Jon Stewart, who hosted Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” from 1999 to 2015, will be returning as host on Monday nights during the 2024 general election. He will also be serving as executive producer for all of the show’s episodes for 2024 and 2025. As things currently stand, Stewart will stop hosting after the election.
The show has not had a permanent host since Trevor Noah resigned in 2022, instead relying on an assortment of hosts drawn from the show’s news team to fill the void. Stewart will now occupy the Monday slot, and the rotating lineup will continue from Tuesday to Thursday each week.
The first episode with Stewart will air on Comedy Central on February 12th at 11 p.m. ET and will be available for streaming on Paramount+ the next day.
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Since departing from the show, Stewart has worked on a series of ventures including the comedy show “The Problem With Jon Stewart” on Apple TV+. As Valuetainment previously reported, Stewart broke away from Apple over disagreements on topics he could cover, particularly anything to do with China and artificial intelligence.
Chris McCarthy, the CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios (which owns Comedy Central), said Stewart was the voice of his generation.
“Jon Stewart is the voice of our generation, and we are honored to have him return to Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’ to help us all make sense of the insanity and division roiling the country as we enter the election season… In our age of staggering hypocrisy and performative politics, Jon is the perfect person to puncture the empty rhetoric and provide much-needed clarity with his brilliant wit.”
Stewart made a vague reference to the news on X: “I have decided to enter the transfer portal for my last year of eligibility,” he wrote.
Friends. After much reflection I have decided to enter the transfer portal for my last year of eligibility. Excited for the future!
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14.8 second 40#Blessed #NILBABY #TDSnation #LFGM— Jon Stewart (@jonstewart) January 24, 2024
Shane Devine is a writer covering politics, economics, and culture for Valuetainment. Follow Shane on X (Twitter).
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