After winning the Emmy earlier this year for the final season of Trevor Noah’s hosting stint, The Daily Show surprised just about everyone with the announcement that its multiple Emmy-winning previous star Jon Stewart would be returning to host Monday editions during this election year, while other regulars would take turns hosting during the rest of the week.
The multi-host format was born out of necessity following Noah’s departure and a series of what were essentially auditions for a permanent replacement. Unable to land on the perfect choice, producers and Comedy Central settled on Stewart returning and spreading the wealth host-wise to carry the series through this election year.
Ratings are up. It’s working.
Discussing the evolution at Deadline’s Contenders TV: Documentary + Unscripted event were longtime executive producer/showrunner/writer Jen Flanz, co-executive producer/writer Zhubin Parang, and former writer and newly named correspondent Josh Johnson.
The multi-host format was born out of necessity following Noah’s departure and a series of what were essentially auditions for a permanent replacement. Unable to land on the perfect choice, producers and Comedy Central settled on Stewart returning and spreading the wealth host-wise to carry the series through this election year.
Ratings are up. It’s working.
Discussing the evolution at Deadline’s Contenders TV: Documentary + Unscripted event were longtime executive producer/showrunner/writer Jen Flanz, co-executive producer/writer Zhubin Parang, and former writer and newly named correspondent Josh Johnson.
- 4/27/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
This year’s Emmy race features some of the most explosive nonfiction content in recent years: docuseries on the fate of a beloved talk show host, a vulnerable young woman victimized in a case of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, the scandal involving Nickelodeon kids shows, and a revealing look inside one of professional sports’ greatest dynasties.
Deadline’s Contenders TV: Documentary + Unscripted virtual event — your indispensable guide to TV awards season — goes in depth on all of it Saturday in a showcase that kicks off at 9 a.m. Pt.
Click here to register and watch the livestream.
Among the panelists joining today are key talent behind Lifetime’s Where Is Wendy Williams?, Investigation Discovery’s Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, and The Dynasty: New England Patriots from Apple TV+. Gypsy Rose Blanchard herself joins us to talk about telling her shocking story in Lifetime’s The Prison...
Deadline’s Contenders TV: Documentary + Unscripted virtual event — your indispensable guide to TV awards season — goes in depth on all of it Saturday in a showcase that kicks off at 9 a.m. Pt.
Click here to register and watch the livestream.
Among the panelists joining today are key talent behind Lifetime’s Where Is Wendy Williams?, Investigation Discovery’s Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, and The Dynasty: New England Patriots from Apple TV+. Gypsy Rose Blanchard herself joins us to talk about telling her shocking story in Lifetime’s The Prison...
- 4/27/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
A slew of late-night hosts are finally turning the lights back on this week after some Pto. Meanwhile, three of the last shows standing last week are going dark.
Monday, April 29 will mark the return of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Fallon & Meyers have been on an extended two-week spring break, and Colbert joined them last week.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be back with new episodes as well. Kimmel has pumped out new episodes all April long, but was off Thursday night for the NFL draft.
Saturday Night Live is also back later this week with host and musical guest Dua Lipa, after taking two weeks off.
As each of these programs return, three of the shows that have been holding down the fort are going on break themselves.
Continue reading The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight,...
Monday, April 29 will mark the return of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Fallon & Meyers have been on an extended two-week spring break, and Colbert joined them last week.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be back with new episodes as well. Kimmel has pumped out new episodes all April long, but was off Thursday night for the NFL draft.
Saturday Night Live is also back later this week with host and musical guest Dua Lipa, after taking two weeks off.
As each of these programs return, three of the shows that have been holding down the fort are going on break themselves.
Continue reading The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
The Daily Show has been steeped in a competitive game of musical chairs since Trevor Noah’s departure, but at least one recurring face on the program isn’t losing sleep over who will get the gig.
Comedian Lewis Black has served as a contributor to The Daily Show since the franchise first began in 1996, working with each of the show’s hosts over the years. So only it makes sense that he’d be asked to weigh in on who might best fill the seat next.
But in a recent interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he said he didn’t understand what the ongoing fuss was about.
“This is not a holy seat. This isn’t the Vatican,” Black told the paper. “The show is about the satire. It’s about the writers.”
The Daily Show is in the midst of a ratings resurgence since Jon Stewart returned to host Monday episodes in February.
Comedian Lewis Black has served as a contributor to The Daily Show since the franchise first began in 1996, working with each of the show’s hosts over the years. So only it makes sense that he’d be asked to weigh in on who might best fill the seat next.
But in a recent interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he said he didn’t understand what the ongoing fuss was about.
“This is not a holy seat. This isn’t the Vatican,” Black told the paper. “The show is about the satire. It’s about the writers.”
The Daily Show is in the midst of a ratings resurgence since Jon Stewart returned to host Monday episodes in February.
- 4/26/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
It’s been six years since Comedy Central’s The Daily Show last brought on a new correspondent, but it’s making up for lost time—by naming three.
Troy Iwata, Josh Johnson, and Grace Kuhlenschmidt are now officially full-fledged correspondents.
As regular viewers already know, all three have been familiar faces on The Daily Show for several months now.
Iwata and Kuhlenschmidt both first appeared on the show last October in in-studio “remote” pieces. Johnson first appeared on air in February with a pre-taped report on sneakerheads’ reactions to Donald Trump’s release of Trump-branded shoes, but has been a writer for the show since 2017.
Tds had not added a new face to its correspondent lineup since 2018, when Jaboukie Young-White was hired. (Young-White departed in 2021.)
The Daily Show’s current format sees Jon Stewart at the desk on Monday nights—at least through the election—while a roster of...
Troy Iwata, Josh Johnson, and Grace Kuhlenschmidt are now officially full-fledged correspondents.
As regular viewers already know, all three have been familiar faces on The Daily Show for several months now.
Iwata and Kuhlenschmidt both first appeared on the show last October in in-studio “remote” pieces. Johnson first appeared on air in February with a pre-taped report on sneakerheads’ reactions to Donald Trump’s release of Trump-branded shoes, but has been a writer for the show since 2017.
Tds had not added a new face to its correspondent lineup since 2018, when Jaboukie Young-White was hired. (Young-White departed in 2021.)
The Daily Show’s current format sees Jon Stewart at the desk on Monday nights—at least through the election—while a roster of...
- 4/25/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
The Daily Show is solidifying its news team staff!
The Comedy Central series saw Jon Stewart return as the surprise host of The Daily Show in January.
He hosts every Monday through the 2024 election cycle, starting on February 12. He will also executive produce every episode of the show through 2024 and 2025 to “shape” the next chapter of the franchise.
Now, the series has signed up three new correspondents to its news team, marking the first new correspondents to join the show in seven years since the arrival of Dulcé Sloan in September 2017, per Deadline.
Find out who is joining the team…...
The Comedy Central series saw Jon Stewart return as the surprise host of The Daily Show in January.
He hosts every Monday through the 2024 election cycle, starting on February 12. He will also executive produce every episode of the show through 2024 and 2025 to “shape” the next chapter of the franchise.
Now, the series has signed up three new correspondents to its news team, marking the first new correspondents to join the show in seven years since the arrival of Dulcé Sloan in September 2017, per Deadline.
Find out who is joining the team…...
- 4/25/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Exclusive: After finding its new host in the returning Jon Stewart, The Daily Show is staffing up.
The Comedy Central series has signed up three new correspondents to its news team: Troy Iwata, Josh Johnson, Grace Kuhlenschmidt.
They are the first new correspondents to join the show in six years, since the arrival of Jaboukie Young-White, who joined in 2018 and left in 2021. The last new correspondent still on the show was Dulcé Sloan, who joined in September 2017 (Jordan Klepper returned in December 2019 having previously been featured on the show).
Iwata and Kuhlenschmidt joined the show in October 2023 and Johnson, who was previously a writer on the show, made his on-screen debut in February. The move to official correspondents just happened, despite being on the show for a few months.
They join Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta, Lewis Black, Klepper, and Sloan. However, the new trio will not be sharing...
The Comedy Central series has signed up three new correspondents to its news team: Troy Iwata, Josh Johnson, Grace Kuhlenschmidt.
They are the first new correspondents to join the show in six years, since the arrival of Jaboukie Young-White, who joined in 2018 and left in 2021. The last new correspondent still on the show was Dulcé Sloan, who joined in September 2017 (Jordan Klepper returned in December 2019 having previously been featured on the show).
Iwata and Kuhlenschmidt joined the show in October 2023 and Johnson, who was previously a writer on the show, made his on-screen debut in February. The move to official correspondents just happened, despite being on the show for a few months.
They join Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta, Lewis Black, Klepper, and Sloan. However, the new trio will not be sharing...
- 4/25/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
This post contains spoilers for Baby Reindeer, which is now streaming on Netflix.
It takes less than two minutes into Netflix’s Baby Reindeer for the words “this is a true story” to appear onscreen. This simple phrase, when used in pop culture, adds an extra level of emotional weight that tales sold as wholly fictional don’t get: Sure, your imagination can invent something crazy, but can you believe this thing actually happened to someone?!?!
The lure of Based on a True Story is so powerful that many film...
It takes less than two minutes into Netflix’s Baby Reindeer for the words “this is a true story” to appear onscreen. This simple phrase, when used in pop culture, adds an extra level of emotional weight that tales sold as wholly fictional don’t get: Sure, your imagination can invent something crazy, but can you believe this thing actually happened to someone?!?!
The lure of Based on a True Story is so powerful that many film...
- 4/25/2024
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
The strikes are behind us, Emmy season is upon us, and it’s time to hear from the creatives and talent behind some of the TV season’s most talked-about nonfiction programs. Deadline’s daylong Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted virtual event will offer just that this weekend, giving awards-watchers a chance to kick back at home and take in the tales.
You can RSVP for Saturday’s livestream here.
Starting at 9 a.m. Pt Saturday, the fourth annual event features 20 panels with cast and creatives from series, specials and telefilms.
Here is what and who you can expect to see.
From ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
From Prime Video: Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story (Writer/Director...
You can RSVP for Saturday’s livestream here.
Starting at 9 a.m. Pt Saturday, the fourth annual event features 20 panels with cast and creatives from series, specials and telefilms.
Here is what and who you can expect to see.
From ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
From Prime Video: Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story (Writer/Director...
- 4/24/2024
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
Missed Tuesday’s late-night monologues? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the night’s best laughs from across the dial.
Induce Gagging
As his trial over illegally trying to hush up any scandals that might have derailed his 2016 run for President continues, Donald Trump continues to violate his own gag order. Whether it’s via his all-caps broadsides on social media or his prop-heavy pre- and post-proceedings press conferences, Trump persists in attacking jurors, the judge, the prosecutors, the legal system, and any reporters who publish accounts of him napping and passing copious gas in the courtroom.
In fact, on this second trial day proper, Trump stormed out of a morning session to determine whether he’d violated the gag order and… immediately violated the gag order, putting out a Truth Social rant attacking Judge Juan Merchan and the New York Da’s office. And while Merchan...
Induce Gagging
As his trial over illegally trying to hush up any scandals that might have derailed his 2016 run for President continues, Donald Trump continues to violate his own gag order. Whether it’s via his all-caps broadsides on social media or his prop-heavy pre- and post-proceedings press conferences, Trump persists in attacking jurors, the judge, the prosecutors, the legal system, and any reporters who publish accounts of him napping and passing copious gas in the courtroom.
In fact, on this second trial day proper, Trump stormed out of a morning session to determine whether he’d violated the gag order and… immediately violated the gag order, putting out a Truth Social rant attacking Judge Juan Merchan and the New York Da’s office. And while Merchan...
- 4/24/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
Last night’s Jon Stewart-led Daily Show delivered mixed results in the Nielsen ratings department: A week-to-week decline in total viewers, but substantial growth in the P18-49 demo.
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, The Daily Show’s Monday, April 22 episode averaged 686,000 total viewers and 158,000 P18-49 viewers at 11 p.m. Et. That’s -8% in total viewers, but a solid +42% in P18-49 from Stewart’s previous Monday episode (April 15). The 158,000 P18-49 average represents Stewart’s largest audience in the measurement since his April 1 episode.
Salman Rushie was Stewart’s guest last night, and the duo discussed Rushdie’s new memoir, “Knife.”
Last night’s total viewer and P18-49 averages are far from final. For reference, the previous Monday Daily Show averaged 742,000 total viewers and 111,000 P18-49 viewers, per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. Those figures ballooned to 1,577,000 total and 262,000 P18-49 after live-plus-three data arrived. That’s more...
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, The Daily Show’s Monday, April 22 episode averaged 686,000 total viewers and 158,000 P18-49 viewers at 11 p.m. Et. That’s -8% in total viewers, but a solid +42% in P18-49 from Stewart’s previous Monday episode (April 15). The 158,000 P18-49 average represents Stewart’s largest audience in the measurement since his April 1 episode.
Salman Rushie was Stewart’s guest last night, and the duo discussed Rushdie’s new memoir, “Knife.”
Last night’s total viewer and P18-49 averages are far from final. For reference, the previous Monday Daily Show averaged 742,000 total viewers and 111,000 P18-49 viewers, per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. Those figures ballooned to 1,577,000 total and 262,000 P18-49 after live-plus-three data arrived. That’s more...
- 4/23/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Jon Stewart’s return to The Daily Show has given the show a big lift on the nights that he hosts — and even on the nights he doesn’t.
Stewart’s surprise return to Comedy Central’s late- night flagship — he’ll anchor the show on Monday nights through the presidential election — led to an immediate ratings spike for the show, as his first show back on Feb. 12 hit a multiyear high in viewers. The first few episodes after Stewart’s return, hosted by Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper, also came in way ahead of the show’s average viewership for 2023.
Seven weeks into the Stewart-and-correspondents hosting arrangement, that pattern has mostly held up. Ratings have cooled some in April, but both Stewart’s Monday shows and the news team-led installments later in the week have consistently stayed well above both the show’s guest host era of 2023 and the...
Stewart’s surprise return to Comedy Central’s late- night flagship — he’ll anchor the show on Monday nights through the presidential election — led to an immediate ratings spike for the show, as his first show back on Feb. 12 hit a multiyear high in viewers. The first few episodes after Stewart’s return, hosted by Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper, also came in way ahead of the show’s average viewership for 2023.
Seven weeks into the Stewart-and-correspondents hosting arrangement, that pattern has mostly held up. Ratings have cooled some in April, but both Stewart’s Monday shows and the news team-led installments later in the week have consistently stayed well above both the show’s guest host era of 2023 and the...
- 4/23/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jon Stewart used the April 22 episode of “The Daily Show” to eviscerate the media for giving way too much attention to Donald Trump’s ongoing hush money trial. The host said the legal battle is both “a test of the fairness of the American legal system” and “a test of the media’s ability to cover Donald Trump in a responsible way.” Stewart determined that the media is failing when it comes to the latter.
Throwing to footage from across cable news networks, including MSNBC host Chris Hayes proclaiming this is “the trial of the century” and various media outlets reporting on Trump’s trips to the courthouse in detail, Stewart fired back: “Perhaps, if we limit the coverage to the issues at hand, and try not to create an all-encompassing spectacle of the most banal of details, perhaps that would help?”
“Seriously, are we going to follow this guy to court every fucking day?...
Throwing to footage from across cable news networks, including MSNBC host Chris Hayes proclaiming this is “the trial of the century” and various media outlets reporting on Trump’s trips to the courthouse in detail, Stewart fired back: “Perhaps, if we limit the coverage to the issues at hand, and try not to create an all-encompassing spectacle of the most banal of details, perhaps that would help?”
“Seriously, are we going to follow this guy to court every fucking day?...
- 4/23/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
The Daily Show, Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show and Jimmy Kimmel were all winners this morning as The Webby Awards named its 2024 recipents.
Late-night shows and hosts had been nominated in 16 categories this year. All told, only six of those categories went without a late-night program winning either the Webby or People’s Voice Award.
Three late-night shows were named academy-voted Webby Award winners. SNL won in the Video, Events & Live Streams category for its Monologue Live Stream. The Daily Show won two — its “Patriot Hammer” video for Best Writing, and its YouTube Channel for Best Variety Series or Channel. The latter simultaneously took home a People’s Voice Award. And Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s YouTube Channel won in a different category: Best Web Personality/Host.
Continue reading Late Night Cleans Up at 2024 Webby Awards at LateNighter.
Late-night shows and hosts had been nominated in 16 categories this year. All told, only six of those categories went without a late-night program winning either the Webby or People’s Voice Award.
Three late-night shows were named academy-voted Webby Award winners. SNL won in the Video, Events & Live Streams category for its Monologue Live Stream. The Daily Show won two — its “Patriot Hammer” video for Best Writing, and its YouTube Channel for Best Variety Series or Channel. The latter simultaneously took home a People’s Voice Award. And Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s YouTube Channel won in a different category: Best Web Personality/Host.
Continue reading Late Night Cleans Up at 2024 Webby Awards at LateNighter.
- 4/23/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Exclusive: Adam McKay’s Hyperobject Industries will soon debut two new comedy podcasts: Tiny Dinos, from Connor Ratliff and James III, and Allan McLeod’s Walkin’ About.
Tiny Dinos premieres May 7, with episodes dropping weekly on Tuesdays, while Walkin’ About debuts on May 15, with episodes released weekly on Wednesdays. Both series will be available on major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. A trailer for Tiny Dinos can be found above.
Tiny Dinos
“Connor, James and Allan are all very talented comedians, and Lord knows we all can use some laughter these days,” said McKay in a statement to Deadline. “But they’re also asking questions that boldly challenge the international corporate power structure like ‘What happens if I start taking regular walks?’ And ‘What would happen if we brought dinosaurs back but they were super tiny?'”
In Tiny Dinos, Ratliff takes improv to the next...
Tiny Dinos premieres May 7, with episodes dropping weekly on Tuesdays, while Walkin’ About debuts on May 15, with episodes released weekly on Wednesdays. Both series will be available on major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. A trailer for Tiny Dinos can be found above.
Tiny Dinos
“Connor, James and Allan are all very talented comedians, and Lord knows we all can use some laughter these days,” said McKay in a statement to Deadline. “But they’re also asking questions that boldly challenge the international corporate power structure like ‘What happens if I start taking regular walks?’ And ‘What would happen if we brought dinosaurs back but they were super tiny?'”
In Tiny Dinos, Ratliff takes improv to the next...
- 4/23/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The gloves came off on The Daily Show on Monday night, as host Jon Stewart excoriated the news media for its overly extensive and, at times, incredibly dramatic coverage of former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial.
In the segment, titled “America’s Most Tremendously Wanted,” Stewart began by saying that “this trial will obviously be a test of the fairness of the American legal system. But it’s also a test that of the media’s ability to cover Donald Trump in a responsible way, a task they have acknowledged that they’ve performed poorly in the past.”
Stewart then proceeded to show clips of somber media self-reflection — from the likes of former CNN host Brian Stelter, MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace and Rachel Maddow — discussing the need to move away from the often breathless, speculative and needless coverage that Trump received during his term as president.
“So brave.
In the segment, titled “America’s Most Tremendously Wanted,” Stewart began by saying that “this trial will obviously be a test of the fairness of the American legal system. But it’s also a test that of the media’s ability to cover Donald Trump in a responsible way, a task they have acknowledged that they’ve performed poorly in the past.”
Stewart then proceeded to show clips of somber media self-reflection — from the likes of former CNN host Brian Stelter, MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace and Rachel Maddow — discussing the need to move away from the often breathless, speculative and needless coverage that Trump received during his term as president.
“So brave.
- 4/23/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jon Stewart surprised his audience and viewers at home Monday when his critique of recent over-the-top cable news coverage of the Trump Trial was interrupted by former Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams.
“Jessica! How are you? Are you down at the courthouse to give us a report?”
“Uh, yeah, I am,” replied Williams. And here’s my report: Jon Stewart hates fun.”
Stewart, who struggled to keep it together during Williams’ appearance Monday night seemed genuinely tickled to be working with her again. The two appeared to go off-script at least a couple times, with Stewart at one point exclaiming “I’ve missed you terribly,” and Williams saying the same.
The former correspondent sang Stewart’s praises in a 2023 interview with People Magazine in which she called him “one of the best bosses ever.”
“A lot of things made Jon a great boss, but he’s just a nice man...
“Jessica! How are you? Are you down at the courthouse to give us a report?”
“Uh, yeah, I am,” replied Williams. And here’s my report: Jon Stewart hates fun.”
Stewart, who struggled to keep it together during Williams’ appearance Monday night seemed genuinely tickled to be working with her again. The two appeared to go off-script at least a couple times, with Stewart at one point exclaiming “I’ve missed you terribly,” and Williams saying the same.
The former correspondent sang Stewart’s praises in a 2023 interview with People Magazine in which she called him “one of the best bosses ever.”
“A lot of things made Jon a great boss, but he’s just a nice man...
- 4/23/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
Missed Monday’s late-night monologues? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the night’s best laughs from across the dial.
Trial Media on Trial
There were only two late-night hosts on duty in a week when opening arguments in Donald Trump’s election interference trial began. Jon Stewart and Jimmy Kimmel alone, therefore, were left to apply their signature takes to the official start of the first-ever criminal trial for a former U.S. President, one which not only hinges on Trump’s alleged affair with (and subsequent hush money payment to) adult film actress Stormy Daniels, but where the first witness to be called will be the former National Enquirer publisher and Trump pal whose name happens to be David Pecker. (Who is alleged to have both planted fake stories about Trump opponents and bought and buried stories damning to Trump.)
Truly, the opportunities for humor both high and very,...
Trial Media on Trial
There were only two late-night hosts on duty in a week when opening arguments in Donald Trump’s election interference trial began. Jon Stewart and Jimmy Kimmel alone, therefore, were left to apply their signature takes to the official start of the first-ever criminal trial for a former U.S. President, one which not only hinges on Trump’s alleged affair with (and subsequent hush money payment to) adult film actress Stormy Daniels, but where the first witness to be called will be the former National Enquirer publisher and Trump pal whose name happens to be David Pecker. (Who is alleged to have both planted fake stories about Trump opponents and bought and buried stories damning to Trump.)
Truly, the opportunities for humor both high and very,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
Jon Stewart led Monday’s episode of The Daily Show with Donald Trump’s hush money trial and dinged news networks for how they cover it.
“This trial will obviously be a test of the fairness of the American legal system, but it’s also a test of the media’s ability to cover Donald Trump in a responsible way. A task they have acknowledged they’ve performed poorly in the past,” Stewart said before a supercut of the media claiming they had learned their lesson on how to cover Trump.
The supercut included clips from all major cable news networks like CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. Stewart mocked the network’s personalities, adding, “I think from this trial we will see the seeds of that introspection bear fruit, or we will learn that learning curves are for pussies.”
Another supercut of the major news networks was introduced, with many...
“This trial will obviously be a test of the fairness of the American legal system, but it’s also a test of the media’s ability to cover Donald Trump in a responsible way. A task they have acknowledged they’ve performed poorly in the past,” Stewart said before a supercut of the media claiming they had learned their lesson on how to cover Trump.
The supercut included clips from all major cable news networks like CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. Stewart mocked the network’s personalities, adding, “I think from this trial we will see the seeds of that introspection bear fruit, or we will learn that learning curves are for pussies.”
Another supercut of the major news networks was introduced, with many...
- 4/23/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
The Daily Show is going the co-host route again this week, with correspondent Ronny Chieng set to share the desk with contributor Jordan Klepper Tuesday-Thursday this week.
It’s the second time this season that the show has opted to pair two members of its news team for a week-long stint. (Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic shared hosting duties for a week in early March.)
Klepper is tied with Kosta and Lydic for the most weeks spent behind the The Daily Show desk this season; each have been tapped for week-long solo stints three times, and now one week as co-host. Ronny Chieng and Dulce Sloan have each hosted the show solo once. .
The Daily Show also announced its guest list for the coming week.
Tonight Jon Stewart will sit down with author Salmon Rushdie to discuss his new book “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.”
Klepper and Chieng’s...
It’s the second time this season that the show has opted to pair two members of its news team for a week-long stint. (Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic shared hosting duties for a week in early March.)
Klepper is tied with Kosta and Lydic for the most weeks spent behind the The Daily Show desk this season; each have been tapped for week-long solo stints three times, and now one week as co-host. Ronny Chieng and Dulce Sloan have each hosted the show solo once. .
The Daily Show also announced its guest list for the coming week.
Tonight Jon Stewart will sit down with author Salmon Rushdie to discuss his new book “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.”
Klepper and Chieng’s...
- 4/22/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
Stephen Colbert is known for hosting The Late Show with Stephen Colbert since 2015. Taking over from legendary talk show host David Letterman, Colbert has brought his particular brand of humor to the table and has been successful at it. Colbert has also been nominated for the Emmys multiple times as the host of The Late Show.
Before he took over hosting duties from Letterman, Stephen Colbert was an actor who had produced sketch comedy series and was also a cast member of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. He has also featured in many TV shows in a supporting and voice role in shows such as The Office and The Simpsons. He recently spoke about his dream role as an actor and if he would ever get back to it.
Stephen Colbert Talks About Being An Actor Stephen Colbert with George Clooney in The Late Show | Credits: CBS
Stephen...
Before he took over hosting duties from Letterman, Stephen Colbert was an actor who had produced sketch comedy series and was also a cast member of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. He has also featured in many TV shows in a supporting and voice role in shows such as The Office and The Simpsons. He recently spoke about his dream role as an actor and if he would ever get back to it.
Stephen Colbert Talks About Being An Actor Stephen Colbert with George Clooney in The Late Show | Credits: CBS
Stephen...
- 4/22/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for the week of April 15, 2024, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show averaged 477,000 total viewers and 97,000 P18-49. That’s a slight gain in total viewers (+0.2%), but a -20% loss in P18-49 viewers from the show’s most-recent week of original episodes (week of April 8).
Jon Stewart’s Monday, April 15 episode, his ninth as The Daily Show Monday host, averaged 742,000 total viewers and 111,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers; his largest total audience in three weeks, but his smallest P18-49 audience to-date. Those live-plus-same-day averages grew to 1,577,000 total viewers and 262,000 P18-49 viewers after Nielsen live-plus-three-data arrived. When taking the delayed data into account, Stewart’s April 15 episode ends up gaining +10% in P18-49 viewers and +10% in total viewers from the previous Monday episode (April 8). While up from his April 8 episode, Stewart’s April 15 totals are down from every other Monday episode he has hosted since...
Jon Stewart’s Monday, April 15 episode, his ninth as The Daily Show Monday host, averaged 742,000 total viewers and 111,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers; his largest total audience in three weeks, but his smallest P18-49 audience to-date. Those live-plus-same-day averages grew to 1,577,000 total viewers and 262,000 P18-49 viewers after Nielsen live-plus-three-data arrived. When taking the delayed data into account, Stewart’s April 15 episode ends up gaining +10% in P18-49 viewers and +10% in total viewers from the previous Monday episode (April 8). While up from his April 8 episode, Stewart’s April 15 totals are down from every other Monday episode he has hosted since...
- 4/22/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Stephen Colbert closed out Los Angeles’ annual PaleyFest TV festival Sunday afternoon, as he sat down for a conversation with comedian Ben Schwartz about his career and time at The Late Show desk.
During the wide-ranging chat inside the Dolby Theatre — which ranged from Colbert’s start in Chicago’s improv scene to his stint as a Sunday school teacher and his love of fantasy films — Schwartz asked the host if he would ever want to return to acting, for which he went to school.
“I was purely acting up until I had The Late Show,” Colbert recalled, as he had been in character on The Colbert Report and The Daily Show. “One of the weirdest things about taking the job is my manager, James ‘Babydoll’ Dixon, when he said, ‘Hey, it’s you.’ And I went, ‘Me?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, do you want to do it?’ And I’m like,...
During the wide-ranging chat inside the Dolby Theatre — which ranged from Colbert’s start in Chicago’s improv scene to his stint as a Sunday school teacher and his love of fantasy films — Schwartz asked the host if he would ever want to return to acting, for which he went to school.
“I was purely acting up until I had The Late Show,” Colbert recalled, as he had been in character on The Colbert Report and The Daily Show. “One of the weirdest things about taking the job is my manager, James ‘Babydoll’ Dixon, when he said, ‘Hey, it’s you.’ And I went, ‘Me?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, do you want to do it?’ And I’m like,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Next week is shaping up to be particularly quiet one in late night, with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night With Seth Meyers, and Saturday Night Live still on an extended Spring break, and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert set to join them.
That will leave just three shows producing new episodes: Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Daily Show, and After Midnight.
That’s not to say that the others will be out on the beach drinking Mai Tais. Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers were both in Los Angeles this past week participating in promotional events for their shows, and Colbert will be following in their footsteps Sunday, as he and The Late Show team are scheduled to talk up their show at LA’s Dolby Theater as part of this year’s PaleyFest.
Meanwhile, at least a half dozen SNL cast members are out on the road.
That will leave just three shows producing new episodes: Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Daily Show, and After Midnight.
That’s not to say that the others will be out on the beach drinking Mai Tais. Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers were both in Los Angeles this past week participating in promotional events for their shows, and Colbert will be following in their footsteps Sunday, as he and The Late Show team are scheduled to talk up their show at LA’s Dolby Theater as part of this year’s PaleyFest.
Meanwhile, at least a half dozen SNL cast members are out on the road.
- 4/19/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
Exclusive: Boys Go to Jupiter, the debut feature film from acclaimed indie animator Julian Glander, has finalized its cast ahead of its Tribeca Film Festival premiere in June. Newly added to the lineup are Janeane Garofalo and Demi Adeyujigbe.
The cast also includes Jack Corbett (NPR’s Planet Money TikTok) Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) Tavi Gevinson (Gossip Girl), Julio Torres (Los Espookys), Sarah Sherman (SNL), Joe Pera (Joe Pera Talks With You), Grace Kuhlenschmidt (The Daily Show), Singer-songwriter Miya Folick, as well as comedians Demi Adeyuijigbe, Chris Fleming, Cole Escola, River L. Ramirez, Eva Victor, and Max Wittert.
Boys Go to Jupiter is billed as a surreal animated coming-of-age story, brought to life in Glander’s trademark 3D visual style and sonic palette. The film follows a week in the life of a teenager in suburban Florida as he hustles his way through a series of bizarre gig economy errands.
The cast also includes Jack Corbett (NPR’s Planet Money TikTok) Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) Tavi Gevinson (Gossip Girl), Julio Torres (Los Espookys), Sarah Sherman (SNL), Joe Pera (Joe Pera Talks With You), Grace Kuhlenschmidt (The Daily Show), Singer-songwriter Miya Folick, as well as comedians Demi Adeyuijigbe, Chris Fleming, Cole Escola, River L. Ramirez, Eva Victor, and Max Wittert.
Boys Go to Jupiter is billed as a surreal animated coming-of-age story, brought to life in Glander’s trademark 3D visual style and sonic palette. The film follows a week in the life of a teenager in suburban Florida as he hustles his way through a series of bizarre gig economy errands.
- 4/17/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Jordan Klepper visited a group of Maga supporters protesting Donald Trump’s current criminal trial for the most recent episode of The Daily Show. The late-night correspondent interviewed several people outside the courthouse in New York City, including one who confirmed that Trump supporters are “calm, peaceful protestors.”
In the clip, Klepper inquires whether they plan to replicate Jan. 6. “No,” one woman confirms. “I was there Jan. 6. It was breached before we even got there.” She also encouraged Klepper to watch America’s Most Wanted, on which she “made a grand appearance.
In the clip, Klepper inquires whether they plan to replicate Jan. 6. “No,” one woman confirms. “I was there Jan. 6. It was breached before we even got there.” She also encouraged Klepper to watch America’s Most Wanted, on which she “made a grand appearance.
- 4/17/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Missed Tuesday’s late-night monologues? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the night’s best laughs from across the dial.
Trump Roast
Jury selection might seem like the easy part of one’s criminal trial for falsifying records over an affair with a porn star. But for Donald Trump, on trial for some 32 felony counts of doing just that, Day 2 of his criminal trial was more like a gauntlet of second-hand personal abuse thanks to his lawyers reading out every mocking meme, elaborate insult, or straight-up “F**k You, Donald” potential jurors ever posted on their various social media accounts.
As noted by reporters and documented by sketch artists attending the no-camera-allowed proceedings, Trump did get some respite at times by falling asleep once again for brief periods. But when awake, the defendant was forced to sit and stew (and at one point get scolded by Judge...
Trump Roast
Jury selection might seem like the easy part of one’s criminal trial for falsifying records over an affair with a porn star. But for Donald Trump, on trial for some 32 felony counts of doing just that, Day 2 of his criminal trial was more like a gauntlet of second-hand personal abuse thanks to his lawyers reading out every mocking meme, elaborate insult, or straight-up “F**k You, Donald” potential jurors ever posted on their various social media accounts.
As noted by reporters and documented by sketch artists attending the no-camera-allowed proceedings, Trump did get some respite at times by falling asleep once again for brief periods. But when awake, the defendant was forced to sit and stew (and at one point get scolded by Judge...
- 4/17/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
Last night’s Jon Stewart-led Daily Show delivered mixed results in the Nielsen ratings department. The April 15 episode delivered week-to-week gains in total viewers, but lost viewers in the key 18-49 demo.
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, The Daily Show averaged 742,000 total viewers this past Monday at 11 p.m. Et. That represents an +11% improvement from the previous Monday episode, and Stewart’s largest Monday audience in three weeks. However, last night’s episode averaged just 111,000 P18-49 viewers, which is -13% from the previous Monday, and Stewart’s smallest P18-49 audience since returning to the program this past February.
The total viewer and P18-49 averages for April 15 are far from final. Stewart’s Monday, April 8 episode averaged 671,000 total live-plus-same-day linear viewers, and improved to 1,430,000 total linear viewers on Comedy Central after Nielsen live-plus-three-day data arrived. That’s more than a +100% improvement in total viewers.
Continue reading Overnights: Jon...
Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, The Daily Show averaged 742,000 total viewers this past Monday at 11 p.m. Et. That represents an +11% improvement from the previous Monday episode, and Stewart’s largest Monday audience in three weeks. However, last night’s episode averaged just 111,000 P18-49 viewers, which is -13% from the previous Monday, and Stewart’s smallest P18-49 audience since returning to the program this past February.
The total viewer and P18-49 averages for April 15 are far from final. Stewart’s Monday, April 8 episode averaged 671,000 total live-plus-same-day linear viewers, and improved to 1,430,000 total linear viewers on Comedy Central after Nielsen live-plus-three-day data arrived. That’s more than a +100% improvement in total viewers.
Continue reading Overnights: Jon...
- 4/16/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
The View hosts kicked off their segment in the usual way Tuesday, covering the latest major headlines with fiery exchanges. Only this time, the matter that captivated them the most in their first “Hot Topics” session was the reporting that Donald Trump fell asleep during the first day of his criminal trial in New York. To mark the occasion, the cohosts filed out onto the stage to the tune of Wham!’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go,” with Whoopi Goldberg explaining, “Yesterday was the first day of You Know Who’s hush money trial, and among the many reports coming out of the courtroom is that You Know Who could not keep his eyes open.” They then reviewed one of the many, many hilarious late-night host’s takes on the same story: Jon Stewart’s line from The Daily Show Monday night. “Imagine doing so many crimes that...
- 4/16/2024
- TV Insider
On Monday, Donald Trump enjoyed a day of firsts: He was the first former U.S. president to stand trial for an alleged criminal offense, and he was also the first to reportedly fall asleep during this historical moment.
Jon Stewart dedicated a part of The Daily Show that evening to recognize the unprecedented event. “Imagine committing so many crimes, you get bored at your own trial,” quipped the host. “Move on to the good stuff!”
“Now, in case you’ve lost track, this is the trial where Trump allegedly...
Jon Stewart dedicated a part of The Daily Show that evening to recognize the unprecedented event. “Imagine committing so many crimes, you get bored at your own trial,” quipped the host. “Move on to the good stuff!”
“Now, in case you’ve lost track, this is the trial where Trump allegedly...
- 4/16/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Jon Stewart mocked Donald Trump on The Daily Show as the former Potus campaigns and makes a run for the White House amid the hush money criminal trial.
“Our former president and illustrious historian, Donald J. Trump, spoke near one of America’s most hallowed battlefields,” Stewart said on the Comedy Central show. “And if you thought Lincoln consecrated Gettysburg with his soaring rhetoric… Well, buckle up.”
Stewart cut to a Trump rally where the former president incoherently talked about the Battle of Gettysburg, saying, “What an unbelievable, I mean, it was so much and so interesting and so vicious and horrible, and it’s so beautiful in so many different ways. It represented such a big portion of the success of this country. Gettysburg, wow.”
The show’s host joked that Trump’s statement was “plagiarized, almost directly, from my seventh-grade book report.”
Stewart joked, trying to make sense of Trump’s words,...
“Our former president and illustrious historian, Donald J. Trump, spoke near one of America’s most hallowed battlefields,” Stewart said on the Comedy Central show. “And if you thought Lincoln consecrated Gettysburg with his soaring rhetoric… Well, buckle up.”
Stewart cut to a Trump rally where the former president incoherently talked about the Battle of Gettysburg, saying, “What an unbelievable, I mean, it was so much and so interesting and so vicious and horrible, and it’s so beautiful in so many different ways. It represented such a big portion of the success of this country. Gettysburg, wow.”
The show’s host joked that Trump’s statement was “plagiarized, almost directly, from my seventh-grade book report.”
Stewart joked, trying to make sense of Trump’s words,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Update: Jury selection has ended for the day in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, with 11 people so far having gone through an extensive questionnaire. A total of 32 potential jurors were left in the courtroom.
After the prospective jurors left the courtroom, Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche requested that his client be excused from the proceedings on April 25. That’s the day that the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump’s claims of immunity from prosecution.
But Merchan rejected the request. “Arguing before the Supreme Court is a big deal, and I can certainly appreciate why your client would want to be there. But a trial in New York Supreme Court … is also a big deal,” he said, per a pool report. “I will see him here next week.”
The trial will be dark on Wednesdays, when Merchan has other court duties. But he has not ruled out...
After the prospective jurors left the courtroom, Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche requested that his client be excused from the proceedings on April 25. That’s the day that the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump’s claims of immunity from prosecution.
But Merchan rejected the request. “Arguing before the Supreme Court is a big deal, and I can certainly appreciate why your client would want to be there. But a trial in New York Supreme Court … is also a big deal,” he said, per a pool report. “I will see him here next week.”
The trial will be dark on Wednesdays, when Merchan has other court duties. But he has not ruled out...
- 4/15/2024
- by Sean Piccoli and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Note: With the exception of The Daily Show, each of these late night offerings air five nights a week. *Only original/first-run episodes are included in the averages below. Repeats are excluded.
Several late-night shows posted month-to-month Nielsen ratings gains in March 2024.
CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was the No. 1 show in all of late-night for March 2024, both in total viewers and in P18-49 viewers, according to live-plus-seven Nielsen data across 15 original episodes.
The Late Show saw a +3% gain in total viewers and a +1% gain in P18-49 viewers from Feb. 2024. However, the program shed -5% in total viewers and -6% in P18-49 viewers vs. March 2023.
CBS’ After Midnight hosted by Taylor Tomlinson averaged the most P18-49 viewers of the 12:37 a.m. late-night shows, but finished behind ABC and NBC in the timeslot in total viewers over its 15 original episodes in March.
Continue reading...
Several late-night shows posted month-to-month Nielsen ratings gains in March 2024.
CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was the No. 1 show in all of late-night for March 2024, both in total viewers and in P18-49 viewers, according to live-plus-seven Nielsen data across 15 original episodes.
The Late Show saw a +3% gain in total viewers and a +1% gain in P18-49 viewers from Feb. 2024. However, the program shed -5% in total viewers and -6% in P18-49 viewers vs. March 2023.
CBS’ After Midnight hosted by Taylor Tomlinson averaged the most P18-49 viewers of the 12:37 a.m. late-night shows, but finished behind ABC and NBC in the timeslot in total viewers over its 15 original episodes in March.
Continue reading...
- 4/15/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Her first week behind The Daily Show desk was cut short by the start of the writer’s strike last May, but Dulcé Sloan is finally returning to guest host the show this week, picking up where Jon Stewart leaves off tonight.
Nine weeks into the show’s 29th season, so far Jordan Klepper, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta and Ronny Chieng have each taken turns hosting the show’s Tues-Thurs episodes.
Tuesday’s episode will be Sloan’s third time hosting The Daily Show. After her planned week-long stint last May was pre-empted by the Writer’s Strike, she returned to the desk for one night in November.
Comedy Central announced Sloan’s guest lineup Monday morning.
On Tuesday she’ll welcome standup star Mayan Lopez, who co-stars with her father George Lopez on the NBC sitcom Lopez Vs Lopez.
Her guest Wednesday will be Orlando Bloom. The British actor...
Nine weeks into the show’s 29th season, so far Jordan Klepper, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta and Ronny Chieng have each taken turns hosting the show’s Tues-Thurs episodes.
Tuesday’s episode will be Sloan’s third time hosting The Daily Show. After her planned week-long stint last May was pre-empted by the Writer’s Strike, she returned to the desk for one night in November.
Comedy Central announced Sloan’s guest lineup Monday morning.
On Tuesday she’ll welcome standup star Mayan Lopez, who co-stars with her father George Lopez on the NBC sitcom Lopez Vs Lopez.
Her guest Wednesday will be Orlando Bloom. The British actor...
- 4/15/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for the week of April 8, 2024, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show averaged 476,000 total viewers and 122,000 P18-49. That’s represents an -8% loss in total viewers, and a -2% loss in P18-49 viewers from the show’s most-recent week of original episodes (week of April 1, 2024).
Jon Stewart’s Monday, April 8 episode, his eighth as The Daily Show Monday host, averaged just 671,000 total viewers and 127,000 P18-49 viewers per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. Those figures grew to 1,430,000 total viewers and 239,000 P18-49 viewers after Nielsen live-plus-three-data is taken into account. Stewart’s April 8 episode had an difficult hill to climb, going head-to-head against the NCAA men’s national championship game. Not surprisingly, Stewart’s program shed -14% in total viewers and -27% in P18-49 viewers from his previous Monday episode (April 1). The 1,430,000 represents Stewart’s smallest Monday total live-plus-three audience, and the 239,000 represents his smallest...
Jon Stewart’s Monday, April 8 episode, his eighth as The Daily Show Monday host, averaged just 671,000 total viewers and 127,000 P18-49 viewers per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. Those figures grew to 1,430,000 total viewers and 239,000 P18-49 viewers after Nielsen live-plus-three-data is taken into account. Stewart’s April 8 episode had an difficult hill to climb, going head-to-head against the NCAA men’s national championship game. Not surprisingly, Stewart’s program shed -14% in total viewers and -27% in P18-49 viewers from his previous Monday episode (April 1). The 1,430,000 represents Stewart’s smallest Monday total live-plus-three audience, and the 239,000 represents his smallest...
- 4/15/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
The failed marriage of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith has been the content of news for the past few years. As the public witnessed the slow crumbling of their relationship, the Gotham actress revealed the harsh reality of being married to someone.
Jada Pinkett Smith via CBS News
Jada admitted that she had several fantasies of what she expected from her relationship with Will, which in the end, did not come to realization. She wanted everyone to know that her ex-husband was not exactly the man she was looking for.
Jada Pinkett Smith Shares The Lesson She Learned From Marriage With Will Smith Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith in Red Table Talk
In an episode of Red Table Talk via Et, actress Jada Pinkett Smith confessed the difficulties she faced during the period of her marriage with Will Smith. She noted how people have this certain image of their...
Jada Pinkett Smith via CBS News
Jada admitted that she had several fantasies of what she expected from her relationship with Will, which in the end, did not come to realization. She wanted everyone to know that her ex-husband was not exactly the man she was looking for.
Jada Pinkett Smith Shares The Lesson She Learned From Marriage With Will Smith Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith in Red Table Talk
In an episode of Red Table Talk via Et, actress Jada Pinkett Smith confessed the difficulties she faced during the period of her marriage with Will Smith. She noted how people have this certain image of their...
- 4/13/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
Missed Thursday’s late-night monologues? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the night’s best laughs from across the dial.
Principles Are for Off-Years
The comedic fallout from this week’s widely derided Arizona Supreme Court ruling that an 1864 abortion ban can go into effect continued to pelt election-obsessed Republicans on Thursday. With formerly staunch anti-choice GOP politicians ducking and running from the near-universal scorn and anger resulting from such a draconian law reaching all the way back to before women could vote to deprive 2024 women of their bodily autonomy, late-night hosts remained in full dog-pile mode, playing readily available old clips of GOP hopefuls’ past fire-and-brimstone anti-abortion messaging alongside their current, voter-courting “Well, actually…” hypocrisy.
The Daily Show‘s Michael Kosta, playing one such past clip of Arizona Senate candidate and infamous election denier Kari Lake rhapsodizing over the 1864-derived law by its extended bill name (Ars 13-3603), noted,...
Principles Are for Off-Years
The comedic fallout from this week’s widely derided Arizona Supreme Court ruling that an 1864 abortion ban can go into effect continued to pelt election-obsessed Republicans on Thursday. With formerly staunch anti-choice GOP politicians ducking and running from the near-universal scorn and anger resulting from such a draconian law reaching all the way back to before women could vote to deprive 2024 women of their bodily autonomy, late-night hosts remained in full dog-pile mode, playing readily available old clips of GOP hopefuls’ past fire-and-brimstone anti-abortion messaging alongside their current, voter-courting “Well, actually…” hypocrisy.
The Daily Show‘s Michael Kosta, playing one such past clip of Arizona Senate candidate and infamous election denier Kari Lake rhapsodizing over the 1864-derived law by its extended bill name (Ars 13-3603), noted,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
Following the news of O.J. Simpson dying of cancer, celebrity reactions to the controversial figure’s death began pouring in.
In a statement shared by the Simpson family on Thursday morning, it was announced that on Wednesday, the former football player, who became better known for being accused of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman amid an infamous televised car chase and trial, “succumbed to his battle with cancer” while surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
Caitlyn Jenner, who married Kris Jenner shortly after the Kardashian matriarch’s divorce from Robert Kardashian, who was Simpson’s defense attorney during the murder trial, was among the first to react on social media. “Good Riddance #OJSimpson,” she tweeted.
Mia Farrow also took to X (formerly Twitter), writing, “Thinking of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman – and their families.”
Gloria Allred, the attorney who represented Nicole Brown Simpson...
In a statement shared by the Simpson family on Thursday morning, it was announced that on Wednesday, the former football player, who became better known for being accused of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman amid an infamous televised car chase and trial, “succumbed to his battle with cancer” while surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
Caitlyn Jenner, who married Kris Jenner shortly after the Kardashian matriarch’s divorce from Robert Kardashian, who was Simpson’s defense attorney during the murder trial, was among the first to react on social media. “Good Riddance #OJSimpson,” she tweeted.
Mia Farrow also took to X (formerly Twitter), writing, “Thinking of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman – and their families.”
Gloria Allred, the attorney who represented Nicole Brown Simpson...
- 4/11/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro and Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fresh off of the release of their new album Only God Was Above Us, Vampire Weekend made a surprise appearance at a Goose show on Wednesday night. To start their second set at the Port Chester, New York, venue The Capitol Theatre, the jam band brought out the indie vets to rip through “Gen-X Cops” and a 30-minute (!) version of “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa.” Stream the entire set below.
“We’re gonna have some special guests come up here,” Goose member Peter Anspach said as the band entered the second hour of their monstrous four-hour-long set. Once Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, and Chris Thomson took the stage, the two bands launched into a jammy, though relatively faithful rendition of the Only God Was Above Us cut “Gen-x Cops.” Vampire Weekend fan-favorite “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” followed, morphing into a half-hour-long jam of grooves and solos.
Get Vampire Weekend Tickets...
“We’re gonna have some special guests come up here,” Goose member Peter Anspach said as the band entered the second hour of their monstrous four-hour-long set. Once Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, and Chris Thomson took the stage, the two bands launched into a jammy, though relatively faithful rendition of the Only God Was Above Us cut “Gen-x Cops.” Vampire Weekend fan-favorite “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” followed, morphing into a half-hour-long jam of grooves and solos.
Get Vampire Weekend Tickets...
- 4/11/2024
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Music
After a dramatic exit from The Daily Show late last year, at least one piece of Roy Wood Jr.’s next act is coming into focus.
Deadline reports the comedian and former Tds correspondent has joined the cast of Jonah Hill’s new movie “Outcome.” The Apple Studios dark comedy, directed and co-written by Hill, will star Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, Matt Bomer, and Hill himself.
It was last October that Wood announced he was leaving The Daily Show, where he had served as a correspondent since 2015. The move came as Tds continued its long process of finding a new permanent host to replace Trevor Noah, who left in 2022.
Explaining his departure in a recent interview with fellow Daily Show alum Samantha Bee, Wood stated that he’d lost faith that there were any paths to success left for a show that didn’t have a plan amid an industry that’s in crisis.
Deadline reports the comedian and former Tds correspondent has joined the cast of Jonah Hill’s new movie “Outcome.” The Apple Studios dark comedy, directed and co-written by Hill, will star Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, Matt Bomer, and Hill himself.
It was last October that Wood announced he was leaving The Daily Show, where he had served as a correspondent since 2015. The move came as Tds continued its long process of finding a new permanent host to replace Trevor Noah, who left in 2022.
Explaining his departure in a recent interview with fellow Daily Show alum Samantha Bee, Wood stated that he’d lost faith that there were any paths to success left for a show that didn’t have a plan amid an industry that’s in crisis.
- 4/11/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Vampire Weekend stopped by The Daily Show to perform their recent song, “Mary Boone,” and to chat with host Michael Kosta. During the artsy performance, frontman Ezra Koenig sat on a stool in front of the other musicians, who were accompanied by a choir as footage of New York City played behind them.
“Mary Boone” comes off the rock band’s new LP, Only God Was Above Us, which is out now. During the interview, the musicians discussed the album, as well as their newly-launched podcast Vampire Campfire, which finds...
“Mary Boone” comes off the rock band’s new LP, Only God Was Above Us, which is out now. During the interview, the musicians discussed the album, as well as their newly-launched podcast Vampire Campfire, which finds...
- 4/11/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
‘Despicable Me 4’ CinemaCon Footage: Gru Pulls Off ‘Mission: Impossible’ Heist Armed With Diaper Bag
Gru, the recovering supervillain turned huggable and lovable dad, is back in action.
Universal premiered a new sequence from “Despicable Me 4,” the latest installment in the studio and its partner Illumination’s long-running animated franchise, at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Wednesday. It featured an aspiring villainess (Joey King) as well as a new addition to the Gru family — Gru Jr., who bears a strong resemblance to his beak-nosed namesake — as they attempted a “Mission: Impossible” style heist of a heavily fortified castle. The only problem is Gru’s assistants, the Minions, brought the wrong equipment. Instead of his gear and gadgets, he is armed with only a diaper bag. That means Gru is left to deal with lasers, guards and a vicious honey badger with only diaper rash cream, baby bottles and a pacifier to protect him. It doesn’t help that Gru Jr. keeps crawling around, inadvertently setting off booby traps.
Universal premiered a new sequence from “Despicable Me 4,” the latest installment in the studio and its partner Illumination’s long-running animated franchise, at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Wednesday. It featured an aspiring villainess (Joey King) as well as a new addition to the Gru family — Gru Jr., who bears a strong resemblance to his beak-nosed namesake — as they attempted a “Mission: Impossible” style heist of a heavily fortified castle. The only problem is Gru’s assistants, the Minions, brought the wrong equipment. Instead of his gear and gadgets, he is armed with only a diaper bag. That means Gru is left to deal with lasers, guards and a vicious honey badger with only diaper rash cream, baby bottles and a pacifier to protect him. It doesn’t help that Gru Jr. keeps crawling around, inadvertently setting off booby traps.
- 4/10/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
When Jon Stewart reclaimed his seat behind the The Daily Show desk in February, his once-a-week return was met with widespread excitement from those eager to recapture the magic of his original tenure, from 1999 to 2015. Writing for the Guardian, Charles Bramesco praised Stewart's "honest, critical, sane" political perspective, while LateNighter editor-at-large Bill Carter proclaimed that his Monday appearances have "re-introduced appointment viewing to late night." Showtime/MTV Entertainment boss Chris McCarthy even went so far as to hail Stewart as "the voice of our generation," describing him as "the perfect person to puncture the empty rhetoric and provide much-needed clarity with his brilliant wit."...
- 4/9/2024
- by Claire Spellberg Lustig
- Primetimer
Last night’s episode of The Daily Show was Jon Stewart’s eighth as Monday host, but it didn’t fare particularly well from a Nielsen ratings standpoint.
Going up against TBS’ live broadcast of the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament championship game (Purdue vs. UConn) didn’t exactly help matters.
The Daily Show’s April 8, 2024 episode averaged 671,000 total viewers and 127,000 P18-49 viewers at 11 p.m., according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. That represents a -3% loss in total viewers and a -23% in P18-49 demo viewers relative to Stewart’s most-recent Monday, 11 p.m. episode, previously his lowest-rated since returning to The Daily Show this past February.
The above-mentioned total viewer and P18-49 numbers are far from final, however. Stewart’s Monday, April 1 episode averaged 693,000 total live-plus-same-day linear viewers, and improved to 1,670,000 total linear viewers after Nielsen live-plus-three-day data arrived. That’s more than a +100% bump in total viewers.
Going up against TBS’ live broadcast of the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament championship game (Purdue vs. UConn) didn’t exactly help matters.
The Daily Show’s April 8, 2024 episode averaged 671,000 total viewers and 127,000 P18-49 viewers at 11 p.m., according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. That represents a -3% loss in total viewers and a -23% in P18-49 demo viewers relative to Stewart’s most-recent Monday, 11 p.m. episode, previously his lowest-rated since returning to The Daily Show this past February.
The above-mentioned total viewer and P18-49 numbers are far from final, however. Stewart’s Monday, April 1 episode averaged 693,000 total live-plus-same-day linear viewers, and improved to 1,670,000 total linear viewers after Nielsen live-plus-three-day data arrived. That’s more than a +100% bump in total viewers.
- 4/9/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Exclusive: Jonah Hill has rounded out the cast of Outcome, the dark comedy that he wrote and is directing and starring in for Apple. Newcomers include Susan Lucci (All My Children), David Spade (The Wrong Missy), Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black), Kaia Gerber (Palm Royale), Roy Wood Jr. (The Daily Show) and Atsuko Okatsuka (The Intruder).
No word on the roles to be played by the new cast members. As previously announced, Keanu Reeves leads the ensemble of the Apple Original Film, which will also star Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer.
Written by Hill and Ezra Woods, Outcome centers on Reef (Reeves), a damaged Hollywood star who must dive into the dark depths of his past to confront his demons and make amends after he is extorted with a mysterious video clip from his past.
An Apple Studios production, the film will be produced by Matt Dines, Ali Goodwin...
No word on the roles to be played by the new cast members. As previously announced, Keanu Reeves leads the ensemble of the Apple Original Film, which will also star Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer.
Written by Hill and Ezra Woods, Outcome centers on Reef (Reeves), a damaged Hollywood star who must dive into the dark depths of his past to confront his demons and make amends after he is extorted with a mysterious video clip from his past.
An Apple Studios production, the film will be produced by Matt Dines, Ali Goodwin...
- 4/9/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
He’s now a late-night force to be reckoned with, but before his acclaimed sixteen year run at The Daily Show (and his triumphant return this year), there was The Jon Stewart Show–a mostly forgotten two season late-night talk show that began on MTV before it went into syndication in 1994.
In a new Daily Show behind the scenes clip from a recent audience Q&a, Stewart is asked by what he would have done differently on his first talk show..
“On the MTV program? You watched that show?” Stewart asked with mock surprise.
“My first guest was Howard Stern… He came on and he said, ‘You suck. The set looks ridiculous. You’ll be cancelled in six weeks.’”
“It was such a different kind of show,” Stewart continued. “The two guests on that first show were Howard Stern [and] a boy that ate cheese into the shape of states — who...
In a new Daily Show behind the scenes clip from a recent audience Q&a, Stewart is asked by what he would have done differently on his first talk show..
“On the MTV program? You watched that show?” Stewart asked with mock surprise.
“My first guest was Howard Stern… He came on and he said, ‘You suck. The set looks ridiculous. You’ll be cancelled in six weeks.’”
“It was such a different kind of show,” Stewart continued. “The two guests on that first show were Howard Stern [and] a boy that ate cheese into the shape of states — who...
- 4/9/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Jon Stewart returned to his well-worn chair to host his weekly segment of The Daily Show Monday night, and in addition to weighing in on the latest political hot topics, he also took a quick trip down memory lane, guided by one of his audience members in his “After the Cut” question and answer series. The audience member in question informed Stewart that she had been a faithful viewer of his since his early ’90s MTV show, The Jon Stewart Show, and she wondered what he might’ve done differently in retrospect. “You watched that show?!” he asked the guest incredulously. The Jon Stewart Show was a half-hour talk show hosted by the eventual Emmy-winning emcee, but at the time he was not exactly a household name. The show only came to fruition after Arsenio Hall stepped away from The Arsenio Hall Show, and it ran for just two seasons...
- 4/9/2024
- TV Insider
Who is hosting The Daily Show this week?
If you said Jon Stewart you get 25 percent credit. For the other 75 you have to know the name Michael Kosta, because he’s following Stewart’s now-regular Monday night showcase with three nights behind the Tds desk this week, a role Kosta has been handling with some frequency in recent months.
Kosta is the self-described “big, straight, white male, standing there looking solid, doesn’t look too bad in a suit,” whose first piece on air for Tds was going around New York City encountering people who mistook him for Donald Trump Jr., as various shady guys with Russian accents handed him briefcases full of cash.
A joke, of course. Kosta doesn’t really look much like Junior. For one thing he’s in better shape. He used to be a professional tennis player.
Kosta could maybe be called a “host-in-waiting,” but...
If you said Jon Stewart you get 25 percent credit. For the other 75 you have to know the name Michael Kosta, because he’s following Stewart’s now-regular Monday night showcase with three nights behind the Tds desk this week, a role Kosta has been handling with some frequency in recent months.
Kosta is the self-described “big, straight, white male, standing there looking solid, doesn’t look too bad in a suit,” whose first piece on air for Tds was going around New York City encountering people who mistook him for Donald Trump Jr., as various shady guys with Russian accents handed him briefcases full of cash.
A joke, of course. Kosta doesn’t really look much like Junior. For one thing he’s in better shape. He used to be a professional tennis player.
Kosta could maybe be called a “host-in-waiting,” but...
- 4/9/2024
- by Bill Carter
- LateNighter
“Sugar” is a TV show made in America. It’s a drama about a detective. The show was made by Mark Protosevich and directed by Fernando Meirelles.
Colin Farrell, who also helps produce the show, stars in it. It first aired on Apple TV+ on April 5, 2024. The story takes place in Los Angeles and gives a modern twist to detective stories.
Due to its popularity, the stars of the show “Sugar” have earned a huge amount of money. If you want to know more about how much they earn, keep reading this article till the end.
You can also find out who the richest stars on the show “Sugar” are, starting from the least wealthy to the wealthiest. So, keep reading this article till the end to find out everything.
Also Read: The Richest “Alex Rider” Stars Ranked From Lowest To Highest Net Worth!!!
The Richest “Sugar” Apple TV Stars...
Colin Farrell, who also helps produce the show, stars in it. It first aired on Apple TV+ on April 5, 2024. The story takes place in Los Angeles and gives a modern twist to detective stories.
Due to its popularity, the stars of the show “Sugar” have earned a huge amount of money. If you want to know more about how much they earn, keep reading this article till the end.
You can also find out who the richest stars on the show “Sugar” are, starting from the least wealthy to the wealthiest. So, keep reading this article till the end to find out everything.
Also Read: The Richest “Alex Rider” Stars Ranked From Lowest To Highest Net Worth!!!
The Richest “Sugar” Apple TV Stars...
- 4/9/2024
- by Om Prakash Kaushal
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Jon Stewart took the Biden administration to task over how it deals with Israel, pointing out the stark contrast between the U.S. government response to the Ukraine-Russia conflict and that over the war in Gaza.
On Monday’s episode of The Daily Show, Stewart took a “wellness check” on the war on Gaza, adding that “as the war has grinded on, justice is beginning to look like cruelty.”
In a segment the Daily Show has dubbed “The Futile Crescent”, the host looked at the Biden administration’s recent determination to uphold a rules-based order inherent to the U.S.’s “universal values” — but only in relation to the Ukraine conflict. Using clips of President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Stewart focused on their robust condemnation of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and in particular, their comments about Russian attempts to target and suppress the free press and weaponize food shortages against Ukrainians,...
On Monday’s episode of The Daily Show, Stewart took a “wellness check” on the war on Gaza, adding that “as the war has grinded on, justice is beginning to look like cruelty.”
In a segment the Daily Show has dubbed “The Futile Crescent”, the host looked at the Biden administration’s recent determination to uphold a rules-based order inherent to the U.S.’s “universal values” — but only in relation to the Ukraine conflict. Using clips of President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Stewart focused on their robust condemnation of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and in particular, their comments about Russian attempts to target and suppress the free press and weaponize food shortages against Ukrainians,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.