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After Colbert, now Jimmy Kimmel: Trump and the death of late night comedy in the US

September 19, 2025 12:21 pm

Jimmy Kimmel taken off air: If networks continue down this path, America will lose the very idea that comedy can challenge power.

Noah, though, brought his worldliness and understanding of race to America, and in the Trump era, it worked.

Trevor Noah made Delhi laugh — he should have made us uncomfortable too

September 26, 2023 7:00 pm

The comedian is known for brilliant observational humour which skewers the rich and the powerful, and draws attention to faultlines. In his Delhi shows, however, Noah played it safe, hinting at subversive jokes, without really making them

Jon Stewart: Authoritarian governments are a threat, not comedy

April 26, 2022 8:36 am

The Daily Show fame Jon Stewart was recently honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Jon Stewart clarifies comments on anti-Semiticism in Harry Potter: 'Do not think JK Rowling is anti-Semitic'

January 07, 2022 9:03 am

Earlier, a clip from the companion podcast of his Apple TV+ show The Problem with Jon Stewart had him comparing the Gringotts Wizarding Bank scenes in Harry Potter books and movies with The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an early 20th-century anti-Semitic text.

Jon Stewart returns to TV in September with deep dive show

August 30, 2021 7:56 pm

Apple said on Monday that The Problem With Jon Stewart will launch on its Apple TV+ streaming platform on September 30.

Love what you do; get good at it: Jon Stewart

December 28, 2020 9:20 am

He went on to speak about college but reminded that life is something one needs to build. "College is something you complete. Life is something you experience," he said

Jon Stewart's Irresistible heading straight to video on-demand

May 24, 2020 11:49 am

Starring Steve Carrell and Rose Byrne, Jon Stewart's Irresistible will be available for the 48-hour rental price of 19.99 dollars on platforms such as Amazon, Apple, Comcast, DirecTV, Fandango, Google/YouTube, Microsoft, Sony, among others.

Viral Video: Ex-Daily Show host Jon Stewart slams lawmakers for missing 9/11 hearing

June 12, 2019 12:23 pm

Jon Stewart, the popular former host of the late-night comedy program The Daily Show, criticized members of Congress for not attending a hearing on Tuesday on renewing funding for a program that provides health care to first responders.

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Jon Stewart to open animal sanctuary in New Jersey

October 27, 2015 2:34 pm

Jon Stewart, the former host of comedy news programme "The Daily Show", is opening an animal sanctuary.

Jon Stewart gets sweet goodbye with Daily Show's wins at 2015 Emmy Awards

September 21, 2015 11:56 am

Host Jon Stewart could not have asked for a better farewell as "The Daily Show" bagged three major trophies, including the outstanding variety talk series, at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards. Stewart, 52, ended his impressive 16-year "The Daily Show" stint last month.