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| Comedian Trevor Noah to succeed Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show | Comedian Trevor Noah to succeed Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show |
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| Trevor Noah has been selected to replace Jon Stewart on Comedy Central’s satirical news program The Daily Show, it was announced on Monday. | |
| The surprise choice of the 31-year-old South African comedian ends weeks of speculation about his possible successor. | |
| Noah, who has appeared three times on The Daily Show before, joking about American policing of black men, will succeed Stewart when he steps down later this year. | Noah, who has appeared three times on The Daily Show before, joking about American policing of black men, will succeed Stewart when he steps down later this year. |
| Stewart, 52, announced his departure on 10 February in an emotional address at the end of an episode, saying his 16-year run in the hotseat was enough. | |
| Noah inherits the task of leading the show’s award-winning presidential election coverage in the lengthy walkup to the 2016 race. | |
| Speaking to the New York Times, Noah said of his appointment: “You don’t believe it for the first few hours. You need a stiff drink, and then unfortunately you’re in a place where you can’t really get alcohol.” | Speaking to the New York Times, Noah said of his appointment: “You don’t believe it for the first few hours. You need a stiff drink, and then unfortunately you’re in a place where you can’t really get alcohol.” |
| 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! | 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! |
| According to Comedy Central, Noah made his American television debut in 2012 as a contributor on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He has also appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman. Noah has hosted numerous television shows including his own late-night talk show in South Africa, Tonight with Trevor Noah. | |
| Noah, who is currently touring in the Middle East, immediately changed his Twitter photo to a picture of himself and Stewart, saying in his first tweet since news of the appointment broke: “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!” | |
| American comedians seemed to approve of the replacement. Chris Rock shared his enthusiasm on Twitter. | American comedians seemed to approve of the replacement. Chris Rock shared his enthusiasm on Twitter. |
| Thank you president Obama pic.twitter.com/PgFJCCyRTa | Thank you president Obama pic.twitter.com/PgFJCCyRTa |