Nearly all of the late-night hosts are turning Memorial Day Weekend into an extended break, with all but one show off the entirety of next week.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, After Midnight, The Daily Show, and Watch What Happens Live are all dark next week. In Meyers’ case, it’ll be the second week of a two-week hiatus.
The only late-night show airing new episodes next week will be Jimmy Kimmel Live!—and even that will be an abbreviated run. Kimmel will only air new shows on Wednesday and Thursday next week.
While Kimmel was new Monday through Wednesday this week, he got an early start to the long weekend, taking off on Thursday this week.
Continue reading Late Night Goes Dark For Memorial Day Week—With One Exception at LateNighter.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, After Midnight, The Daily Show, and Watch What Happens Live are all dark next week. In Meyers’ case, it’ll be the second week of a two-week hiatus.
The only late-night show airing new episodes next week will be Jimmy Kimmel Live!—and even that will be an abbreviated run. Kimmel will only air new shows on Wednesday and Thursday next week.
While Kimmel was new Monday through Wednesday this week, he got an early start to the long weekend, taking off on Thursday this week.
Continue reading Late Night Goes Dark For Memorial Day Week—With One Exception at LateNighter.
- 5/24/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Netflix released over a dozen stand-up specials in the second half of last year and Matt Rife was the most-watched.
Matt Rife: Natural Selection, which was released in November, was watched for 13.5M hours. This was above specials from the likes of Shane Gillis, Tom Segura and Mike Birbiglia as well as Ricky Gervais, Trevor Noah and Dave Chappelle (although the latter three launched theirs very late in December).
On the back of that special, Rife has been signed up for two further specials and is now developing a sitcom at the streamer.
Netflix has dominated the stand-up scene for some time now and recently launched the second iteration of its Netflix Is A Joke festival, where it had many of the biggest names in comedy across LA for two weeks.
The streamer is starting to find itself with some competition after Hulu announced it was going to compete with the rival streamer for specials.
Matt Rife: Natural Selection, which was released in November, was watched for 13.5M hours. This was above specials from the likes of Shane Gillis, Tom Segura and Mike Birbiglia as well as Ricky Gervais, Trevor Noah and Dave Chappelle (although the latter three launched theirs very late in December).
On the back of that special, Rife has been signed up for two further specials and is now developing a sitcom at the streamer.
Netflix has dominated the stand-up scene for some time now and recently launched the second iteration of its Netflix Is A Joke festival, where it had many of the biggest names in comedy across LA for two weeks.
The streamer is starting to find itself with some competition after Hulu announced it was going to compete with the rival streamer for specials.
- 5/23/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert might host comedy shows, but according to a new poll, they’re about as trusted as serious news anchors.
The Hollywood Reporter and decision intelligence firm Morning Consult asked 2,239 adults in the U.S. how much they trusted various TV hosts. While the survey’s focus was mostly on news anchors, three politically-inclined late-night hosts were also included in the survey—and performed favorably.
The survey was conducted over two days in early May, well into Jon Stewart’s run as Monday-night host of The Daily Show.
Asked “How much do you trust [insert anchor name here]?,” respondents had a choice of 5 answers: “A lot,” “Some,” “Not much,” “Not at all,” or “Don’t know / No opinion.”
Both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert fared about the same: 57% of those surveyed said they had either “a lot” or “some” trust in both hosts.
Continue reading Survey Finds Colbert, Stewart Among...
The Hollywood Reporter and decision intelligence firm Morning Consult asked 2,239 adults in the U.S. how much they trusted various TV hosts. While the survey’s focus was mostly on news anchors, three politically-inclined late-night hosts were also included in the survey—and performed favorably.
The survey was conducted over two days in early May, well into Jon Stewart’s run as Monday-night host of The Daily Show.
Asked “How much do you trust [insert anchor name here]?,” respondents had a choice of 5 answers: “A lot,” “Some,” “Not much,” “Not at all,” or “Don’t know / No opinion.”
Both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert fared about the same: 57% of those surveyed said they had either “a lot” or “some” trust in both hosts.
Continue reading Survey Finds Colbert, Stewart Among...
- 5/23/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Six TV showrunners will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2024 Emmy Awards and other TV awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Thursday, May 30, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Ray Richmond and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
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Synopsis: A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.
Bio: Jen Flanz is an 8-time Emmy winner for “The Daily Show” among 21 career nominations.
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The Daily Show
Synopsis: A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.
Bio: Jen Flanz is an 8-time Emmy winner for “The Daily Show” among 21 career nominations.
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
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- 5/23/2024
- by Chris Beachum and Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
“The gatekeepers are gone,” Colin Jost told a roomful of journalists at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 27, before pivoting to the punchline: “Did you know that 90 percent of people now get their news exclusively from social media? And that must be true because I saw it in a random guy’s TikTok.”
For those (ever fewer) media gatekeepers who have major reach, trust is currency. And there’s still a halo effect for those TV stars with broadest viewership — i.e., network TV hosts — particularly evening and morning show anchors for NBC and ABC, a new THR/Morning Consult poll shows. The survey, conducted May 4-5 among a sample of 2,239 U.S. adults, asked opinions about 40-plus major TV news stars, as well as surveyed trends about America’s fractured media diet during a presidential campaign year.
Among those several dozen high-profile names, Lester Holt, who has held...
For those (ever fewer) media gatekeepers who have major reach, trust is currency. And there’s still a halo effect for those TV stars with broadest viewership — i.e., network TV hosts — particularly evening and morning show anchors for NBC and ABC, a new THR/Morning Consult poll shows. The survey, conducted May 4-5 among a sample of 2,239 U.S. adults, asked opinions about 40-plus major TV news stars, as well as surveyed trends about America’s fractured media diet during a presidential campaign year.
Among those several dozen high-profile names, Lester Holt, who has held...
- 5/23/2024
- by Erik Hayden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Widely respected TV publicity vet Rebecca Marks was honored on Wednesday with the Ben Halpern Lifetime Achievement Award, recognized for her ongoing career as one of the most trusted communications execs in the biz. Marks, who’s now the exec VP of publicity, communications and social media at Warner Bros. Television Group, previously held a lengthy tenure at NBC.
In awarding Marks the prize, Tpec noted that she “has hired, trained and served as a mentor to many of the top PR professionals currently working in the public relations industry.” Her credits include overseeing publicity efforts on series like “Saturday Night Live,” “The Voice,” “Friends,” “The Tonight Show,” “Abbott Elementary,” “The West Wing,” “Young Sheldon” and “Ted Lasso.”
The Ben Halpern Lifetime Achievement Award is named after one of the founders of Tpec (the Television Publicity Executives Committee), which also handed out its second annual Tpec Awards on Thursday — recognizing...
In awarding Marks the prize, Tpec noted that she “has hired, trained and served as a mentor to many of the top PR professionals currently working in the public relations industry.” Her credits include overseeing publicity efforts on series like “Saturday Night Live,” “The Voice,” “Friends,” “The Tonight Show,” “Abbott Elementary,” “The West Wing,” “Young Sheldon” and “Ted Lasso.”
The Ben Halpern Lifetime Achievement Award is named after one of the founders of Tpec (the Television Publicity Executives Committee), which also handed out its second annual Tpec Awards on Thursday — recognizing...
- 5/23/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Monday night’s Daily Show saw Jon Stewart attract his largest live-plus-same-day audience in more than a month.
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, Monday’s Stewart-led Daily Show episode averaged 697,000 total viewers and 152,000 P18-49 viewers at 11 p.m. Et. Comparing live-plus-same-day data, that’s up +1% in total viewers, but -11% in P18-49 viewers from his most recent Daily Show episode.
It’s also worth keeping in mind that The Daily Show‘s May 20 episode will see a significant linear viewership bump once time-shifted data arrives in the coming days.
Chairperson of the Commission on Presidential Debates co-founder and co-chair Frank Fahrenkopf was Stewart’s guest last night on The Daily Show. Fahrenkopf’s appearance was a newsy one, having come on the heels of news last week that both President Biden and former President Trump had agreed to face-off at two presidential debates that would be held outside the purview of his organization,...
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, Monday’s Stewart-led Daily Show episode averaged 697,000 total viewers and 152,000 P18-49 viewers at 11 p.m. Et. Comparing live-plus-same-day data, that’s up +1% in total viewers, but -11% in P18-49 viewers from his most recent Daily Show episode.
It’s also worth keeping in mind that The Daily Show‘s May 20 episode will see a significant linear viewership bump once time-shifted data arrives in the coming days.
Chairperson of the Commission on Presidential Debates co-founder and co-chair Frank Fahrenkopf was Stewart’s guest last night on The Daily Show. Fahrenkopf’s appearance was a newsy one, having come on the heels of news last week that both President Biden and former President Trump had agreed to face-off at two presidential debates that would be held outside the purview of his organization,...
- 5/21/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
During his Monday return to the anchor chair, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart brought up the topic of the so-called cancel culture that is allegedly plaguing the political right. He concluded that while mostly these pundits claim the woke left are coming to get them, the true cancel culture of today only occurs when a Republican speaks ill of former president Donald Trump.
Following some light jabs and gags around Trump’s current criminal trial in New York — one which had Stewart comparing the former president to the cartoon character Mr. Magoo (‘He’s just stumbling around, quid pro quo and metal beams falling all around, gets out completely unscathed”), the host brought up the hot topic of Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker. The religious pro-athlete gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College last week where he condemned abortion, euthanasia, IVF, surrogacy and the LGBTQ community — and then...
Following some light jabs and gags around Trump’s current criminal trial in New York — one which had Stewart comparing the former president to the cartoon character Mr. Magoo (‘He’s just stumbling around, quid pro quo and metal beams falling all around, gets out completely unscathed”), the host brought up the hot topic of Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker. The religious pro-athlete gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College last week where he condemned abortion, euthanasia, IVF, surrogacy and the LGBTQ community — and then...
- 5/21/2024
- by Kevin Dolak
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jon Stewart detailed the hypocrisy of conservative media’s condemnation of cancel culture on Monday’s episode of The Daily Show, pointing out that their “boy king” Trump has cancelled numerous opponents who have dared to speak against him.
The late-night host opened his monologue with news of the backlash Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker garnered after delivering a speech to Benedictine College’s 2024 graduate class in which he encouraged women to embrace their roles as wives and homemakers rather than putting their degrees to use. Stewart zeroed in...
The late-night host opened his monologue with news of the backlash Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker garnered after delivering a speech to Benedictine College’s 2024 graduate class in which he encouraged women to embrace their roles as wives and homemakers rather than putting their degrees to use. Stewart zeroed in...
- 5/21/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Jon Stewart was back on The Daily Show and compared Donald Trump to Mr. Magoo as the hush money trial continues.
Michael Cohen wrapped up his testimony and admitted he had stolen from the Trump Organization, which prompted Stewart to compare the former Potus to the animated character.
“How lucky is Donald Trump?” Stewart said. “Donald Trump is like a corruption Mr. Magoo. He’s just stumbling around, quid pro quo-ing, metal beams falling all around him [and] gets out completely unscathed.”
Mr. Magoo is a fictional character who appeared in the Upa animated series Mister Magoo, voiced by Jim Backus. The character is an elderly, wealthy retiree who gets into comical situations and, through sheer luck, always finds himself unharmed.
Trump is on trial and faces 34 felony charges of falsifying business records to conceal other crimes. All of this was to payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to silence her amid the 2016 U.
Michael Cohen wrapped up his testimony and admitted he had stolen from the Trump Organization, which prompted Stewart to compare the former Potus to the animated character.
“How lucky is Donald Trump?” Stewart said. “Donald Trump is like a corruption Mr. Magoo. He’s just stumbling around, quid pro quo-ing, metal beams falling all around him [and] gets out completely unscathed.”
Mr. Magoo is a fictional character who appeared in the Upa animated series Mister Magoo, voiced by Jim Backus. The character is an elderly, wealthy retiree who gets into comical situations and, through sheer luck, always finds himself unharmed.
Trump is on trial and faces 34 felony charges of falsifying business records to conceal other crimes. All of this was to payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to silence her amid the 2016 U.
- 5/21/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for the week of May 13, 2024, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show averaged 487,000 total viewers with 121,000 P18-49. Relative to the most recent week of original episodes, Daily Show gained +1% in total viewers, and +17% P18-49 viewers.
Jon Stewart’s Monday, May 13 episode, his 12th since returning to The Daily Show as weekly host, averaged 690,000 total viewers with 170,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers at 11 p.m. That’s up +50% in total viewers and +102% in P18-49 viewers from Stewart’s most recent episode. It’s -15% in total viewers but flat in P18-49 viewers relative to his live-plus-same-day Monday viewer averages in 2024.
The Daily Show correspondent Desi Lydic hosted the program’s Tuesday, May 14 through Thursday, May 17, 2024 installments. Her three episodes averaged 419,000 total viewers and 104,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers.
Continue reading <i>Daily Show</i> Sees Weekly Ratings Growth Following Jon Stewart’s Monday Return at LateNighter.
Jon Stewart’s Monday, May 13 episode, his 12th since returning to The Daily Show as weekly host, averaged 690,000 total viewers with 170,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers at 11 p.m. That’s up +50% in total viewers and +102% in P18-49 viewers from Stewart’s most recent episode. It’s -15% in total viewers but flat in P18-49 viewers relative to his live-plus-same-day Monday viewer averages in 2024.
The Daily Show correspondent Desi Lydic hosted the program’s Tuesday, May 14 through Thursday, May 17, 2024 installments. Her three episodes averaged 419,000 total viewers and 104,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers.
Continue reading <i>Daily Show</i> Sees Weekly Ratings Growth Following Jon Stewart’s Monday Return at LateNighter.
- 5/20/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Note: With the exception of The Daily Show, each of these late night shows air five nights a week. *Data for new, first-run episodes is included below. Repeats are excluded.
After a terrific March, several late-night shows saw mixed ratings trends in April 2024. Still, there was one constant: CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert remains the top-rated program in late night.
According to live-plus-seven-day data for April 2024, Colbert’s Late Show averaged 2,577,000 total viewers with 292,000 P18-49 viewers for 11 new episodes. That’s -3% but +0.3%, respectively, from March. The year-over-year trend wasn’t as great, with The Late Show -6% in total viewers and -12% in P18-49 viewers from April 2023.
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! and NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon split second place at 11:35 p.m.
Continue reading April 2024 Late Night Ratings: Colbert Still #1; Kimmel, Meyers Gain Viewers at LateNighter.
After a terrific March, several late-night shows saw mixed ratings trends in April 2024. Still, there was one constant: CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert remains the top-rated program in late night.
According to live-plus-seven-day data for April 2024, Colbert’s Late Show averaged 2,577,000 total viewers with 292,000 P18-49 viewers for 11 new episodes. That’s -3% but +0.3%, respectively, from March. The year-over-year trend wasn’t as great, with The Late Show -6% in total viewers and -12% in P18-49 viewers from April 2023.
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! and NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon split second place at 11:35 p.m.
Continue reading April 2024 Late Night Ratings: Colbert Still #1; Kimmel, Meyers Gain Viewers at LateNighter.
- 5/17/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Just when the Jimmys thought they were finally free of having to compete against John Oliver at the Emmys, another John has popped up in his place—John Mulaney.
Mulaney’s six-episode Netflix series Everybody’s in L.A. has been moved into the Outstanding Talk Series category. This means that, if nominated, Mulaney’s weird little show will face off against The Daily Show, Late Night, The Late Show, and The Tonight Show.
The last-minute change came about as a result of the Television Academy. Netflix had reportedly planned to submit the series for consideration in the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series category, which would see it go head-to-head with Saturday Night Live and Last Week Tonight. But, as Variety reports, “Netflix and the creative team felt the show was better suited for the talk series category and, as a result, will now compete against late-night hosts such as Jimmy Kimmel,...
Mulaney’s six-episode Netflix series Everybody’s in L.A. has been moved into the Outstanding Talk Series category. This means that, if nominated, Mulaney’s weird little show will face off against The Daily Show, Late Night, The Late Show, and The Tonight Show.
The last-minute change came about as a result of the Television Academy. Netflix had reportedly planned to submit the series for consideration in the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series category, which would see it go head-to-head with Saturday Night Live and Last Week Tonight. But, as Variety reports, “Netflix and the creative team felt the show was better suited for the talk series category and, as a result, will now compete against late-night hosts such as Jimmy Kimmel,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Jennifer M. Wood
- LateNighter
Everyone’s in the Emmy race, but Netflix and the Television Academy feel John Mulaney is better suited for a different category than intended — and that may only benefit his awards run.
Netflix’s live smash “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A,.” featuring the Emmy-winning stand-up comedian celebrating the quirks and unique personality of his beloved city, was massively popular on the platform. The streaming giant had planned to submit the show into the scripted variety category, where it would compete against the long-running “Saturday Night Live” and “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” However, Variety has learned exclusively that Netflix and the creative team felt the show was better suited for the talk series category and, as a result, will now compete against late-night hosts such as Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Fallon.
The six-episode series, which aired during the Netflix is a Joke Festival in May,...
Netflix’s live smash “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A,.” featuring the Emmy-winning stand-up comedian celebrating the quirks and unique personality of his beloved city, was massively popular on the platform. The streaming giant had planned to submit the show into the scripted variety category, where it would compete against the long-running “Saturday Night Live” and “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” However, Variety has learned exclusively that Netflix and the creative team felt the show was better suited for the talk series category and, as a result, will now compete against late-night hosts such as Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Fallon.
The six-episode series, which aired during the Netflix is a Joke Festival in May,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Things are heating up in the race for Outstanding Talk Series at this year’s Emmys.
Hot Ones, the popular YouTube interview series hosted by Sean Evans, will be competing in the category after a successful petition to join the race—putting the long-running and oft-viral show up against some of the biggest names in late night.
In Hot Ones, Evans interviews celebrity guests while they attempt to eat chicken wings basted in increasingly intense hot sauces.
Recent guests on the show have included Sydney Sweeney, Ice Spice, and Conan O’Brien, whose appearance went viral.
The usual competitors in the Outstanding Talk Series category, which is a part of the Primetime Emmy Awards, are TV’s major late-night shows, including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Hot Ones, the popular YouTube interview series hosted by Sean Evans, will be competing in the category after a successful petition to join the race—putting the long-running and oft-viral show up against some of the biggest names in late night.
In Hot Ones, Evans interviews celebrity guests while they attempt to eat chicken wings basted in increasingly intense hot sauces.
Recent guests on the show have included Sydney Sweeney, Ice Spice, and Conan O’Brien, whose appearance went viral.
The usual competitors in the Outstanding Talk Series category, which is a part of the Primetime Emmy Awards, are TV’s major late-night shows, including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Continue reading <i>Hot Ones</i> to Compete Against Late Night at Emmys at LateNighter.
- 5/16/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Elon Musk may only be the third richest person in the world, but among his peers he’s the number one target of many late-night hosts. So it’s hardly surprising that the Tesla founder—who has a reputation for trying to disrupt the media spaces he does not like (see: the social media network formerly known as Twitter)—has set his sights on burning late-night television to the ground.
No, Musk isn’t planning to hop behind a desk and deliver a nightly monologue. But apparently he does think that Grok, his AI chatbot, has the talent to out-funny all the Jimmys and Jo(h)ns who currently occupy the post-primetime daypart.
Musk took to X early Thursday to share his plans, explaining: “Grok will soon offer a humorous take on the news in the spirit of how The Daily Show and Colbert Report used to be in ancient times.
No, Musk isn’t planning to hop behind a desk and deliver a nightly monologue. But apparently he does think that Grok, his AI chatbot, has the talent to out-funny all the Jimmys and Jo(h)ns who currently occupy the post-primetime daypart.
Musk took to X early Thursday to share his plans, explaining: “Grok will soon offer a humorous take on the news in the spirit of how The Daily Show and Colbert Report used to be in ancient times.
- 5/16/2024
- by Jennifer M. Wood
- LateNighter
The 40-Year-Old Virgin and its progenyImage: The A.V. Club
If you don’t use it, you lose it, and Hollywood has been using The 40-Year-Old Virgin poster for nearly 20 years. You know the one: Steve Carell in front of a glowing orange sun with his eyes staring off in...
If you don’t use it, you lose it, and Hollywood has been using The 40-Year-Old Virgin poster for nearly 20 years. You know the one: Steve Carell in front of a glowing orange sun with his eyes staring off in...
- 5/15/2024
- by Matt Schimkowitz
- avclub.com
We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2024 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 13 to June 24, with the official Emmy nominations announced Wednesday, July 17. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 15 and ends the night of August 26. The 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 15, and air live on ABC at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.
The State of the Race
To be fair, and to not be a downer all the time about the variety series categories, the move to create a new Outstanding Scripted Variety Series category did re-energize this particular awards race a bit by putting “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and “Saturday Night Live” — two shows on huge Emmy-winning streaks — against each other for the first time ever.
The State of the Race
To be fair, and to not be a downer all the time about the variety series categories, the move to create a new Outstanding Scripted Variety Series category did re-energize this particular awards race a bit by putting “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and “Saturday Night Live” — two shows on huge Emmy-winning streaks — against each other for the first time ever.
- 5/15/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2024 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 13 to June 24, with the official Emmy nominations announced Wednesday, July 17. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 15 and ends the night of August 26. The 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 15, and air live on ABC at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.
The State of the Race
It is hard to not find the situation with Outstanding Talk Series to be pretty bleak. For over two decades anything related to “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” has won. More recently “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver was winning the previous iteration of the category so much that the Television Academy changed the rules to move...
The State of the Race
It is hard to not find the situation with Outstanding Talk Series to be pretty bleak. For over two decades anything related to “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” has won. More recently “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver was winning the previous iteration of the category so much that the Television Academy changed the rules to move...
- 5/15/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Stephen Colbert celebrated his 60th birthday on Monday—but it was viewers of The Late Show who received the best gift: an unexpected revival of “Even Stevphen,” a long-running bit from Colbert and Steve Carell’s time together on The Daily Show.
As Colbert got ready to start the show, he acknowledged that it was a monumental day for him, but opined that “I think aging is a good thing.” It was then that Carell suddenly appeared on the stage, bellowing “You are wrong, Stephen!” to his former late-night colleague.
For old-school fans of The Daily Show, it was clear that the two Steves were about to engage in one of their classic “Even Stevphen” debates. The topic? Aging.
Carell made his not-so-happy feelings about getting older clear when he lamented that “We are born astride a grave and, each day, the cruel grasp of time pulls us closer to oblivion.
As Colbert got ready to start the show, he acknowledged that it was a monumental day for him, but opined that “I think aging is a good thing.” It was then that Carell suddenly appeared on the stage, bellowing “You are wrong, Stephen!” to his former late-night colleague.
For old-school fans of The Daily Show, it was clear that the two Steves were about to engage in one of their classic “Even Stevphen” debates. The topic? Aging.
Carell made his not-so-happy feelings about getting older clear when he lamented that “We are born astride a grave and, each day, the cruel grasp of time pulls us closer to oblivion.
- 5/14/2024
- by Jennifer M. Wood
- LateNighter
Paul Simon appeared as the musical guest on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday night to perform “Slip Slidin’ Away” in celebration of Colbert’s 60th birthday.
Simon, 82, staged a faithful, intimate rendition of “Slip Slidin’ Away” with just an acoustic guitar and a microphone. The song, which originally appeared on Simon’s 1977 compilation album Greatest Hits, Etc., has become a fan-favorite since its release. Watch Simon’s stirring performance of the track below.
Colbert opened the show by announcing his 60th birthday, joking, “I am now the same age as Ian McKellen when he was cast as Gandalf.” Before Simon’s closing performance, the show’s guest was longtime Colbert collaborator Steve Carrell. The two discussed their early days performing in Chicago, Carrell’s recent run in Uncle Vanya on Broadway, and they reprised their “Even Stevphen” segment from their days as correspondents on The Daily Show.
Simon, 82, staged a faithful, intimate rendition of “Slip Slidin’ Away” with just an acoustic guitar and a microphone. The song, which originally appeared on Simon’s 1977 compilation album Greatest Hits, Etc., has become a fan-favorite since its release. Watch Simon’s stirring performance of the track below.
Colbert opened the show by announcing his 60th birthday, joking, “I am now the same age as Ian McKellen when he was cast as Gandalf.” Before Simon’s closing performance, the show’s guest was longtime Colbert collaborator Steve Carrell. The two discussed their early days performing in Chicago, Carrell’s recent run in Uncle Vanya on Broadway, and they reprised their “Even Stevphen” segment from their days as correspondents on The Daily Show.
- 5/14/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
To mark the first day of Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial, Jon Stewart took the opportunity during Monday’s episode of the Daily Show to point out how unnecessary the whole thing was and joked that the whole thing could have been avoided if the senator had been properly educated on “legal corruption.”
Last September, Menendez was indicted alongside his wife Nadine Menendez for allegedly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for the senator’s influence. Stewart revisited the alleged crimes in the case including...
Last September, Menendez was indicted alongside his wife Nadine Menendez for allegedly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for the senator’s influence. Stewart revisited the alleged crimes in the case including...
- 5/14/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Jon Stewart returned to host The Daily Show on Monday night, and it’s taking a toll on him, as he also fronted the show last Thursday.
“I hosted on Thursday, and I’m back on Monday,” he jokingly said. “I just don’t know how much longer I could do this — barely any rest. just slept in a hyperbaric chamber all weekend.”
Stewart was absent from the show last Monday as he traded hosting duties for Thursday. The move was to accommodate Stewart being in Los Angeles for the Netflix Is a Joke festival and appearing on John Mulaney’s live show. Jordan Klepper took over Mondays, while Stewart did hosting duties on Thursday.
Despite Stewart joking he barely got any rest from The Daily Show, it recently was announced that he would be adding to his job duties with a new podcast from Comedy Central set to launch...
“I hosted on Thursday, and I’m back on Monday,” he jokingly said. “I just don’t know how much longer I could do this — barely any rest. just slept in a hyperbaric chamber all weekend.”
Stewart was absent from the show last Monday as he traded hosting duties for Thursday. The move was to accommodate Stewart being in Los Angeles for the Netflix Is a Joke festival and appearing on John Mulaney’s live show. Jordan Klepper took over Mondays, while Stewart did hosting duties on Thursday.
Despite Stewart joking he barely got any rest from The Daily Show, it recently was announced that he would be adding to his job duties with a new podcast from Comedy Central set to launch...
- 5/14/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Stephen Colbert’s bandleader is giving the Late Show host the gift of music as he celebrates a milestone birthday.
Born in 1964, Colbert turns 60 today. To mark the occasion, Late Show Band bandleader Louis Cato posted a special performance of one Colbert’s favorite songs. As part of his weekly #CatoCover series on Instagram, Cato performed a rooftop acoustic rendition of Glen Campbell’s “Wichita Lineman.”
Colbert will be spending the landmark birthday at work, kicking off a week of new Late Show episodes. But he’ll be celebrating with old friends and heroes.
His guest tonight is Steve Carell, one of Colbert’s closest friends. The two came up together at The Second City in Chicago, and both went on to star in the short-lived The Dana Carvey Show. They then served as correspondents on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, overlapping from 1999-2005.
Continue reading Louis Cato, Jimmy Kimmel...
Born in 1964, Colbert turns 60 today. To mark the occasion, Late Show Band bandleader Louis Cato posted a special performance of one Colbert’s favorite songs. As part of his weekly #CatoCover series on Instagram, Cato performed a rooftop acoustic rendition of Glen Campbell’s “Wichita Lineman.”
Colbert will be spending the landmark birthday at work, kicking off a week of new Late Show episodes. But he’ll be celebrating with old friends and heroes.
His guest tonight is Steve Carell, one of Colbert’s closest friends. The two came up together at The Second City in Chicago, and both went on to star in the short-lived The Dana Carvey Show. They then served as correspondents on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, overlapping from 1999-2005.
Continue reading Louis Cato, Jimmy Kimmel...
- 5/13/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Fresh from skewering his employer, Seth Meyers has been rewarded with a new contract at NBC.
Meyers will continue to host Late Night with Seth Meyers through 2028 and has extended his overall deal with Universal Studio Group.
It comes three years after NBC struck a deal with the former SNL star and head writer to renew the show through 2025.
It means that there will be stability across late-night on NBC until at least 2026 after Jimmy Fallon extended his contract to host The Tonight Show in 2021.
Meyers is the latest late-night host to strike a new deal; John Oliver struck a deal in December to continue hosting Last Week Tonight through 2026, Stephen Colbert closed a new three-year deal for The Late Show on CBS last year and Jimmy Kimmel inked a three-year contract with ABC to keep hosting his eponymous show in 2022.
As part of the agreement, Meyers’ production company Sethmaker Shoemeyers,...
Meyers will continue to host Late Night with Seth Meyers through 2028 and has extended his overall deal with Universal Studio Group.
It comes three years after NBC struck a deal with the former SNL star and head writer to renew the show through 2025.
It means that there will be stability across late-night on NBC until at least 2026 after Jimmy Fallon extended his contract to host The Tonight Show in 2021.
Meyers is the latest late-night host to strike a new deal; John Oliver struck a deal in December to continue hosting Last Week Tonight through 2026, Stephen Colbert closed a new three-year deal for The Late Show on CBS last year and Jimmy Kimmel inked a three-year contract with ABC to keep hosting his eponymous show in 2022.
As part of the agreement, Meyers’ production company Sethmaker Shoemeyers,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Viewers may be seeing red after Comedy Central airs Jordan Klepper’s newest Daily Show special
Comedy Central just announced the latest installment of The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse, and this one’s taking on the Republican party’s relationship with Vladimir Putin and Russia. Titled Moscow Tools, the special will premiere following The Daily Show next Monday, May 20th.
“As Vladimir Putin continues his gritty reboot of the Soviet Union, he’s getting a surprising amount of help from the party once led by Reagan,” the program’s synopsis explains. “Jordan Klepper speaks to foreign affairs experts, possible Russian assets, and probably Russian recording devices to find out whether Republicans have become the Kremlin’s useful idiots.”
One of those guests will be former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton, who is shown sitting down with Klepper in a trailer for the special.
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Comedy Central just announced the latest installment of The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse, and this one’s taking on the Republican party’s relationship with Vladimir Putin and Russia. Titled Moscow Tools, the special will premiere following The Daily Show next Monday, May 20th.
“As Vladimir Putin continues his gritty reboot of the Soviet Union, he’s getting a surprising amount of help from the party once led by Reagan,” the program’s synopsis explains. “Jordan Klepper speaks to foreign affairs experts, possible Russian assets, and probably Russian recording devices to find out whether Republicans have become the Kremlin’s useful idiots.”
One of those guests will be former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton, who is shown sitting down with Klepper in a trailer for the special.
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- 5/13/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Daily Show correspondent Desi Lydic is set to once again host the show’s Tuesday through Thursday episodes this week, picking up where Monday night host Jon Stewart leaves off tonight.
This will be Lydic’s fourth week behind The Daily Show’s anchor desk this season. She’s hosted solo twice– in late February and early April–and co-hosted with fellow correspondent Michael Kosta for a week in March.
Comedy Central also announced the show’s guests this week.
Tonight Jon Stewart is set to welcome Ilana Glazer, no stranger to Comedy Central herself. The former Broad City co-creator and star will be promoting the new film Babes, which Glazer co-wrote and stars in.
On Tuesday Lydic will interview filmmaker and artist Miranda July on the same day her new novel “All Fours” hits bookstores.
Continue reading Desi Lydic Returns to <i>Daily Show</i> Anchor Desk This Week at LateNighter.
This will be Lydic’s fourth week behind The Daily Show’s anchor desk this season. She’s hosted solo twice– in late February and early April–and co-hosted with fellow correspondent Michael Kosta for a week in March.
Comedy Central also announced the show’s guests this week.
Tonight Jon Stewart is set to welcome Ilana Glazer, no stranger to Comedy Central herself. The former Broad City co-creator and star will be promoting the new film Babes, which Glazer co-wrote and stars in.
On Tuesday Lydic will interview filmmaker and artist Miranda July on the same day her new novel “All Fours” hits bookstores.
Continue reading Desi Lydic Returns to <i>Daily Show</i> Anchor Desk This Week at LateNighter.
- 5/13/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for the week of May 6, 2024, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show averaged 481,000 total viewers and 103,000 P18-49. Relative to the most recent week of original episodes (week starting April 22), that’s up +4% in total viewers, and +2% P18-49 viewers. (The Daily Show was dark for the week of April 29.)
Jon Stewart is The Daily Show‘s Monday host, but hosted last week’s Thursday episode instead due to his appearance at the Netflix Is a Joke festival in Los Angeles the weekend before. He remained in L.A. for a couple more days, appearing on John Mulaney’s and Jimmy Kimmel’s respective L.A.-based talk shows last Monday, May 6.
Stewart’s Thursday, May 9 episode, his 11th since returning to the show as weekly host, averaged 459,000 total viewers and 84,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers at 11 p.m.
Continue reading <i>The Daily Show</i> Gains Viewers for Week of May 6, 2024 at LateNighter.
Jon Stewart is The Daily Show‘s Monday host, but hosted last week’s Thursday episode instead due to his appearance at the Netflix Is a Joke festival in Los Angeles the weekend before. He remained in L.A. for a couple more days, appearing on John Mulaney’s and Jimmy Kimmel’s respective L.A.-based talk shows last Monday, May 6.
Stewart’s Thursday, May 9 episode, his 11th since returning to the show as weekly host, averaged 459,000 total viewers and 84,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers at 11 p.m.
Continue reading <i>The Daily Show</i> Gains Viewers for Week of May 6, 2024 at LateNighter.
- 5/13/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Monday Am: These apes are going to need a bigger boat for their cash that is as 20th Century Studios’ Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes came in over expectations with a $58.5M opening. Sunday came in at $16.5M, down 19%, a strong attributable to Mother’s Day. Who knew moms were fans of the Planet of the Apes movies? Typical Mother’s Day Saturday to Sunday drops are around the -28% range.
That’s now the third highest opening for an Apes movie after Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ($72.6M) and Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes ($68.5M). Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes only cost $160M, which is cheaper than Matt Reeves’ War for the Planet of the Apes which cost $190M before P&a. As we said yesterday, there’s hope for summer in a movie that can beat its tracking projections. Not everything...
That’s now the third highest opening for an Apes movie after Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ($72.6M) and Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes ($68.5M). Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes only cost $160M, which is cheaper than Matt Reeves’ War for the Planet of the Apes which cost $190M before P&a. As we said yesterday, there’s hope for summer in a movie that can beat its tracking projections. Not everything...
- 5/13/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Jimmy Kimmel is taking a break this week—from his show, that is. He’s still got work to do.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be airing repeats all week as its host travels to New York, where he’s scheduled to make his first-ever visit to Late Night With Seth Meyers tonight. He’s expected to appear at ABC’s upfront event tomorrow.
Kimmel will be back in the studio May 20th for just three days before going dark again for an extended Memorial Day weekend Thursday May 23rd through Tuesday May 28th.
As summer nears, we’ll likely continue to see less of Kimmel. The longest-tenured late-night host has been handing his show over to guest hosts through the months of July and August early since 2020.
The other late-night hosts are all reporting to work this week, with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers,...
Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be airing repeats all week as its host travels to New York, where he’s scheduled to make his first-ever visit to Late Night With Seth Meyers tonight. He’s expected to appear at ABC’s upfront event tomorrow.
Kimmel will be back in the studio May 20th for just three days before going dark again for an extended Memorial Day weekend Thursday May 23rd through Tuesday May 28th.
As summer nears, we’ll likely continue to see less of Kimmel. The longest-tenured late-night host has been handing his show over to guest hosts through the months of July and August early since 2020.
The other late-night hosts are all reporting to work this week, with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
The second wave of 2024 GLAAD Media Award winners was unveiled on Saturday, with HBO’s The Last of Us and Netflix’s Heartstopper among the TV shows taking home trophies.
This weekend’s New York City-based ceremony was preceded by a Los Angeles-based ceremony on March 14, where additional winners included Paramount+ With Showtime’s Fellow Travelers and Yellowjackets.
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The annual GLAAD Media Awards honor the fair,...
This weekend’s New York City-based ceremony was preceded by a Los Angeles-based ceremony on March 14, where additional winners included Paramount+ With Showtime’s Fellow Travelers and Yellowjackets.
More from TVLineTony Award Nominations 2024: The Complete ListBridgerton's Jonathan Bailey and Agent Carter's Hayley Atwell Among New Heartstopper Season 3 Cast Additions2024 CMT Music Awards: How to Watch the Kelsea Ballerini-Hosted Ceremony Online
The annual GLAAD Media Awards honor the fair,...
- 5/12/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich and Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
With Jon Stewart in Los Angeles earlier this week for the Netflix Is a Joke festival, The Daily Show switched things up this week. Instead of adhering to The Daily Show‘s regular schedule with Stewart as Monday host, the veteran late nighter hosted Thursday instead.
So, how did Stewart fare last night? According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, The Daily Show averaged 459,000 total viewers with 84,000 P18-49 viewers on Thursday, May 9. That’s down substantially from his average Monday numbers in 2024 to-date (see below), and -33% in total viewers and -47% in P18-49 viewers from his most-recent episode as host.
How does Stewart’s Thursday Daily Show stack up against previous Thursday episodes, with rotating guest hosts at the desk? Prior to Stewart’s episode, The Daily Show had averaged 408,000 total viewers with 89,000 P18-49 viewers on Thursdays in 2024.
Continue reading Overnights: Jon Stewart’s Thursday <i>Daily Show</i> Delivers Mixed Ratings Performance at LateNighter.
So, how did Stewart fare last night? According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, The Daily Show averaged 459,000 total viewers with 84,000 P18-49 viewers on Thursday, May 9. That’s down substantially from his average Monday numbers in 2024 to-date (see below), and -33% in total viewers and -47% in P18-49 viewers from his most-recent episode as host.
How does Stewart’s Thursday Daily Show stack up against previous Thursday episodes, with rotating guest hosts at the desk? Prior to Stewart’s episode, The Daily Show had averaged 408,000 total viewers with 89,000 P18-49 viewers on Thursdays in 2024.
Continue reading Overnights: Jon Stewart’s Thursday <i>Daily Show</i> Delivers Mixed Ratings Performance at LateNighter.
- 5/10/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Jon Stewart has been watching the television coverage of the Donald Trump hush money trial, but that doesn’t mean he has to like it.
“It has been another big week of wall-to-wall, nonstop penis-to-penis coverage of Donald Trump’s trial,” Stewart said at the start of his Comedy Central The Daily Show monologue Thursday (he switched from his usual Monday night spot this week). “The ubiquitous coverage is numbing, fading into televised wallpaper with insight that only occasionally crackles through.”
Some examples of that insight? Cue the tapes:
CNN reports that Donald Trump greeted Stormy Daniels in that hotel room wearing “satin or silk pajamas.”
Said Stewart: “Which?! I need to know!”
Another report, stating Stormy and Donald had sex “in the missionary position.”
Said Stewart: “No wonder Trump has locked up the Evangelical voting bloc….Tell us more.”
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell: “Not wearing a condom…”
Stewart: “Don’t tell us more!
“It has been another big week of wall-to-wall, nonstop penis-to-penis coverage of Donald Trump’s trial,” Stewart said at the start of his Comedy Central The Daily Show monologue Thursday (he switched from his usual Monday night spot this week). “The ubiquitous coverage is numbing, fading into televised wallpaper with insight that only occasionally crackles through.”
Some examples of that insight? Cue the tapes:
CNN reports that Donald Trump greeted Stormy Daniels in that hotel room wearing “satin or silk pajamas.”
Said Stewart: “Which?! I need to know!”
Another report, stating Stormy and Donald had sex “in the missionary position.”
Said Stewart: “No wonder Trump has locked up the Evangelical voting bloc….Tell us more.”
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell: “Not wearing a condom…”
Stewart: “Don’t tell us more!
- 5/10/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Today, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Audio announced a new weekly Comedy Central podcast from Jon Stewart, “The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart.” The podcast, which launches in early June, will feature the Emmy® and Peabody® award-winning host as he dives into the most critical topics across current events. The show will feature a variety of guests, including newsmakers, authors and celebrities. “The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart.” will be available across all major podcast platforms and produced by Paramount Audio in association with Busboy Productions.
“After much reflection, meditation, and prayer, I have decided to extend my work week to two days,” said Emmy® and Peabody® award-winning host Jon Stewart. “All hail Comedy Central!”
“Jon’s return to The Daily Show has been a runaway success – a powerful reminder of why he’s the voice of our generation and so critical to the national conversation," said Chris McCarthy, Paramount...
“After much reflection, meditation, and prayer, I have decided to extend my work week to two days,” said Emmy® and Peabody® award-winning host Jon Stewart. “All hail Comedy Central!”
“Jon’s return to The Daily Show has been a runaway success – a powerful reminder of why he’s the voice of our generation and so critical to the national conversation," said Chris McCarthy, Paramount...
- 5/10/2024
- Podnews.net
Jon Stewart continued with his criticism of the media’s coverage of Donald Trump’s New York trial during Thursday’s episode of The Daily Show. “It has been another big week of wall-to-wall, nonstop penis-to-penis coverage of Donald Trump’s trial,” Stewart said at the start of his monologue.
Stewart, who typically hosts Monday night episodes of the Comedy Central show, missed the start of this week in a pre-announced absence that was likely due to his live appearances in Los Angeles last weekend. Instead, he hosted this week’s Thursday episode.
Also, this week, Stormy Daniels testified in the former president’s New York hush money trial, further fueling an onslaught of headlines regarding the lawsuit.
“The ubiquitous coverage is numbing, fading into televised wallpaper with insight that only occasionally crackles through,” Stewart continued.
This week’s episode is not Stewart’s first time going after the media’s coverage of the trial.
Stewart, who typically hosts Monday night episodes of the Comedy Central show, missed the start of this week in a pre-announced absence that was likely due to his live appearances in Los Angeles last weekend. Instead, he hosted this week’s Thursday episode.
Also, this week, Stormy Daniels testified in the former president’s New York hush money trial, further fueling an onslaught of headlines regarding the lawsuit.
“The ubiquitous coverage is numbing, fading into televised wallpaper with insight that only occasionally crackles through,” Stewart continued.
This week’s episode is not Stewart’s first time going after the media’s coverage of the trial.
- 5/10/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Four top directors will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2024 Emmy Awards and other TV awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Thursday, May 16, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Daniel Montgomery and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
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The Daily Show
Synopsis: A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.
Bio: David Paul Meyer was a five-time Emmy nominee for “The Daily Show.” Other projects have included several specials with Trevor Noah, Jordan Klepper and Roy Wood, Jr.
Fellow Travelers
Synopsis: Follows...
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The Daily Show
Synopsis: A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.
Bio: David Paul Meyer was a five-time Emmy nominee for “The Daily Show.” Other projects have included several specials with Trevor Noah, Jordan Klepper and Roy Wood, Jr.
Fellow Travelers
Synopsis: Follows...
- 5/9/2024
- by Chris Beachum and Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Jon Stewart will be signing on for a new weekly podcast called The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart. On Thursday, Comedy Central announced that Stewart — who rejoined the Daily Show as the Monday night host — will host the new podcast when it premieres in June.
The new weekly show will hear Stewart “dive into the most critical topics across current events” and will feature “a variety of guests, including newsmakers, authors, and celebrities.” Paramount Audio will produce the podcast with Busboy Productions.
“After much reflection, meditation, and prayer, I have...
The new weekly show will hear Stewart “dive into the most critical topics across current events” and will feature “a variety of guests, including newsmakers, authors, and celebrities.” Paramount Audio will produce the podcast with Busboy Productions.
“After much reflection, meditation, and prayer, I have...
- 5/9/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
One weekly show for Jon Stewart just isn’t enough.
In addition to his once-a-week gig on The Daily Show, Stewart has signed on to host a new podcast for Comedy Central, The Weekly Show.
Deadline reports that Stewart’s show will be a deeper dive into Tds-esque topics, and will be available through all major podcast outlets.
Like The Daily Show, the podcast will feature interviews with “newsmakers, authors, and celebrities,” and will see the host discussing “the most critical topics across current events.”
Notably, The Weekly Show differs from The Daily Show’s own podcast, The Daily Show: Ears Edition. While a feed for The Weekly Show has not yet been announced, it appears that Stewart may utilize the existing podcast feed from his Apple TV+ series The Problem with Jon Stewart for this new show.
Continue reading Comedy Central Announces New Jon Stewart Podcast at LateNighter.
In addition to his once-a-week gig on The Daily Show, Stewart has signed on to host a new podcast for Comedy Central, The Weekly Show.
Deadline reports that Stewart’s show will be a deeper dive into Tds-esque topics, and will be available through all major podcast outlets.
Like The Daily Show, the podcast will feature interviews with “newsmakers, authors, and celebrities,” and will see the host discussing “the most critical topics across current events.”
Notably, The Weekly Show differs from The Daily Show’s own podcast, The Daily Show: Ears Edition. While a feed for The Weekly Show has not yet been announced, it appears that Stewart may utilize the existing podcast feed from his Apple TV+ series The Problem with Jon Stewart for this new show.
Continue reading Comedy Central Announces New Jon Stewart Podcast at LateNighter.
- 5/9/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Jon Stewart will take an extended dive into current events in a new The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart a Comedy Central podcast set to launch in June.
From MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Audio, the podcast will focus on “the most critical topics across current events,” featuring a variety of guests, including newsmakers, authors and celebrities. Produced by Paramount Audio in association with Busboy Productions, The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart will be available across all major podcast platforms.
“After much reflection, meditation, and prayer, I have decided to extend my work week to two days,” said Stewart. “All hail Comedy Central!”
“Jon’s return to The Daily Show has been a runaway success – a powerful reminder of why he’s the voice of our generation and so critical to the national conversation,” said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Office of the CEO and President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios.
From MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Audio, the podcast will focus on “the most critical topics across current events,” featuring a variety of guests, including newsmakers, authors and celebrities. Produced by Paramount Audio in association with Busboy Productions, The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart will be available across all major podcast platforms.
“After much reflection, meditation, and prayer, I have decided to extend my work week to two days,” said Stewart. “All hail Comedy Central!”
“Jon’s return to The Daily Show has been a runaway success – a powerful reminder of why he’s the voice of our generation and so critical to the national conversation,” said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Office of the CEO and President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios.
- 5/9/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Jon Stewart is adding another hosting gig to his Daily Show plate — though this one isn’t on camera.
Stewart, who returned to The Daily Show for a once-a-week turn behind the desk in February, will host a podcast for Comedy Central beginning in June. It will be called The Weekly Show and will essentially bea an audio version of The Daily Show, with Stewart delving into pressing topics from the news and interviewing newsmakers, authors and celebrities.
“After much reflection, meditation, and prayer, I have decided to extend my work week to two days,” Stewart joked in a statement. “All hail Comedy Central!”
Stewart has been back at The Daily Show — which he hosted for 16 years before stepping aside in 2015 — for about two months, following Comedy Central’s surprise announcement that he’d anchor the late-night show on Mondays (except for this week) through the presidential election. His return...
Stewart, who returned to The Daily Show for a once-a-week turn behind the desk in February, will host a podcast for Comedy Central beginning in June. It will be called The Weekly Show and will essentially bea an audio version of The Daily Show, with Stewart delving into pressing topics from the news and interviewing newsmakers, authors and celebrities.
“After much reflection, meditation, and prayer, I have decided to extend my work week to two days,” Stewart joked in a statement. “All hail Comedy Central!”
Stewart has been back at The Daily Show — which he hosted for 16 years before stepping aside in 2015 — for about two months, following Comedy Central’s surprise announcement that he’d anchor the late-night show on Mondays (except for this week) through the presidential election. His return...
- 5/9/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jon Stewart is upping his output with Comedy Central to bring a weekly audio show to your earbuds.
Stewart — after exiting “The Daily Show” in 2015 — rejoined the Comedy Central show as host on Mondays and as an executive producer this February. That came after Apple TV+ canceled his talk show last year, with Stewart claiming Apple “didn’t want me to say things that might get me in trouble.”
Now he’s signed on for a new weekly Comedy Central podcast, “The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart,” set to premiere in early June. The show will span “the most critical topics across current events,” featuring a variety of guests including newsmakers, authors and celebrities. “The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart,” produced by Paramount Audio in association with Busboy Productions, will be available across all major podcast platforms.
“After much reflection, meditation, and prayer, I have decided to extend my work week to two days,...
Stewart — after exiting “The Daily Show” in 2015 — rejoined the Comedy Central show as host on Mondays and as an executive producer this February. That came after Apple TV+ canceled his talk show last year, with Stewart claiming Apple “didn’t want me to say things that might get me in trouble.”
Now he’s signed on for a new weekly Comedy Central podcast, “The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart,” set to premiere in early June. The show will span “the most critical topics across current events,” featuring a variety of guests including newsmakers, authors and celebrities. “The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart,” produced by Paramount Audio in association with Busboy Productions, will be available across all major podcast platforms.
“After much reflection, meditation, and prayer, I have decided to extend my work week to two days,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Jon Stewart may only be hosting The Daily Show once a week, but when it comes to his beef with Arby’s, he’s all in.
Stewart has a long history of making Arby’s the butt of his jokes, dating back to his original tenure on The Daily Show. Where other brands might have sent “cease and desist” letters, Arby’s lapped up the free publicity, and ultimately took out ads on the show in response.
Now that Stewart is back hosting The Daily Show, it was probably only a matter of time before Arby’s would come up. This time, though, Jimmy Kimmel was the instigator.
Monday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! featured a pre-taped bit in which Kimmel picked up a hitchhiking Stewart and drove him to an Arby’s location in Hollywood.
Continue reading Arby’s Still Loves Being Insulted By Jon Stewart at LateNighter.
Stewart has a long history of making Arby’s the butt of his jokes, dating back to his original tenure on The Daily Show. Where other brands might have sent “cease and desist” letters, Arby’s lapped up the free publicity, and ultimately took out ads on the show in response.
Now that Stewart is back hosting The Daily Show, it was probably only a matter of time before Arby’s would come up. This time, though, Jimmy Kimmel was the instigator.
Monday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! featured a pre-taped bit in which Kimmel picked up a hitchhiking Stewart and drove him to an Arby’s location in Hollywood.
Continue reading Arby’s Still Loves Being Insulted By Jon Stewart at LateNighter.
- 5/9/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Navy Admiral Michael Mullen, being interviewed by Jon Stewart for an episode of “The Daily Show.”
If you tuned in to “The Daily Show” on Monday wondering where Jon Stewart went, rest assured the veteran Comedy Central host will be back.
Stewart is in Los Angeles this week for the annual “Netflix is a Joke” festival, where he will appear on John Mulaney’s live show “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In L.A.”
In the meantime, correspondent Jordan Klepper will assume Stewart’s hosting duties until Wednesday evening. On Thursday, Stewart will return to the host chair.
Stewart has filled in as a temporary Monday evening host on the Daily Show for the past two months. He will continue hosting on Mondays — except for this week, when he will appear on Thursday — through the presidential election.
This article, Jon Stewart to host “Daily Show” on Thursday,...
If you tuned in to “The Daily Show” on Monday wondering where Jon Stewart went, rest assured the veteran Comedy Central host will be back.
Stewart is in Los Angeles this week for the annual “Netflix is a Joke” festival, where he will appear on John Mulaney’s live show “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In L.A.”
In the meantime, correspondent Jordan Klepper will assume Stewart’s hosting duties until Wednesday evening. On Thursday, Stewart will return to the host chair.
Stewart has filled in as a temporary Monday evening host on the Daily Show for the past two months. He will continue hosting on Mondays — except for this week, when he will appear on Thursday — through the presidential election.
This article, Jon Stewart to host “Daily Show” on Thursday,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Comedy is an industry largely dominated by men. And while many of those men are genuinely hilarious, several women are just as funny but far less lauded. Some have earned their rightful praise and lots of money, too.
Comedian Profiles Leslie Jones – $7 million Sarah Silverman – $8 million Molly Shannon – $8 million Samantha Bee – $8 million Ellie Kemper – $9 million Kate McKinnon – $9 million Wanda Sykes – $10 million Alex Borstein – $14 million Lily Tomlin – $20 million Chelsea Peretti – $20 million Kristen Wiig – $25 million Amy Poehler – $25 million Mindy Kaling – $35 million Whitney Cummings – $35 million Chelsea Handler – $35 million Kathy Griffin – $35 million Amy Schumer – $45 million Carol Burnett – $45 million Whoopi Goldberg – $60 million Tina Fey – $75 million Roseanne Barr – $80 million Melissa McCarthy – $90 million Rosie O’Donnell – $120 million Julia Louis-Dreyfus – $250 million Ellen DeGeneres – $500 million
Here are the world’s richest female comedians:
25. Leslie Jones – Net Worth: $7 Million
Stand-up extraordinaire Leslie Jones has been part of the industry for many years but truly made a splash in 2013 when she joined...
Comedian Profiles Leslie Jones – $7 million Sarah Silverman – $8 million Molly Shannon – $8 million Samantha Bee – $8 million Ellie Kemper – $9 million Kate McKinnon – $9 million Wanda Sykes – $10 million Alex Borstein – $14 million Lily Tomlin – $20 million Chelsea Peretti – $20 million Kristen Wiig – $25 million Amy Poehler – $25 million Mindy Kaling – $35 million Whitney Cummings – $35 million Chelsea Handler – $35 million Kathy Griffin – $35 million Amy Schumer – $45 million Carol Burnett – $45 million Whoopi Goldberg – $60 million Tina Fey – $75 million Roseanne Barr – $80 million Melissa McCarthy – $90 million Rosie O’Donnell – $120 million Julia Louis-Dreyfus – $250 million Ellen DeGeneres – $500 million
Here are the world’s richest female comedians:
25. Leslie Jones – Net Worth: $7 Million
Stand-up extraordinaire Leslie Jones has been part of the industry for many years but truly made a splash in 2013 when she joined...
- 5/8/2024
- by Florie Mae Malapit
- Your Next Shoes
For those who were wondering, “Where in the world is Jon Stewart?” when tuning in to Monday’s The Daily Show (which was hosted by correspondent Jordan Klepper), viewers only had to tune in to Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Stewart, who has been behind the desk at the Comedy Central staple on Mondays for two months, took the night off the desk for the Netflix Is a Joke festival happening in Los Angeles. On Friday, he headlined at The Greek Theatre for his “Jon Stewart and Friends” show, which saw him bring out Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman and Mike Birbiglia as special guests. Stewart is also slated to be a guest on John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. on Netflix this week, a set of live talk shows that are part of the streamer’s fest.
While in L.A., Stewart also decided to spend time with Kimmel and his family,...
Stewart, who has been behind the desk at the Comedy Central staple on Mondays for two months, took the night off the desk for the Netflix Is a Joke festival happening in Los Angeles. On Friday, he headlined at The Greek Theatre for his “Jon Stewart and Friends” show, which saw him bring out Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman and Mike Birbiglia as special guests. Stewart is also slated to be a guest on John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. on Netflix this week, a set of live talk shows that are part of the streamer’s fest.
While in L.A., Stewart also decided to spend time with Kimmel and his family,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Kevin Dolak
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
First on LateNighter: Jon Stewart won’t be on The Daily Show tonight, but you just might see him on two others.
Stewart was already set to appear tonight on John Mulaney Presents Everybody’s in L.A., the six-episode talk show streaming live on Netflix all this week.
But if Jimmy Kimmel’s latest Instagram post is any indication, it seems the Daily Show host may also be dropping by Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“Ran into a stranger this morning,” Kimmel captioned an Instagram photo of himself with Stewart. “Invited him on the show tonight.”The pair are pictured outside an Arby’s—the fast-food chain Stewart has had a, uh, beef with for years.
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Stewart, who usually hosts The Daily Show in New York on Monday nights, is in Los Angeles following an appearance at the Netflix...
Stewart was already set to appear tonight on John Mulaney Presents Everybody’s in L.A., the six-episode talk show streaming live on Netflix all this week.
But if Jimmy Kimmel’s latest Instagram post is any indication, it seems the Daily Show host may also be dropping by Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“Ran into a stranger this morning,” Kimmel captioned an Instagram photo of himself with Stewart. “Invited him on the show tonight.”The pair are pictured outside an Arby’s—the fast-food chain Stewart has had a, uh, beef with for years.
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Stewart, who usually hosts The Daily Show in New York on Monday nights, is in Los Angeles following an appearance at the Netflix...
- 5/6/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
The Daily Show is shaking up its hosting schedule this week.
Jon Stewart, who usually hosts on Mondays, will move to Thursday, with Jordan Klepper hosting tonight, Monday.
The move comes as Stewart is in LA for the Netflix Is A Joke festival, appearing on John Mulaney’s live show.
Klepper will host Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with Stewart returning on Thursday.
Guests for the week include social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author Lexi Freiman, Matt Damon and director of polling John Della Volpe.
Jon Stewart, who usually hosts on Mondays, will move to Thursday, with Jordan Klepper hosting tonight, Monday.
The move comes as Stewart is in LA for the Netflix Is A Joke festival, appearing on John Mulaney’s live show.
Klepper will host Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with Stewart returning on Thursday.
Guests for the week include social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author Lexi Freiman, Matt Damon and director of polling John Della Volpe.
- 5/6/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Daily Show will look a little different when viewers tune in on Monday night.
Instead of Jon Stewart, who has been anchoring the Comedy Central show on Mondays for the past two months, correspondent Jordan Klepper will be behind the desk this Monday. He’ll continue as host on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Stewart will close out the week on Thursday night.
The schedule for this week is an inverse of how The Daily Show has operated since Stewart’s return in February — he has anchored the show on Mondays, and members of the show’s news team have held down the rest of the week.
The switch is likely to be for this week only. Stewart is slated to be a guest on John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. on Netflix this week, a set of live talk shows that are part of the streamer’s...
Instead of Jon Stewart, who has been anchoring the Comedy Central show on Mondays for the past two months, correspondent Jordan Klepper will be behind the desk this Monday. He’ll continue as host on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Stewart will close out the week on Thursday night.
The schedule for this week is an inverse of how The Daily Show has operated since Stewart’s return in February — he has anchored the show on Mondays, and members of the show’s news team have held down the rest of the week.
The switch is likely to be for this week only. Stewart is slated to be a guest on John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. on Netflix this week, a set of live talk shows that are part of the streamer’s...
- 5/6/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
At a comedy show as part of Netflix Is a Joke Fest on Friday, Jon Stewart went deep on Joe Biden, antisemitism and the idea of “go woke and go broke.”
Stewart headlined at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles for his “Jon Stewart and Friends” show, which saw him bring out Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman and Mike Birbiglia as his special guests.
Starting things off with the upcoming presidential election, Stewart questioned, “Why are we allowing this? And now we’re going to have a president that’s [one of] the two oldest people that have ever run for the office of the presidency,” with Biden and Donald Trump breaking the record that they themselves set four years ago.
“I know liberals say, ‘Don’t say Joe Biden is old’ — don’t say what people see with their own eyes! You can say it, he can’t hear us,” he joked.
Stewart headlined at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles for his “Jon Stewart and Friends” show, which saw him bring out Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman and Mike Birbiglia as his special guests.
Starting things off with the upcoming presidential election, Stewart questioned, “Why are we allowing this? And now we’re going to have a president that’s [one of] the two oldest people that have ever run for the office of the presidency,” with Biden and Donald Trump breaking the record that they themselves set four years ago.
“I know liberals say, ‘Don’t say Joe Biden is old’ — don’t say what people see with their own eyes! You can say it, he can’t hear us,” he joked.
- 5/4/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“We’ve all failed in our lives, but have you ever failed so bad, you bring back Jon Stewart?” Minhaj mused yesterday at the Netflix is a Joke comedy festival.
“I saved a dying institution,” Minhaj added. “You’re welcome.”
For those not following along, after an extended on-air audition process, Comedy Central had reportedly chosen Minhaj to be Trevor Noah’s successor at The Daily Show last summer and planned to make the announcement at the conclusion of the Writers Strike.
Before that could happen, The New Yorker published a widely-shared article that accused Minhaj of embellishing his confessional-style standup material with exaggerations and falsehoods. Although Minhaj later responded with his side of the story and a fact-check of the New Yorker’s fact-check, by then Comedy Central had reportedly backed away from Minhaj amid the controversy.
The Daily Show never did lock down a permanent host.
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“I saved a dying institution,” Minhaj added. “You’re welcome.”
For those not following along, after an extended on-air audition process, Comedy Central had reportedly chosen Minhaj to be Trevor Noah’s successor at The Daily Show last summer and planned to make the announcement at the conclusion of the Writers Strike.
Before that could happen, The New Yorker published a widely-shared article that accused Minhaj of embellishing his confessional-style standup material with exaggerations and falsehoods. Although Minhaj later responded with his side of the story and a fact-check of the New Yorker’s fact-check, by then Comedy Central had reportedly backed away from Minhaj amid the controversy.
The Daily Show never did lock down a permanent host.
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- 5/3/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
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