Trevor Noah to Succeed Jon Stewart on ‘The Daily Show’Posted in Articles, Arts, Media Archive, United States on 2015-03-30 15:12Z by Steven |
Trevor Noah to Succeed Jon Stewart on ‘The Daily Show’
The New York Times
2015-03-30
Dave Itzkoff, Culture Reporter
In December, Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian, made his debut as an on-air contributor on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” offering his outsider’s perspective, as a biracial South African, on the United States.
“I never thought I’d be more afraid of police in America than in South Africa,” he said with a smile. “It kind of makes me a little nostalgic for the old days, back home.”
Now, after only three appearances on that Comedy Central show, Mr. Noah has gotten a huge and unexpected promotion. On Monday, Comedy Central will announce that Mr. Noah has been chosen as the new host of “The Daily Show,” succeeding Mr. Stewart after he steps down later this year.
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