In the wake ofTrevor Noah’s departure fromThe Daily Showin December, Comedy Central has announced the schedule for the guest hosts who will steer the show until a permanent replacement is named. Comedy veteransLeslie Jones,Wanda Sykes,D.L. Hughley,Chelsea Handler, andSarah Silvermanwill each host the show for a week, starting later this month.
New episodes ofThe Daily Showwill begin airing on January 17; Jones will be the first guest host, hosting until January 19. Skyes will host from January 23-26, Hughley from January 30 to February 2, Handler from February 6-9, and Silverman from February 13-16. Following this lineup, Comedy Central also announced thatAl Franken,John Leguizamo,Hasan Minhaj,Kal Penn, andMarlon Wayanswill be guest-hosting; their dates are forthcoming.
All of the guest hosts have extensive comedy backgrounds. Formerly a standout cast member ofSaturday Night Live, Jones starred in 2016’sGhostbustersreboot and currently hosts the game showSupermarket Sweep. Sykes is a standup comedy veteran, hosted her own talk show on Fox, and co-hosted the 2022 Oscars. Hughley starred on the sitcomThe Hughleys, and anchored a news show on CNN,Breaking the News. Handler hosted her own late-night talk show,Chelsea Lately, on E! from 2007 to 2014, and starred in another talk show,Chelsea, on Netflix.Silvermanstarred onThe Sarah Silverman Programon Comedy Central, and hosted the late-night talk showI Love You, Americaon Hulu. Franken had a long association withSNLbefore getting into politics himself, serving as Senator from Minnesota from 2008 to 2018, when he resigned after allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Leguizamo is a familiar presence on the stage and screen, recently starring inEncanto,Violent Night, andThe Menu. Minhaj is the only announced guest host to have previously been a correspondent onThe Daily Show; he also hosted the political comedy showPatriot Acton Netflix for six seasons. Penn is best known as Kumar from the Harold and Kumar comedies; he left Hollywood for a time to serve inBarack Obama’s administration. A member of the illustrious Wayans family, Marlon Wayans starred inIn Living ColorandThe WayansBros.before starring and directing in a number of comedies, includingA Haunted HouseandFifty Shades of Black.
Now Comedy Central’s longest-running show,The Daily Showoriginally launched in 1996 as a vehicle for comedianCraig Kilborn; when he moved on to host CBS’sLate Late Showin 1998,Jon Stewarttook over the show, and steered it in a more political direction, becoming a popular voice of dissent during theGeorge W. BushAdministration. Stewart left the show in 2015 and was succeeded by Noah. Noah announced his own departure late last year; his final episode aired on December 8.
Comedy Central has yet to name a new permanent host forThe Daily Show. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
