Jon Stewart to Continue Hosting โ’The Daily Show’ through 2026
Jon Stewart intendsโข to remain at the helm of The Daily Show beyond his current contract,revealing to The new โขYorker’s David remnick lastโข month,”We’re working on staying.” The โฃnews comes amid uncertaintyโ surrounding the future of late-night programming atโค Paramount, and following a prosperous return to the show in early 2024.
Stewart initially signed a one-year deal this time last year to host the program on Mondays,alongside contributors Ronny Chieng,Jordanโฃ Klepper,Michael Kosta,Desiโ Lydic,and Josh Johnson,who host the remaining nights. His continued โคpresence is a important boost for Comedy Central,โค which lauded Stewart’s ability to “elevate the genre he created,” and comes asโฃ The daily Show experiences โstrongโข ratings and recently secured its best Emmy nominations haul toโ date, including a win for Desi Lydic.
The potential for Stewart’s departureโ was fueled by โคParamount’s decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen โColbert, ofโฃ which Stewartโข is an executive producer. Stewart publicly expressed his frustration with the move, telling โขhis employer toโฃ “go fck yourself” in the immediate aftermath andโข questioning whether new owners Skydance, led by David ellison, would even “let us back in the building” after a summer hiatus.
Despite these concerns,stewart acknowledged the internal conflict in his *New Yorker interview,stating,”[Paramount have] already doneโฃ things โฃthat I’m upset about.But then if I had integrity, maybe I would stand up and go, ‘I’m out.’ Or maybe the integrity thing to doโฃ would be to stay in itโ and keep fighting in the foxhole.”
Stewart executive produces The Daily Show with showrunner Jenโข Flanz and his manager, James ‘Baby Doll’ Dixon. Ari โPearce,Head of Comedy Central,affirmedโข the network’s support,stating the renewal is “a win for audiencesโฆand for all our programming partners.”
