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Jon
Stewart
is
set
to
take
over
hosting
The
Daily
Show
once
again,
in
a
surprise
move
announced
by
Comedy
Central.
On
Wednesday
(January
24),
Comedy
Central
announced
that
veteran
comic
Jon
Stewart
would
return
to
take
the
helm
of
The
Daily
Show.
Stewart,
who
was
the
late-night
program’s
original
host
from
1999
until
his
departure
in
2015,
will
be
behind
the
desk
through
the
end
of
the
2024
presidential
election
cycle.
Stewart
confirmed
the
news
with
a
humorous
post
on
X,
formerly
Twitter
writing:
“Friends.
After
much
reflection,
I
have
decided
to
enter
the
transfer
portal
for
my
last
year
of
eligibility.
Excited
for
the
future!”
Stewart
is
slated
to
host
the
Monday
episodes
of
The
Daily
Show,
with
other
members
of
the
news
team
rotating
as
hosts
throughout
the
rest
of
the
week.
Stewart
will
also
sign
on
as
a
producer
of
the
show’s
episodes.
His
last
show
was
taped
just
hours
before
the
first
Republican
presidential
debate
in
2016,
which
was
the
beginning
of
the
rise
of
future
President
Donald
Trump.
“We
are
honored
to
have
him
return
to
Comedy
Central’s
‘The
Daily
Show’
to
help
us
all
make
sense
of
the
insanity
and
division
roiling
the
country
as
we
enter
the
election
season,”
said
Paramount
Senior
Executive
Chris
McCarthy
in
a
statement.
The
move
ends
swirling
speculation
as
to
who
would
take
over
as
host
of
The
Daily
Show
after
Trevor
Noah’s
departure
towards
the
end
of
2022.
Since
then,
the
program
has
had
numerous
guest
hosts,
including
correspondent
Roy
Wood
Jr.
who
would
also
make
his
departure
last
year.
The
comedian
was
on
stage
at
the
Emmy
Awards
last
week
as
The
Daily
Show
took
home
the
award
for
the
best
talk
show,
mouthing
the
words
“Please
hire
a
host”.
Stewart’s
own
Apple
TV+
show,
The
Problem,
was
one
of
the
competitors
who
lost
out.
He
exited
the
show
before
the
third
season
was
to
go
into
production,
citing
differences
with
Apple
executives
when
it
came
to
covering
issues
such
as
artificial
intelligence
and
the
influence
of
China
on
world
affairs.
