determine what is misinformation.
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