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Jon Stewart faced social media backlash after comparing Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani to baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson on "The Daily Show."
Jon Stewart's time at “The Daily Show” may or may not be ending soon as things between him and the cable channel are on shaky grounds.
The comedian, whose contract to host The Daily Show is up in December, said “we’re working on staying” during a conversation with New Yorker editor David Remnick at Sunday’s New Yorker Festival, when Remnick asked if the Comedy Central host was going to “sign another” contract.
But shortly before the election, it was announced in October 2024 that Stewart would stay on as host of "The Daily Show" through 2025. He has continued to host only on Mondays, with the show's various correspondents taking over for him during the rest of the week.
It has been unclear if Jon Stewart would remain at Comedy Central once his current contract expires with newly merged Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, installed as its parent company.
On this week's episode of 'The Daily Show,' Jon Stewart claimed Doanld Trump 'definitely' wants to serve a third term as president.
The First Responders Children's Foundation's fifth annual National Responders Day ceremony recognized the heroism of the first responders in the organization's Roll of Honor.
The comedian's contract for the show will end in December and he recently made comments about his future on 'The Daily Show.'
Jon Stewart says he’s not ready to leave "The Daily Show" after his contract expires in December, and is actively working on an extension with Comedy Central – which now falls under David Ellison’s Skydance Media.
CBS News also appears to be taking a turn to the right with the hiring of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief. Weiss is a “Trump-friendly figure,” MSNBC wrote recently. “CBS Evening News” anchor John Dickerson on Monday announced he is leaving the network at the end of the year.