Jon Stewart weighs staying as Monday Daily Show host amid merger

Jon Stewart said he is negotiating to remain the Monday host of The Daily Show after his contract with Comedy Central expires in December, but he acknowledged the decision is complicated by recent corporate changes at the network. Stewart made the remarks Sunday in a conversation with New Yorker editor David Remnick at the New Yorker Festival and said he and the network are "working on staying."

Stewart, who returned to The Daily Show in February after nearly a decade away, said he is torn between walking away in protest over actions by the network's new owners and staying to continue his work. "They've already done things that I'm upset about," he said. "But then if I had integrity, maybe I would stand up and go, I'm out. Or maybe the integrity thing to do would be to stay in it and keep fighting in the foxhole." He later added, "You don't compromise on what you do, and you do it until they tell you to leave."

The discussions come after Paramount Global completed a merger with Skydance Media, creating a combined company led by David Ellison. That reorganization placed Comedy Central under the newly formed parent. The merger has coincided with a series of high-profile...