<P> The half - hour - long show premiered on July 21 , 1996 , and was first hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 17 , 1998 . Jon Stewart then took over as the host from January 11 , 1999 , until August 6 , 2015 , making the show more strongly focused on political satire and news satire , in contrast with the pop culture focus during Kilborn 's tenure . Stewart was succeeded by Trevor Noah , whose tenure premiered on September 28 , 2015 . Under different hosts , the show has been formally known as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 until 2015 , and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah since 2015 . The Daily Show is the longest - running program on Comedy Central ( counting all three tenures ) , and has won 24 Primetime Emmy Awards . </P>
<P> The half - hour - long show premiered on July 21 , 1996 , and was first hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 17 , 1998 . Jon Stewart then took over as the host from January 11 , 1999 , until August 6 , 2015 , making the show more strongly focused on political satire and news satire , in contrast with the pop culture focus during Kilborn 's tenure . Stewart was succeeded by Trevor Noah , whose tenure premiered on September 28 , 2015 . Under different hosts , the show has been formally known as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 until 2015 , and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah since 2015 . The Daily Show is the longest - running program on Comedy Central ( counting all three tenures ) , and has won 24 Primetime Emmy Awards . </P>
who hosted the daily show before jon stewart
who hosted the daily show before jon stewart
Craig Kilborn
Craig Kilborn