After his Apple+ series, The Problem With Jon Stewart, ended last year, the comedian-talk show host-activist had a void to fill.
Then, Paramount Global called him about returning to The Daily Show, which has been without a full time host since Trevor Noah left at the end of 2022.
It was announced earlier today that Stewart will return soon to the comedy news series that he turned into must-watch for political content after he took over Daily Show from Craig Kilborn when the latter left for CBS.
Stewart will anchor the Monday show, and serve as executive producer for the 5 nights a week series, which has been a staple of Comedy Central since the 90's. A rotating group of correspondents will fill the anchor chair Tuesday-Friday.
If this scenario is remotely familiar, ESPN had the same problem after Max Kellerman was booted from First Take more than a year ago to placate the ego of Stephen A. Smith. They still have a rotation of debate partners for Smith 5 days a week.
Stewart left Daily Show in 2015, and missed the Trump administration. You can bet he would've dropped the hammer on Trump as frequently as his fellow late night comics. The thin-skinned former president had best be prepared to take more abuse than ever before, and like it.
Jon Stewart took a satirical send-up of the evening news, and turned it into a phenomenon. He's about to do it again.
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