Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Jordan Klepper’s latest half-hour “The Daily Show” special, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Midterms – America Unfollows Democracy,” is set to bow on Nov.
1 at 11:30 p.m. ET, Comedy Central is set to announce on Tuesday. The new special will follow “Daily Show” contributor Klepper as he interviews Republican voters who have fallen under the spell of 2020 election deniers and who now plan to vote for candidates who threaten to subvert the entire election process.
The result is a “quest to figure out if America is ghosting democracy.” “Jordan Klepper Fingers the Midterms — America Unfollows Democracy” will also be available on Paramount+, the Daily Show YouTube channel, CC.com, video on demand and Comedy Central apps starting Nov.
2. The logline: “For nearly 250 years, the peaceful transfer of power has been a cornerstone of American Democracy. But with a large percentage of Republicans denying that Joe Biden is president, and capitol rioters running for office across the country, Jordan Klepper wonders: Is America unfollowing democracy?
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