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“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” Adds Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic, and Roy Wood Jr. as Correspondents

September 2, 2015

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Rest assured, the new Daily Show will be fully stocked upon its return.

Australia’s Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic, and Roy Wood Jr. will join the best f@#king news team over at The Daily Show with Trevor Noah on Sept. 28th.

We can’t wait to see what they’ll be senior correspondents of especially with Jordan Klepper, Hasan Minhaj, Jessica Williams, Lewis Black, John Hodgman, Al Madrigal, Aasif Mandvi and Kristen Schaal covering plenty of topics/character personas already.

Watch Even More Promos for “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”

September 2, 2015

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The rollout of promotion for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah has indeed begun leading up to the Sept. 28th premiere with this promo released yesterday and now these two promos released today.

Glad to see that the deranged millionaire John Hodgman is going to still be around.

Baratunde Thurston To Lead Digital Team for “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”

August 27, 2015

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You didn’t think they were just going to have a new host and that be it, did you?

The exit of Jon Stewart from The Daily Show and the impending arrival of his successor Trevor Noah not only means someone new sitting at the chair, but the start of a new era.

With this new era of The Daily Show, Comedy Central has opted to bulk up the show’s digital presence by bringing on Baratunde Thurston, formerly of The Onion and CEO of Cultivated Wit, to produce original content online.

If you’ve ever seen the Comedy Hack Day he puts on around the country, you know that both Comedy Central and Baratunde have something good up their sleeve.

Aug. 6th Declared as “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Day”

August 10, 2015

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(via The Laugh Button)

After hearing about a multitude of days honoring food, friendship, and any other random concepts, we’re glad to finally hear about a day that might carry a little more gravity about it.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has made a proclamation for NYC that Aug. 6th, which was Jon Stewart’s last day at The Daily Show, will be known as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Day. According to Wikipedia, Jon will be sharing the day with the Independence Days of Bolivia and Jamaica.

If next Aug. 6th, you see a bunch of Jon Stewart .gifs in your various social media feeds, this will probably be why.

“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” Finale Really Showcased His Legacy

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Instead of a cavalcade of celebrities wishing him well, Jon Stewart brought together everything that pushed The Daily Show to greatness over the last 16 and a ½ years.

Stewart had almost all the correspondents over his tenure at the show appear including Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Nancy Walls, Rob Corddry, Jason Jones, Samantha Bee, Rob Riggle, Kristen Schaal, Mo Rocca, Nate Corddry, Larry Wilmore, John Oliver, Aasif Mandvi, Dan Bakkedahl, Vance DeGeneres, John Hodgman, Lewis Black, Michael Che, Ed Helms, Josh Gad, Dave Atell, Olivia Munn, Hasan Minhaj, Jessica Williams, Jordan Klepper, Al Madrigal, Wyatt Cenac (it seems like they’ve made up), and future host Trevor Noah.

If you take a look at that list of names, you’ll notice that many have gone on to have their own very successful careers, often getting their very own show to host or star in that you probably watch and enjoy like The Daily Show. In fact, it’s staggering who is on the list that comprises The Daily Show with Jon Stewart alumni considering how much star power has come from just one run of one show.

Colbert is hosting The Late Show, Carell is a bonafide Hollywood star, John Oliver has gain so much critical acclaim for his show Last Week Tonight and he’s only two seasons in, Ed Helms has also become a movie star, Larry Wilmore also got his own show, The Nightly Show, Jason Jones and Samantha Bee are about to premiere their own shows at TBS, John Hodgman has written books and gotten to tour as a comedian, Dave Attell is still one of the funniest stand-ups around, Rob Corddry has Childrens Hospital, Michael Che co-anchors Weekend Update on SNL and tours as a stand-up, Josh Gad has gotten to do both Frozen and The Comedians on FX, and Kristen Schaal co-stars in Last Man on Earth and has risen up as a comedian in her own right. That’s just what we can think of just off the top of our head.

Then, Stewart featured a quick round of his detractors and their parting shots including Arbys and Bill O’Reilly. Taking on his opponents head on, unafraid what they might fire back and being able to retort wonderfully made Stewart into the cultural icon that he is.

Near the close of the finale, he imparted some words of wisdom, or rather words to restore sanity, about being vigilant in watching for bullshit. It’s a message that Stewart always pushed for in the show, no matter how far left of the aisle anyone thought he was leaning, and it’s one of the clearest reasons Jon became a force to reckon with not only in comedy, but with pretty much anything that he talked about.

Also, Jon let Stephen Colbert go off script and pour his heart out at the end of the correspondent farewell bit, even though he started to tear up. It’s that sort of vulnerability that folks connected with well over a decade and will remember for years and years to come.

You can watch the full finale here if you haven’t already.

The Final Week of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” Begins Tonight

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So many things have been said of how important Jon Stewart and his work at The Daily Show are to not only comedy, but the political discourse in this country and abroad by people far bigger in stature and much more eloquent than us.

So, we’ll just say that you should block out 11PM Mon.-Thurs this week if you haven’t already, grab some legit NYC pizza, and watch Stewart’s send off from the show he made into a cultural milestone, elevating the satire to levels that almost no one could ignore.

If you’re not convinced of the statements above, just watch how hilarious, and now unbelievably relevant, this rant about pizza that Donald Trump and Sarah Palin had.

Amy Schumer, Louis C.K., and Denis Leary To Be Final Guests on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”

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Jon Stewart is going to have a ball on his last week.

Next Monday will be the start to Jon Stewart’s final days as host of The Daily Show. As such, he’s having three comedians, Amy Schumer, Louis C.K., and Denis Leary, all of whom he loves having on the show and subsequently had some of the best interview segments during Stewart’s Daily Show tenure.

That’s three guests, but Jon has 4 episodes left coming to an end on Aug. 6th, which means that there’s probably something special for a finale. It’s probably not an interview with Donald Trump over pizza, but we can always dream, right?

We’re not saying that you weren’t planning on it, but you should probably check out The Daily Show next week.

The Daily Show’s Hasan Minhaj and Jordan Klepper Turn What’s Supposed To Be a Simple Jon Stewart Q&A Into a ‘Real’ Askhole

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Taking questions from your various social media networks and politely answering them on your show is one thing.

When it comes to getting the truth out of Jon Stewart, even when the questions aren’t that controversial, The Daily Show correspondents Hasan Minhaj and Jordan Klepper really don’t mess around and they know where to hit Stewart where it hurts when they want answers.

Watch Stewart’s “grueling” askhole session here.

Watch Jon Stewart Take Question From the Audience Before Taping “The Daily Show”

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With The Daily Show exit of Jon Stewart looming on Aug. 6th, Jon decided to open himself to the crowd that so enthusiastically sits in for the taping of aforementioned Daily Show.

Watch him answer queries about doing stand-up again, things he probably wouldn’t do again, etc.

President Barack Obama Bids Farewell, Kind of, to Jon Stewart in His Last “Daily Show with Jon Stewart” Appearance

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In the midst of a plethora of concerns as his administration is coming towards its end, President Barack Obama stopped by The Daily Show to chat with Jon Stewart one last time and bid him farewell.

Outside of his executive order going through, enjoy this last conversation that spans the full gamut of Stewart’s interview prowess.

Trevor Noah Starts Making the Talk Show Rounds Leading Up To His Daily Show Host Debut on “The Tonight Show”

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We’re almost two months away from Trevor Noah taking the reins to The Daily Show.

So, just as Jon Stewart is gearing up for his exit with tributes, goodbyes, montages, etc., Trevor is making his stops on the talk show circuit leading up to the premiere of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah on Sept. 28th. This week, he started with The Tonight Show.

Watch Trevor fit right in with riffing with Jimmy about the election and how he was dared into doing stand-up.

Hannibal Buress Had a “Secret Audition” For “The Daily Show”

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Who knew that they would put your name on the graphics just for an audition?

Get a glimpse of what it might be like had Hannibal Buress taken the reins to The Daily Show instead of Trevor Noah in this “secret audition” that Buress did for the coveted host gig.

Though he won’t be showing up in a Comedy Central show in a suit and tie, we’re glad to see Hannibal show up in whatever the hell he wants on his own show, Why? with Hannibal Buress, premiering this Wed. at 10:30PM.

Trevor Noah Talks Doing Comedy After Apartheid with Jerry Seinfeld on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

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Yes. There was a time where not only absolute segregation was enforced in South Africa, but free speech, including comedy, was also illegal.

The latest episode of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee had Jerry Seinfeld taking internationally renowned comedian and the new host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, around NYC and Brooklyn while learning about what comedy in a place where it was illegal to freely express yourself for a long time.

As a result, Trevor has a killer Nelson Mandela impression among his several great impressions and a fresh comedic perspective on race that will serve him well when taking over The Daily Show.

Watch it all here.

Comedy Central Sending Off Jon Stewart with “Your Month of Zen”, a Daily Show Streaming Marathon

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As one of the most prominent faces and voices of Comedy Central, it’s only fitting that they send Jon Stewart out with a bang.

While it’s invigorating to see Stewart rally for his last few weeks as Donald Trump has announced his presidential candidacy in addition to the fun tributes that have popped up here and there, Comedy Central is putting together a month long goodbye, “Your Month of Zen” if you will, for their star Jon Stewart.

Starting 9AM PST on Fri. Jun. 26th, they’re going to stream all of the 2000+ episodes of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (going all the way back to Jan. 1999) right here. You can also watch the stream on the Comedy Central App.

On Aug. 2nd, fan favorite clips will be put together in an one hour special retrospective called “News Your Own Adventure” hosted by The Daily Show’s current correspondents. We hope this means that there is a whole segment on Stewart yelling about pizza.

This will all lead up to Jon’s final day, Aug. 6th, which will probably won’t involve a sleigh and flying into the night sky like Colbert, but will surely be as memorable.

Sen. Al Franken Talks Using a Bit of Comedy To Combat Gridlock in Congress on The Daily Show

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Though Sen. Al Franken has been a senator for quite some time now, it’s still kind of crazy to think of how he has made the transition from a comedian that was on SNL to being a veteran lawmaker.

Yet, he has done just that.

Watch his chat with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show showing how he has put his background in comedy to good use in making an overall better work environment in The Senate for both sides of the aisle as well as getting a good laugh.

Here’s the extended interview parts one and two.

Silicon Valley, Transparent, and More Win at Critics’ Choice Television Awards

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Looks like cable and online streaming networks are still killing it.

Only one network sitcom got an award from this year’s Critics’ Choice Television Awards, which is yet another example of how well cable and Amazon/Netflix/Hulu/etc. are doing.

Last night, the winners were announced, which, in the comedy categories, included:

Best Comedy Series-Silicon Valley
Best Actor in a Comedy Series-Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Best Actress in a Comedy Series-Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series-Bradley Whitford, Transparent
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series-T.J. Miller, Silicon Valley
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series-Allison Janney, Mom
Best Talkshow-The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Best Animated Series-Archer
Louis XIII Genius Award-Seth MacFarlane

You can get the full list of winners here.

Samantha Bee Has an Emotional Goodbye at “The Daily Show”

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The final chapters of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart are coming to a close.

One by one, longtime Daily Show correspondents have gotten offers to go solo and pursue their own show like John Oliver, Larry Wilmore, Jason Jones, and now Samantha Bee.

Being at The Daily Show longer than any other than correspondent, it was probably too hard to do the normal faux segment leading into a tribute that The Daily Show normally does.

So, they just cut to the montage. Watch Sam Bee’s final moments at The Daily Show here.

John Hodgman Reveals His Deranged Billionaire Plan To Go To Mars on “The Daily Show”

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Stewart’s leaving to see his family, but Hodgman’s apparently got something much more devilishly grandiose planned for when he leaves.

John Hodgman makes another fantastic Daily Show appearance as his deranged billionaire character and reveals that we non-deranged-billionaire folks are indeed going to be stranded on Earth a la that movie that a few people saw, Elysium.

Watch Hodgman’s master plan here.

Trevor Noah to Replace Jon Stewart as Host of “The Daily Show”

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Well, there you have it folks. South African comedian Trevor Noah will be the next and third host of The Daily Show.

Comedy Central announced their decision after “whispering” that Noah was in the running a few days ago.

So, as long as no one else quits or somehow gets canceled, this era of late night talk show-ish shows will soon be:

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel Live
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Conan
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Last Call with Carson Daly
(in primetime) The Grace Helbig Show
Untitled Chelsea Handler Project at Netflix

So, it’s slightly more diverse?

Jason Jones Ended His 10 Year Run at “The Daily Show” Last Night

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With Samantha Bee, Jason Jones, and soon, Jon Stewart leaving The Daily Show, the end of one and the beginning of a new era are coming soon.

Last night marked the final episode of The Daily Show for longtime correspondent Jason Jones and along with it came a great retrospective of Jones’ time there going all the way back to when he started in 2005.

His exit comes at the same time with his wife Sam Bee’s and will precede Stewart’s departure later this year, leaving a Daily Show that’s largely new correspondents and a brand new, yet to be announced host. The individual projects that Jones and Bee have going over at TBS should be fun to look forward to.

In many ways, it’ll be like when Stewart first took over The Daily Show all those years ago.

Will Ferrell Gives Some “Sage” Advice to Jon Stewart on Leaving “The Daily Show”

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We guess this is only a preview to what sort of hijinks will happen when Jon Stewart actually leaves The Daily Show.

Will Ferrell stopped by The Daily Show last night and gave some “tough love” to Stewart regarding ending his run on the show.

Also, for some reason, Will, following his Little Debbie and St. Patrick’s Day get ups, is just in a t-shirt covered in Zach Galifianakis’ face.

Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer Really Take Being on “The Daily Show” All In

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It’s very clear that one of Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer’s dreams was to be on The Daily Show as a guest chatting it up with Jon Stewart.

What the Broad City duo wasn’t counting on is the well deserved compliments from Stewart at the top of the interview. You can see throughout the whole segment that there is a very blurred line between Abbi and Ilana on the show and who they are in real life.

Watch their web exclusive extended interview here.

Jessica Williams Says She Won’t Be Hosting “The Daily Show”

February 16, 2015

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After the announcement of Jon Stewart’s upcoming retirement as host of The Daily Show, there was, as was to be expected, rampant speculation about who would replace Stewart. There were a good deal of folks that cast their votes immediately for current Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams to fill the role. The idea was furthered by the upcoming movie Hot Tub Machine 2 depicting her as the host in the not so distant future.

However, last night, Williams expressed her appreciation for the sentiments, but also stated that she won’t be hosting The Daily Show following Jon’s exit.

In her own words, she tweeted:

Fact 1: I’m not hosting. Thank you but I am extremely under-qualified for the job! At this age (25) if something happens politically that I don’t agree with, I need to go to my room & like not come out for, like, 7 days. That being said I am super not right for it, but there are quite a few people who are! Can’t wait to stick around & see what happens.

So, you can take off one picture off all of your bulletin boards of potential Daily Show replacements that you all obviously have right now.

Jon Stewart Officially Announces His Retirement, Sometime This Year, From The Daily Show

February 11, 2015

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It was announced via press release yesterday and word of mouth that Jon Stewart will retire from The Daily Show at some point this year.

Jon made his official announcement and the beginning of a long, sincere goodbye at the end of last night’s Daily Show. He offered some comforting words for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart-faithful that have followed him for the last 17 years including “I’m not going anywhere tomorrow,” and, “This show doesn’t deserve an even slightly restless host and neither do you.”

He also said that he’s unsure of an exact timeline and only giving the months of July, September, or December as potential months when he might leave. Obviously, Comedy Central would want him to stick around as long as possible and get more time to find a replacement, transition them into being a host, and promote them as much as they can as to minimize drop off, if any, in The Daily Show’s viewership.

Even though they don’t compete against The Late Show or The Late Late Show in time slot, it should be noted in regards to figuring out when Stewart might end his rn that David Letterman’s exit comes in May, Colbert comes in September, and James Corden takes over The Late Late Show next month.

Chris Rock Stops By The Daily Show

December 22, 2014

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In making the rounds of promoting Top Five, Chris Rock has been illuminating, biting, and all around great in interviews wherever he goes.

His appearance on The Daily Show last week is no different. Watch it here.