NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� isn't done skewering the news 鈥� he's signed on to continue hosting 鈥淭he Daily Show鈥� on Mondays through the end of next year.
Paramount announced Monday that Stewart would continue hosting the Comedy Central series once a week, as in the runup to the U.S. presidential election.
The Emmy winner hosted 鈥淭he Daily Show鈥� from 1999 through 2015, delivering sharp, satirical takes on politics and current events and interviews with newsmakers. In his return run, he's maintained his acerbic take on American politics and the presidential race, which was shaken up in July when President Joe Biden and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee.
鈥淗is ability to cut through the noise and deliver clear-eyed insights is exactly what we need which is why we are thrilled to have him leading The Daily Show for another year,鈥� said Paramount Global co-CEO Chris McCarthy.
Stewart, who returned in February and was originally supposed to host through the November election, joked in a statement that he wanted to host every other Monday, but that he will 鈥渟uck it up鈥� and keep up with it weekly.
Stewart will also remain an executive producer on the show, which relies on a revolving series of hosts for the other days of the week. 鈥淭he Daily Show鈥� airs Mondays through Thursday at 11 p.m. Eastern on Comedy Central and streams the next day on Paramount+.
The Associated Press
