9 h. ago Jon Stewart hijacks Jimmy Kimmel monologue to deliver gag about Trump’s late

Stewart joked that ‘the job security’s not really there right now’ for late-night talk show hosts

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3 d. ago Jon Stewart on US violence: ‘These mass shootings don’t fit neatly into our left

Late-night hosts discuss the partisan blame game after mass shootings and Trump’s AI-generated medical conspiracy theory videoLate-night hosts talk about the hyper-partisanship of reactions to mass shootings and Donald Trump sending troops to Portland. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Jon Stewart rips into ‘narcissistic media’ over response to mass shootings after Michigan tragedy

Stewart criticized Trump’s decision to send the National Guard to Oregon when six mass shootings took place in eastern states

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1 week ago Jon Stewart takes down Trump admin’s attacks on free speech amid Kimmel’s return to TV

Stewart also poked fun at Trump’s bizarre claims about Tylenol

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2 w. ago The Guide #209: Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel and the battle for the future of late

In this week’s newsletter: Once the preserve of backslapping celebrity interviews and inoffensive segments, late-night TV is now in Trump’s sights – giving its hosts unprecedented political weightIf nothing else, the Trump administration’s assault on late-night talkshows is creating some proper old-school water cooler TV. The first thing I did this morning was fire up YouTube and watch Jon Stewart’s monologue on last night’s Daily Show. Stewart usually only does the Monday edition, but he had made an exception in the wake of ABC’s decision, at the encouragement of the Federal Communications Commission and its Trump acolyte head, Brendan Carr, to indefinitely sideline Jimmy Kimmel. Stewart’s midweek appearance, then, was an event – and one that didn’t disappoint.Set to the images of soldiers saluting and American flags billowing in the wind, the opening voiceover trumpeted the “all-new, government-approved Daily Show, with your patriotically obedient host Jon Stewart”. Cue Stewart, h...

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2 w. ago Jon Stewart return to work early and nervously mocks MAGA and Trump as Kimmel goes dark

Stewart’s early Daily Show return trades laughs for a nervy Trump spoof after Jimmy Kimmel’s indefinite suspension

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2 w. ago Trump suggests TV networks which criticise him could have licences taken away

The decision by US network ABC to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! from its schedules has led to widespread criticism and claims of government censorship.

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2 w. ago Jon Stewart leads defense of Jimmy Kimmel as late night hosts unite to mock Trump's 'censorship'

All four late night hosts united in their complaints about censorship in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's cancellation over comments he made related to the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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2 w. ago Jon Stewart’s ‘obedient’ Daily Show monologue on Jimmy Kimmel lambasts Trump and the state of free speech in America

Jon Stewart interviewed Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa about disinformation and free speech

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2 w. ago Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart rally behind Jimmy Kimmel after Kirk comments: Latest

Kimmel said Monday conservatives were trying to ‘score political points’ from the fatal shooting of Kirk

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2 w. ago ‘Obedient’ Jon Stewart and The Daily Show poke fun at free speech in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension

Jon Stewart interviewed Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa about disinformation and free speech

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2 w. ago Stephen Colbert condemns Jimmy Kimmel suspension as Jon Stewart airs Trump ‘approved’ Daily Show – live

Late-night hosts condemn Disney executives for caving to threats from FCC chair Brendan CarrLate-night show hosts decry suspension of Kimmel’s showTrump suggests punishing TV networks for ‘negative’ coverageProfile: The Trump-backed FCC chair at heart of Jimmy Kimmel stormIn reaction to the news that Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show has been indefinitely suspended, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) said that “Trump’s FCC identified speech it did not like and threatened ABC with extreme reprisals. This is state censorship.”On X, the president of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, Tino Gagliardi, issued a statement in response to ABC taking Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which employs musicians from the American Federation of Musicians Local 47 in Los Angeles, off the air. In it he said:This is not complicated: Trump’s FCC identified speech it did not like and theatened ABC with extreme reprisals. This is state censorship. It’s now happening in the Unite...

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2 w. ago France's flames of fury: Nearly a million protesters take to the streets across the country and violent clashes break out with riot cops as the French revolt against Macron's reforms

More than 40 people were arrested across France today as the country braced itself for mass violence against President Emmanuel Macron 's administration.

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3 w. ago Jon Stewart on Donald Trump: ‘Something is up with his health’

Late-night hosts discuss speculation over Trump’s health, his rebranding of the ‘Department of War’ and his alleged lewd birthday letter to EpsteinLate-night hosts react to speculation over Donald Trump’s health and the newly released screenshot of Trump’s alleged lewd birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading...

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