Jon Stewart joked that his new boss should “have it all,” as his network’s new overlord Skydance continues to gobble up the country’s biggest media companies.
Skydance CEO David Ellison now has his sights set on acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery after its acquisition of Paramount, The Daily Show’s parent company.
“He should have it all,” Stewart quipped on The Weekly Show Thursday. “My guy should have it all. He should be the leader of all… Why are there other media companies? Shouldn’t they all just be one? Shouldn’t we get to a point where we’re all just fired and hired by the same guy?” he said.
“Just one guy controls all of the media—what could go wrong? That’s what I say,” he added.
Stewart previously flamed Paramount’s decision to settle with Donald Trump for $16 million over hi