The gig will go on through the 2024 elections, according to Comedy Central. It’s a throwback for Stewart, who spent 16 years hosting the show.
A familiar face will return to the Daily Show next month: Comedy Central has announced that Jon Stewart will soon guest host weekly.
Stewart will kick off as Monday host of the Daily Show on Feb. 12. The weekly gig will go on through the 2024 elections, according to Comedy Central. It’s a throwback for Stewart, who spent 16 years hosting the show from 1999 until 2015. Off-air, he’ll also return to executive producing the program.
In a statement, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios CEO Chris McCarthy called Stewart «the voice of our generation.
