Comedian will host show he previously helmed for 16 years every Monday starting 12 February and serve as executive producer

Jon Stewart is returning to The Daily Show, the groundbreaking comedy news program he had previously helmed for 16 years.

The homecoming, announced by Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios on Wednesday, comes after the production’s yearlong search for a replacement for host Trevor Noah – and just in time for the 2024 presidential election to heat up in earnest.

The plan is for Stewart to host every Monday, beginning on 12 February. He will also serve as an executive producer for the show, which will have a rotating lineup of comedians during the rest of the week.

      • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        5 months ago

        Oh, my question was less about the term itself, but the background and what happened in relation to Hasan. I ended up searching for it and found it.

        I liked his own show’s format, I don’t know if he’d be a great replacement for Jon/Noah. I really wish all this talent was given their own shows and given time to let them grow. The Jon Stewart Daily Show Cinematic Universe, if you will. You might say Colbert and Oliver are part of it, just on other networks. But Comedy Central should give Klepper, Minhaj, Bee, Roy Wood Jr., etc., their own shows (again, in some cases) and let them go, even if they are not raging successes at the very outset. Maybe even do crossover shows, etc…does that mean Comedy Central needs maybe to spin off an entire channel for fake news shows? Yes.