Current:Home > BackJon Stewart to return as "The Daily Show" host — one day a week-LoTradeCoin
Jon Stewart to return as "The Daily Show" host — one day a week
View Date:2024-12-23 15:22:14
Jon Stewart will return to "The Daily Show" for its upcoming season — hosting one day a week.
Stewart, who hosted the show for 16 years before stepping down in 2015, will serve as the Comedy Central show's host on Monday nights, and will also be an executive producer. Stewart will start on Feb. 12 and stay on the show through the 2024 election, according to a news release from the late-night show.
"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," said Chris McCarthy, the president and CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, in the statement. "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 alluded to his return on social media, writing that he had "decided to enter the transfer portal for my last year of eligibility."
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, "The Daily Show" correspondents will host the program, according to the news release, which also reported that current executive producer Jen Flanz will also remain on the show.
Stewart hosted "The Daily Show" from 1999 to 2015, taking over from original host Craig Kilborn. Since leaving the show, he has remained an executive producer on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" and hosted a weekly show on Apple TV+ called "The Problem With Jon Stewart," which ended in 2023, after two seasons.
Stewart was honored with the 2022 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Over the years, he has earned 56 Emmy Award nominations, including 24 wins.
Stewart has also been an outspoken advocate for 9/11 first responders and U.S. veterans, even speaking before Congress on multiple occasions.
In 2015, Trevor Noah became the new host of "The Daily Show." Noah announced in September 2022 that he would step down from the program that year, setting off a search for a new host. Noah's last episode aired in December 2022. In 2023, the show was hosted by a number of guests including Leslie Jones, Sarah Silverman and Chelsea Handler.
Comedy Central is owned by Paramount Global, which is also the parent company of CBS News and Stations.
The Associated Press contributed reporting.
- In:
- The Daily Show
- Jon Stewart
- Entertainment
Kerry Breen is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use.
TwitterveryGood! (15)
Related
- What that 'Disclaimer' twist says about the misogyny in all of us
- Competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi feels body is 'broken,' retires due to health issues
- Home prices reach record high of $387,600, putting damper on spring season
- Court sides with West Virginia TV station over records on top official’s firing
- Manhattan rooftop fire sends plumes of dark smoke into skyline
- A British neonatal nurse convicted of killing 7 babies loses her bid to appeal
- NOAA 2024 Hurricane Forecast Is for More Storms Than Ever Before
- 8 injured in airboat crash in central Florida, deputies say
- Fantasy football buy low, sell high: 10 trade targets for Week 11
- More severe weather forecast in Midwest as Iowa residents clean up tornado damage
Ranking
- Pete Alonso's best free agent fits: Will Mets bring back Polar Bear?
- The 77 Best Memorial Day 2024 Fashion Deals: J.Crew, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Michael Kors, Gap & More
- Arizona man convicted of murder in starvation death of his 6-year-son
- Hunter Biden’s lawyers expected in court for final hearing before June 3 gun trial
- Olivia Culpo Celebrates Christian McCaffrey's NFL Comeback Alongside Mother-in-Law
- NCAA, leagues sign off on nearly $3 billion plan to set stage for dramatic change across college sports
- The 42 Best Memorial Day Home Deals: Pottery Barn, Wayfair, West Elm, Target, Walmart, Saatva & More
- Missouri lawmaker says his daughter and her husband were killed in Haiti while working as missionaries
Recommendation
-
Jason Statham Shares Rare Family Photos of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Their Kids on Vacation
-
Immigration officer convicted of shooting photos and video up a flight attendant’s skirt
-
Ex-CIA officer accused of spying for China expected to plead guilty in a Honolulu courtroom
-
A man found bones in his wine cellar. They were from 40,000-year-old mammoths.
-
High-scoring night in NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo explodes for 59, Victor Wembanyama for 50
-
Worker charged with homicide in deadly shooting at linen company near Philadelphia
-
UCLA police arrest young man for alleged felony assault in attack on pro-Palestinian encampment
-
Manatee County sheriff’s deputy injured in shooting