On Feb. 10, Jon Stewart announced that he would be retiring from “The Daily Show” after more than 15 years. It’s hard to imagine the television late-night landscape without Stewart’s voice and biting humor, and he will be sorely missed. But when Comedy Central looks to replace him, we hope they hire a woman.
There are exactly ZERO women hosting late-night TV shows right now. Despite the significant amount of recent late-night turnover — James Corden is succeeding Craig Ferguson, Stephen Colbert’s exit made way for Larry Wilmore as he prepares to take over for David Letterman, Seth Meyers took over for Jimmy Fallon, and Jimmy Fallon replaced Jay Leno — not one woman has been included in the shuffle. It looks as though NBC will actually air a sitcom about a woman in late-night before they hire a woman for late-night programming.
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We say, bring on the ladies in jackets ASAP.
