Jon Stewart staying at ‘The Daily Show’ after contract renewal

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00:00Welcome to The Daily Show. My name, Miyamo, Jon Stewart.

00:06You can expect more of that next year. Jon Stewart will reportedly remain at The Daily Show through

00:122026, Paramount Skydance making the announcement Monday.

00:19The company said Stewart will continue his role as host and one of the executive producers of

00:25the show through December of next year. But the announcement didn't come as a shock.

00:30As he told The New Yorker's David Remnick last month, plans were in the works for his return.

00:36Your contract comes up in December. You're going to sign another one?

00:41I mean, we're working on staying.

00:44Stewart currently hosts the show on Mondays. He signed a one-year contract in February 2024

00:50to return to the show he anchored for nearly two decades. The Daily Show has seen success in

00:57ratings since Stewart's return to the desk, receiving its most Emmy nominations ever this

01:02year, smashing its previous record. Despite the success, there was speculation about the

01:08show's future after Comedy Central's parent company, Paramount, merged with Skydance and

01:13after Paramount decided to cancel the late show with Stephen Colbert, which Stewart is an executive

01:19producer for. It led to this response from Stewart on The Daily Show earlier this year.

01:24You're afraid and you protect your bottom line. I've got but one thing to say, just one little

01:33phrase. Go f**k yourself!

01:38But speculation over the show's future now appears to have died down with the latest announcement.

01:44The head of Comedy Central releasing this statement in response to Stewart's renewed contract,

01:49saying, the renewal is a win for audiences, Comedy Central, and for all our programming partners.

01:56We're proud to support John and the Extraordinary News team.

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