AP Entertainment Writer

Mark Kennedy

Comedian Jon Stewart is rewinding the clock, returning to “The Daily Show” as a weekly host and executive producing through the 2024 U.S. elections cycle. Comedy Central on Wednesday said Stewart will host the topical TV show every Monday starting Feb. 12. A rotating lineup of show regulars are on tap for the rest of the week. Stewart first hosted from 1999 to 2015. Over the years, “The Daily Show” has skewered the left and right by making the media a character and playing it absolutely straight, no matter how ridiculous. The show has not had a permanent host since Trevor Noah left last year.

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Jon Stewart will return to ‘The Daily Show’ as host — just on Mondays

January 24, 2024 at 12:47 p.m.

Comedian Jon Stewart is rewinding the clock, returning to “The Daily Show” as a weekly host and executive producing through the 2024 U.S. elections cycle. Comedy Central on Wednesday said...

Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie “Mary Poppins” and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be “Send in the Clowns” by Stephen Sondheim, has died.

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Glynis Johns, ‘Mary Poppins’ star who first sang Sondheim’s ‘Send in the Clowns,’ dies at 100

January 4, 2024 at 3:49 p.m.

Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie “Mary Poppins” and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be...

The financial crisis of 2008 hit Mary Kathryn Nagle differently. As a playwright and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she saw parallels to events that negatively impacted Indigenous people centuries ago.

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Native American storytellers enjoying a rare spotlight, a moment they hope can be more than that

December 13, 2023 at 10:51 a.m.

The financial crisis of 2008 hit Mary Kathryn Nagle differently. As a playwright and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she saw parallels to events that negatively impacted Indigenous people...

Thanksgiving may be a time for Americans to come together, but opinion is divided over what's on the crowded dinner table.

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Turkey rules the table. But an AP-NORC poll finds disagreement over other Thanksgiving classics

November 21, 2023 at 7:07 p.m.

Thanksgiving may be a time for Americans to come together, but opinion is divided over what's on the crowded dinner table.

Fans of hip-hop, country, pop, funk, R&B and rock all have reason to cheer the 2023 class entering the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow and Chaka Khan ready for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

November 3, 2023 at 1:41 p.m.

Fans of hip-hop, country, pop, funk, R&B and rock all have reason to cheer the 2023 class entering the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Cher is obviously a superstar but even a superstar is happy to be the opening act when it comes to Santa.

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Cher set to star in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year

November 1, 2023 at 9:12 a.m.

Cher is obviously a superstar but even a superstar is happy to be the opening act when it comes to Santa.

The documentary “Carlos” is a traditional linear tale, tracing rock icon Carlos Santana’s formative years in Tijuana, Mexico, his set at Woodstock, his dive into spirituality and his triumphant 1999 “Supernatural” album.

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Review: Documentary ‘Carlos’ paints a loving, respectful portrait of guitar god Santana

October 4, 2023 at 10:11 a.m.

The documentary “Carlos” is a traditional linear tale, tracing rock icon Carlos Santana’s formative years in Tijuana, Mexico, his set at Woodstock, his dive into spirituality and his triumphant 1999...

"Margaritaville" singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has died at age 76.

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‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76

September 2, 2023 at 8:29 a.m.

"Margaritaville" singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has died at age 76.

Nichelle Lewis, who grew up in Virginia and graduated from Molloy University in 2021, used her modest TikTok account to share her voice — one song was “Home” from “The Wiz” — and it came to the attention of casting agents, who invited her to audition.

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Virginia native is next Dorothy for Broadway-bound revival of ‘The Wiz,’ thanks in part to TikTok

August 14, 2023 at 10:12 a.m.

Nichelle Lewis, who grew up in Virginia and graduated from Molloy University in 2021, used her modest TikTok account to share her voice — one song was “Home” from “The...

New comedy on Quibi looks at the lighter side of songwriting

June 26, 2020 at 7:00 a.m.

Great songs have been inspired by all kinds of things — like love, dreams and heartache. Now comes an unlikely one inspired by a hot dog. That's the comedic premise...

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