Trevor Noah to Replace Jon Stewart as Host of The Daily Show
The torch is being passed at The Daily Show: 31-year-old comedian Trevor Noah will succeed Jon Stewart as host of the Comedy Central show, The New York Times reports. When Stewart announced he was leaving The Daily Show in February, many fans (us included) predicted that longtime correspondent Samantha Bee would fill his chair. But with Bee now headlining her own TBS show, the network went the opposite direction and selected a relative newcomer to fill the role. Here's what we know about Noah: He made his debut on The Daily Show in December—and has made only three appearances on the show. We weren't lying when we said "newcomer." You can see his first Daily Show appearance below. But he's been doing stand-up for years. A former radio host, he started doing comedy in 2007, which eventually led to his appearances on The Tonight Show (in 2012) and The Late Show With David Letterman (in 2013). And he's had several comedy specials in his native South Africa, including The Daywalker, Crazy Normal, That's Racist, and It's My Culture. But the best endorsement for his experience comes from his predecessor. "I'm thrilled for the show and for Trevor," Jon Stewart said
By Lynsey Eidell
The torch is being passed at The Daily Show: 31-year-old comedian Trevor Noah will succeed Jon Stewart as host of the Comedy Central show, The New York Times reports.
When Stewart announced he was leaving The Daily Show in February, many fans (us included) predicted that longtime correspondent Samantha Bee would fill his chair. But with Bee now headlining her own TBS show, the network went the opposite direction and selected a relative newcomer to fill the role. Here's what we know about Noah:
He made his debut on The Daily Show in December—and has made only three appearances on the show. We weren't lying when we said "newcomer." You can see his first Daily Show appearance below.__
But he's been doing stand-up for years. A former radio host, he started doing comedy in 2007, which eventually led to his appearances on The Tonight Show (in 2012) and The Late Show With David Letterman (in 2013).
And he's had several comedy specials in his native South Africa, including The Daywalker, Crazy Normal, That's Racist, and It's My Culture.
But the best endorsement for his experience comes from his predecessor. "I'm thrilled for the show and for Trevor," Jon Stewart said in a statement. "He's a tremendous comic and talent that we've loved working with." Noah also told The New York Times that Stewart gave him this vote of confidence. "He told me, 'I was where you were when I took over the show," Noah said to the Times. "'Nobody knew me, I was just starting out, finding my voice, and that's when I was handed this seat.' Now, it's my turn to steer the ship."
__No word yet on the timing of the switching of the guard, but I think Noah is positively adorable! What's your take on Jon Stewart's replacement?
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