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A popular culture snark-fest beneath its authentic host, Craig Kilborn, “The Daily Show” advanced right into a topical satire after Stewart took over in 1999, and it turned a information supply for parts of its viewers, whilst Stewart maintained that his major aim was to entertain, not inform. It was additionally a prolific expertise incubator: Alumni together with Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Samantha Bee and Hasan Minhaj went on to host their very own exhibits. Others, like Steve Carell, Ed Helms and Jessica Williams, discovered success in Hollywood.
It was one other former “Daily Show” correspondent, Noah, who succeeded Stewart as host. But the present’s rankings and profile declined, a part of a normal downturn within the cultural relevance of late-night exhibits within the streaming age. At the identical time, Stewart’s personal post-“Daily Show” skilled efforts have been lackluster. A deal to develop a topical animated present for HBO went nowhere, and his speak present for Apple TV+, “The Problem With Jon Stewart,” ended final 12 months after 20 episodes when Stewart and Apple executives disagreed over the present’s inventive path.
There was maybe a delicate reference to Stewart’s earlier job on “The Daily Show” on Monday evening. “We’re going to have a lot we’re going to speak about this 12 months,” he stated. “Obviously, the elections, perhaps we’ll discuss China, perhaps we’ll discuss A.I., perhaps one thing slightly lighter, Israel-Palestine.” Artificial intelligence and China have been two of the topics that created friction at “The Problem.”
“The Problem” by no means bought a lot traction, other than producing just a few viral interview clips and receiving an Emmy nomination final 12 months for excellent selection speak sequence. In a twist, that award went as an alternative to “The Daily Show,” the one time the Noah model received. Stewart’s “Daily Show” received the award for excellent selection sequence award 10 occasions in a row, from 2003 to 2012.
In an interview on “CBS Mornings” on Monday, Stewart stated he’s returning to “The Daily Show” as a result of he desires a platform throughout the election.
