Jon Stewart and HBO have just announced an exclusive 4-year production pact, kicking off with the creation of a topical short-form digital content, Michael Lombardo, president of HBO Programming, announced today. It will officially be the next phase of Stewart’s career, where he will view and review current events in short form, that will be presented digitally on HBO NOW multiple times throughout the day. He’ll be working with OTOY, a cloud graphics company, that will allow him to produce the content in a timely manner.
With this, they’ll be debuting on HBO NOW, HBO GO and other platforms, this will also be reserved as a first-look option for other film and TV ventures.
“Jon Stewart led a revolution that changed the face of TV comedy on the ‘Daily Show,’” said Lombardo. “He graced our network nearly 20 years ago, so we’re thrilled to welcome back his immense talents in this next chapter of his career.”
“I’m so excited to be working with Richard [Plepler], Michael and the entire HBO family,” says Stewart. “Appearing on television 22 minutes a night clearly broke me. I’m pretty sure I can produce a few minutes of content every now and again.”
Jon Stewart became the host of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” in 1999, stepping down from the show earlier this year. The series recently won three Primetime Emmys®, including Outstanding Variety Talk Series, and has received 23 Primetime Emmys® overall, as well as two Peabody Awards. Stewart hosted the Academy Awards® twice, wrote the bestselling book “Naked Pictures of Famous People,” and co-authored the bestselling books “America (The Book): A Guide to Democracy Inaction” and “Earth (The Book): A Visitor’s Guide to the Human Race.” He wrote and directed the 2014 feature film “Rosewater.” Stewart’s previous HBO credits include the standup special “Jon Stewart: Unleavened,” hosting the special “George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy,” “Mr. Show with Bob and David” and a recurring role on “The Larry Sanders Show.”