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US comedian Jon Stewart, an icon among American liberals due to his biting political sarcasm, will return to the satirical news program "The Daily Show" as a part-time host and an executive producer for the US election cycle, the show confirmed Wednesday.
Here it is, your Moment of Zen pic.twitter.com/Y6AFBkJtOx
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) January 24, 2024
He is expected to start on February 12 and will host one night a week through the 2024 campaign cycle, likely Monday nights, Deadline reported. The show's correspondents, including Desi Lydic and Ronny Chieng, will host other nights, it said.
He will also act as executive producer for every show until 2025, according to US media.
Stewart began hosting "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central in 1999. It quickly became required viewing for US intellectuals and developed a passionate cult following, while helping to launch the careers of other comedy greats including "The Office" star Steve Carell, "The Late Show's" Stephen Colbert and "Last Week Tonight's" John Oliver.
Stewart hosted for 16 years, stepping down in 2015 when he handed the reins over to South African comic Trevor Noah.
Noah led the show successfully until he announced his departure in 2022, setting off an at-times controversial search for his replacement that has seen a range of guest hosts, but no one to fill his seat permanently.
Last week at the 75th Emmy Awards, Noah won his first Award for Best Talk Show for the Daily Show.
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Soooo… this happened. ???? What a night last night! Big congrats again to the entire @TheDailyShow team! ???? Thank you @TelevisionAcad for this absolute honour! Jimmy, Seth, Stephen, and Jon, thank you for the support and camaraderie along the journey. Truly an honour to be in the… pic.twitter.com/DuKdBI9RDC
— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) January 16, 2024
