Jon Stewart Hits 'MAGA World'
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The Daily Show ’s Jon Stewart, who recently called Paramount Global’s settlement with President Donald Trump “shameful”, has weighed in on the future of the late-night show.
The “shitty establishment” Stewart is referencing seems to be Paramount as a whole, though he doesn’t spare Comedy Central either. “I’d like to believe that without The Daily Show… I don’t know. Comedy Central is kind of like muzak at this point,
Stewart, who has ripped Paramount Global’s $16 million settlement with Donald Trump, offered his candid thoughts about the show’s future.
Stewart and Colbert are stalwarts of the television world. Stewart is the long-running host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, which he hosted from 1999 to 2015. He hosted The Problem with Jon Stewart on Apple TV+ from 2021 to 2023 and returned part time to The Daily Show in 2024.
Jon Stewart confronted Elmo during Monday night's "The Daily Show" over the "Sesame Street" puppet's X hack and antisemitic tweets.
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After the beloved character’s X account was hacked, Jon Stewart decided to have some fun with a look-alike puppet of Elmo on “The Daily Show ” on Monday. The talk show host reminded the audience with a photo that he had worked with the famed muppet years ago and said he was “shocked” by the tweets.
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Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart slammed Paramount for making a deal with Trump, serving notice they won't be silenced by their parent company.
The talk show host said he had a "tremendous" show planned but "had to scrap all that because Elmo lost his f‑‑‑ing mind."
Colbert followed “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart’s attack of the deal one week earlier. Stewart works for Comedy Central, also owned by Paramount, making the two comics the most visible internal critics of the $16 million settlement that was announced on July 1.
Once again, Jon Stewart had a “tremendous show planned for you - well-designed, articulate,” but the tidal wave of current events would not let that slide. It was “a truly illuminating dive into the overlooked role of the commodities markets in trade deficit accounting,