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‘The Daily Show’ and Jon Stewart Return to Emmys Talk Series Race
The Daily Show and Jon Stewart found themselves in a familiar place Wednesday morning — among the nominees for best variety talk series at the 2024 Emmys. The category may be just as notable, however, for the shows that didn’t make the nominee list. The Daily Show — which won the talk series Emmy last year […]
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‘The Daily Show’ Cancels Planned Milwaukee Shows Following Trump Assassination Attempt
The Daily Show canceled its plans to film from Milwaukee during the Republican National Convention this week following the attempted assassination of Trump on Saturday. The program will not air Monday, and will return Tuesday from New York City. “The Daily Show will not broadcast Monday (tomorrow) but we’ll be back up Tuesday through Thursday […]
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‘Daily Show’ Veterans Decry Loss of Clip Archive After Comedy Central Website Gutted: “S**t Ain’t Right”
A corporate decision to scrub Comedy Central’s website of much of its content isn’t sitting well with a number of former and current Daily Show staffers. The sites for Comedy Central and fellow Paramount-owned cable channels CMT, Paramount Network and TV Land, were largely stripped of content this week; what’s left mostly redirects users to […]
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‘The Daily Show’ Going Live With Jon Stewart at Political Conventions (Exclusive)
The Daily Show is firming up its plans for coverage of the two major political conventions this summer — including a pair of live shows with Jon Stewart. Comedy Central’s late-night show — which has enjoyed a sizable upswing in ratings since Stewart’s return in February — will go live on the final night of each convention: […]
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Jon Stewart Says He Feels “Reinvigorated” Being Back at ‘The Daily Show’ During FYC Event
Several members of The Daily Show – Jon Stewart, Ronny Chieng, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic – gathered at The Paramount Theater for the Comedy Central show’s Emmy FYC event Friday night. Throughout a nearly hour-long conversation, Stewart spent time poking fun at Donald Trump and explaining his decision to return to the […]
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‘Daily Show’ Showrunner: Why We Switched Gears for the Election
Elections are a special time at The Daily Show. When I joined the show in 1998, we were anticipating the 2000 election. Bush v. Gore would later be called “the most consequential election of our lifetime,” but for us, it was also the most important one in the short history of the show. It was […]
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Jon Stewart Mocks Republican Response to Trump Verdict: “What Planet Do You Live On?”
Jon Stewart slammed the media’s response to Donald Trump’s hush money conviction during The Daily Show on Monday, criticizing conservative outlets’ denial of the trial’s legitimacy and denouncing both sides’ polarized coverage of the event. Last Thursday, a New York jury found the former president guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records after […]
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‘Tracker,’ ‘Bluey’ and a Big Scripted Deficit: Hidden Numbers of the 2023-24 TV Season
It was the season of TV that wasn’t actually a full season for a host of shows. It was a season when an Australian blue heeler became the biggest thing in streaming, when women’s sports (basketball in particular) took a big leap, when Jon Stewart got back behind a desk, and when the NFL ruled […]
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Jon Stewart Adds Comedy Central Podcast to ‘Daily Show’ Duties
Jon Stewart is adding another hosting gig to his Daily Show plate — though this one isn’t on camera. Stewart, who returned to The Daily Show for a once-a-week turn behind the desk in February, will host a podcast for Comedy Central beginning in June. It will be called The Weekly Show and will essentially bea […]
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Jon Stewart Pops Up on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ During Night Off From ‘Daily Show’
For those who were wondering, “Where in the world is Jon Stewart?” when tuning in to Monday’s The Daily Show (which was hosted by correspondent Jordan Klepper), viewers only had to tune in to Jimmy Kimmel Live! Stewart, who has been behind the desk at the Comedy Central staple on Mondays for two months, took […]
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Jon Stewart Isn’t Hosting ‘The Daily Show’ on Monday
The Daily Show will look a little different when viewers tune in on Monday night. Instead of Jon Stewart, who has been anchoring the Comedy Central show on Mondays for the past two months, correspondent Jordan Klepper will be behind the desk this Monday. He’ll continue as host on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Stewart will […]
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‘Daily Show’ Audience Has Stuck Around Since Jon Stewart’s Return
Jon Stewart’s return to The Daily Show has given the show a big lift on the nights that he hosts — and even on the nights he doesn’t. Stewart’s surprise return to Comedy Central’s late- night flagship — he’ll anchor the show on Monday nights through the presidential election — led to an immediate ratings spike for […]
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