Jon Stewart renews Daily Show contact through 2010

[TheOtherAndrew]

Anchor Jon Stewart has extended his run on his hit news satire The Daily Show and fans are getting the chance to see even more of him.
Comedy Central announced Thursday that Stewart has signed a two-year contract extension that will see him continue hosting the popular show through 2010.http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/photos/2007/08/15/stewart-cp-1355366.jpgJon Stewart will continue in the Daily Show anchor chair through 2010.
(Kevork Djansezian/Associated Press) Stewart's contract had been set to expire at the end of 2008. Aside from hosting the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program, Stewart also serves as a writer and executive producer.
"I look forward to using this extension to [have] great fun at President Colbert's expense," the 44-year-old Stewart said, making reference to this week's presidential candidacy bid by comedian and satirist Stephen Colbert, whose Colbert Report is a Daily Show spin-off.
In a separate announcement, Comedy Central also launched a new stand-alone Daily Show website, featuring video clips from each episode, retroactive to Stewart's takeover of the anchor chair in 1999.
Craig Kilborn had hosted the program since its 1996 launch, but the show took a turn towards more political and current affairs commentary after Stewart took the helm.

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2007/10/19/dailyshow-stewart-extension.html



I'm thrilled at the news myself. Admittedly the Daily Show's gone downhill a little bit lately, but I highly doubt that the show would sustain any real entertainment value if Jon left and they replaced him with someone else.

Also, the website with DS clips going back to 1999 is pretty sweet.

Example:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=109683&title=headlines-impeach-impediment-99

[gloriousmuse]

makes me wonder what will become of his show when Bush gets kicked out; could he lose material?

[TheOtherAndrew]

makes me wonder what will become of his show when Bush gets kicked out; could he lose material?
negative.

he's an equal opportunist. whoever gets elected in 2008 will have plenty of fuck ups.

[SingleDoubt]

i wonder who will replace Conan now...

[TheOtherAndrew]

Jimmy Fallon

:puke:

[IAPAI]

Jimmy Fallon

:puke:

is he a lead contender?

[TheOtherAndrew]

is he a lead contender?

Jimmy Fallon NBC's First Choice To Succeed Conan O'Brien as 'Late Night' Host

NBC has targeted Jimmy Fallon to replace Conan O’Brien in 2009, according to people familiar with the talks.

Fallon is NBC’s favorite to take over from O’Brien, who currently hosts Late Night With Conan O’Brien after The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.
NBC late-night chief Rick Ludwin says he doesn’t expect to make an announcement until sometime after the first of the year, but he confirmed that Fallon is on the top of the network’s list.
“I think he’d be terrific, and he is at the top of our short list,” Ludwin says.
As reported by B&C in February, Fallon signed a developmental deal with NBC earlier this year, a deal that at the time included the possibility of his replacing O’Brien, who is scheduled to take over Leno’s chair in 2009.
Now NBC has zeroed in on the Saturday Night Live alum as its choice for 12:35 a.m., a slot in which SNL chief Lorne Michaels still has a piece of ownership. Those familiar with NBC’s thinking say the network believes that Fallon’s following O’Brien would make a very compatible two-hour block.
While NBC has not done a pilot or any run-throughs with Fallon, Ludwin seems confident he has seen enough of Fallon’s talents from his SNL stint, which included hosting the “Weekend Update” segment. Fallon also served as a guest host for David Letterman’s Late Show on CBS in 2003.
“These are very tough jobs when you promise comedy as part of the equation, and it’s a grind to do one of these shows,” Ludwin says. “We know him from SNL and saw what he can do on-camera and off-camera, and I think he’d be terrific.”
Fellow SNL alum Tina Fey recently said Fallon would be an ideal fit. “I think it’s a great idea. He’s really funny and loves to talk to people; it must be that Irish charm. Hosting a talk show is so hard, having to do the comedy and the interview skills, but I actually think he’s really well suited for it.”
Locale to be decided
Still uncertain is where Fallon would host his show. NBC would like The Tonight Show to continue out of Burbank and the 12:35 show to stay in Studio 6A at New York City’s 30 Rock.
But Ludwin says there are those who want Tonight Show to move back to New York, where it began, and thus O’Brien’s move to California “hasn’t been completely nailed down.”
Moving the Tonight Show back to New York would set the stage for a vicious in-town booking war between NBC and CBS’ Late Show With David Letterman for guests.
Ludwin says NBC has to announce its plans by next May’s upfront presentation in New York. The new host will take over in 2009, a transition that will be dictated by when exactly O’Brien replaces Leno—assuming that plan goes ahead.
There remains the possibility that NBC Universal could change its mind and keep the still front-running Leno at 11:35 p.m. Also, should NBC be sold, a new owner might shy away from dropping an established cash cow like Leno.
If NBC keeps Leno at 11:35, it must pay O’Brien a penalty in the neighborhood of $45 million and know he will then jump to another network, most likely ABC or Fox, which want in on the late-night race.
If NBC sticks with O’Brien, it will probably be Leno who ends up elsewhere. While Leno won’t talk publicly about the matter, he is expected to stay in the late-night game. NBC says it wants to keep him in the family, but insiders see little chance of his staying for anything other than the Tonight Show.
Should Leno—or O’Brien—end up at ABC, it could help the entertainment division finally bump Nightline out of the 11:35 spot. If ABC lands whomever NBC casts off, Jimmy Kimmel, who many consider a swiftly improving late-night asset, might make more sense for Fox’s demographics as the network returns to late night.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6463897.html

yes.

[AP_Punk]

Sweet.

[TheOtherAndrew]

I love watching all the old clips from the new website. Its pretty awesome seeing the show from 2000.

[Talib Scottie]

The best part of the Daily show to me is the interviews, so it's almost a shame to not see him go to a night time talk show format.

[nfggc10]

i wonder who will replace Conan now...He's actually been considered the leading replacement for Letterman rather than Conan.

The best part of the Daily show to me is the interviews, so it's almost a shame to not see him go to a night time talk show format.Yeah I agree. I actually think he's much better than Conan and would rather see him take over for Leno. Stewart has such a better interview style than either of them. Leno talks too much about the person's family but Conan really doesn't talk about anything related to why the person is there.