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Late-Night Shocker: Jon Stewart To Host ‘The Daily Show’ Once A Week Through Presidential Election With News Team Hosting Other Nights


Jon Stewart is to make a surprising return to The Daily Show. 25 years after starting on the show, Stewart is to host the Comedy Central late-night show one night a week through the election cycle.…

It comes eight years after he stepped down from hosting the show, which revolutionized late-night television and brought through the likes of Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Samantha Bee and Steve Carell. Hughley, Chelsea Handler, Sarah Silverman, Hasan Minhaj, Marlon Wayans, Kal Penn, Al Franken, John Leguizamo, Desus Nice, Charlamagne Tha God and Michelle Wolf. “Jon Stewart is the voice of our generation, and 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 Chris McCarthy, President/CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios.

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