Jon Stewart didn&#8217;t hold back when he said he decided to come back to Comedy Central&#8217;s &#8220;The Daily Show&#8221; as host after a nearly nine-year hiatus.
During Stewart&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://x.com/CBSMornings/status/1757052774036967799?s=20">CBS Mornings</a>&#8221; appearance on Monday, he said returning to the show would give him a &#8220;place to unload thoughts as we get into this election season.&#8221; He will host on Monday nights through the 2024 presidential election, beginning February 12.
The move comes after Apple TV+ and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jon-stewarts-latest-talk-show-comes-to-an-end-following-creative-differences-report">Stewart</a> decided to part ways after two seasons of &#8220;The Problem With Jon Stewart&#8221; over creative differences, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jon-stewart-daily-show-return-apple-exit-interview-1235822509/">The Hollywood Reporter</a> noted.
&#8220;I thought I was going to do it over at — they call it Apple TV+,” Stewart said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a television enclave, very small. It&#8217;s like living in Malibu. They decided, they felt that they didn&#8217;t want me to say things that might get me in trouble.&#8221;
Stewart admitted he&#8217;s unsure if his return could influence the election and joked, &#8220;Who better to comment on this election than someone who truly understands two aging men past their prime?&#8221;
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Starting tonight, <a href="https://twitter.com/jonstewart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jonstewart</a> is back at <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheDailyShow</a> anchor desk on Mondays through the 2024 election cycle.
He shares why he’s taking on a second term: “Who better to comment on this election than someone who truly understands two aging men past their prime?” <a href="https://t.co/WSOBtSmrdj">pic.twitter.com/WSOBtSmrdj</a>
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSMornings/status/1757052774036967799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;&#8230;but I&#8217;m hoping to have a catharsis and a way to comment on things and a way to express them that hopefully people will enjoy,&#8221; Stewart said. &#8220;But as far as influence, and you guys know this from doing this, just about everything I had wanted to happen over the 16 years that I was at &#8216;The Daily Show&#8217; did not happen, if you were hoping for influence.&#8221;
 &#8220;And I think I&#8217;ve learned that post-&#8216;Daily Show&#8217; … I don&#8217;t really view it as I really want to have an influence on this issue, this election,’ things like that,&#8221; he added.
Speaking ahead of his official return, Stewart spoke with &#8220;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5P3vtCr3uFrN3297jMwKAR?si=11b225ca3fa2466a">The Daily Show&#8217;s Ears Edition podcast&#8221;</a> about his comeback, THR noted.
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&#8220;If you want to be present in this world, you have to be present in this conversation and you have to be as relentless and as tenacious as the counter-narrative that&#8217;s being formed,&#8221; Stewart said.
&#8220;So much of the information that we see now is weaponized … and it keeps taking exponential leaps,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It&#8217;s not just the election. It&#8217;s AI. It&#8217;s the way that we&#8217;ve militarized all our conflicts.&#8221;
&#8220;It all ties together to one larger idea, which is the form of government we love so much is an analog — I don&#8217;t want to say dinosaur — but it is analog and the world now moves at an increasingly infinite digital pace and reconciling those two things, I think, is the challenge of the moment for people,&#8221; Stewart continued.
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