Arts Jan 24 Jon Stewart will return to host ‘The Daily Show’ on Mondays By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Arts Jan 17 Comedian Leslie Jones to begin as temporary host of ‘The Daily Show’ While this week marks the first time Jones has appeared on “The Daily Show,” she's no stranger to MC-ing, having guest-hosted “The Ellen Show” and ABC’s game show revival of “Supermarket Sweep.”… By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Arts Jan 19 Jon Stewart to receive Mark Twain lifetime achievement award Comedian, talk show host and political influencer Jon Stewart has been named the 23rd recipient of the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Award for lifetime achievement in comedy. By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press
World May 12 The Daily Show’s Desi Lydic goes ‘Abroad’ exploring gender equality To explore gender equality, Desi Lydic, a correspondent for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, traveled to Iceland, Namibia and Spain for her new special ‘Desi Lydic: Abroad,’ which airs on Comedy Central on Monday. By Pavni Mittal, Laura Fong, Michael D. Regan
Nation Nov 17 Watch 7:24 ‘Daily Show’ host Trevor Noah turns an outside perspective into funny observation As “The Daily Show” host, South-African born comic Trevor Noah offers a different, outsider’s perspective from Jon Stewart, the man he succeeded. Noah speaks with Jeffrey Brown about how the show is handling the election of Donald Trump and how… By PBS News Hour
Sep 18 Watch 2:18 Baratunde Thurston on fighting racist absurdity with laughs By PBS News Hour When you're the one black friend, says Baratunde Thurston, you're kind of like a double agent trying to prevent thermonuclear war. The former Onion digital director, “Daily Show” producer and author of “How to Be Black,” gives his Brief but… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 8:07 How funny man Jon Stewart became a serious influence By PBS News Hour Called the nation's "satirist in chief," Jon Stewart’s comedic rants and skewering of the daily news have had far-reaching influence on media and politics. Now he's leaving The Daily show after 16 years. Jeffrey Brown looks back at Stewart’s impact. Continue watching
Aug 06 5 times ‘The Daily Show’ actually influenced policy By Corinne Segal As Jon Stewart prepares the leave "The Daily Show," we looked back at the moments the show and its alums crossed into the world of policy. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch Obama’s farewell appearance on Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ By Josh Lederman, Associated Press NEW YORK -- Barack Obama shifted from baseball to football to analogize the limitations of meeting his goals as president during an appearance on "The Daily Show" Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 16 Why Samantha Bee lets her 5-year-old watch ‘Kill Bill’ and ‘Jaws’ By artsdesk Samantha Bee is a comedian, writer, former correspondent for The Daily Show and official cool parent. Continue reading