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Comic Jordan Klepper On His New Gun Documentary And Leaving 'The Daily Show'

In Jordan Klepper Solves Guns, the comedian dives into America's relationship with firearms. Klepper is also launching his own nightly show on Comedy Central this fall.
In his new special, Klepper tries to focus on activists who are working to reduce gun violence.

Former Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper is branching out on his own this year. He'll be launching his own show on Comedy Central this fall in the coveted 10:30 p.m. slot — the same real estate Stephen Colbert and Larry Wilmore previously occupied — and his documentary Jordan Klepper Solves Guns airs on that same network Sunday night.

In the documentary, Klepper talks with activists, gun owners, policy makers and even members of a militia in Georgia about America's relationship with guns and gun violence. Equal parts comedy and investigative journalism, the documentary includes an interview-style contest in which Klepper picks a gun owner with whom he can have a sensible talk about firearms.

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