Jon Stewart will stay the Monday night time host of Comedy Central’s “The Each day Present” all through 2025, the community introduced.
Stewart, 61, may also stay in his function as govt producer for the present at giant, with its group of correspondents — together with Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic and Ronny Chieng — taking on internet hosting duties Tuesday by way of Thursday.
The present’s scores have improved after Stewart’s return, with its dwell episode after the controversy between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris netting the present its greatest audience-share numbers in seven years.
“I’ve really loved being again working with the unbelievable group at ‘The Each day Present’ and Comedy Central. I used to be actually hoping they’d enable me to do each different Monday, however I’ll simply should suck it up,” Stewart mentioned in an announcement.
The community introduced final week that the comic would host “Indecision 2024: Nothing We Can Do About it Now,” a dwell, hourlong particular on Election Day. The contract extension will discover him staying on to cowl (at the very least) the primary 12 months of the following presidential administration.
“Jon’s incisive mind and sharp wit make him one of the essential voices in political and cultural commentary right this moment,” Paramount World Co-CEO Chris McCarthy mentioned. “His means to chop by way of the noise and ship clear-eyed insights is strictly what we want, which is why we’re thrilled to have him main ‘The Each day Present’ for one more 12 months.”
Stewart had beforehand rejoined the present final winter with plans to host Monday editions by way of subsequent month’s presidential election. That got here after Apple TV+ abruptly canceled “The Downside With Jon Stewart” in October 2023 and “The Each day Present” introduced in numerous visitor hosts, together with Sarah Silverman and DL Hughley.
The Emmy- and Peabody-award-winning present just lately had interviews with Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and author Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Stewart first hosted “The Each day Present” from 1996 till 2015. Successor Trevor Noah left the present in 2022.
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