Jon Stewart Explains Apple Had “A Different Agenda” For His Canceled ‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’ Show: They “Don’t Want That Smoke”

William Earl Jon Stewart got behind “The Daily Show” desk Thursday evening for a special, live-broadcast edition, going on air minutes after the first 2024 debate between President Biden and former president Donald Trump concluded on CNN. The host didn’t mince words, attacking both candidates’ performances and criticizing their inability to put together a coherent argument during the event.

“This cannot be real life. It just can’t,” said an animated and live Jon Stewart on The Daily Show.

Ethan Shanfeld SPOILER WARNING: This interview contains spoilers for “The Bear,” including a surprise cameo. Matty Matheson has spent his career running restaurants. Now, he’s focused on a fictional one. With FX’s “The Bear,” the Toronto-based celebrity chef and restaurateur added actor to his resume, playing the loud, lovable and sometimes immature handyman Neil Fak in addition to his role as a culinary consultant and producer on the show.

There's a great big hole in the middle of Radcliffe town centre. And Tim and Sue Jones couldn't be happier about it.

More than 25 years later, some of the biggest names in The Challenge history are going for gold once again to celebrate a major milestone for TV’s longest running reality competition series.

The first of several presidential debates ahead of the 2024 election will become the earliest debate scheduled in the history of a campaign as Democratic candidate Joe Biden and Republican candidate Donald Trump face off once again.

Prepare yourselves for a sickening story, Perezcious readers. A California PhD student has been accused of killing her friend’s newborn baby and assaulting his twin brother while she was babysitting at the parents’ home in Pittsburgh. According to WTAE, 29-year-old

Taylor Swift had some very special guests at her first Eras Tour show in London!

Jon Stewart is set to host live shows of The Daily Show following the closing night of the Republican & Democratic National Conventions.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Before John Williams became the flagship film composer-conductor anyone thought of when they thought about the Hollywood Bowl, that honor belonged to Henry Mancini. And in some years, when Los Angeles is particularly lucky, it still does, even though the scorer behind “The Pink Panther,” “Days of Wine and Roses” and other classic scores has been gone for 30 years now. This Sunday, the LA Phil will devote the Bowl’s traditional opening night to a 100th birthday celebration for the man who, arguably more than any other, turned movie scores into a truly populist artform… and who conducted at the Bowl 29 times.

Jason Momoa and Adria Arjona are very much in love. The Hollywood couple has been open about their romantic relationship, showing their love and appreciation for each other and spending quality time together after the pair went public with their romance.Adria Arjona and Glen Powell stun at the premiere of ‘Hit Man’Jason Momoa confirms relationship with Adria Arjona in sweet lowkey postAdria Arjona reappears in public after confirming her relationship with Jason MomoaDuring his latest interview with ET, the ‘Aquaman’ actor revealed that he is living a great moment in his life, both in his professional career with the release of his film ‘The Bikeriders’ and with his new relationship with Adria.

Did the Oscar slap hurt Will Smith’s career? For months, there was talk that the controversial violence at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony in 2022 badly damaged the Academy Award-winner’s career, and studios were abandoning ship from his star. Well, the terrific 2024 opening of “Bad Boys Ride Or Die”—$74 million in its opening weekend, $126 million so far after one week—may have suddenly changed all that.

An Apple Original Films title is heading to the big screen for the sixth time with the June 27, 2025 release of Joseph Kosinski‘s Formula 1 movie starring Brad Pitt. Warner Bros. has won the rights to handle both domestic and overseas. This follows Paramount releasing Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon ($157M WW), Universal with Argylle ($96.2M WW), and Sony with Napoleon ($221.3M WW), Fly Me to the Moon (July 12), and Wolfs (Sept. 20).

Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show on Monday, offering “a quick state of play” on the 2024 presidential election.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jon Stewart continues to open up about his split from Apple after parting ways with the tech giant after hosting two seasons of “The Problem.” Stewart debuted the talk show in 2021 as part of a multi-year first-look deal with Apple. The first season of the show aired episodes every two weeks, while the second season switched to a weekly format. The streamer confirmed last October that Stewart’s program would not return.

There was much concern within the late-night community that there would only be three nominations for the the Emmy’s Outstanding Talk Series category.

Jon Stewart walked away from The Daily Show in 2015 because he felt “burnt” but he now feels “reinvigorated” on his return.

EXCLUSIVE: Jon Stewart is doing a bit of overtime.

Jon Stewart was back on The Daily Show this week to kick off Pride Month.

King Charles has "solved several problems at once" with his decisive action regarding Frogmore Cottage, according to a royal expert.