The Daily Show was searching for comedy gold as it reacted to another late-night political firestorm.

Jon Stewart returned to host, on a Thursday no less, after Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air following comments about Charlie Kirk’s killer that caused the FCC chair Brendan Carr to threaten Disney ’s ABC .

But he didn’t do what many expected, which was to mount a full-throated attack on the enemies of free speech and pay tribute to his friend Kimmel, with whom he shares a manager in James ‘Babydoll’ Dixon and who’s show he has appeared on many times.

Instead, Stewart was a “patriotically obedient” host for the entirety of the first act of The Daily Show .

“We have another fun, hilarious, administration-compliant show,” he began. “Coming to you tonight from the real shit hol

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