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Jon Stewart obtained an prolonged ovation from the studio viewers Monday as he returned to “The Daily Show” after greater than eight years away, earlier than deadpanning, in what felt like a nod to early talk-show host Jack Paar’s well-known return to “The Tonight Present” after an absence, “The place was I?”
Scheduled to host sooner or later every week and produce the present, Stewart stated, “I’m excited to be again,” joking that he had opted to return to the Comedy Central franchise as a result of, “From what I perceive, talk-show hosts are granted immunity.”
From there, it was as if Stewart had by no means left, as he segued into routines concerning the Tremendous Bowl – which, pitting the Taylor Swift-backed Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers, he known as “sort of a no-win for conservatives” – and establishing the subsequent 9 months main as much as the election, or “Indecision 2024,” whereas attempting out comedic subtitles like “American Demockcracy.”
Stewart devoted a good portion of the present to questions relating to the ages of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who, at 81 and 77, respectively, can be the oldest pair ever to face off for the presidency.
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Stewart joked about Biden’s appearance on TikTok and his current press convention within the wake of special counsel Robert Hur’s report, which included feedback relating to Biden’s reminiscence. He then performed a medley of clips that includes Trump and his kids saying they couldn’t bear in mind issues in taped depositions.
Addressing the problem of ageism, Stewart yelled, “They’re objectively previous!” He then closed the phase, as he typically used to do, on a extra severe notice, telling viewers to buckle up for the months main as much as the election, however that the work essential to make the world a greater place didn’t boil all the way down to a single day.
Of the election, Stewart stated he discovered in his time away, “You must fear about on daily basis earlier than it, and on daily basis after, ceaselessly.”
With the present working about quarter-hour previous its scheduled time, Stewart then shifted to share the highlight with the present’s correspondents, participating in an amusing alternate with Dulcé Sloan, who stated of Biden and Trump, “We want extra than simply the identical present with an older however acquainted face.” That prompted an extended comedic pause from Stewart, playfully questioning if she was referencing his encore behind the desk, which Comedy Central is selling as a “second time period.”
Jordan Klepper will host the present for the remainder of this week.