# Who should host The Daily Show? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** talk-variety-show\ **Created:** [April 7, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322 "2023-04-07T16:25:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322/101 "2024-01-24T23:48:42Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > _I liked Sarah Silverman’s turn more than I thought I would: I figured it’d just be her default approach (which I like just fine), but she brought something else to it (which I liked even more)._ Yes, so did we, and neither of us is a particular fan of hers. We’d like to see her come back. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322/102 "2024-01-25T13:13:35Z")
I’m so glad he’ll be here for this election season. If they are going to assign days of the week, then I wish they’d give Fridays to Leslie Jones. She has that perfect vibe for summing up the week and moving us into the weekend. Friday is normally a slow news day, but if $#!t goes down, she’s shown that she can address it. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322/103 "2024-01-25T16:08:59Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > > And realistically, had they managed to settle on someone, anyone, they would not have done this. > > Pretty sure if Hasan Minhaj hadn’t gotten into the whole kerfuffle over embroidering his standup act with “emotional truths” then the self-described “racoon on Adderal” would be hosting right now. And it should keep him out. I’m glad too. His over energized persona makes my teeth itch after a few minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322/104 "2024-01-25T17:16:34Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > And it should keep him out. I’m glad too. His over energized persona makes my teeth itch after a few minutes. I thought I liked Minaj until I saw that show he did on Netflix a few years ago. Yeah, not a fan of him as a host of a whole show. I didn’t like his comedy routine much and I did question if his stories could be fully true when I heard them. They just seemed…enhanced. It’s different than Jim Gaffigan exaggerating his family life and problems with his kids. I can’t explain it. It felt like he was very much twisting stories to get an effect more than just simple laughter. Yeah, glad he isn’t the host. I agree with John Oliver, who said they should have picked Roy Wood, Jr. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322/105 "2024-01-25T18:18:41Z")
The show is aired Monday-Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322/106 "2024-01-25T18:52:35Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I agree with John Oliver, who said they should have picked Roy Wood, Jr. I think Wood is a really good stand up and very good as the host. He can be serious if he needs to be but has the ability to be very funny with serious topics. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322/107 "2024-01-25T20:02:37Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > If they are going to assign days of the week, then I wish they’d give Fridays to Leslie Jones. She has that perfect vibe for summing up the week and moving us into the weekend. Friday is normally a slow news day, but if $#!t goes down, she’s shown that she can address it. 👍 👍 👍 ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322/108 "2024-01-26T00:05:46Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > The show is aired Monday-Thursday. OK, well, give Leslie Thursday then. Or start doing Fridays. . ¯\_(ツ)\_/¯ ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322/109 "2024-02-09T23:31:30Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Jon Stewart will once again be hosting The Daily Show, though only on Mondays through the election. [Article from Variety](https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jon-stewart-daily-show-return-monday-1235885955/). Update; per commercials on CNN, Jon Stewart’s first day back is Monday. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322/110 "2024-02-13T20:18:44Z")
I saw Stewart’s show last night. It was awesome. John Stewart is the only guy out there who can mock both sides in a way that neither side really finds offensive. While he’s clearly a Democrat, there was not a hint of the Emperor’s New Clothes - he called it as he saw it. We need a lot more of that, on both sides. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322/111 "2024-02-14T13:35:18Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > 100% guarantee that TDS will never again have a white host. Why is that? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-host-the-daily-show/982322/112 "2024-02-14T19:00:02Z")
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