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Jon Stewart, known for his remarkable work on The Daily Show, has unveiled plans for a new venture. After acquiring 22 Emmys during his Comedy Central era, Stewart has been contemplating fresh show ideas. His latest creation, The Problem with Jon Stewart, is slated to debut on Apple TV+ on September 30. The show aims to tackle pressing societal issues such as poverty and healthcare while infusing Stewart’s signature charm and wit to engage viewers in meaningful conversations.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Stewart expressed his desire for a new narrative: “I got burnt out on the pace of The Daily Show and also just my inability to evolve it to another satisfying place. I knew that I could play out the string, but that didn’t feel particularly satisfying for me or for the audience, and wouldn’t it be nice to give people a chance to fall in love with the show again in a different way? And then of course get disappointed with it in a different way because that’s the cycle.”
Getting excited!!! @theproblem pic.twitter.com/RnM6GE1QYF
— Jon Stewart (@jonstewart) September 21, 2021
Stewart emphasized that The Problem with Jon Stewart will have a more straightforward format compared to The Daily Show, revolving around intimate discussions rather than elaborate on-location interviews. “It’s not what the correspondents had to go through. I’m not plopped into, like, a parade of people against vaccines, and then I just got to fight my way out to the side,” he explained. “No, it’s a quite gentlemanly one-on-one. So far, there’s no fisticuffs, and any interview that doesn’t end in fisticuffs has to be considered a positive.”
