Jon Stewart will take an extended dive into current events in a new The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart a Comedy Central podcast set to launch in June.
From MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Audio, the podcast will focus on “the most critical topics across current events,” featuring a variety of guests, including newsmakers, authors and celebrities. Produced by Paramount Audio in association with Busboy Productions, The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart will be available across all major podcast platforms.
“After much reflection, meditation, and prayer, I have decided to extend my work week to two days,” said Stewart. “All hail Comedy Central!”
“Jon’s return to The Daily Show has been a runaway success – a powerful reminder of why he’s the voice of our generation and so critical to the national conversation,” said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Office of the CEO and President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios.
From MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Audio, the podcast will focus on “the most critical topics across current events,” featuring a variety of guests, including newsmakers, authors and celebrities. Produced by Paramount Audio in association with Busboy Productions, The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart will be available across all major podcast platforms.
“After much reflection, meditation, and prayer, I have decided to extend my work week to two days,” said Stewart. “All hail Comedy Central!”
“Jon’s return to The Daily Show has been a runaway success – a powerful reminder of why he’s the voice of our generation and so critical to the national conversation,” said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Office of the CEO and President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios.
- 5/9/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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 an audio version of The Daily Show, with Stewart delving into pressing topics from the news and interviewing newsmakers, authors and celebrities.
“After much reflection, meditation, and prayer, I have decided to extend my work week to two days,” Stewart joked in a statement. “All hail Comedy Central!”
Stewart has been back at The Daily Show — which he hosted for 16 years before stepping aside in 2015 — for about two months, following Comedy Central’s surprise announcement that he’d anchor the late-night show on Mondays (except for this week) through the presidential election. His return...
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 an audio version of The Daily Show, with Stewart delving into pressing topics from the news and interviewing newsmakers, authors and celebrities.
“After much reflection, meditation, and prayer, I have decided to extend my work week to two days,” Stewart joked in a statement. “All hail Comedy Central!”
Stewart has been back at The Daily Show — which he hosted for 16 years before stepping aside in 2015 — for about two months, following Comedy Central’s surprise announcement that he’d anchor the late-night show on Mondays (except for this week) through the presidential election. His return...
- 5/9/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jon Stewart may only be hosting The Daily Show once a week, but when it comes to his beef with Arby’s, he’s all in.
Stewart has a long history of making Arby’s the butt of his jokes, dating back to his original tenure on The Daily Show. Where other brands might have sent “cease and desist” letters, Arby’s lapped up the free publicity, and ultimately took out ads on the show in response.
Now that Stewart is back hosting The Daily Show, it was probably only a matter of time before Arby’s would come up. This time, though, Jimmy Kimmel was the instigator.
Monday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! featured a pre-taped bit in which Kimmel picked up a hitchhiking Stewart and drove him to an Arby’s location in Hollywood.
Continue reading Arby’s Still Loves Being Insulted By Jon Stewart at LateNighter.
Stewart has a long history of making Arby’s the butt of his jokes, dating back to his original tenure on The Daily Show. Where other brands might have sent “cease and desist” letters, Arby’s lapped up the free publicity, and ultimately took out ads on the show in response.
Now that Stewart is back hosting The Daily Show, it was probably only a matter of time before Arby’s would come up. This time, though, Jimmy Kimmel was the instigator.
Monday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! featured a pre-taped bit in which Kimmel picked up a hitchhiking Stewart and drove him to an Arby’s location in Hollywood.
Continue reading Arby’s Still Loves Being Insulted By Jon Stewart at LateNighter.
- 5/9/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Navy Admiral Michael Mullen, being interviewed by Jon Stewart for an episode of “The Daily Show.”
If you tuned in to “The Daily Show” on Monday wondering where Jon Stewart went, rest assured the veteran Comedy Central host will be back.
Stewart is in Los Angeles this week for the annual “Netflix is a Joke” festival, where he will appear on John Mulaney’s live show “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In L.A.”
In the meantime, correspondent Jordan Klepper will assume Stewart’s hosting duties until Wednesday evening. On Thursday, Stewart will return to the host chair.
Stewart has filled in as a temporary Monday evening host on the Daily Show for the past two months. He will continue hosting on Mondays — except for this week, when he will appear on Thursday — through the presidential election.
This article, Jon Stewart to host “Daily Show” on Thursday,...
If you tuned in to “The Daily Show” on Monday wondering where Jon Stewart went, rest assured the veteran Comedy Central host will be back.
Stewart is in Los Angeles this week for the annual “Netflix is a Joke” festival, where he will appear on John Mulaney’s live show “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In L.A.”
In the meantime, correspondent Jordan Klepper will assume Stewart’s hosting duties until Wednesday evening. On Thursday, Stewart will return to the host chair.
Stewart has filled in as a temporary Monday evening host on the Daily Show for the past two months. He will continue hosting on Mondays — except for this week, when he will appear on Thursday — through the presidential election.
This article, Jon Stewart to host “Daily Show” on Thursday,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Comedy is an industry largely dominated by men. And while many of those men are genuinely hilarious, several women are just as funny but far less lauded. Some have earned their rightful praise and lots of money, too.
Comedian Profiles Leslie Jones – $7 million Sarah Silverman – $8 million Molly Shannon – $8 million Samantha Bee – $8 million Ellie Kemper – $9 million Kate McKinnon – $9 million Wanda Sykes – $10 million Alex Borstein – $14 million Lily Tomlin – $20 million Chelsea Peretti – $20 million Kristen Wiig – $25 million Amy Poehler – $25 million Mindy Kaling – $35 million Whitney Cummings – $35 million Chelsea Handler – $35 million Kathy Griffin – $35 million Amy Schumer – $45 million Carol Burnett – $45 million Whoopi Goldberg – $60 million Tina Fey – $75 million Roseanne Barr – $80 million Melissa McCarthy – $90 million Rosie O’Donnell – $120 million Julia Louis-Dreyfus – $250 million Ellen DeGeneres – $500 million
Here are the world’s richest female comedians:
25. Leslie Jones – Net Worth: $7 Million
Stand-up extraordinaire Leslie Jones has been part of the industry for many years but truly made a splash in 2013 when she joined...
Comedian Profiles Leslie Jones – $7 million Sarah Silverman – $8 million Molly Shannon – $8 million Samantha Bee – $8 million Ellie Kemper – $9 million Kate McKinnon – $9 million Wanda Sykes – $10 million Alex Borstein – $14 million Lily Tomlin – $20 million Chelsea Peretti – $20 million Kristen Wiig – $25 million Amy Poehler – $25 million Mindy Kaling – $35 million Whitney Cummings – $35 million Chelsea Handler – $35 million Kathy Griffin – $35 million Amy Schumer – $45 million Carol Burnett – $45 million Whoopi Goldberg – $60 million Tina Fey – $75 million Roseanne Barr – $80 million Melissa McCarthy – $90 million Rosie O’Donnell – $120 million Julia Louis-Dreyfus – $250 million Ellen DeGeneres – $500 million
Here are the world’s richest female comedians:
25. Leslie Jones – Net Worth: $7 Million
Stand-up extraordinaire Leslie Jones has been part of the industry for many years but truly made a splash in 2013 when she joined...
- 5/8/2024
- by Florie Mae Malapit
- Your Next Shoes
The Cineworld Leicester Square was abuzz this evening for the UK Red Carpet Premiere of If. Written and directed by John Krasinski, the cast includes Cailey Fleming as Bea, Ryan Reynolds as Cal, Steve Carell as Blue, Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Blossom, Louis Gossett Jr. as Lewis, Awkwafina as Bubble, Emily Blunt as Unicorn, Matt Damon as Flower, Richard Jenkins as Art Teacher, John Krasinski as Marshmallow, Sebastian Maniscalco as Magician Mouse, Christopher Meloni as Cosmo, Sam Rockwell as Guardian Dog, Maya Rudolph as Alligator, Jon Stewart as Robot. The newly announced cast includes George Clooney as Spaceman, Bradley Cooper as Ice, Keegan-Michael Key as Slime, Blake Lively as Octopuss, Matthew Rhys as Ghost, Amy Schumer as Gummy Bear.
The movie hits cinemas on May 17th with advance screenings on May 11th and 12th. Scott Davis and Colin Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
If Premiere Interviews...
The movie hits cinemas on May 17th with advance screenings on May 11th and 12th. Scott Davis and Colin Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
If Premiere Interviews...
- 5/7/2024
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
When first we heard that Jon Stewart was switching up his Daily Show schedule this week, we assumed it had something to do with the Netflix Is a Joke festival, where he had a show Friday night.
What we didn’t know at the time was that instead of sitting behind the desk of his own show this Monday night, he’d be visiting two other late-night shows instead.
In order of appearance, the first stop on Stewart’s Monday night comedy tour was episode #2 of Everybody’s in L.A., John Mulaney’s six-episode experiment of a live late-night show for Netflix. The delightfully frenetic show—which includes viewer calls, random tangents from announcer/actor Richard Kind, and plenty of unintended snafus—had Stewart simultaneously confused, amazed, and seemingly terrified.
“I feel like this entire show is a Banksy,” he finally declared. “I feel like, at the end of this,...
What we didn’t know at the time was that instead of sitting behind the desk of his own show this Monday night, he’d be visiting two other late-night shows instead.
In order of appearance, the first stop on Stewart’s Monday night comedy tour was episode #2 of Everybody’s in L.A., John Mulaney’s six-episode experiment of a live late-night show for Netflix. The delightfully frenetic show—which includes viewer calls, random tangents from announcer/actor Richard Kind, and plenty of unintended snafus—had Stewart simultaneously confused, amazed, and seemingly terrified.
“I feel like this entire show is a Banksy,” he finally declared. “I feel like, at the end of this,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Jennifer M. Wood
- LateNighter
First on LateNighter: Jon Stewart won’t be on The Daily Show tonight, but you just might see him on two others.
Stewart was already set to appear tonight on John Mulaney Presents Everybody’s in L.A., the six-episode talk show streaming live on Netflix all this week.
But if Jimmy Kimmel’s latest Instagram post is any indication, it seems the Daily Show host may also be dropping by Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“Ran into a stranger this morning,” Kimmel captioned an Instagram photo of himself with Stewart. “Invited him on the show tonight.”The pair are pictured outside an Arby’s—the fast-food chain Stewart has had a, uh, beef with for years.
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Stewart, who usually hosts The Daily Show in New York on Monday nights, is in Los Angeles following an appearance at the Netflix...
Stewart was already set to appear tonight on John Mulaney Presents Everybody’s in L.A., the six-episode talk show streaming live on Netflix all this week.
But if Jimmy Kimmel’s latest Instagram post is any indication, it seems the Daily Show host may also be dropping by Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“Ran into a stranger this morning,” Kimmel captioned an Instagram photo of himself with Stewart. “Invited him on the show tonight.”The pair are pictured outside an Arby’s—the fast-food chain Stewart has had a, uh, beef with for years.
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Stewart, who usually hosts The Daily Show in New York on Monday nights, is in Los Angeles following an appearance at the Netflix...
- 5/6/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Kevin Hart received the top honor for seasoned comedians, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, on March 24 at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. The ceremony where actors and comedians honored — and humiliated — the top-earning comedian will be available to stream on Netflix, May 11.
The ceremony featured entertainers Lil Dicky, Dave Chappelle, Jimmy Fallon, Tiffany Haddish, Regina Hall, Chelsea Handler, Plastic Cup Boyz, Keith Robinson, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, J.B. Smoove, Jimmy Fallon, Robin Thicke, and others. During the trailer, Seinfeld cracked, “I can’t think of much...
The ceremony featured entertainers Lil Dicky, Dave Chappelle, Jimmy Fallon, Tiffany Haddish, Regina Hall, Chelsea Handler, Plastic Cup Boyz, Keith Robinson, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, J.B. Smoove, Jimmy Fallon, Robin Thicke, and others. During the trailer, Seinfeld cracked, “I can’t think of much...
- 5/6/2024
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
The Daily Show is shaking up its hosting schedule this week.
Jon Stewart, who usually hosts on Mondays, will move to Thursday, with Jordan Klepper hosting tonight, Monday.
The move comes as Stewart is in LA for the Netflix Is A Joke festival, appearing on John Mulaney’s live show.
Klepper will host Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with Stewart returning on Thursday.
Guests for the week include social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author Lexi Freiman, Matt Damon and director of polling John Della Volpe.
Jon Stewart, who usually hosts on Mondays, will move to Thursday, with Jordan Klepper hosting tonight, Monday.
The move comes as Stewart is in LA for the Netflix Is A Joke festival, appearing on John Mulaney’s live show.
Klepper will host Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with Stewart returning on Thursday.
Guests for the week include social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author Lexi Freiman, Matt Damon and director of polling John Della Volpe.
- 5/6/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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 close out the week on Thursday night.
The schedule for this week is an inverse of how The Daily Show has operated since Stewart’s return in February — he has anchored the show on Mondays, and members of the show’s news team have held down the rest of the week.
The switch is likely to be for this week only. Stewart is slated to be a guest on John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. on Netflix this week, a set of live talk shows that are part of the streamer’s...
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 close out the week on Thursday night.
The schedule for this week is an inverse of how The Daily Show has operated since Stewart’s return in February — he has anchored the show on Mondays, and members of the show’s news team have held down the rest of the week.
The switch is likely to be for this week only. Stewart is slated to be a guest on John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. on Netflix this week, a set of live talk shows that are part of the streamer’s...
- 5/6/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John Mulaney Presents Everybody’s in L.A. proved to be very much a late-night styled talk show in its live premiere Friday night on Netflix. Now like any good late night show, the six-episode miniseries is revealing its lineup for the coming week—and, as promised, it’s a doozy.
Leading things off tonight (and explaining this week’s Daily Show scheduling switcheroo) is none other than Jon Stewart. Stewart, like most of Mulaney’s guests this week, is in Los Angeles for the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival. He performed over the weekend at L.A.’s Greek Theatre.
Other guests sitting down with Mulaney later in the week include Nate Bargatze, Sarah Silverman, David Letterman, Bill Hader, Rony Chieng, and Hannah Gadsby.
Each night also features a musical performace, with Warren G kicking things off tonight, followed by Joyce Manor, Weezer, Los Lobos, and Beck.
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Leading things off tonight (and explaining this week’s Daily Show scheduling switcheroo) is none other than Jon Stewart. Stewart, like most of Mulaney’s guests this week, is in Los Angeles for the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival. He performed over the weekend at L.A.’s Greek Theatre.
Other guests sitting down with Mulaney later in the week include Nate Bargatze, Sarah Silverman, David Letterman, Bill Hader, Rony Chieng, and Hannah Gadsby.
Each night also features a musical performace, with Warren G kicking things off tonight, followed by Joyce Manor, Weezer, Los Lobos, and Beck.
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- 5/6/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
At a comedy show as part of Netflix Is a Joke Fest on Friday, Jon Stewart went deep on Joe Biden, antisemitism and the idea of “go woke and go broke.”
Stewart headlined at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles for his “Jon Stewart and Friends” show, which saw him bring out Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman and Mike Birbiglia as his special guests.
Starting things off with the upcoming presidential election, Stewart questioned, “Why are we allowing this? And now we’re going to have a president that’s [one of] the two oldest people that have ever run for the office of the presidency,” with Biden and Donald Trump breaking the record that they themselves set four years ago.
“I know liberals say, ‘Don’t say Joe Biden is old’ — don’t say what people see with their own eyes! You can say it, he can’t hear us,” he joked.
Stewart headlined at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles for his “Jon Stewart and Friends” show, which saw him bring out Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman and Mike Birbiglia as his special guests.
Starting things off with the upcoming presidential election, Stewart questioned, “Why are we allowing this? And now we’re going to have a president that’s [one of] the two oldest people that have ever run for the office of the presidency,” with Biden and Donald Trump breaking the record that they themselves set four years ago.
“I know liberals say, ‘Don’t say Joe Biden is old’ — don’t say what people see with their own eyes! You can say it, he can’t hear us,” he joked.
- 5/4/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“We’ve all failed in our lives, but have you ever failed so bad, you bring back Jon Stewart?” Minhaj mused yesterday at the Netflix is a Joke comedy festival.
“I saved a dying institution,” Minhaj added. “You’re welcome.”
For those not following along, after an extended on-air audition process, Comedy Central had reportedly chosen Minhaj to be Trevor Noah’s successor at The Daily Show last summer and planned to make the announcement at the conclusion of the Writers Strike.
Before that could happen, The New Yorker published a widely-shared article that accused Minhaj of embellishing his confessional-style standup material with exaggerations and falsehoods. Although Minhaj later responded with his side of the story and a fact-check of the New Yorker’s fact-check, by then Comedy Central had reportedly backed away from Minhaj amid the controversy.
The Daily Show never did lock down a permanent host.
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“I saved a dying institution,” Minhaj added. “You’re welcome.”
For those not following along, after an extended on-air audition process, Comedy Central had reportedly chosen Minhaj to be Trevor Noah’s successor at The Daily Show last summer and planned to make the announcement at the conclusion of the Writers Strike.
Before that could happen, The New Yorker published a widely-shared article that accused Minhaj of embellishing his confessional-style standup material with exaggerations and falsehoods. Although Minhaj later responded with his side of the story and a fact-check of the New Yorker’s fact-check, by then Comedy Central had reportedly backed away from Minhaj amid the controversy.
The Daily Show never did lock down a permanent host.
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- 5/3/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Hasan Minhaj turned a career downturn into a comic bit last night a the Netflix Is a Joke festival in Los Angeles, saying that his lost opportunity to host The Daily Show actually saved the long-running institution.
“We’ve all failed in our lives,” Minhaj said, “but have you ever failed so bad, you bring back Jon Stewart?” I saved a dying institution. You’re welcome.”
The reference came during a joking exchange between Minhaj, who was serving as emcee of a festival showcase, and current Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng, who had just taken the stage.
“I’m surprised that Hasan’s able to do this show,” Chieng cracked, according to Deadline’s sister publication Variety. “I guess canceling is not what it used to be.”
Last September, Minhaj conceded during a New Yorker magazine interview that he had fabricated parts of his seemingly fact-based stand-up routine, most damningly...
“We’ve all failed in our lives,” Minhaj said, “but have you ever failed so bad, you bring back Jon Stewart?” I saved a dying institution. You’re welcome.”
The reference came during a joking exchange between Minhaj, who was serving as emcee of a festival showcase, and current Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng, who had just taken the stage.
“I’m surprised that Hasan’s able to do this show,” Chieng cracked, according to Deadline’s sister publication Variety. “I guess canceling is not what it used to be.”
Last September, Minhaj conceded during a New Yorker magazine interview that he had fabricated parts of his seemingly fact-based stand-up routine, most damningly...
- 5/3/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Hasan Minhaj joked about losing the opportunity to host The Daily Show following a scandal involving fabricated stand-up stories Thursday at an appearance at the Netflix Is a Joke festival.
According to Variety, Minhaj served as the emcee of one of the fest’s stand-up showcases, with current Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng also on the bill. Upon taking the stage, Chieng quipped, “I’m surprised that Hasan’s able to do this show. I guess ‘canceling’ is not what it used to be,” a nod to Minhaj’s ordeal...
According to Variety, Minhaj served as the emcee of one of the fest’s stand-up showcases, with current Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng also on the bill. Upon taking the stage, Chieng quipped, “I’m surprised that Hasan’s able to do this show. I guess ‘canceling’ is not what it used to be,” a nod to Minhaj’s ordeal...
- 5/3/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Hasan Minhaj is ready to laugh about it all.
At the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival on Thursday, Minhaj hosted a showcase highlighting various comedians. At the end of the lineup was Ronny Chieng, who joked, “I’m surprised that Hasan’s able to do this show. I guess ‘cancelling’ is not what it used to be.”
He was referring to a controversy sparked by a September story in the New Yorker that aimed to fact-check Minhaj’s stand-up comedy. The month before, Variety had exclusively reported that he was the frontrunner to replace Trevor Noah as host of “The Daily Show,” but he lost the job after the scandal arose. Instead, famed host Jon Stewart returned for Monday night episodes, while other correspondents anchor for the rest of the week.
On Thursday, Minhaj pretended to heckle Chieng from the crowd, calling out, “You planted that story about me!
At the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival on Thursday, Minhaj hosted a showcase highlighting various comedians. At the end of the lineup was Ronny Chieng, who joked, “I’m surprised that Hasan’s able to do this show. I guess ‘cancelling’ is not what it used to be.”
He was referring to a controversy sparked by a September story in the New Yorker that aimed to fact-check Minhaj’s stand-up comedy. The month before, Variety had exclusively reported that he was the frontrunner to replace Trevor Noah as host of “The Daily Show,” but he lost the job after the scandal arose. Instead, famed host Jon Stewart returned for Monday night episodes, while other correspondents anchor for the rest of the week.
On Thursday, Minhaj pretended to heckle Chieng from the crowd, calling out, “You planted that story about me!
- 5/3/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
With Jon Stewart in Los Angeles this weekend for the Netflix Is a Joke Festival, The Daily Show is switching things up next week.
Instead of hosting the show Monday evening, as he has since returning to the show in February, Stewart will host on Thursday instead.
Jordan Klepper will be at the desk in place Stewart Monday night and will host through Wednesday.
Stewart is set to play L.A.’s Greek Theatre Friday night for a night of standup under the stars that’s being billed as “Jon Stewart and Friends.”
He’s also on the guest list for John Mulaney’s “Everybody’s in L.A.” miniseries, and we wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up sitting down with another semi-retired Late Nighter as a series of comedy legends are expected to participate in a show Netflix is calling “Gods of Comedy With David Letterman.”
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Instead of hosting the show Monday evening, as he has since returning to the show in February, Stewart will host on Thursday instead.
Jordan Klepper will be at the desk in place Stewart Monday night and will host through Wednesday.
Stewart is set to play L.A.’s Greek Theatre Friday night for a night of standup under the stars that’s being billed as “Jon Stewart and Friends.”
He’s also on the guest list for John Mulaney’s “Everybody’s in L.A.” miniseries, and we wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up sitting down with another semi-retired Late Nighter as a series of comedy legends are expected to participate in a show Netflix is calling “Gods of Comedy With David Letterman.”
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- 5/2/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
The graveyard of shows that have attempted to bring something resembling the late-night format to streaming is vast.
Even as subscription streaming services have become the de facto leader in producing original television content, late night remains one nut that the likes of Netflix, Apple TV+, and Peacock have failed to crack.
It’s not for lack of talent. Jon Stewart, Chelsea Handler, Michelle Wolf, Hasan Minhaj, Amber Ruffin, and Joel McHale have all taken turns behind the proverbial desk for different streamers, but none have made enough of a dent to stick around for more than a season or two.
Why streamers keep trying is no wonder. Talk shows are inexpensive to produce, and if one were to be genuinely successful, it could help combat the dirtiest of words in streaming: churn.
It’s a model that’s worked well for satellite radio, where SiriusXM has shelled over hundreds...
Even as subscription streaming services have become the de facto leader in producing original television content, late night remains one nut that the likes of Netflix, Apple TV+, and Peacock have failed to crack.
It’s not for lack of talent. Jon Stewart, Chelsea Handler, Michelle Wolf, Hasan Minhaj, Amber Ruffin, and Joel McHale have all taken turns behind the proverbial desk for different streamers, but none have made enough of a dent to stick around for more than a season or two.
Why streamers keep trying is no wonder. Talk shows are inexpensive to produce, and if one were to be genuinely successful, it could help combat the dirtiest of words in streaming: churn.
It’s a model that’s worked well for satellite radio, where SiriusXM has shelled over hundreds...
- 5/1/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
John Mulaney is heading back to Netflix with an all-new six-part special titled John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA. Part of the streamer’s Netflix is a Joke Fest, the unconventional show will feature special guests as is teased in the vague trailer, above, featuring Mulaney and an array of Los Angelinos. Set to debut on May 3, additional episodes will stream nightly from May 6 to May 10 with all-new installments debuting at 7 pm Pt on Netflix. Described as six live installments, Everybody’s in LA is a show where Mulaney explores the city of Los Angeles during a week when every funny person is in it. Among the guests set to appear in the special are Jerry Seinfeld, David Letterman, Nate Bargatze, Dr. Lucy Jones, Weezer, Tony Tucci, Jon Stewart, Kerry Gaynor, Flea, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Marcia Clark, Ray J, Mae Martin, Los Lobos, John Carpenter, Warren G, Earthquake, Patton Oswalt,...
- 4/30/2024
- TV Insider
You know John Mulaney’s six-part comedy special is gonna be really star-studded when Netflix’s PR team writes, “There will be more guests as well but we are tired of listing them. We have given you enough information already,” in their pitch email.
On Tuesday, the streaming service announced a new cohort of celebrity guests — including musical ones such as Weezer, Los Lobos, St. Vincent, Flea, and Beck — that will join Mulaney during his Everyody’s in L.A. run of live shows early next month. Also making appearances...
On Tuesday, the streaming service announced a new cohort of celebrity guests — including musical ones such as Weezer, Los Lobos, St. Vincent, Flea, and Beck — that will join Mulaney during his Everyody’s in L.A. run of live shows early next month. Also making appearances...
- 4/30/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Jon Stewart and the rest of The Daily Show stars plan to cover the Republican and Democratic National Conventions with their special Indecision 2024.
Comedy Central’s late-night political talk show will hit the road this summer, continuing its coverage of the presidential election, which dates back to the 2000 election.
The Daily Show will air a full week of shows from the RNC in Milwaukee (July 15-18) and the DNC in Chicago (August 19-22), respectively, airing weeknights at 11 p.m. Et/Pt.
Notable presidential candidates and influential political figures who have joined the show over the years include Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Gretchen Witmer, John McCain, Nikki Haley, Rand Paul, John Kasich, Chris Christie, Tim Scott, Larry Hogan and Lindsey Graham among others.
Related: How ‘The Daily Show’ Is Thriving Post-Trevor Noah With Return Of Jon Stewart, Revolving...
Comedy Central’s late-night political talk show will hit the road this summer, continuing its coverage of the presidential election, which dates back to the 2000 election.
The Daily Show will air a full week of shows from the RNC in Milwaukee (July 15-18) and the DNC in Chicago (August 19-22), respectively, airing weeknights at 11 p.m. Et/Pt.
Notable presidential candidates and influential political figures who have joined the show over the years include Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Gretchen Witmer, John McCain, Nikki Haley, Rand Paul, John Kasich, Chris Christie, Tim Scott, Larry Hogan and Lindsey Graham among others.
Related: How ‘The Daily Show’ Is Thriving Post-Trevor Noah With Return Of Jon Stewart, Revolving...
- 4/30/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s probably the second most-asked question in late-night circles after “Is Lorne Michaels retiring?”: Will Jon Stewart stay on at The Daily Show past November?
The comedian, who famously led the show from 1999 to his 2015 retirement, returned as the program’s Monday-night host back in February. At the time, the gig was billed as one that would only last “through the election,” but with his time back at the desk leading to a ratings resurgence for the show, speculation has grown that he might stick around longer.
Based on what Stewart said during a recent taping, it seems he might enjoy being there as much as Comedy Central is enjoying having him.
Asked by an audience member how happy he was to be back, Stewart reflected on how the weekly hosting stint has gone for him so far — but not before mocking the light workload his current schedule allows him.
The comedian, who famously led the show from 1999 to his 2015 retirement, returned as the program’s Monday-night host back in February. At the time, the gig was billed as one that would only last “through the election,” but with his time back at the desk leading to a ratings resurgence for the show, speculation has grown that he might stick around longer.
Based on what Stewart said during a recent taping, it seems he might enjoy being there as much as Comedy Central is enjoying having him.
Asked by an audience member how happy he was to be back, Stewart reflected on how the weekly hosting stint has gone for him so far — but not before mocking the light workload his current schedule allows him.
- 4/29/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Comedy Central’s The Daily Show is on the move.
Add Jon Stewart and team to the list of media personalities set to descend on Milwaukee and Chicago to cover both the Republicans and the Democrats at their respective political conventions.
As Variety reports, The Daily Show will spend several weeks on the road in the coming months, covering this year’s presidential campaign from both conventions as well as several key battleground states.
For the week of July 15, “The Best F*cking News Team on Television” will be in Milwaukee, broadcasting live from the Republican National Convention. A month later, beginning on August 19, the show will be in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention.
But those won’t be The Daily Show’s only road trips this year.
Continue reading The Daily Show to Hit the Road This Summer at LateNighter.
Add Jon Stewart and team to the list of media personalities set to descend on Milwaukee and Chicago to cover both the Republicans and the Democrats at their respective political conventions.
As Variety reports, The Daily Show will spend several weeks on the road in the coming months, covering this year’s presidential campaign from both conventions as well as several key battleground states.
For the week of July 15, “The Best F*cking News Team on Television” will be in Milwaukee, broadcasting live from the Republican National Convention. A month later, beginning on August 19, the show will be in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention.
But those won’t be The Daily Show’s only road trips this year.
Continue reading The Daily Show to Hit the Road This Summer at LateNighter.
- 4/29/2024
- by Jennifer M. Wood
- LateNighter
According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for the week of April 22, 2024, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show averaged 463,000 total viewers and 99,000 P18-49. That’s -4% in total viewers, but +1% in P18-49 viewers from the previous week of original episodes.
Jon Stewart’s Monday, April 22 episode, his tenth as The Daily Show Monday host, drew an average of 686,000 total viewers and 158,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers at 11 p.m. That’s -8% in total viewers but +42% in P18-49 viewers from his previous Monday episode (April 15).
After Stewart’s Monday episode, Ronny Chieng and Jordan Klepper co-hosted The Daily Show’s Tuesday, April 23 through Thursday, April 25, 2024 installments. With Chieng and Klepper co-hosting, the program didn’t fare particularly well. The three episodes averaged 388,000 total viewers and 79,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers. Those numbers represent a -2% decline in total viewers, and a -15% decline in P18-49 viewers from the show’s...
Jon Stewart’s Monday, April 22 episode, his tenth as The Daily Show Monday host, drew an average of 686,000 total viewers and 158,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers at 11 p.m. That’s -8% in total viewers but +42% in P18-49 viewers from his previous Monday episode (April 15).
After Stewart’s Monday episode, Ronny Chieng and Jordan Klepper co-hosted The Daily Show’s Tuesday, April 23 through Thursday, April 25, 2024 installments. With Chieng and Klepper co-hosting, the program didn’t fare particularly well. The three episodes averaged 388,000 total viewers and 79,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers. Those numbers represent a -2% decline in total viewers, and a -15% decline in P18-49 viewers from the show’s...
- 4/29/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” which welcomed back Jon Stewart as one of its hosts this year, will continue its election year tradition of taking the show on the road to the national political conventions this summer, Variety can confirm.
The extent of Stewart’s involvement at the two conventions has not yet been determined, but Comedy Central has made it official that “The Daily Show” will take its “Indecision 2024” coverage to Milwaukee, Wisc., from July 15 to July 18 for a full week of shows during the Republican National Convention. The following month, “The Daily Show” will set up shop in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention from August 19 to August 22.
This continues an “Indecision” tradition that dates back to 2000, when “The Daily Show” first began covering the conventions, originating shows from battleground states including Georgia, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, as well as from Washington, D.C. As of now,...
The extent of Stewart’s involvement at the two conventions has not yet been determined, but Comedy Central has made it official that “The Daily Show” will take its “Indecision 2024” coverage to Milwaukee, Wisc., from July 15 to July 18 for a full week of shows during the Republican National Convention. The following month, “The Daily Show” will set up shop in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention from August 19 to August 22.
This continues an “Indecision” tradition that dates back to 2000, when “The Daily Show” first began covering the conventions, originating shows from battleground states including Georgia, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, as well as from Washington, D.C. As of now,...
- 4/29/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
After winning the Emmy earlier this year for the final season of Trevor Noah’s hosting stint, The Daily Show surprised just about everyone with the announcement that its multiple Emmy-winning previous star Jon Stewart would be returning to host Monday editions during this election year, while other regulars would take turns hosting during the rest of the week.
The multi-host format was born out of necessity following Noah’s departure and a series of what were essentially auditions for a permanent replacement. Unable to land on the perfect choice, producers and Comedy Central settled on Stewart returning and spreading the wealth host-wise to carry the series through this election year.
Ratings are up. It’s working.
Discussing the evolution at Deadline’s Contenders TV: Documentary + Unscripted event were longtime executive producer/showrunner/writer Jen Flanz, co-executive producer/writer Zhubin Parang, and former writer and newly named correspondent Josh Johnson.
The multi-host format was born out of necessity following Noah’s departure and a series of what were essentially auditions for a permanent replacement. Unable to land on the perfect choice, producers and Comedy Central settled on Stewart returning and spreading the wealth host-wise to carry the series through this election year.
Ratings are up. It’s working.
Discussing the evolution at Deadline’s Contenders TV: Documentary + Unscripted event were longtime executive producer/showrunner/writer Jen Flanz, co-executive producer/writer Zhubin Parang, and former writer and newly named correspondent Josh Johnson.
- 4/27/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
The Daily Show has been steeped in a competitive game of musical chairs since Trevor Noah’s departure, but at least one recurring face on the program isn’t losing sleep over who will get the gig.
Comedian Lewis Black has served as a contributor to The Daily Show since the franchise first began in 1996, working with each of the show’s hosts over the years. So only it makes sense that he’d be asked to weigh in on who might best fill the seat next.
But in a recent interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he said he didn’t understand what the ongoing fuss was about.
“This is not a holy seat. This isn’t the Vatican,” Black told the paper. “The show is about the satire. It’s about the writers.”
The Daily Show is in the midst of a ratings resurgence since Jon Stewart returned to host Monday episodes in February.
Comedian Lewis Black has served as a contributor to The Daily Show since the franchise first began in 1996, working with each of the show’s hosts over the years. So only it makes sense that he’d be asked to weigh in on who might best fill the seat next.
But in a recent interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he said he didn’t understand what the ongoing fuss was about.
“This is not a holy seat. This isn’t the Vatican,” Black told the paper. “The show is about the satire. It’s about the writers.”
The Daily Show is in the midst of a ratings resurgence since Jon Stewart returned to host Monday episodes in February.
- 4/26/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Anya Taylor-Joy, Ryan Gosling, Ry Barrett, Garfield, Odie, Owen TeaguePhoto: Warner Bros. Pictures, Eric Laciste (Universal Pictures), Pierce Derks (IFC Films & Shudder), Project G Productions, LLC, 20th Century Studios
And so the summer movie season begins with a whimper. Unfortunately, because of the work stoppages last summer that the studios...
And so the summer movie season begins with a whimper. Unfortunately, because of the work stoppages last summer that the studios...
- 4/26/2024
- by Matt Schimkowitz
- avclub.com
It’s been six years since Comedy Central’s The Daily Show last brought on a new correspondent, but it’s making up for lost time—by naming three.
Troy Iwata, Josh Johnson, and Grace Kuhlenschmidt are now officially full-fledged correspondents.
As regular viewers already know, all three have been familiar faces on The Daily Show for several months now.
Iwata and Kuhlenschmidt both first appeared on the show last October in in-studio “remote” pieces. Johnson first appeared on air in February with a pre-taped report on sneakerheads’ reactions to Donald Trump’s release of Trump-branded shoes, but has been a writer for the show since 2017.
Tds had not added a new face to its correspondent lineup since 2018, when Jaboukie Young-White was hired. (Young-White departed in 2021.)
The Daily Show’s current format sees Jon Stewart at the desk on Monday nights—at least through the election—while a roster of...
Troy Iwata, Josh Johnson, and Grace Kuhlenschmidt are now officially full-fledged correspondents.
As regular viewers already know, all three have been familiar faces on The Daily Show for several months now.
Iwata and Kuhlenschmidt both first appeared on the show last October in in-studio “remote” pieces. Johnson first appeared on air in February with a pre-taped report on sneakerheads’ reactions to Donald Trump’s release of Trump-branded shoes, but has been a writer for the show since 2017.
Tds had not added a new face to its correspondent lineup since 2018, when Jaboukie Young-White was hired. (Young-White departed in 2021.)
The Daily Show’s current format sees Jon Stewart at the desk on Monday nights—at least through the election—while a roster of...
- 4/25/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
The Daily Show is solidifying its news team staff!
The Comedy Central series saw Jon Stewart return as the surprise host of The Daily Show in January.
He hosts every Monday through the 2024 election cycle, starting on February 12. He will also executive produce every episode of the show through 2024 and 2025 to “shape” the next chapter of the franchise.
Now, the series has signed up three new correspondents to its news team, marking the first new correspondents to join the show in seven years since the arrival of Dulcé Sloan in September 2017, per Deadline.
Find out who is joining the team…...
The Comedy Central series saw Jon Stewart return as the surprise host of The Daily Show in January.
He hosts every Monday through the 2024 election cycle, starting on February 12. He will also executive produce every episode of the show through 2024 and 2025 to “shape” the next chapter of the franchise.
Now, the series has signed up three new correspondents to its news team, marking the first new correspondents to join the show in seven years since the arrival of Dulcé Sloan in September 2017, per Deadline.
Find out who is joining the team…...
- 4/25/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Exclusive: After finding its new host in the returning Jon Stewart, The Daily Show is staffing up.
The Comedy Central series has signed up three new correspondents to its news team: Troy Iwata, Josh Johnson, Grace Kuhlenschmidt.
They are the first new correspondents to join the show in six years, since the arrival of Jaboukie Young-White, who joined in 2018 and left in 2021. The last new correspondent still on the show was Dulcé Sloan, who joined in September 2017 (Jordan Klepper returned in December 2019 having previously been featured on the show).
Iwata and Kuhlenschmidt joined the show in October 2023 and Johnson, who was previously a writer on the show, made his on-screen debut in February. The move to official correspondents just happened, despite being on the show for a few months.
They join Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta, Lewis Black, Klepper, and Sloan. However, the new trio will not be sharing...
The Comedy Central series has signed up three new correspondents to its news team: Troy Iwata, Josh Johnson, Grace Kuhlenschmidt.
They are the first new correspondents to join the show in six years, since the arrival of Jaboukie Young-White, who joined in 2018 and left in 2021. The last new correspondent still on the show was Dulcé Sloan, who joined in September 2017 (Jordan Klepper returned in December 2019 having previously been featured on the show).
Iwata and Kuhlenschmidt joined the show in October 2023 and Johnson, who was previously a writer on the show, made his on-screen debut in February. The move to official correspondents just happened, despite being on the show for a few months.
They join Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta, Lewis Black, Klepper, and Sloan. However, the new trio will not be sharing...
- 4/25/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Actor Mark Ruffalo is known for his humanitarian works, and is also one of the celebrities asking for a peaceful resolution to the Israel-Gaza conflict. In the initial days, few Hollywood celebrities signed a petition asking to end the war that was taking place in Palestine, and Ruffalo was one of them. The Artists4Ceasefire group, as they called themselves, asked in an open letter for the conflict to end, and for women and children to live in peace.
Mark Ruffalo | Marvel Studios
They wrote and signed the petition to US President Joe Biden, asking him to push for an immediate de-escalation and cease-fire. Alongside Ruffalo, the signatories included celebs like Alyssa Milano, Andrew Garfield, Bassam Tariq, Cate Blanchett, Channing Tatum, David Oyelowo, Florence Pugh, Hasan Minhaj, Joaquin Phoenix, Jon Stewart, Kehlani, Kristen Stewart, Macklemore, Mahershala Ali, Oscar Isaac, Sandra Oh, and more.
Mark Ruffalo on The Columbia Protest
The...
Mark Ruffalo | Marvel Studios
They wrote and signed the petition to US President Joe Biden, asking him to push for an immediate de-escalation and cease-fire. Alongside Ruffalo, the signatories included celebs like Alyssa Milano, Andrew Garfield, Bassam Tariq, Cate Blanchett, Channing Tatum, David Oyelowo, Florence Pugh, Hasan Minhaj, Joaquin Phoenix, Jon Stewart, Kehlani, Kristen Stewart, Macklemore, Mahershala Ali, Oscar Isaac, Sandra Oh, and more.
Mark Ruffalo on The Columbia Protest
The...
- 4/25/2024
- by Swagata Das
- FandomWire
Writer-director John Krasinski’s upcoming summer movie If already looks like it will have plenty of friends when hitting theaters.
The Paramount movie is tracking to open to $40 million-plus, or a range of $38 million to $42 million, an impressive figure for an original family film. And based on raw data, some box office pundits believe it has a shot at $45 million to $50 million.
Unaided awareness is well above average, as well as interest and first choice. For Paramount, the tracking numbers show that the studio is able to keep to the job at hand, versus getting stymied by talks of a looming sale.
If‘s cast list reads like a who’s who of top Hollywood stars, led by Ryan Reynolds.
The live-action/animated film tells the tale of young girl, played by Cailey Fleming, who is suddenly able to see people’s imaginary friends who have been left behind by...
The Paramount movie is tracking to open to $40 million-plus, or a range of $38 million to $42 million, an impressive figure for an original family film. And based on raw data, some box office pundits believe it has a shot at $45 million to $50 million.
Unaided awareness is well above average, as well as interest and first choice. For Paramount, the tracking numbers show that the studio is able to keep to the job at hand, versus getting stymied by talks of a looming sale.
If‘s cast list reads like a who’s who of top Hollywood stars, led by Ryan Reynolds.
The live-action/animated film tells the tale of young girl, played by Cailey Fleming, who is suddenly able to see people’s imaginary friends who have been left behind by...
- 4/25/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Last night’s Jon Stewart-led Daily Show delivered mixed results in the Nielsen ratings department: A week-to-week decline in total viewers, but substantial growth in the P18-49 demo.
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, The Daily Show’s Monday, April 22 episode averaged 686,000 total viewers and 158,000 P18-49 viewers at 11 p.m. Et. That’s -8% in total viewers, but a solid +42% in P18-49 from Stewart’s previous Monday episode (April 15). The 158,000 P18-49 average represents Stewart’s largest audience in the measurement since his April 1 episode.
Salman Rushie was Stewart’s guest last night, and the duo discussed Rushdie’s new memoir, “Knife.”
Last night’s total viewer and P18-49 averages are far from final. For reference, the previous Monday Daily Show averaged 742,000 total viewers and 111,000 P18-49 viewers, per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. Those figures ballooned to 1,577,000 total and 262,000 P18-49 after live-plus-three data arrived. That’s more...
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, The Daily Show’s Monday, April 22 episode averaged 686,000 total viewers and 158,000 P18-49 viewers at 11 p.m. Et. That’s -8% in total viewers, but a solid +42% in P18-49 from Stewart’s previous Monday episode (April 15). The 158,000 P18-49 average represents Stewart’s largest audience in the measurement since his April 1 episode.
Salman Rushie was Stewart’s guest last night, and the duo discussed Rushdie’s new memoir, “Knife.”
Last night’s total viewer and P18-49 averages are far from final. For reference, the previous Monday Daily Show averaged 742,000 total viewers and 111,000 P18-49 viewers, per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. Those figures ballooned to 1,577,000 total and 262,000 P18-49 after live-plus-three data arrived. That’s more...
- 4/23/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
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 the show, as his first show back on Feb. 12 hit a multiyear high in viewers. The first few episodes after Stewart’s return, hosted by Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper, also came in way ahead of the show’s average viewership for 2023.
Seven weeks into the Stewart-and-correspondents hosting arrangement, that pattern has mostly held up. Ratings have cooled some in April, but both Stewart’s Monday shows and the news team-led installments later in the week have consistently stayed well above both the show’s guest host era of 2023 and the...
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 the show, as his first show back on Feb. 12 hit a multiyear high in viewers. The first few episodes after Stewart’s return, hosted by Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper, also came in way ahead of the show’s average viewership for 2023.
Seven weeks into the Stewart-and-correspondents hosting arrangement, that pattern has mostly held up. Ratings have cooled some in April, but both Stewart’s Monday shows and the news team-led installments later in the week have consistently stayed well above both the show’s guest host era of 2023 and the...
- 4/23/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jon Stewart used the April 22 episode of “The Daily Show” to eviscerate the media for giving way too much attention to Donald Trump’s ongoing hush money trial. The host said the legal battle is both “a test of the fairness of the American legal system” and “a test of the media’s ability to cover Donald Trump in a responsible way.” Stewart determined that the media is failing when it comes to the latter.
Throwing to footage from across cable news networks, including MSNBC host Chris Hayes proclaiming this is “the trial of the century” and various media outlets reporting on Trump’s trips to the courthouse in detail, Stewart fired back: “Perhaps, if we limit the coverage to the issues at hand, and try not to create an all-encompassing spectacle of the most banal of details, perhaps that would help?”
“Seriously, are we going to follow this guy to court every fucking day?...
Throwing to footage from across cable news networks, including MSNBC host Chris Hayes proclaiming this is “the trial of the century” and various media outlets reporting on Trump’s trips to the courthouse in detail, Stewart fired back: “Perhaps, if we limit the coverage to the issues at hand, and try not to create an all-encompassing spectacle of the most banal of details, perhaps that would help?”
“Seriously, are we going to follow this guy to court every fucking day?...
- 4/23/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
The gloves came off on The Daily Show on Monday night, as host Jon Stewart excoriated the news media for its overly extensive and, at times, incredibly dramatic coverage of former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial.
In the segment, titled “America’s Most Tremendously Wanted,” Stewart began by saying that “this trial will obviously be a test of the fairness of the American legal system. But it’s also a test that of the media’s ability to cover Donald Trump in a responsible way, a task they have acknowledged that they’ve performed poorly in the past.”
Stewart then proceeded to show clips of somber media self-reflection — from the likes of former CNN host Brian Stelter, MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace and Rachel Maddow — discussing the need to move away from the often breathless, speculative and needless coverage that Trump received during his term as president.
“So brave.
In the segment, titled “America’s Most Tremendously Wanted,” Stewart began by saying that “this trial will obviously be a test of the fairness of the American legal system. But it’s also a test that of the media’s ability to cover Donald Trump in a responsible way, a task they have acknowledged that they’ve performed poorly in the past.”
Stewart then proceeded to show clips of somber media self-reflection — from the likes of former CNN host Brian Stelter, MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace and Rachel Maddow — discussing the need to move away from the often breathless, speculative and needless coverage that Trump received during his term as president.
“So brave.
- 4/23/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jon Stewart surprised his audience and viewers at home Monday when his critique of recent over-the-top cable news coverage of the Trump Trial was interrupted by former Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams.
“Jessica! How are you? Are you down at the courthouse to give us a report?”
“Uh, yeah, I am,” replied Williams. And here’s my report: Jon Stewart hates fun.”
Stewart, who struggled to keep it together during Williams’ appearance Monday night seemed genuinely tickled to be working with her again. The two appeared to go off-script at least a couple times, with Stewart at one point exclaiming “I’ve missed you terribly,” and Williams saying the same.
The former correspondent sang Stewart’s praises in a 2023 interview with People Magazine in which she called him “one of the best bosses ever.”
“A lot of things made Jon a great boss, but he’s just a nice man...
“Jessica! How are you? Are you down at the courthouse to give us a report?”
“Uh, yeah, I am,” replied Williams. And here’s my report: Jon Stewart hates fun.”
Stewart, who struggled to keep it together during Williams’ appearance Monday night seemed genuinely tickled to be working with her again. The two appeared to go off-script at least a couple times, with Stewart at one point exclaiming “I’ve missed you terribly,” and Williams saying the same.
The former correspondent sang Stewart’s praises in a 2023 interview with People Magazine in which she called him “one of the best bosses ever.”
“A lot of things made Jon a great boss, but he’s just a nice man...
- 4/23/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
With Trump’s criminal hush money trial underway, Jon Stewart slammed news networks over their unrestrained coverage — from documenting Trump’s commute to the Manhattan courthouse to his various moods captured in courtroom sketches.
“This trial will obviously be a test of the fairness of the American legal system, but it’s also a test of the media’s ability to cover Donald Trump in a responsible way. A task they have acknowledged they’ve performed poorly in the past,” said the late-night host, before cutting to a reel of...
“This trial will obviously be a test of the fairness of the American legal system, but it’s also a test of the media’s ability to cover Donald Trump in a responsible way. A task they have acknowledged they’ve performed poorly in the past,” said the late-night host, before cutting to a reel of...
- 4/23/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Missed Monday’s late-night monologues? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the night’s best laughs from across the dial.
Trial Media on Trial
There were only two late-night hosts on duty in a week when opening arguments in Donald Trump’s election interference trial began. Jon Stewart and Jimmy Kimmel alone, therefore, were left to apply their signature takes to the official start of the first-ever criminal trial for a former U.S. President, one which not only hinges on Trump’s alleged affair with (and subsequent hush money payment to) adult film actress Stormy Daniels, but where the first witness to be called will be the former National Enquirer publisher and Trump pal whose name happens to be David Pecker. (Who is alleged to have both planted fake stories about Trump opponents and bought and buried stories damning to Trump.)
Truly, the opportunities for humor both high and very,...
Trial Media on Trial
There were only two late-night hosts on duty in a week when opening arguments in Donald Trump’s election interference trial began. Jon Stewart and Jimmy Kimmel alone, therefore, were left to apply their signature takes to the official start of the first-ever criminal trial for a former U.S. President, one which not only hinges on Trump’s alleged affair with (and subsequent hush money payment to) adult film actress Stormy Daniels, but where the first witness to be called will be the former National Enquirer publisher and Trump pal whose name happens to be David Pecker. (Who is alleged to have both planted fake stories about Trump opponents and bought and buried stories damning to Trump.)
Truly, the opportunities for humor both high and very,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
Jon Stewart led Monday’s episode of The Daily Show with Donald Trump’s hush money trial and dinged news networks for how they cover it.
“This trial will obviously be a test of the fairness of the American legal system, but it’s also a test of the media’s ability to cover Donald Trump in a responsible way. A task they have acknowledged they’ve performed poorly in the past,” Stewart said before a supercut of the media claiming they had learned their lesson on how to cover Trump.
The supercut included clips from all major cable news networks like CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. Stewart mocked the network’s personalities, adding, “I think from this trial we will see the seeds of that introspection bear fruit, or we will learn that learning curves are for pussies.”
Another supercut of the major news networks was introduced, with many...
“This trial will obviously be a test of the fairness of the American legal system, but it’s also a test of the media’s ability to cover Donald Trump in a responsible way. A task they have acknowledged they’ve performed poorly in the past,” Stewart said before a supercut of the media claiming they had learned their lesson on how to cover Trump.
The supercut included clips from all major cable news networks like CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. Stewart mocked the network’s personalities, adding, “I think from this trial we will see the seeds of that introspection bear fruit, or we will learn that learning curves are for pussies.”
Another supercut of the major news networks was introduced, with many...
- 4/23/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
The Daily Show is going the co-host route again this week, with correspondent Ronny Chieng set to share the desk with contributor Jordan Klepper Tuesday-Thursday this week.
It’s the second time this season that the show has opted to pair two members of its news team for a week-long stint. (Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic shared hosting duties for a week in early March.)
Klepper is tied with Kosta and Lydic for the most weeks spent behind the The Daily Show desk this season; each have been tapped for week-long solo stints three times, and now one week as co-host. Ronny Chieng and Dulce Sloan have each hosted the show solo once. .
The Daily Show also announced its guest list for the coming week.
Tonight Jon Stewart will sit down with author Salmon Rushdie to discuss his new book “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.”
Klepper and Chieng’s...
It’s the second time this season that the show has opted to pair two members of its news team for a week-long stint. (Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic shared hosting duties for a week in early March.)
Klepper is tied with Kosta and Lydic for the most weeks spent behind the The Daily Show desk this season; each have been tapped for week-long solo stints three times, and now one week as co-host. Ronny Chieng and Dulce Sloan have each hosted the show solo once. .
The Daily Show also announced its guest list for the coming week.
Tonight Jon Stewart will sit down with author Salmon Rushdie to discuss his new book “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.”
Klepper and Chieng’s...
- 4/22/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
Stephen Colbert is known for hosting The Late Show with Stephen Colbert since 2015. Taking over from legendary talk show host David Letterman, Colbert has brought his particular brand of humor to the table and has been successful at it. Colbert has also been nominated for the Emmys multiple times as the host of The Late Show.
Before he took over hosting duties from Letterman, Stephen Colbert was an actor who had produced sketch comedy series and was also a cast member of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. He has also featured in many TV shows in a supporting and voice role in shows such as The Office and The Simpsons. He recently spoke about his dream role as an actor and if he would ever get back to it.
Stephen Colbert Talks About Being An Actor Stephen Colbert with George Clooney in The Late Show | Credits: CBS
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Before he took over hosting duties from Letterman, Stephen Colbert was an actor who had produced sketch comedy series and was also a cast member of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. He has also featured in many TV shows in a supporting and voice role in shows such as The Office and The Simpsons. He recently spoke about his dream role as an actor and if he would ever get back to it.
Stephen Colbert Talks About Being An Actor Stephen Colbert with George Clooney in The Late Show | Credits: CBS
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- 4/22/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for the week of April 15, 2024, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show averaged 477,000 total viewers and 97,000 P18-49. That’s a slight gain in total viewers (+0.2%), but a -20% loss in P18-49 viewers from the show’s most-recent week of original episodes (week of April 8).
Jon Stewart’s Monday, April 15 episode, his ninth as The Daily Show Monday host, averaged 742,000 total viewers and 111,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers; his largest total audience in three weeks, but his smallest P18-49 audience to-date. Those live-plus-same-day averages grew to 1,577,000 total viewers and 262,000 P18-49 viewers after Nielsen live-plus-three-data arrived. When taking the delayed data into account, Stewart’s April 15 episode ends up gaining +10% in P18-49 viewers and +10% in total viewers from the previous Monday episode (April 8). While up from his April 8 episode, Stewart’s April 15 totals are down from every other Monday episode he has hosted since...
Jon Stewart’s Monday, April 15 episode, his ninth as The Daily Show Monday host, averaged 742,000 total viewers and 111,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers; his largest total audience in three weeks, but his smallest P18-49 audience to-date. Those live-plus-same-day averages grew to 1,577,000 total viewers and 262,000 P18-49 viewers after Nielsen live-plus-three-data arrived. When taking the delayed data into account, Stewart’s April 15 episode ends up gaining +10% in P18-49 viewers and +10% in total viewers from the previous Monday episode (April 8). While up from his April 8 episode, Stewart’s April 15 totals are down from every other Monday episode he has hosted since...
- 4/22/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Stephen Colbert closed out Los Angeles’ annual PaleyFest TV festival Sunday afternoon, as he sat down for a conversation with comedian Ben Schwartz about his career and time at The Late Show desk.
During the wide-ranging chat inside the Dolby Theatre — which ranged from Colbert’s start in Chicago’s improv scene to his stint as a Sunday school teacher and his love of fantasy films — Schwartz asked the host if he would ever want to return to acting, for which he went to school.
“I was purely acting up until I had The Late Show,” Colbert recalled, as he had been in character on The Colbert Report and The Daily Show. “One of the weirdest things about taking the job is my manager, James ‘Babydoll’ Dixon, when he said, ‘Hey, it’s you.’ And I went, ‘Me?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, do you want to do it?’ And I’m like,...
During the wide-ranging chat inside the Dolby Theatre — which ranged from Colbert’s start in Chicago’s improv scene to his stint as a Sunday school teacher and his love of fantasy films — Schwartz asked the host if he would ever want to return to acting, for which he went to school.
“I was purely acting up until I had The Late Show,” Colbert recalled, as he had been in character on The Colbert Report and The Daily Show. “One of the weirdest things about taking the job is my manager, James ‘Babydoll’ Dixon, when he said, ‘Hey, it’s you.’ And I went, ‘Me?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, do you want to do it?’ And I’m like,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stephen Colbert is taking “The Late Show” on the road.
The late-night program will broadcast live from Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre during this year’s Democratic National Convention, also taking place in Chicago, from Aug. 19-22 on the CBS Television Network. “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” will also be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.
Colbert announced the news on Wednesday night’s episode of “The Late Show.”
“I lived in Chicago for 11 years, and it holds a special place in my heart — and not because of all the Polish sausage lodged in my aorta,” Colbert said. “Chicago is where I cut my teeth performing at the Second City, and it’s also where this South Carolina boy got an education in winter. Did you know that tears can freeze?”
In a statement, Colbert said, “I am very excited to broadcast from the beautiful Auditorium. I started my career in Chicago,...
The late-night program will broadcast live from Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre during this year’s Democratic National Convention, also taking place in Chicago, from Aug. 19-22 on the CBS Television Network. “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” will also be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.
Colbert announced the news on Wednesday night’s episode of “The Late Show.”
“I lived in Chicago for 11 years, and it holds a special place in my heart — and not because of all the Polish sausage lodged in my aorta,” Colbert said. “Chicago is where I cut my teeth performing at the Second City, and it’s also where this South Carolina boy got an education in winter. Did you know that tears can freeze?”
In a statement, Colbert said, “I am very excited to broadcast from the beautiful Auditorium. I started my career in Chicago,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Last night’s Jon Stewart-led Daily Show delivered mixed results in the Nielsen ratings department. The April 15 episode delivered week-to-week gains in total viewers, but lost viewers in the key 18-49 demo.
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, The Daily Show averaged 742,000 total viewers this past Monday at 11 p.m. Et. That represents an +11% improvement from the previous Monday episode, and Stewart’s largest Monday audience in three weeks. However, last night’s episode averaged just 111,000 P18-49 viewers, which is -13% from the previous Monday, and Stewart’s smallest P18-49 audience since returning to the program this past February.
The total viewer and P18-49 averages for April 15 are far from final. Stewart’s Monday, April 8 episode averaged 671,000 total live-plus-same-day linear viewers, and improved to 1,430,000 total linear viewers on Comedy Central after Nielsen live-plus-three-day data arrived. That’s more than a +100% improvement in total viewers.
Continue reading Overnights: Jon...
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, The Daily Show averaged 742,000 total viewers this past Monday at 11 p.m. Et. That represents an +11% improvement from the previous Monday episode, and Stewart’s largest Monday audience in three weeks. However, last night’s episode averaged just 111,000 P18-49 viewers, which is -13% from the previous Monday, and Stewart’s smallest P18-49 audience since returning to the program this past February.
The total viewer and P18-49 averages for April 15 are far from final. Stewart’s Monday, April 8 episode averaged 671,000 total live-plus-same-day linear viewers, and improved to 1,430,000 total linear viewers on Comedy Central after Nielsen live-plus-three-day data arrived. That’s more than a +100% improvement in total viewers.
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- 4/16/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
The View hosts kicked off their segment in the usual way Tuesday, covering the latest major headlines with fiery exchanges. Only this time, the matter that captivated them the most in their first “Hot Topics” session was the reporting that Donald Trump fell asleep during the first day of his criminal trial in New York. To mark the occasion, the cohosts filed out onto the stage to the tune of Wham!’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go,” with Whoopi Goldberg explaining, “Yesterday was the first day of You Know Who’s hush money trial, and among the many reports coming out of the courtroom is that You Know Who could not keep his eyes open.” They then reviewed one of the many, many hilarious late-night host’s takes on the same story: Jon Stewart’s line from The Daily Show Monday night. “Imagine doing so many crimes that...
- 4/16/2024
- TV Insider
On Monday, Donald Trump enjoyed a day of firsts: He was the first former U.S. president to stand trial for an alleged criminal offense, and he was also the first to reportedly fall asleep during this historical moment.
Jon Stewart dedicated a part of The Daily Show that evening to recognize the unprecedented event. “Imagine committing so many crimes, you get bored at your own trial,” quipped the host. “Move on to the good stuff!”
“Now, in case you’ve lost track, this is the trial where Trump allegedly...
Jon Stewart dedicated a part of The Daily Show that evening to recognize the unprecedented event. “Imagine committing so many crimes, you get bored at your own trial,” quipped the host. “Move on to the good stuff!”
“Now, in case you’ve lost track, this is the trial where Trump allegedly...
- 4/16/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
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