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Trevor Noah next host for The Daily Show

South-African born stand-up comedian Trevor Noah, who joined as a contributor in December, will replace outgoing Jon Stewart.

South-African born stand-up comedian Trevor Noah has been announced as the new host on The Daily Show, replacing the outgoing Jon Stewart.

Noah only debuted on the show as senior international correspondent in December.

Comedy Central released a statement confirming the appointment:

Trevor Noah has been selected to become the next host of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning The Daily Show.

Noah joined The Daily Show in 2014 as a contributor. He made his U.S. television debut in 2012 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and has also appeared on Late Show with David Letterman, becoming the first South African stand-up comedian to appear on either late-night show. Noah has hosted numerous television shows including his own late-night talk show in his native country, Tonight with Trevor Noah.

He was featured on the October 2014 cover of GQ South Africa and has been profiled in Rolling Stone, Newsweek and The Wall Street Journal, and by CNN and NPR’s Talk of the Nation, among others. He continues to tour all over the world and has performed in front of sold out crowds at the Hammersmith Apollo in London and the Sydney Opera House in Australia.

Noah commented on today’s news via Twitter: “No-one can replace Jon Stewart. But together with the amazing team at The Daily Show, we will continue to make this the best damn news show!”

Stewart retires from the show at the end of the year.

Source: Deadline

2 Responses

  1. This is brilliant news, it may also explain why he isn’t touring Australia or South Africa (as he has a habit of doing annually) this year….Disappointing it will be a while until we see him again, but a fantastic choice never the less.

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