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Josh Johnson Debuts as Host on The Daily Show’s New Rotation

Comedy Central is showcasing its in-house talent by assigning correspondent Josh Johnson to its Tuesday through Thursday editions following Jon Stewart’s Monday return

Comedian Josh Johnson is joining "The Daily Show."
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Comedian Josh Johnson has been added as a new 'Daily Show' host. (Getty; Daily Show)

Overview

  • Josh Johnson, who joined The Daily Show’s writing staff in 2017 and became an on-air correspondent in 2024, will anchor this week’s Tuesday–Thursday episodes with guests Rob Franklin, Samara Cyn and Christopher McDonald.
  • He joins a Tuesday–Thursday lineup alongside correspondents Ronny Chieng, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic, while Jon Stewart continues to host Mondays.
  • Since returning in February 2024, Jon Stewart has anchored one episode per week and launched The Weekly Show podcast to stabilize the franchise.
  • Comedy Central adopted the rotating host model after Trevor Noah’s 2022 departure to cultivate internal talent and maintain audience engagement.
  • These programming moves follow Paramount’s disputed, “purely financial” cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show and occur as the company pursues an $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media.