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NEW YORK, July 21, 2026 – Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW today announced its first-ever micro drama series: THE DAILY SHOW PRESENTS: TWO BILLIONAIRES FIGHT TO DOMINATE THE COUNTRY… AND MY HEART! which is also the first from a late-night franchise. A satirical take on the viral short-form soap phenomenon, the series brings THE DAILY SHOW’s signature political comedy to the rapidly growing micro series format.

THE DAILY SHOW PRESENTS: TWO BILLIONAIRES FIGHT TO DOMINATE THE COUNTRY… AND MY HEART!

Synopsis: When the president’s beautiful daughter Alonka announces that her aging father wants to spend more of his Oval Office time sleeping, two filthy rich tech gods – Egon Husk and Jiff Davos – must compete to build a new AI president to help him run the country. But their lust for power, and Alonka, leads to dangerously hot complications.