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Watch: Jon Stewart unveils ‘government-approved’ Daily Show in wake of Kimmel flap
"We have another fun, hilarious, administration-compliant show."
Kimmel Suspended:
In the wake of talk show host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension by ABC — ostensibly over comments he made in the wake of the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk — Jon Stewart made a special Thursday-night appearance on “The Daily Show.”
But it wasn’t just any Daily Show: It was the “all new, government-approved Daily Show, with your patriotically obedient host, Jon Stewart.”
Spoofing state-sponsored television under authoritarian regimes, Stewart — who typically only hosts on Mondays — broadcast from a new set adorned with golden flourishes similar to those President Donald Trump has added to the White House, and referred to the president as “our dear father.”
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Stewart was one of several prominent late-night hosts, current and former, to comment on the controversy. Watch Stewart’s Daily Show segment below:
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