Trevor Noah, South African comedian, hosting Jon Stewart, who has helmed ‘The Daily Show’ since Stewart left seven years ago, announced Thursday that he is leaving the show.
“We laughed together and cried together,” Noah said. taping of Thursday’s show released before the show aired. “But now, seven years later, I feel the time has come.”
Comedy Central said in a statement that the network “has been working with Noah for a long time to find a way for him to keep up with his demanding schedule.”
The network added, “There are no plans for his departure, but we are working together on his next steps.”
Noah, 38, wrote a joke on Thursday about Donald J. Trump’s presidency, the pandemic and other major news events, saying after seven turbulent years presiding over the show that he’d “have another part.” A life I want to keep exploring, I didn’t give details, but I’ve continued to tour as a host and continue to release stand-up specials.
Comedy Central said it was “thrilled for the next chapter” of “The Daily Show,” but didn’t say who the next host would be.
Noah thanked the network on Thursday for believing in “this random comedian that no one on this side of the world knew.”
When Stewart left the show in 2015, after spending 16 years turning the satirical show into an award-winning political-comedy staple, Fan said he was one of television’s most revolutionary hosts. I eagerly awaited an answer to the question of who would take over.
This announcement surprised many people. A newcomer to American television, Mr. Noah was garnering an unexpectedly large amount of promotion after only three appearances on the show.
The decision to name the 31-year-old interracial comic from South Africa was intended to bring a more youthful and international perspective to ‘The Daily Show’.
But shortly after the announcement, Noah was embroiled in controversy over jokes he posted on Twitter about women and Jews years ago. In response to her criticism at the time, Noah said, “Having my opinion be limited to a handful of jokes that didn’t work is not a true reflection of my personality or my evolution as a comedian.” I answered.
The network stood behind him. Soon, Mr. Noah’s version of The Daily Show aired, with correspondents from diverse backgrounds bringing fresh takes to the show.
During his tenure, Noah embraced an outsider’s perspective and commented on America’s struggles with race, class, and other aspects of society.
He recalled on Thursday that he never dreamed of being a host.
“It felt like ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,'” he said. “I went on tour for the last show, and the next thing I knew, they gave me the keys.”
Since then, Noah has shown a serious side. In 2016, he published his autobiography Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood. It chronicles his upbringing in South Africa during and after apartheid.
Noah, whose Xhosa mother and Swiss-German father, said in the book that his birth was “half white, half black” in a country that “violated many laws, decrees and regulations.” I am reminiscing about