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This Week In Comedy: "The Daily Show" Goes Live For An Hour-Long Special On Election Night

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This Week In Comedy: the presidential election is finally here and here to bring all of the comedic relief we're gonna need are two of the biggest institutions in late night television. Tonight, Saturday Night Live is airing a special 2024 Election Special, where it'll pay a tribute to all of its political parodies over the years. Then on Saturday, Bill Burr returns to host SNL for the second time, where he'll be leading the show's post-election episode.


And on election night this Tuesday, Jon Stewart & The Daily Show news team - Ronny Chieng, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta & Desi Lydic - will go live for an hour long special covering the election results in real time featuring analysis, commentary, interviews, and tips on surviving the post-election breakdown of society.

Monday

  • Television: The 2024 SNL Election Special premieres at 10 PM ET on NBC
  • Television: Maddie Wiener on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
  • Television: John Oliver on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
  • Television: JB Smoove on Late Night With Seth Meyers
  • Television: Rhys Nicholson, Rekha Shankar, & Paul F. Tompkins on After Midnight With Taylor Tomlinson

Tuesday

  • Television: The Daily Show Presents a Live Election Night Special With Jon Stewart: Indecision 2024: Nothing We Can Do About It Now on Comedy Central
  • Stand-Up: Big Jay Oakerson: Dog Belly debuts on 800 Pound Gorilla’s YouTube channel at 7 PM CT
  • Stand-Up : Tony Rock: Rock the World releases via Comedy Dynamics
  • Stand-Up : Bill Squire: Pure BS releases via Comedy Dynamics

Wednesday

  • Television: Whoopi Goldberg on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
  • Television: Joel McHale on Late Night With Seth Meyers
  • Television: Opey Olagbaju, Laura Peek, & Guy Branum on After Midnight With Taylor Tomlinson

Thursday

  • Stand-Up: Josh Wolf: Father of the Year debuts on 800 Pound Gorilla’s YouTube channel at 7 PM CT
  • Television: Mike Birbiglia on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
  • Television: Skyler Higley, Sam Taggart, & Nori Reed on After Midnight With Taylor Tomlinson

Friday

  • Stand-Up: Rita Rudner releases her new comedy album, Live From Las Vegas, via Clown Jewels
  • Movies: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever opens in theaters

Saturday

Sunday

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