By JIM BUTLER

Alexandria’s Josh Johnson debuts tonight as one of the rotating hosts of The Daily Show (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.) He joins Jon Stewart and others in the rotation. Johnson has been a writer for the show since 2017.

A graduate of Holy Savior Menard and of Centenary College, Shreveport, Johnson, 35, enjoys a world-wide following via social media as a standup comic.

He has had two acclaimed hour-long comedy specials and voices Harry Buns on Disney Channel’s “Kiff” series His current tour is playing to large audiences at every stop.

Johnson is an Alexandria native, a son of teachers. His mother later worked for the parish library.

His host role begins amid extraordinary attention to late-night TV programming.

The unexpected deep-sixing last week by Paramount CBS of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has two versions:

The company says dropping the show and Colbert is a financial decision, no longer throwing good money after bad.

Its critics say the company bowed to pressure from the White House, a regular target of Colbert darts, to smooth the way for a pending deal that requires FCC approval.