Kamala Harris art, 'Daily Show' lead Anthem Awards finalists
An art installation inspired by Vice President Kamala Harris, The New York Timesโ โThe 1619 Projectโ and โThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah,โ as well as charitable programs from Airbnb, Google, PayPal and the National Football League, are among the finalists for the inaugural Anthem Awards announced Tuesday.
For Trevor Noah, Grammy Awards a return to in-person hosting
FILE - Trevor Noah arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020. Noah will host the 2021 Grammy Awards on Sunday. โIf you get asked to host the Grammys, I donโt think you take long to say โyes,โโ said the Emmy winner, who will host Sunday's Grammy Awards from downtown Los Angeles. AdโUnlike most award shows, the Grammys also are about the performances,โ said Noah. So far, Noah said venturing out to prepare for his Grammy hosting duties around other people has been โamazingโ and โsurreal.โ While watching rehearsals, he said the performances gave him and others life.
Jon Stewart will be back in the host's chair for Apple TV+
LOS ANGELES โ Jon Stewart is returning to TV, more than five years after bowing out as host of โThe Daily Showโ and with a new home at Apple TV+. Stewart will host an hour-long, current affairs series that will explore topics of national interest as well as his advocacy work, the streaming service said Tuesday. Each season of the show will have a companion podcast to โcontinue the discussion,โ Apple TV+ said. The platform also has a deal with Stewart and his production company that gives it first shot at other projects. Stewart, writer and director of the recent film โIrresistible" with Steve Carell and Rose Byrne, is also an executive producer for CBS' โThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert.โStewart will be an executive producer along with host of his new Apple TV+ show, with the title yet to be announced.
University of Michigan to host free virtual event with Trevor Noah
ANN ARBOR โ The University of Michiganโs University Musical Society and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will be hosting a free, interactive event with Trevor Noah, host of The Daily Show, on Tuesday. The event is open to members of the U-M community as well as supporters and event attendees of UMS and the Ford School. The discussion with the outspoken comedian and author will be moderated by Michael Barr, Dean of the Ford School of Public Policy, with questions from U-M students. โU-M and Ford School students care deeply about our democracy and about the urgent work of building a racially just society,โ Dean Barr said in a statement. โIโm excited to host this conversation between our students and the brilliant Trevor Noah, who speaks with such honesty and clarity about racism, social movements, and public policy.
Biden: Main worry is Trump will try to 'steal this election'
WASHINGTON Joe Biden says his chief worry is that President Donald Trump will attempt to steal the November election, and the Democratic challenger says he's even considered the possibility that the Republican incumbent would refuse to leave the White House should he lose. My single greatest concern: This presidents going to try and steal this election, Biden said on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, which aired Wednesday night. I have," Biden said, before suggesting that the military could step in to ensure a peaceful transition of power. "I am absolutely convinced they will escort him from the White House with great dispatch, the former vice president said. Biden has previously suggested that Trump's opposition to mail-in ballots could upend the presidential election.