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‘Daily Show’ correspondent reports from Iran

Jason Jones taped interviews with a cross-section of society

Image: Jason Jones of "The Daily Show" in Iran
Jason Jones, a correspondent with Comedy Central's “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” is shown on location in Iran.
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updated 12:47 p.m. ET June 17, 2009

NEW YORK - Comedy Central says “Daily Show” correspondent Jason Jones is reporting from Iran with a week of dispatches taped during the past month.

The reports will begin airing Monday on the spoof news program anchored by Jon Stewart.

Jones’ dispatches find him interviewing a cross-section of society, including an Iranian family, an underground rapper and a feminist blogger.

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“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” airs Monday through Thursday at 11 p.m. EDT on Comedy Central.

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