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Tim Walz to Join Jon Stewart on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show

Tim Walz to Join Jon Stewart on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show

 

The Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Will Appear In-Studio on Monday, October 21st as part of the Emmy® Award-Winning Franchise’s Indecision 2024 Election Coverage

 

 

New York, NY -October 17, 2024 -  Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the Democratic Nominee for Vice President, will join Jon Stewart in studio on the Emmy® Award-winning The Daily Show on Monday, October 21st at 11 pm ET/PT on Comedy Central. This will be the governor's first appearance on the show and comes at a crucial point in the presidential campaign as early voting is underway in key states. The interview will be available the following morning on Paramount+ and Comedy Central VOD.

 

Walz’s interview is part of The Daily Show’s comprehensive Indecision 2024 election coverage, which includes field pieces from key races and battleground states, deep dives on critical issues, and welcoming high-profile political guests and underrepresented voices to help its highly engaged audience make sense of the election. In addition, The Daily Show is using its platform to support voter registration efforts nationwide.

 

Since the 2000 election, The Daily Show has built a dynamic legacy of coverage across every presidential and midterm election cycle, including originating a full week of shows from the national conventions and from battleground states including Georgia, Florida, Ohio, Illinois, and from Washington D.C., Notable presidential candidates and influential political figures who have joined the show include Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Gretchen Whitmer, John McCain, Nikki Haley, Rand Paul, John Kasich, Chris Christie, Tim Scott, Larry Hogan and Lindsey Graham among others.

 

The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central and is available the following morning on Paramount+ and Comedy Central VOD.

 

The Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning franchise engages its expansive linear and social platforms to unpack urgent issues in a compelling way, helping audiences make sense of the world around them. The show has an audience of over 47M across social media accounts including Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and @DailyShowDogs.

 

Jen Flanz is Showrunner, Writer and Executive Producer of The Daily Show. Jon Stewart and James “Baby Doll” Dixon serve as Executive Producers.  Ramin Hedayati and Justin Melkmann serve as Co-Executive Producers, and Zhubin Parang is Co-Executive Producer and Writer. Ian Berger, Max Browning, Pam DePace, David Kibuuka, David Paul Meyer, and Elise Terrell are Supervising Producers; and Jocelyn Conn, Jeff Gussow, Brittany Radocha, Daniel Radosh, Shawna Shepherd and Beth Shorr are Producers. Dan Amira is Head Writer and Supervising Producer, with Lauren Sarver Means and Daniel Radosh as Senior Writers. The series is directed by David Paul Meyer. Sushil Dayal is Executive in Charge of Production for The Daily Show, and Ari Pearce and Matthew Parillo serve as Executives in Charge of Production for Comedy Central.

 

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