“Family Guy” repeats to air on Comedy Central in September
Paramount’s Comedy Central will offer a Family Guy marathon on Labor Day before moving the show to prime-time later in the week.
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Jon Stewart to host “Daily Show” on Thursday
Jordan Klepper will fill in for the veteran Comedy Central host.
Ratings: Fox News beats Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” return
Several Fox News shows saw higher ratings compared to Jon Stewart’s return to “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central.
Paramount to lay off more than 800 workers in U.S., overseas
Paramount Global will issue pink slips to around 3 percent of its global workforce as the company seeks to reign in expenses.
Late night TV to resume after writer’s strike reaches tentative deal
The end of the writers strike will see the return of several network and cable late night television shows, with some returning as soon as this weekend.
HBO Max begins pulling some Comedy Central titles
Warner Bros Discovery has removed several Comedy Central television shows from its flagship streaming service HBO Max.
Trevor Noah sets December date for “Daily Show” exit
Comedian Trevor Noah will step down from his hosting duties at Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” by the end of the year, the network affirmed this week. The departure date comes less than one month after Noah stunned the Daily Show’s audience and staff with an abrupt announcement that he would be resigning his role as the host of the satirical news program after seven years. On Wednesday, officials at Comedy Central and its parent company Paramount Global confirmed Noah’s last episode will be taped on the afternoon of Thursday, December 8 and will air on the network later that evening. That same week, the show will take a look back on Noah’s tenure as host of the Daily Show. The show will go on hiatus after Noah’s exit until it returns on January 17, 2023, Comedy Central officials said. … Read more
Comedy Central could fill schedule with re-runs after Noah exit
Comedy Central is slowly transforming into a channel filled with re-runs as the network’s parent company shifts its strategy away from live-action original programming. Over the last few years, the network has seen a mass exodus of comedic talent as it placed more of a priority on inking deals for off-network animation and sitcoms, including “King of the HIll,” “Seinfeld” and “Futurama.” The strategy was detailed at length in a Hollywood Reporter story published this week that focused on MTV Entertainment Chief Executive Chris McCarthy, who oversees various cable channels at Paramount Global, including Comedy Central. The article says McCarthy is interested in keeping Comedy Central’s weeknight news satire program “The Daily Show” and is in the process of launching a search for the show’s next host after current host Trevor Noah unexpectedly announced his departure last month. Noah’s departure … Read more
Trevor Noah to leave “Daily Show” after seven years
Comedian Trevor Noah will leave Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” after seven years of hosting the satire news program.
Warner Bros Discovery cancels comedy news show “Full Frontal”
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” will not be returning from its summer hiatus.