Overview
- Stewart’s current one‑year deal ends in December, and he confirmed discussions with Comedy Central are underway.
- Asked if he would sign another contract, he replied, “we’re working on staying,” during his onstage interview with David Remnick.
- He said the new owners have done things that upset him but weighed leaving against staying to “keep fighting in the foxhole.”
- Comedy Central now sits under the merged Paramount Skydance, and Stewart referred to CEO David Ellison as his “new boss.”
- The talks unfold as late night reels from CBS ending Stephen Colbert’s show and ABC briefly suspending Jimmy Kimmel; Stewart says he won’t compromise and will do the work “until they tell you to leave.”