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Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show with sharp barbs at Donald Trump, likening his aide Natalie Harp to Elizabeth Holmes in the viral You Can See Everything trailer, joking about a CNN clip of Harp’s letters and quipping that the information feed to Trump is like dishwashing liquid; he also referenced a Nathan Fielder–Holmes trailer and tossed in a South Park gag about renaming Lake Ontario.
After a month away, Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show and mocked Donald Trump’s 'relentless denial of reality,' recapping Trump moves from vaccine rollbacks and threats to the Kennedy Center to attacks on mail-in voting, joking that renaming Lake Ontario won’t fix international deals; he also spoofed a trailer pairing Trump with Elizabeth Holmes to show how his aides reinforce a warped reality.
At the Emmy Awards’ first night, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert defied expectations with two wins: the Colbert-produced digital short form series The Colbert Before Air won Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series, and The Late Show won Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series, a category long dominated by Last Week Tonight. The Daily Show also had a strong night, with Desi Lydic winning Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and her fellow host Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: Give The Man A Prize taking Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program, beating out The American Revolution and The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy. Lydic’s win marks her second consecutive win in that category. The outcomes hint at a competitive main late-night Emmy race on Sept. 14 among Colbert, Kimmel, The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight and SNL.
Jon Stewart says his least favorite Daily Show moment was interviewing Donald Rumsfeld, admitting he crafted a trap to 'win' the interview but fixated on it, leaving him sleepless and convinced the exchange undermined his argument.
On The Daily Show, Jon Stewart blasted Donald Trump’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech as rambling and unfunny, calling the event “an act of submission” and arguing the press should not normalize cozy ties with the presidency; he deconstructed Trump’s jokes, offered roast-advice, and highlighted Kaitlan Collins’ reaction, ultimately suggesting the WHCD shouldn’t continue.
The Daily Show's Jon Stewart lampoons Donald Trump for lingering onstage after Spain's World Cup trophy ceremony, posing for the team photo with FIFA president Gianni Infantino and quipping that the moment is 'for the players' rather than the president.
Jon Stewart raved about Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey on The Daily Show, calling it a “staggering” and transformative epic and praising Nolan’s use of real locations and practical effects like boats and water. He lauds the film’s ambitious storytelling and craft, drawing a loose thematic link to Oppenheimer. The Odyssey follows Odysseus (Matt Damon) on his perilous homeward journey, with Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and other stars, and opens this week.
Jon Stewart mocked Donald Trump's eulogy-style tributes to Lindsey Graham on The Daily Show, spoofing Trump’s clips where he joked about Graham, recalled their relationship, and quipped about a '99' score instead of a perfect 100. The monologue also included quips about the broader late-night jokes surrounding Graham and McConnell, with colleagues like Seth Meyers and Ike Barinholtz adding their own riffs.
On The Daily Show, Jon Stewart mockingly dissected Donald Trump’s reaction to Senator Lindsey Graham’s death, lampooning his ongoing memorial appearances and the tone of his eulogies. Stewart quipped that Trump has quick-stepped through the stages of grief to a dismissive stance, highlighted clips of Trump on TV and interjections from Fox & Friends, and offered witty jabs about Graham’s life score, while also noting Graham’s death came before McConnell in a pointed political aside.
Ronny Chieng criticized Donald Trump's claimed intervention to overturn Folarin Balogun's red-card suspension, saying it galvanised Belgium and damaged Team USA's World Cup bid as the U.S. were defeated 4-1 and eliminated from the tournament.
Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper chats with attendees at Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 UFC birthday party on the White House South Lawn, prompting mixed reactions; one guest calls it 'the American Dream' while Klepper notes the surreal image of two sweaty fighters on the White House lawn.
Jordan Klepper visits the White House for The Daily Show's Fingers the Pulse, trolling Trump supporters ahead of the Freedom 250 UFC Fight on the South Lawn; the event drew about 85,000 watch-party tickets, with supporters calling it the American dream and Klepper joking about Trump vs. Obama, while critics—like Sheryl Crow—decried the display as trashy or disgraceful.
On The Daily Show, Jon Stewart criticizes the media for shielding Donald Trump from tough questions, recounting his Meet the Press exit and arguing that Trump’s rigged-election claims crumble under scrutiny, urging journalists to stop excusing his rhetoric and to challenge him in the moment rather than granting ongoing access.
The Daily Show mocked Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner for backing a $1.4 billion luxury development on Albania’s Sazan Island, joking about the couple’s detachment from everyday concerns as protests flare in Tirana and Albanian authorities open an investigation, while Ivanka touts the project and a Disneyland outing is highlighted as a contrast to rising costs and global tension.
Jon Stewart mocked Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 concert on The Daily Show after NBC News reported five of nine acts pulled out over political concerns (Martina McBride, Young MC, the Commodores, Morris Day and Bret Michaels). Stewart quipped 'Is anyone still performing?' as Vanilla Ice shared a TikTok about reviving the ’90s, underscoring the event’s collapse. Trump later floated canceling parts of the tour on Truth Social amid Kennedy Center disputes.