Jon Stewart is tagging back in to host Thursday’s episode of “ The Daily Show ,” Comedy Central has announced. Stewart normally just hosts Monday episodes of the talk show, with a rotating list of the show’s correspondents on Tuesday through Thursday. This week, Desi Lydic has been handling hosting duties.
But Stewart clearly has something to say in light of Disney and ABC’s decision to bench “ Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host Jimmy Kimmel. The network and its parent company have been criticized for the move, which came after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened Disney if it didn’t muzzle the host.
In his Monday monologue, Kimmel took on right-wing pundits who were looking to frame the shooter who killed pundit Charlie Kirk as a leftist, when the alleged killer’s actual motivation is still