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Trevor Noah to replace John Stewart on The Daily Show
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Geez man, black lives matter too.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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I'm sure he'll only do material he's done before and not evolve or adapt to do his best on this lucrative show that must remain the same or lose all value
PhoenixDark
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lol
You do realize that now that he's the host he won't merely have a correspondent personality/bit correct? He'll just be a regular host doing what hosts...do. Not the focus of a skit.
I love how some certain people are claiming to know Noah's full comedic range and voice based on a whopping three pieces on TDS.
Mandvi has other things going on, like HBO's The Brink, on which he's acting, producing and writing. I don't think he would have wanted to be pinned down to just doing The Daily Show, seems like he has enjoyed the flexibility to bounce around and do a lot of different things.
Mandvi has other things going on, like HBO's The Brink, on which he's acting, producing and writing. I don't think he would have wanted to be pinned down to just doing The Daily Show, seems like he has enjoyed the flexibility to bounce around and do a lot of different things.
Just_myles
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I wish the kid the best of luck. I thought his stand up was pretty hilarious. With his background he presents interesting perspectives. I hope he doesn't play too much into it. I would follow John Oliver's platform tbh(foreign perspective).
Dragonborn
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If Stewart has faith in him then so will I. Going by the bit's I've seen, he's pretty alright. Looking forward to it
Pretty sure he is making his own show.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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I'll take that bet
I'll give him a shot. There wasn't really a standout replacement for me (or at least not one that would have taken it), so why not? If the writers stay largely the same it should be a pretty smooth transition, I would think.
Not familiar with him, haven't seen the episodes he's been on or anything else he's done.
Not familiar with him, haven't seen the episodes he's been on or anything else he's done.
He and Sam B (his wife) have a deal with TBS I believe for a comedy show.
Furthermore, he's been trying to leave The Daily Show to write/star in his own show for many years. He's never been sitting around, hoping to replace Jon Stewart.
Ok, the chances of going HAM on Fox News and the like went up.
AHAHAHAHAHA
Monocle
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DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Well tbh the only exposure I have to Noah is through TDS I can't say with certainty that his 'bits' are an exaggeration of his comedic style or whatever. I do hope he does what hosts do and is successful. I'll give him a chance just like I did with Larry.
Frosty Droid
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He seems like an exciting choice. His stand up routines seem to have shades of Eddie Izzard, or at least that's who he reminds me of.
PotatoeMasher
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Dude should have cleared out his Twitter history over the past month or so. Lots of people digging up stupid tweets that aren't going to go over well. See this Buzzfeed guy's timeline: https://twitter.com/tomgara
Eh, if this costs him the job then we've got a pretty big problem. Guy's a comedian, throwing out cheesy one-liners on twitter for fun. If anything people should be pissed that the jokes aren't very good.
No, I just assumed they would phase him out like Olivia Munn and some others. He's not funny and he was so wooden out there the segments looked painfully rehearsed and scripted. The latter can probably corrected... but the other part, I don't know.
It's a bit of rash indictment to make, considering I only have few bits on the show and the terrible videos linked here, but it seems a case of a great story, charisma and looks and that's it. A sort of foil for John Oliver that no one wanted.
PotatoeMasher
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Agreed all around. I'm not seeing the appeal of his comedy, but that's not because of the subject matter.
Femmeworth
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Yikes.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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Tom Gara seems upset
I'd try checking out his stand-up on youtube, it's not bad at all. He's got a pretty funny bit on the South African Men's Soccer Team (Bafana) and another on shopping for groceries. I just think the Daily Show writers haven't played his appearances to his strengths. He seems way better than his appearances on the Daily Show would indicate.
DontBeThatGuy
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He does appear to be shit at twitter.
Some of us his stuff seems funny, but so much of the show is rooted in blasting American stuff. Not sure how that'll go over when its coming from someone who isn't technically American. I'll watch and see.
Stewart taking over also felt a bit weird, but the show changed quite a bit with him.
Stewart taking over also felt a bit weird, but the show changed quite a bit with him.
Neoriceisgood
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Right, hm.
minor effort
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Well. It would appear the Daily Show has finally found its replacement for Craig Kilborn.
RyougaSaotome
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I'm sold. This was great.
freakzilla149
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Don't know why everyone is getting so upset. Stewart wasn't that funny either, yes. he was quite witty but it was mostly moral outrage, puns and a tapping is pen on the desk.
backflip10019
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I'm more offended by how bad his jokes are on Twitter.
Fox Mulder
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Those are god awful jokes, only offensive in how bad they are.
Probably not, considering he landed his own pilot before this news.
I don't know anyone who goes back and watches Stewart's comedy tbh. At this point I'm confident his writing team is doing the heavy lifting. There's no doubt that he's got a certain air of personality that adds a ton to the show, but I'll wait and see what the new dude brings. I'm not convinced it's all doom and gloom.
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
It sucks to have others point out your short-comings, I know, but that's what John Steward has been doing for years though. Unless you rather live in ignorance, don't you think the message is more important than who's delivering it?
Discotheque
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yeah, I think this trevor dude's delivery on daily show is awkward at best. usually just flat out unfunny.
jon stewart must have seen something in him though
Discotheque
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israel sucks brah, even their leader wouldn't call his country peaceful. that first tweet is perfectly fine. the other stuff is certainly questionable. but if he's making jokes at the expense of other races and religion too then I'd say he's not specifically targeting just Jewish people.
So he's not a fan of jews?
Ugh, the "Jewish chicks" and "#BeatsByDreidel" ones are pretty fucking gross, actually. Especially when you consider his current boss and the man he's replacing is possibly the most respected Jewish comedian working today. I can only hope he's reconsidered his stance in the past few years.
he's right about Israel though
ElectricBlanketFire
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While certainly questionable, jokes about race/ethnicity are part of his routine. And his mom is half-Jewish.
I'm sure Comedy Central knew about this when they made the decision.
pants
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Strongly disagree. I've seen Eddie about 6 times, Noah close to ten now, Noah isnt really funny, nowhere close to Eddie.
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