‘The Daily Show,’ With Return Host Jon Stewart, Confirms Plans for 2024 Republican and Democratic Conventions (EXCLUSIVE)
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.
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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, “Indecision 2024” will only be taped at the RNC and DNC.
Stewart re-joined “The Daily Show” as Monday host and as an executive producer in February. “The Daily Show” also features a rotating mix of hosts from the show’s news team Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta, Dulcé Sloan and Lewis Black.
Stewart’s return has helped lead to an uptick in viewership as “The Daily Show” enters this presidential year, including the show’s most watched episode since Stewart’s final show in 2015. The series has been boasting double-digit gains in total viewership and in demos following Stewart’s homecoming.
The show, which continues air on Comedy Central at 11 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays, boasts a history of inviting political figures including Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Gretchen Witmer, John McCain, Nikki Haley, Rand Paul, John Kasich, Chris Christie, Tim Scott, Larry Hogan and Lindsey Graham.
Guests and ticket information for the shows will be announced later. “The Daily Show,” which won last year’s Emmy for best variety talk series, is executive produced by showrunner/writer Jen Flanz. Stewart and James “Baby Doll” Dixon are also EPs.
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