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‘The Daily Show’ Is In “Game Shape” To Deal With Political Carnage – Contenders TV: Documentary, Unscripted & Variety
A second Donald Trump term is a challenge that all of the late-night shows know how to face, especially The Daily Show.
The rhythm of late-night television changed back in 2017 when Donald Trump became President, forcing all of the talk shows to prepare for the dreaded 4 p.m. rewrite. Desi Lydic, one of the show’s hosts alongside Jon Stewart, Ronny Chieng, Jordan Klepper and Michael Kosta, was behind the desk earlier this month during “tariff week,” which saw the news change almost hourly. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart won 10 consecutive late-night Emmys between 2003 and 2012, losing out to Comedy Central ’s The Colbert Report for a couple of years before taking back the crown in 2015.
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