The Daily Show is an American late-night talk and news satire television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. Describing itself as a fake news program, The Daily Show draws its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, media organizations, and often uses self-referential humor as well. The half-hour-long show premiered on July 22, 1996, and was first hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 17, 1998. Jon Stewart then took over as the host from January 11, 1999, until August 6, 2015, making the show more strongly focused on political satire and news satire, in contrast with the pop culture focus during Kilborn's tenure. Stewart was succeeded by Trevor Noah, whose tenure premiered on September 28, 2015. Under the different hosts, the show has been formally known as The Daily Show with Craig Kilborn from 1996 to 1998, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 until 2015, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah since 2015.
| Genre | Late-night talk show, News/political satire |
| Created by | Madeleine Smithberg, Lizz Winstead |
| Written by | See |
| Directed by | Paul Pennolino (2017–present) |
| Presented by | Craig Kilborn (1996–1998), Jon Stewart (1999–2015), Trevor Noah (2015–present) |
| Starring | See Lists of The Daily Show correspondents |
| Theme music composer | Bob Mould |
| Opening theme | "Dog on Fire", performed by They Might Be Giants, arranged by Timbaland and King Logan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 3,581 (as of June 17, 2021) |
| Executive producer(s) | Trevor Noah (2015–present), Jill Katz (2015–present), Jennifer Flanz (2013–present) |
| Location(s) | NEP Studio 52, New York City, Noah's apartment (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| Running time | 22 min. (1996–2020), 45 min. (2020–present) |
| Production company(s) | Ark Angel (2015–present), Comedy Partners (1996–present), MTV Entertainment Studios (2021–present) |
| Distributor | ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks |
| Original network | Comedy Central |
| Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) (1996–2009), 1080i (16:9 HDTV) (2010–present) |
| Related shows | The Jon Stewart Show, The Colbert Report, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper |
About The Daily Show
Satirical news program that has won more than 20 Emmy Awards. It was first hosted by Craig Kilborn before Jon Stewart came on and bolstered the show's popularity. The theme song for the show is "Dog on Fire" by They Might Be Giants.
Achievement of The Daily Show
The show helped launch the careers of numerous former correspondents such as John Oliver, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert and others.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About The Daily Show
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Latest information about The Daily Show updated on July 28 2021.
