Jay G.

Another show:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewir...ing-daily-show

MrX

http://tvline.com/2015/02/24/jason-j...edy-order-tbs/

JTH182

Guess I would have lost my bet on who the next host will be.

I wonder if they'll try for John Fugelsang?

Navinabob

I still like Craig Ferguson for the gig.

slop101

Even though his name's not in the title, replacing Stewart on DS is like replacing Colbert on Colbert Report; they had to come up with a whole new show instead, and they should do the same with DS.

Jay G.

Technically, the name of the show is "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," so his name is in the title.

However, a lot of people thought that replacing Craig Kilborn as host was unthinkable. People thought that nobody but William Hartnell could play The Doctor in Doctor Who. Johnny Carson was synonymous with The Tonight Show for many.

There's lots and lots of examples of hosts of shows being replaced. No other host will be Jon Stewart, and the show will be different because of it, but that's no reason to abandon the show entirely.

TheKing

Well, it may seem silly, but there's no way Larry Wilmore could have hosted the Colbert Report, as that's not his name.

The Daily Show was there before Stewart, and it will likely be there after Stewart. I'm sure it will evolve under a new host as it did after Kilborn left. I would liken it to replacing Carson on the Tonight Show. Carson wasn't the first host, but he turned late night TV into what it is today (for better or worse).

slop101

You guys are silly the way you're equating Kilborn with Stewart, as if it's the same show under both guyd and how you seem to think as if Kilborn had even a fraction of the impact Stewart has had.

And the way you all keep bringing up Kilborn is laughable as well - I bet 99% of DS viewers don't even know who he even is anymore.

Norm de Plume

I never watched TDS when Kilborn hosted, but I infrequently tuned in to his later CBS talk show. I like his comic delivery a fair bit (he's far more innately funny than O'Brien, to me), but there's something oily and self-congratulatory about him that's simultaneously off-putting and part of his amusing schtick. I don't know how he was hosting TDS, but I can't imagine he had the same level of commitment to political ideals as Stewart has.

Jay G.

It wasn't the same show under both hosts, that's the point: the show can change with a new host and still have the same name.

And no, Kilborn didn't have the same impact, but Steve Allen & Jack Paar didn't have the same impact that Johnny Carson did on The Tonight Show, but the show survived Johnny Carson's retirement.

I watched TDS since the beginning, and when Kilborn left, there was a lot of doubt about the new host and whether the show would survive or be as good. I myself kept an open mind though, which is what I'm doing now. Stewart's impact on the show in undeniable, and the show won't be the same without him. That doesn't mean that they can't get a new host that can make a show that's just as good, just different.

slop101

I was actually huge Stewart fan, as a stand-up comedian, long before he took over TDS. And I remember actually being disappointed after his first couple episodes, and didn't really watch it regularly after that, until after 9/11.

Matt

Samantha Bee is leaving The Daily Show to host her own show on TBS

Wow--this show is going to look so different a year from now.

BDB

Yup - Everyone is getting out.

dolphinboy

I will watch or dvr anything that Samantha Bee does. I just wonder why it took her so long to get her own gig or if she finally decided to leave the show when Jon announced he was retiring. Or maybe she took this offer when she found out that she was not be considered to replace Jon?

dhmac

Me too. I remember being very concerned about the show when Craig Kilborn left and, although I liked Jon Stewart in the few things I had seen him in before then (for example, on "The Larry Sanders Show" where, in art mirroring real life, he was the new host brought in to replace the retiring Larry Sanders), I really wanted Kilborn to stay on TDS.

And when TDS also retired "5 Questions" during Jon Stewart's 1st week as host, I was so disappointed - how could they get rid of one of the best parts of the interviews? But I got on the Jon Stewart train soon afterwards and now, looking back, it's hard to imagine that I ever thought Craig Kilborn was a better host of The Daily Show.

Mike86

Nah he's not the right fit for this type of gig in my opinion. Ferguson is too offbeat and I don't think likes to conform to a format necessarily. Same goes for guys like Conan or Hardwick. It takes a very specific type of comedian to be able to host a show like this if you ask me. I think what's made Jon Stewart so great is that he's been able to balance being a comedian with being a host that can be taken somewhat seriously as a news reporter. Kilborn was never great as host from what I've seen but I just don't like the guy in general. He comes off very douchey and too mean spirited.

Adam Tyner

...and here I thought I was the only one!

majorjoe23

I regularly watched You Wrote It, You Watch It and The Jon Stewart Show on MTV.

slop101

Rumor is that Tina Fey might be taking over for Stewart - which would be great, but unlikely, as I don't think Fey wants to deal with the grind of a show like this.

Mike86

If that happens I'd never watch The Daily Show again. I truthfully cannot stand Fey and have never found her the slightest bit funny.

Jay G.

There's no rumor. There was a poll taken to see who people would like as host, and Tina Fey was at the top of the list:
http://www.avclub.com/article/new-po...daily-s-216372

There's no evidence that Tina Fey and Comedy Central have talked at all about this. It's not even clear if Tina Fey would be interested.

Groucho

B.J. Novak could be good.

Draven

I would agree with that. He's a strong writer.

Double_Oh_7

If it wasn't for that unfortunate name, BJ

JeffTheAlpaca

Dennis Miller was 2nd in that poll and Chelsea Handler I think was last.