Jon Stewart during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in 2024. Stewart plans to host Thursday’s episode of The Daily Show, one day after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely.

Jon Stewart plans to host Thursday’s episode of The Daily Show , one day after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely following comments he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Stewart’s featured guest will be Maria Ressa, the journalist and author of How to Stand Up to a Dictator . Ressa also shared the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for freedom of expression in her home country of the Philippines.

Stewart normally hosts only on Mondays. The Emmy winner helmed The Daily Show from 1999 through 2015, delivering sharp, satir

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