Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ Skips David Ellison-Skydance News to Take on AI

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On Sunday night, John Oliver dedicated the majority of his Emmy-winning show “Last Week Tonight” to the Secret Service’s failings in recent years while declining to address the major media news of the week: David Ellison’s newly-formed Skydance Corp. swallowing up Warner Bros. Discovery — which controls Oliver’s network HBO — and merging it with Paramount Skydance to form a mega-company.

So, would his late-night compatriot Jon Stewart give his two cents on the merger during Mondays’ episode of “The Daily Show,” since it’s also a part of Skydance Corp.?

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