‘The Daily Show’ Host Jon Stewart: Former Host Heading to HBO
Fans who miss Jon Stewart are about to see his triumphant return on HBO now that the former "The Daily Show" host has signed a new four-year contract with the premium cable network.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the comedian and long-time fan favorite is reportedly heading over to HBO where his slapstick satire and infamous wit will be once again gracing the TV screens, right alongside former colleague John Oliver and rival satirist Bill Maher.
But this content will not come on the network's premium cable feed but rather on their streaming platforms like HBO Go and HBO Now. It will also be short-form content, which will play out in similar nature to his former opening monologues he did on "The Daily Show."
The shorts will be refreshed throughout the day and, as described, will feature the comedian satirist back in his old glory of viewing "current events through his unique prism."
Stewart also comically spoke about his new project with HBO.
"Appearing on television 22 minutes a night clearly broke me," Stewart said. "I'm pretty sure I can produce a few minutes of content every now and again."
Now that Stewart is officially under HBO's umbrella, he can clearly speak his mind in unedited form. Although he did the same thing at Comedy Central, which is still considered a basic cable outlet, they bleeped out his four letter words that accompanied some of his monologues.
Basic cable TV is under shaky ground with the FCC, and most networks do not want to give them a reason to censor or fine them. But HBO is a different beast altogether, with subscribers paying for enabling all of their content, which conclusively falls outside of FCC control.
Under this new deal, Stewart will be creating the short form content, as well as doing other specials for the network. Those specials have not been announced as of yet, but they have been described as "multiple projects."
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