Jon Stewart lands a major deal with HBO.
The Daily Show alumni will now create digital content for the premium cable company, HBO and HBO’s HBO Go, and HBO Now, according to reports.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jon Stewart has signed a four-year production deal with HBO and will start creating new short-form digital content for the network
From THR:
“Jon Stewart led a revolution that changed the face of TV comedy on the Daily Show,” said HBO programming president Michael Lombardo in a release announcing the news Tuesday. “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.”
Added 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 has been keeping his career on the down low since he quit The Daily Show after 16 years.
There is no word as to what Jon Stewart plans on releasing. Reports suggest that he is working worth a cloud-graphics company OTOY, Inc to develop short-form digital content.
However, he does have a long history of providing content that reaches a millennial audience.
For example, his comments on the Charleston Shooting and reasoning behind leaving The Daily Show were topics of discussion around every water cooler across America.
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