Jon Stewart returned to the Daily Show on Monday night with the opening line: “Now, where was I?” The host has taken up the chair at the satirical news program on a part-time basis through the 2024 election season and will be hosting Monday night’s broadcast, with a roster of …
Read More »Liberals Are Not Laughing About Jon Stewart's Jabs at Joe Biden
One-time fans who perhaps remember comedian Jon Stewart only taking satirical swipes at conservatives while host of The Daily Show were shocked and aggrieved when he returned to host the program after almost nine years on Monday to take aim at President Joe Biden. During an “Indecision 2024” segment that …
Read More »Is Jon Stewart Still the Right Person to Host 'The Daily Show?'
Whenever a popular sitcom or drama from years ago tries to come back, I worry. The series that we love are so often a product of a specific moment in time for the people who make them, the characters on them, and the people watching. Change that moment, things start …
Read More »Jon Stewart's Long Strange Trip Back to 'The Daily Show'
After an exhaustive yearlong search to find the show’s next host, Jon Stewart is returning to The Daily Show on a part-time basis, just in time for the 2024 election season. But he won’t be doing it alone. He’ll host Monday night’s broadcast beginning Feb. 12, with a roster of …
Read More »Jon Stewart Returning to 'The Daily Show' as Monday Host Through 2024 Election
The Daily Show is bringing back beloved former host Jon Stewart on a part-time basis to shepherd the late-night show through the 2024 election season. Following Trevor Noah’s exit in December 2022, the series spent 2023 relying on a revolving door of special guests and correspondents to hold down the …
Read More »Jaboukie Young-White on Fixing Matt Rife and the Death of Twitter
Twitter recently lost one of its premier chaos agents: Jaboukie Young-White, the ace comic responsible for maybe the best single act of trolling in the hellsite’s history. The Illinois native attracted a large social media following in the 2010s thanks to his Instagram posts and tweets brimming with sardonic wit …
Read More »Roy Wood Jr. Mouths 'Please Hire a Host' as 'The Daily Show' Wins Emmy Award
Roy Wood Jr. had a subliminal message for Comedy Central as Trevor Noah accepted his Emmy Award on Monday night: “Please hire a host.” As Trevor Noah accepted the award for Outstanding Talk Series for his final season as host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central Monday night, Wood …
Read More »Trevor Noah Parodies French Translator in New Netflix Stand-Up Special
Following a year-long US tour, Trevor Noah is releasing his long-awaited Netflix comedy special this month — and the first trailer arrived on Monday, just hours after the special was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Trevor Noah: Where Was I premieres Dec. 19 and marks Noah’s fourth comedy special …
Read More »Norman Lear Showed Us the Reality of Abortion
When I heard the news about Norman Lear’s death, I was sitting with my writing team at Abortion Access Front. We had just finished writing this social post when the notification came in on Slack: “Norman Lear died.” It hit me harder than I thought it would. All my gratitude …
Read More »I Helped Create 'The Daily Show': Now, I'm Fighting for Abortion Access
My first act toward shedding myself of fucks to give was sharing my abortion story on Comedy Central back in 1992. That was the first and last time I was asked to do that on television. That’s when I learned that corporate media, no matter how open-minded, is not a …
Read More »