Jon Stewart is returning to The Every day Present.
Stewart, who for 16 years helmed the late-night present throughout its hottest period and remodeled the Comedy Central satirical information program right into a political heavy hitter, is rejoining the present as a part-time host for the 2024 U.S. election cycle.
He’ll make his return to the internet hosting chair on Feb. 12 and can seem each Monday night time main as much as and together with the election.
He’s additionally anticipated to remain on via 2025 within the position of full-time government producer.
Stewart rather cryptically announced his return on social media Wednesday.
“After a lot reflection I’ve determined to enter the switch portal for my final yr of eligibility,” he wrote.
Stewart’s homecoming comes after a year-long seek for the present’s subsequent host, following Trevor Noah’s abrupt exit on the finish of 2022.
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For the previous yr, The Every day Present has been counting on a procession of visitor hosts which have included Kal Penn, Leslie Jones, Chelsea Handler, Hasan Minhaj and Sarah Silverman.
“Jon Stewart is the voice of our era, and we’re honored to have him return to Comedy Central’s The Every day Present to assist us all make sense of the madness and division roiling the nation as we enter the election season,” mentioned Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of Showtime/MTV Leisure Studios, in a press release.
“In our age of staggering hypocrisy and performative politics, Jon is the proper individual to puncture the empty rhetoric and supply much-needed readability together with his sensible wit.”
The Hollywood Reporter means that The Every day Present is more likely to depend on a workforce of correspondents for the rest of the week, together with Jordan Klepper, Desi Lydic, Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta and Dulcé Sloan.
Stewart’s homecoming is being heralded as a significant coup for Comedy Central, as he was the one to remodel the present that not solely mocked the information cycle but in addition knowledgeable viewers about political and present affair points.
He was the recipient of the 2022 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and garnered a collective 56 Emmy Award nominations for his work on The Every day Present.
He’s credited with launching the careers of Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Trevor Noah, Michael Che, and Samantha Bee, in addition to Steve Carrell, Jessica Williams, Olivia Munn and Josh Gad.
The Every day Present airs on Comedy Central and is obtainable the following day on Paramount+ in Canada.
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