The pair of hosts follow NBC's Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel in announcing their return, although all expressed regret that they would do so without their writing staffs.
The Writers Guild of America continues its work stoppage, which began Dec. 5.
Comedy Central said its two programs will be back in January, due to a previously scheduled two-week break. Both will return after the Jan. 3 Iowa caucus--potential fodder for their political cracks.
Stewart and Colbert said in a joint statement: "We would like to return to work with our writers. If we cannot, we would like to express our ambivalence, but without our writers, we are unable to express something as nuanced as ambivalence."
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