Trevor Noah to Succeed Jon Stewart as 'Daily Show' Host

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Following reports Monday morning (3/30), Comedy Central officially announced that Trevor Noah will succeed Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show.

The 31-year-old South African comedian, little known in the U.S., will take over for Stewart later this year; Comedy Central will announce exactly when at a later date.

“Trevor Noah is an enormous talent. He has an insightful and unique point of view, and most importantly, is wickedly funny,” said Comedy Central president Michele Ganeless. “For the next host of The Daily Show, we set out to find a fresh voice who can speak to our audience with a keen take on the events of the day, and we found that in Trevor. He has a huge international following and is poised to explode here in America, and we are thrilled to have him join Comedy Central.”

Noah has only made three appearances on the show, having first debuted in December. Noah made his U.S. television debut in 2012 on Jay Leno's Tonight Show and also appeared on CBS' Late Show. Noah has hosted numerous television shows including his own late night talk show in South Africa, Tonight with Trevor Noah.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/ne...ah-succeed-jon-stewart-daily-show-host/139222

 

[TheBigA]

Seems like there's a lot of this going on lately. Unenviable task.

 

[JoshTheRadioDude]

Hard to say how well this is going to work. Especially since they're passing over a ton of veterans who have contributed for years and whom the audience knows and loves.

 

[landtuna]

His intro sure fell flat.