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‘Daily Show’ Trump Library Opens in Chicago; Guest List Released for Special Broadcasts

Oct 16, 2017  •  Post A Comment

Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” announced the Chicago opening of the show’s Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library, which had its New York premiere in June.

“The library will be located inside Chicago Union Station’s newly renovated Burlington Room (225 South Canal Street, Chicago, IL 60606, enter through the station’s Great Hall) on Friday, October 20, and will be open through Sunday, October 22 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. CT,” the show announced. “Admission is free and open to the public. The library in Chicago, just like its original installation in New York City, will feature visual and interactive experiences to memorialize President Trump’s Twitter history.”

The show also announced the guest lineup for a series of special shows titled “The Daily Show Undesked Chicago 2017: Let’s Do This Before It Gets Too Damn Cold.” The series will air this week, Oct. 16-19, with guests Common, Arne Duncan and Curtis Toler, Lena Waithe and Vic Mensa.

The show will telecast nightly from the Athenaeum Theatre at 11 p.m. ET/PT. Here’s the schedule for this week:

October 16: Musician, actor and activist Common

October 17: Former U.S. Secretary of Education and Managing Partner of Emerson Collective Arne Duncan, and Chicago CRED Community Change Leader at Emerson Collective Curtis Toler

October 18: Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, actor Lena Waithe

October 19: Rapper Vic Mensa

Trevor Noah, Steve Bodow, Jen Flanz and Jill Katz are the executive producers of “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” with Justin Melkmann as co-executive producer.

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  1. Show sucks now. I miss Jon Stewart

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