John Mulaney is answering questions about being asked by Comedy Central executives if he was interested in hosting “The Daily Show” when Jon Stewart bowed out in 2015. During a recent appearance on Doug Herzog and Jen Chaney’s “Basic!” podcast, Herzog — who was president of Viacom Music and Entertainment…
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Josh Johnson is an Emmy-nominated writer, a stand-up comedian and is currently applying his creative talents at “The Daily Show.” Sure, he’s got all the accolades now, but the Louisiana native started chasing his dream post-college after moving to Chicago. There, he slept on couches and worked at grocery stores. But he has an interesting…
The DGA Awards are under way at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills. In TV, “Severance,” “Station Eleven” and “The Daily Show” were among the frontrunners (with two nods each), while Steven Spielberg was gunning for his fourth trophy, for the semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans.” But also in the hunt…
The African American Film Critics Association has set producer and comedian Roy Wood Jr. to host its 14th annual AAFCA Awards, set for March 1 at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills. Wood’s credits include “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” “Sullivan and Son” and “The Neutral Ground,” as…
Leslie Jones kicked off her guest hosting gig at “The Daily Show” Tuesday night — and decided to give her thoughts on an accidental NSFW MLK Jr. statue.
Smith didn’t identify what troubles he was dealing with during the awards ceremony — but said a lot of things he had been feeling came to a head all at once.
After a series of online statements and quiet public appearances over recent months, Will Smith took further steps back into the spotlight Monday evening, appearing for an interview on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah.” Promoting his new historical drama “Emancipation,” Smith’s conversation with the late-night host naturally dug into…
Barack Obama will appear as a guest on the Nov. 17 episode of “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah,” Variety has learned exclusively. The episode airs on Comedy Central at 11 p.m. In conversation with Noah, the former president will discuss the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum and critical issues facing…
Jordan Klepper’s latest half-hour “The Daily Show” special, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Midterms – America Unfollows Democracy,” is set to bow on Nov. 1 at 11:30 p.m. ET, Comedy Central is set to announce on Tuesday. The new special will follow “Daily Show”…
Despite low ratings, “The Daily Show” will soldier on following Trevor Noah’s shocking announcement that he’s leaving.
Trevor Noah is nearing his last laugh on “The Daily Show.” The comedian, who came out of near anonymity to take over the program from Jon Stewart in 2015, plans to exit the flagship Comedy Central series after a seven-year tenure that saw him transform it for a new generation…