Comedy Central Sets October Premiere Date for ‘Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News’ (Exclusive)
Comedy Central has set a premiere date for animated news satire show “Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News.” TheWrap can exclusively reveal it heads to the small screen on Wednesday, Oct. 5.The half-hour show, which features animated characters lampooning top news stories, and interviewing real-world guests, will air after “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.” It’s move to Comedy Central from its original home of CBS All Access (before it was Paramount+) was announced in May.TheWrap also has a first look at the new promo of the show, which has its own takes on many of the primetime cable news hosts.“Tooning Out the News” will span 13 episodes.