Every guest host, the show gains new viewers, sure. But they rarely stick. For a show to be successful, it needs loyal viewers tuning in because of the attraction to the system/format. Without a permanent host, there is no system and no format. Worst off, there will be no direction. It becomes nothing more than a youtube channel that posts random clips of different comedians.

If the guest host is a hit, congrats. If it’s a miss, you lose loyal viewers.

I used to be excited whenever a new daily show video pops up on my youtube feed. Now I don’t. If they continue with this guest host thing, I might even consider unsubscribing to the youtube channel.

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  • maomao3000@alien.topBEnglish
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    9 months ago

    They should go with Jon until the 2024 election is over— then have the new host waiting in the wings.

  • No_Gene5139@alien.topBEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Michelle Wolf. She’ll need a few months to get the teleprompter reading down and I know her voice can be a little irritating at times but she’s funny and is actually clever and has a real interest in things.

  • VoltCtrlOpossumlator@alien.topBEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Cannot believe they let Roy Wood Jr go. What a huge mistake that was. Hopefully he gets a show from Netflix or HBO. The people at CC really flubbed that. Hassan was a really good choice before the media suddenly realized that not everything a stand-up comedian says on stage is 100% true.

    I’ve been watching The Daily Show for 23 years and the host needs to be a stand-up comedian that is intelligent, quick, and rational. Really don’t get some of the celebrity picks… or why they’re dragging this out for so long in the first place!

    • uncanny_mac@alien.topBEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Comedy Central needs to bite the bullet, make an offer for him and make it offiocial. To me Roy felt like he grew to be the number 2 guy during Trevor’s run as host.

  • LayneLowe@alien.topBEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I prefer guest hosts. It’s fun and interesting to see who they have. Even though the writers are the same the guest hosts interpretations are a little bit different so it keeps it fresh.

    Michelle Wolf was terrific.

  • coachbuzzfan@alien.topBEnglish
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    9 months ago

    If it’s true that Rob Schneider is close to signing on, you may wish they’d kept the guest hosts a little longer.

  • scubastefon@alien.topBEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I think it is okay if they don’t have a permanent, but they do need to make sure the guest hosts are engaging enough. I’m not sure that comedians are always the best judge of who else is funny to the masses.