It’s probably the second most-asked question in late-night circles after “Is Lorne Michaels retiring?”: Will Jon Stewart stay on at The Daily Show past November?
The comedian, who famously led the show from 1999 to his 2015 retirement, returned as the program’s Monday-night host back in February. At the time, the gig was billed as one that would only last “through the election,” but with his time back at the desk leading to a ratings resurgence for the show, speculation has grown that he might stick around longer.
Based on what Stewart said during a recent taping, it seems he might enjoy being there as much as Comedy Central is enjoying having him.
Asked by an audience member how happy he was to be back, Stewart reflected on how the weekly hosting stint has gone for him so far — but not before mocking the light workload his current schedule allows him.
The comedian, who famously led the show from 1999 to his 2015 retirement, returned as the program’s Monday-night host back in February. At the time, the gig was billed as one that would only last “through the election,” but with his time back at the desk leading to a ratings resurgence for the show, speculation has grown that he might stick around longer.
Based on what Stewart said during a recent taping, it seems he might enjoy being there as much as Comedy Central is enjoying having him.
Asked by an audience member how happy he was to be back, Stewart reflected on how the weekly hosting stint has gone for him so far — but not before mocking the light workload his current schedule allows him.
- 4/29/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Comedy Central’s The Daily Show is on the move.
Add Jon Stewart and team to the list of media personalities set to descend on Milwaukee and Chicago to cover both the Republicans and the Democrats at their respective political conventions.
As Variety reports, The Daily Show plans will spend several weeks on the road in the coming months, covering this year’s presidential campaign from both conventions as well as several key battleground states.
For the week of July 15, “The Best F*cking News Team on Television” will be in Milwaukee, broadcasting live from the Republican National Convention. A month later, beginning on August 19, the show will be in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention.
But those won’t be The Daily Show’s only road trips this year.
Continue reading The Daily Show to Hit the Road This Summer at LateNighter.
Add Jon Stewart and team to the list of media personalities set to descend on Milwaukee and Chicago to cover both the Republicans and the Democrats at their respective political conventions.
As Variety reports, The Daily Show plans will spend several weeks on the road in the coming months, covering this year’s presidential campaign from both conventions as well as several key battleground states.
For the week of July 15, “The Best F*cking News Team on Television” will be in Milwaukee, broadcasting live from the Republican National Convention. A month later, beginning on August 19, the show will be in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention.
But those won’t be The Daily Show’s only road trips this year.
Continue reading The Daily Show to Hit the Road This Summer at LateNighter.
- 4/29/2024
- by Jennifer M. Wood
- LateNighter
According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for the week of April 22, 2024, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show averaged 463,000 total viewers and 99,000 P18-49. That’s -4% in total viewers, but +1% in P18-49 viewers from the previous week of original episodes.
Jon Stewart’s Monday, April 22 episode, his tenth as The Daily Show Monday host, drew an average of 686,000 total viewers and 158,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers at 11 p.m. That’s -8% in total viewers but +42% in P18-49 viewers from his previous Monday episode (April 15).
After Stewart’s Monday episode, Ronny Chieng and Jordan Klepper co-hosted The Daily Show’s Tuesday, April 23 through Thursday, April 25, 2024 installments. With Chieng and Klepper co-hosting, the program didn’t fare particularly well. The three episodes averaged 388,000 total viewers and 79,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers. Those numbers represent a -2% decline in total viewers, and a -15% decline in P18-49 viewers from the show’s...
Jon Stewart’s Monday, April 22 episode, his tenth as The Daily Show Monday host, drew an average of 686,000 total viewers and 158,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers at 11 p.m. That’s -8% in total viewers but +42% in P18-49 viewers from his previous Monday episode (April 15).
After Stewart’s Monday episode, Ronny Chieng and Jordan Klepper co-hosted The Daily Show’s Tuesday, April 23 through Thursday, April 25, 2024 installments. With Chieng and Klepper co-hosting, the program didn’t fare particularly well. The three episodes averaged 388,000 total viewers and 79,000 P18-49 live-plus-same-day viewers. Those numbers represent a -2% decline in total viewers, and a -15% decline in P18-49 viewers from the show’s...
- 4/29/2024
- by A.J. Katz
- LateNighter
Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” which welcomed back Jon Stewart as one of its hosts this year, will continue its election year tradition of taking the show on the road to the national political conventions this summer, Variety can confirm.
The extent of Stewart’s involvement at the two conventions has not yet been determined, but Comedy Central has made it official that “The Daily Show” will take its “Indecision 2024” coverage to Milwaukee, Wisc., from July 15 to July 18 for a full week of shows during the Republican National Convention. The following month, “The Daily Show” will set up shop in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention from August 19 to August 22.
This continues an “Indecision” tradition that dates back to 2000, when “The Daily Show” first began covering the conventions, originating shows from battleground states including Georgia, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, as well as from Washington, D.C. As of now,...
The extent of Stewart’s involvement at the two conventions has not yet been determined, but Comedy Central has made it official that “The Daily Show” will take its “Indecision 2024” coverage to Milwaukee, Wisc., from July 15 to July 18 for a full week of shows during the Republican National Convention. The following month, “The Daily Show” will set up shop in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention from August 19 to August 22.
This continues an “Indecision” tradition that dates back to 2000, when “The Daily Show” first began covering the conventions, originating shows from battleground states including Georgia, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, as well as from Washington, D.C. As of now,...
- 4/29/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
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
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
Anya Taylor-Joy, Ryan Gosling, Ry Barrett, Garfield, Odie, Owen TeaguePhoto: Warner Bros. Pictures, Eric Laciste (Universal Pictures), Pierce Derks (IFC Films & Shudder), Project G Productions, LLC, 20th Century Studios
And so the summer movie season begins with a whimper. Unfortunately, because of the work stoppages last summer that the studios...
And so the summer movie season begins with a whimper. Unfortunately, because of the work stoppages last summer that the studios...
- 4/26/2024
- by Matt Schimkowitz
- avclub.com
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
Actor Mark Ruffalo is known for his humanitarian works, and is also one of the celebrities asking for a peaceful resolution to the Israel-Gaza conflict. In the initial days, few Hollywood celebrities signed a petition asking to end the war that was taking place in Palestine, and Ruffalo was one of them. The Artists4Ceasefire group, as they called themselves, asked in an open letter for the conflict to end, and for women and children to live in peace.
Mark Ruffalo | Marvel Studios
They wrote and signed the petition to US President Joe Biden, asking him to push for an immediate de-escalation and cease-fire. Alongside Ruffalo, the signatories included celebs like Alyssa Milano, Andrew Garfield, Bassam Tariq, Cate Blanchett, Channing Tatum, David Oyelowo, Florence Pugh, Hasan Minhaj, Joaquin Phoenix, Jon Stewart, Kehlani, Kristen Stewart, Macklemore, Mahershala Ali, Oscar Isaac, Sandra Oh, and more.
Mark Ruffalo on The Columbia Protest
The...
Mark Ruffalo | Marvel Studios
They wrote and signed the petition to US President Joe Biden, asking him to push for an immediate de-escalation and cease-fire. Alongside Ruffalo, the signatories included celebs like Alyssa Milano, Andrew Garfield, Bassam Tariq, Cate Blanchett, Channing Tatum, David Oyelowo, Florence Pugh, Hasan Minhaj, Joaquin Phoenix, Jon Stewart, Kehlani, Kristen Stewart, Macklemore, Mahershala Ali, Oscar Isaac, Sandra Oh, and more.
Mark Ruffalo on The Columbia Protest
The...
- 4/25/2024
- by Swagata Das
- FandomWire
Writer-director John Krasinski’s upcoming summer movie If already looks like it will have plenty of friends when hitting theaters.
The Paramount movie is tracking to open to $40 million-plus, or a range of $38 million to $42 million, an impressive figure for an original family film. And based on raw data, some box office pundits believe it has a shot at $45 million to $50 million.
Unaided awareness is well above average, as well as interest and first choice. For Paramount, the tracking numbers show that the studio is able to keep to the job at hand, versus getting stymied by talks of a looming sale.
If‘s cast list reads like a who’s who of top Hollywood stars, led by Ryan Reynolds.
The live-action/animated film tells the tale of young girl, played by Cailey Fleming, who is suddenly able to see people’s imaginary friends who have been left behind by...
The Paramount movie is tracking to open to $40 million-plus, or a range of $38 million to $42 million, an impressive figure for an original family film. And based on raw data, some box office pundits believe it has a shot at $45 million to $50 million.
Unaided awareness is well above average, as well as interest and first choice. For Paramount, the tracking numbers show that the studio is able to keep to the job at hand, versus getting stymied by talks of a looming sale.
If‘s cast list reads like a who’s who of top Hollywood stars, led by Ryan Reynolds.
The live-action/animated film tells the tale of young girl, played by Cailey Fleming, who is suddenly able to see people’s imaginary friends who have been left behind by...
- 4/25/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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 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
With Trump’s criminal hush money trial underway, Jon Stewart slammed news networks over their unrestrained coverage — from documenting Trump’s commute to the Manhattan courthouse to his various moods captured in courtroom sketches.
“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,” said the late-night host, before cutting to a reel of...
“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,” said the late-night host, before cutting to a reel of...
- 4/23/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
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
Stephen Colbert is taking “The Late Show” on the road.
The late-night program will broadcast live from Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre during this year’s Democratic National Convention, also taking place in Chicago, from Aug. 19-22 on the CBS Television Network. “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” will also be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.
Colbert announced the news on Wednesday night’s episode of “The Late Show.”
“I lived in Chicago for 11 years, and it holds a special place in my heart — and not because of all the Polish sausage lodged in my aorta,” Colbert said. “Chicago is where I cut my teeth performing at the Second City, and it’s also where this South Carolina boy got an education in winter. Did you know that tears can freeze?”
In a statement, Colbert said, “I am very excited to broadcast from the beautiful Auditorium. I started my career in Chicago,...
The late-night program will broadcast live from Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre during this year’s Democratic National Convention, also taking place in Chicago, from Aug. 19-22 on the CBS Television Network. “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” will also be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.
Colbert announced the news on Wednesday night’s episode of “The Late Show.”
“I lived in Chicago for 11 years, and it holds a special place in my heart — and not because of all the Polish sausage lodged in my aorta,” Colbert said. “Chicago is where I cut my teeth performing at the Second City, and it’s also where this South Carolina boy got an education in winter. Did you know that tears can freeze?”
In a statement, Colbert said, “I am very excited to broadcast from the beautiful Auditorium. I started my career in Chicago,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
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.
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- 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
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.
Law & Sordid:djt
After his legal team tried literally every desperate gambit to delay, recuse, deny, and otherwise make it go away, Donald Trump’s criminal trial on 34 felony counts for falsifying business records to hide hush money to a porn star commenced on Monday. And while the first day was spent largely on the arduous task of finding twelve human beings not already nauseatingly familiar with Trump’s alleged adulterous dalliance with adult film actress Stormy Daniels and the ensuing election year coverup (which has already seen Trump’s longtime fixer Michael Cohen go to prison), the news is already not great for the former President and multiple defendant.
In a week when two of the five late-night shows are dark, it was up to Jon Stewart,...
Law & Sordid:djt
After his legal team tried literally every desperate gambit to delay, recuse, deny, and otherwise make it go away, Donald Trump’s criminal trial on 34 felony counts for falsifying business records to hide hush money to a porn star commenced on Monday. And while the first day was spent largely on the arduous task of finding twelve human beings not already nauseatingly familiar with Trump’s alleged adulterous dalliance with adult film actress Stormy Daniels and the ensuing election year coverup (which has already seen Trump’s longtime fixer Michael Cohen go to prison), the news is already not great for the former President and multiple defendant.
In a week when two of the five late-night shows are dark, it was up to Jon Stewart,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
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
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
Paul Giamatti is set to join Stephen Colbert for an evening of conversation as part of the second annual North to Shore Festival in New Jersey this June.
The event, set for June 29 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, will raise money for Montclair Film, the New Jersey based arts organization with which Colbert has long been involved, which runs the Montclair Film Festival.
Onstage, the Late Show host and Holdovers star will discuss Giamatti’s long-running screen career. In addition to his recent, Oscar-nominated role in the Alexander Payne-directed film, Giamatti’s film credits include Sideways, his Oscar-nominated role in Cinderella Man and performances in such movies as American Splendor, Barney’s Version, 12 Years a Slave, Straight Outta Compton, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, San Andreas, Planet of the Apes and Saving Private Ryan.
On the small screen, Giamatti spent seven seasons starring in Billions and previously...
The event, set for June 29 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, will raise money for Montclair Film, the New Jersey based arts organization with which Colbert has long been involved, which runs the Montclair Film Festival.
Onstage, the Late Show host and Holdovers star will discuss Giamatti’s long-running screen career. In addition to his recent, Oscar-nominated role in the Alexander Payne-directed film, Giamatti’s film credits include Sideways, his Oscar-nominated role in Cinderella Man and performances in such movies as American Splendor, Barney’s Version, 12 Years a Slave, Straight Outta Compton, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, San Andreas, Planet of the Apes and Saving Private Ryan.
On the small screen, Giamatti spent seven seasons starring in Billions and previously...
- 4/15/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Pierce Brosnan will star with Amir El-Masry in the sports drama “Giant,” based on the true-life story of British-Yemeni boxer Prince Naseem “Naz” Hamed and his rags to riches ascent to a world championship under the tutelage of his Irish-born boxing trainer Brendan Ingle.
El-Masry will play Naz and Brosnan is set to portray Ingle. The film will be written and directed by Rowan Athale, and produced by Mark Lane of Tea Shop Productions and Kevin Sampson of White Star Productions. AGC chairman and CEO Stuart Ford will also produce.
AGC Studios and BondIt Media Capital are financing the film.
On board to executive produce are Sylvester Stallone and Braden Aftergood of Balboa Productions, AGC Studios’ Miguel Palos, Zach Garrett and Anant Tamirisa, BondIt’s Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor and Tyler Gould, Michael Ewing and True Brit’s Zygi Kamasa.
Kamasa’s True Brit Entertainment has taken U.K. distribution...
El-Masry will play Naz and Brosnan is set to portray Ingle. The film will be written and directed by Rowan Athale, and produced by Mark Lane of Tea Shop Productions and Kevin Sampson of White Star Productions. AGC chairman and CEO Stuart Ford will also produce.
AGC Studios and BondIt Media Capital are financing the film.
On board to executive produce are Sylvester Stallone and Braden Aftergood of Balboa Productions, AGC Studios’ Miguel Palos, Zach Garrett and Anant Tamirisa, BondIt’s Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor and Tyler Gould, Michael Ewing and True Brit’s Zygi Kamasa.
Kamasa’s True Brit Entertainment has taken U.K. distribution...
- 4/15/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The Holdovers, American Fiction and Succession were among the winners at the 2024 Writers Guild Awards, which were handed out Sunday night in simultaneous ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles.
Best adapted screenplay was presented to American Fiction, the winner for the best adapted screenplay Oscar, while The Holdovers won the award for best original screenplay. (The winner of the best original screenplay Oscar, Anatomy of a Fall, was deemed ineligible for the WGA Awards.)
Accepting his award in L.A., Holdovers writer David Hemingson thanked “a brilliant cast and a brilliant director” for bringing the story to life and accepted “in memory of my mother who raised me, my uncle who saved me, and my father, who gave me my love of the written word and taught me the value of integrity.”
In the TV categories, The Bear won best comedy series, while Succession was named best drama series.
Best adapted screenplay was presented to American Fiction, the winner for the best adapted screenplay Oscar, while The Holdovers won the award for best original screenplay. (The winner of the best original screenplay Oscar, Anatomy of a Fall, was deemed ineligible for the WGA Awards.)
Accepting his award in L.A., Holdovers writer David Hemingson thanked “a brilliant cast and a brilliant director” for bringing the story to life and accepted “in memory of my mother who raised me, my uncle who saved me, and my father, who gave me my love of the written word and taught me the value of integrity.”
In the TV categories, The Bear won best comedy series, while Succession was named best drama series.
- 4/15/2024
- by Hilary Lewis, Kirsten Chuba and Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If Movie 2024 Guide: Here’s All You Need To Know About This Ryan Reynolds Led Movie. (Photo Credit – Youtube)
There is still some time in Deadpool & Wolverine’s theatrical release, but the Ryan Reynolds fan can rejoice as the actor is set to arrive at their nearest theatres with his film, If. The movie will be a fantastic blend of live-action and animation, helmed by John Krasinski. The film’s trailer has been released recently, and we have attached a detailed article about the upcoming movie. Scroll below to know more.
Cast –
Ryan Reynolds, best known for playing Deadpool in the Marvel movies, has been cast as Cal in If, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Cailey Fleming will lead the movie. The cast includes John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, and Bobby Moynihan. The Bear star Liza Colón-Zayas is also a part of the movie.
Meanwhile, the...
There is still some time in Deadpool & Wolverine’s theatrical release, but the Ryan Reynolds fan can rejoice as the actor is set to arrive at their nearest theatres with his film, If. The movie will be a fantastic blend of live-action and animation, helmed by John Krasinski. The film’s trailer has been released recently, and we have attached a detailed article about the upcoming movie. Scroll below to know more.
Cast –
Ryan Reynolds, best known for playing Deadpool in the Marvel movies, has been cast as Cal in If, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Cailey Fleming will lead the movie. The cast includes John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, and Bobby Moynihan. The Bear star Liza Colón-Zayas is also a part of the movie.
Meanwhile, the...
- 4/12/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
We've already had one movie this year about an imaginary friend turning out to be not so fictional, and causing chaos in Blumhouse's Imaginary. That didn't exactly impress, so would it have been better if Ryan Reynolds had shown up to announce he was tasting gummy bear farts with his eyeballs? Maybe… but it probably wouldn't have seemed as scary. Still, writer/director John Krasinski is more going for family friendly fun with If, and the final trailer does indeed feature candy fart/eyeball action. Check it out:
If is based on a simple and, as Krasinski has already admitted, Pixar-style idea: a girl (Cailey Fleming) discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends. Trying to figure what she can do with this ability leads her to Reynolds' Cal, whose task it is to reunite forgotten IFs with their kids — or find them new ones.
The cast for...
If is based on a simple and, as Krasinski has already admitted, Pixar-style idea: a girl (Cailey Fleming) discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends. Trying to figure what she can do with this ability leads her to Reynolds' Cal, whose task it is to reunite forgotten IFs with their kids — or find them new ones.
The cast for...
- 4/11/2024
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
IFScreenshot: Paramount Pictures/YouTube
Ryan Reynolds, who perfected the whole “guy talking to little animated creatures” thing in Detective Pikachu, is back at it again in the new trailer for If. At last year’s CinemaCon, Reynolds teased that he and writer-director John Krasinski have been formulating the idea of If for years,...
Ryan Reynolds, who perfected the whole “guy talking to little animated creatures” thing in Detective Pikachu, is back at it again in the new trailer for If. At last year’s CinemaCon, Reynolds teased that he and writer-director John Krasinski have been formulating the idea of If for years,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Mary Kate Carr
- avclub.com
Paramount Pictures has unloaded a brand new trailer for John Krasinski’s fantasy comedy ‘If.’
The movie follows a young girl who has the ability to see people’s imaginary friends who have been left behind after their real-life pals grew up. She sets out to help them.
Written and directed by John Krasinski, the cast includes Cailey Fleming as Bea, Ryan Reynolds as Cal, Steve Carell as Blue, Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Blossom, Louis Gossett Jr. as Lewis, Awkwafina as Bubble, Emily Blunt as Unicorn, Matt Damon as Flower, Richard Jenkins as Art Teacher, John Krasinski as Marshmallow, Sebastian Maniscalco as Magician Mouse, Christopher Meloni as Cosmo, Sam Rockwell as Guardian Dog, Maya Rudolph as Alligator, Jon Stewart as Robot. The newly announced cast includes George Clooney as Spaceman, Bradley Cooper as Ice, Keegan-Michael Key as Slime, Blake Lively as Octopuss, Matthew Rhys as Ghost, Amy Schumer as Gummy Bear.
The movie follows a young girl who has the ability to see people’s imaginary friends who have been left behind after their real-life pals grew up. She sets out to help them.
Written and directed by John Krasinski, the cast includes Cailey Fleming as Bea, Ryan Reynolds as Cal, Steve Carell as Blue, Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Blossom, Louis Gossett Jr. as Lewis, Awkwafina as Bubble, Emily Blunt as Unicorn, Matt Damon as Flower, Richard Jenkins as Art Teacher, John Krasinski as Marshmallow, Sebastian Maniscalco as Magician Mouse, Christopher Meloni as Cosmo, Sam Rockwell as Guardian Dog, Maya Rudolph as Alligator, Jon Stewart as Robot. The newly announced cast includes George Clooney as Spaceman, Bradley Cooper as Ice, Keegan-Michael Key as Slime, Blake Lively as Octopuss, Matthew Rhys as Ghost, Amy Schumer as Gummy Bear.
- 4/11/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Prepare to let your imagination go as the new trailer for John Krasinski’s family comedy, If, releases its final trailer. The new preview gives audiences a little bit more of a peek into the population of the imaginary friends. In addition to the trailer, Paramount has also released a collection of character posters featuring some newer peeks of the rest of the IFs. The posters have also revealed an impressive array of guest voices that will be featured in this film. If is set to hit theaters on May 17.
The official synopsis from Paramount reads,
“From writer and director John Krasinski, If is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. If stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge,...
The official synopsis from Paramount reads,
“From writer and director John Krasinski, If is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. If stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge,...
- 4/11/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Ahead of tomorrow’s release of the film’s final trailer, twenty-one new character posters have been released for the forthcoming film If.
The new posters (see below) feature Cailey Fleming as Bea, Ryan Reynolds as Cal, Steve Carell as Blue, Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Blossom, Louis Gossett Jr. as Lewis, Awkwafina as Bubble, Emily Blunt as Unicorn, Matt Damon as Flowe, Richard Jenkins as Art Teacher, John Krasinski as Marshmallow, Sebastian Maniscalco as Magician Mouse, Christopher Meloni as Cosmo, Sam Rockwell as Guardian Dog, Maya Rudolph as Alligator, and Jon Stewart as Robot. Also joining the cast are George Clooney as Spaceman, Bradley Cooper as Ice, Keegan-Michael Key as Slime, Blake Lively as Octopuss, Matthew Rhys as Ghost, and Amy Schumer as Gummy Bear!
Synopsis: From writer and director John Krasinski, If is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does...
The new posters (see below) feature Cailey Fleming as Bea, Ryan Reynolds as Cal, Steve Carell as Blue, Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Blossom, Louis Gossett Jr. as Lewis, Awkwafina as Bubble, Emily Blunt as Unicorn, Matt Damon as Flowe, Richard Jenkins as Art Teacher, John Krasinski as Marshmallow, Sebastian Maniscalco as Magician Mouse, Christopher Meloni as Cosmo, Sam Rockwell as Guardian Dog, Maya Rudolph as Alligator, and Jon Stewart as Robot. Also joining the cast are George Clooney as Spaceman, Bradley Cooper as Ice, Keegan-Michael Key as Slime, Blake Lively as Octopuss, Matthew Rhys as Ghost, and Amy Schumer as Gummy Bear!
Synopsis: From writer and director John Krasinski, If is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does...
- 4/10/2024
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
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
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
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
On the “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart decided it was time for a “wellness check” on Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war reached the six-month mark Sunday.
“As the war has grinded on, justice is beginning to seem more like cruelty,” “The Daily Show” host said on Monday night. “But not to worry: America, the shining city on a hill, is on the case with our universal values.”
Stewart then pointed out that America’s values are quite inconsistent, especially when comparing the government’s response to the war in Gaza versus the war in Ukraine.
In one clip, Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Russia’s weaponization of food in Ukraine “unconscionable.”
Stewart agreed with Blinken’s description, adding: “Speaking of which, there is a literal famine in Gaza caused by the war. I assume America will also consider this unconscionable.”
However, when asked about the situation in Gaza,...
“As the war has grinded on, justice is beginning to seem more like cruelty,” “The Daily Show” host said on Monday night. “But not to worry: America, the shining city on a hill, is on the case with our universal values.”
Stewart then pointed out that America’s values are quite inconsistent, especially when comparing the government’s response to the war in Gaza versus the war in Ukraine.
In one clip, Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Russia’s weaponization of food in Ukraine “unconscionable.”
Stewart agreed with Blinken’s description, adding: “Speaking of which, there is a literal famine in Gaza caused by the war. I assume America will also consider this unconscionable.”
However, when asked about the situation in Gaza,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
After the moon drifted across the surface of the sun on Monday, its shadow crossing the United States, Mexico and Canada, Jon Stewart took to late night television to point out how certain members of the media and politicians had used the solar eclipse to pontificate on immigration and the wrath of God.
The host played a clip of Fox News warning its viewers that the southern border would be “directly in the path of totality” when the “moon covers the sun for nearly four minutes,” with a co-anchor claiming...
The host played a clip of Fox News warning its viewers that the southern border would be “directly in the path of totality” when the “moon covers the sun for nearly four minutes,” with a co-anchor claiming...
- 4/9/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
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.
Dogs and Cats, Living Together…
Well, the total solar eclipse came and went in the run-up to each late-night show’s taping on Monday. And, confounding evangelicals, the superstitious, and Republican politicians from Marjorie Taylor Green to Mike Johnson to Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the biblical Rapture did not arrive with it to sweep the (self-)righteous up to Heaven. That left those who attempted to lay blame for this week’s spate of unusual natural phenomena on the Lgbtqi community, abortion, Joe Biden, immigrants, and other people they don’t like with egg on their flushing, still earth-bound faces.
“The big news today—the world ended!,” was Jon Stewart’s perhaps hopeful greeting to his somehow in attendance Daily Show audience, before he and his...
Dogs and Cats, Living Together…
Well, the total solar eclipse came and went in the run-up to each late-night show’s taping on Monday. And, confounding evangelicals, the superstitious, and Republican politicians from Marjorie Taylor Green to Mike Johnson to Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the biblical Rapture did not arrive with it to sweep the (self-)righteous up to Heaven. That left those who attempted to lay blame for this week’s spate of unusual natural phenomena on the Lgbtqi community, abortion, Joe Biden, immigrants, and other people they don’t like with egg on their flushing, still earth-bound faces.
“The big news today—the world ended!,” was Jon Stewart’s perhaps hopeful greeting to his somehow in attendance Daily Show audience, before he and his...
- 4/9/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
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