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Jon Stewart is sticking with 'The Daily Show.' Comedy Central announced that Stewart has signed an extension that will keep him as a once-a-week host and full-time executive producer of 'The Daily Show' through December 2025. The news comes just over nine months after Stewart made a deal to return to the show that he hosted from 1998 to 2015.

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00:00Jon Stewart is sticking with The Daily Show.

00:03Comedy Central announced on Monday that Stewart has signed an extension

00:06that will keep him as a once-a-week host and full-time executive producer

00:10of The Daily Show through December 2025.

00:13Welcome to The Daily Show!

00:22My name is Jon Stewart!

00:23The news comes just over nine months after Stewart made a deal

00:26to return to the show that he hosted from 1998 to 2015.

00:30That initial deal had Stewart hosting the show once a week,

00:33usually on Monday nights, through the presidential election.

00:36With Election Day looming and Stewart set to host a live hour-long special on November 5th,

00:41the extension will keep Stewart on The Daily Show

00:43through the first year of the next president's term.

00:46Stewart said in a statement,

00:47I've truly enjoyed being back working with the incredible team

00:50at The Daily Show and Comedy Central.

00:52I was really hoping they'd allow me to do every other Monday,

00:54but I'll just have to suck it up.

00:56The Daily Show won its second straight Emmy for Best Talk Series in September,

01:00and ratings have improved substantially since Stewart's return in February.

01:04For much more on this story and all the latest news,

01:07head to THR.com.

01:09This is The Hollywood Reporter News.

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