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[catapult37]

Do you remember what the Daily Show was before Jon?


Its a different show and it has a different and some might say a more important impact than when Kilborn was doing the show.

Oh definitely I do! Yeah, that post wasn't pointed at anyone in particular; just reminding everyone (myself) that the right guy for the job didn't always look that way. Given that, and not knowing much about him yet, I'm hopeful Noah can grow into a kickass host.

 

[gutter_trash]

you clearly haven't seen john olivers show. he goes after everyone... he's pretty ballsy

yup, I have. Oliver is way way better on his This Week show on HBO than all of his entire Daily Show correspondent shtick

 

[Lucky Forward]

Think back to when John started. There wasn't really anything in his act that made him particularly destined for greatness. He grew into the show and became the host it needed. This guy has a good stand-up game so if he's keen on the material he may do fantastic. Looking forward to watching it.

And I remember how Conan O'Brien's debut on Late Night was generally regarded as a train wreck, but he certainly grew into the role.

Also, being South African, Trevor Noah has one big advantage:

Spoiler

DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY!!!

 

[Log4Girlz]

From the NYTimes article lol.

"Mr. Noah said he expected to be criticized and second-guessed long before his first episode as host. “We live in a world where some people still say Beyoncé can’t sing,” he said. “Clearly I’m not immune to that.”

 

[Messofanego]

Great! Loved his segments on the show. Can't wait.

 

[Syph Medwes]

I'm kinda shocked. Granted, he'll have excellent writers so the onus won't be solely on him, but he's really not that funny.

 

[Akainu]

I'm ok with this.

 

[SCChappy]

I'll reserve judgment until I see it.

 

[demon]

that's not the point, the point is an outside English accented non-American telling Americans what is wrong with them. I find it patronizing and unfunny

I rather be it an American from the inside making fun of themselves.

it's like uh uh uh he is a different accent, makes him sound smarter than us ugugugu he must be right uh huhuh

how long did it take for people to realize that Piers Morgan was a total asshat?

So it's the accent that bothers you? Would you rather have a cheerleader for America or something? I don't get what the big deal is.

 

[OldAsUrSock]

Because of the accent? Do you have the same issue with Canadians?
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Canadians have accents that are similar to what you will find in the Northern parts of the United States and many have the generic American Accent.

 

[googleplex]

I think he's funny

That was great. I'm sold.

 

[Rastafarian42]

His stand up ive seen a couple of years ago was pretty funny and he was hitting the issues addressed in the Daily Show. Pretty inspired choice.

 

[Sol..]

meh.

 

[Oppo]

that's not the point, the point is an outside English accented non-American telling Americans what is wrong with them. I find it patronizing and unfunny

I rather be it an American from the inside making fun of themselves.

it's like uh uh uh he is a different accent, makes him sound smarter than us ugugugu he must be right uh huhuh

how long did it take for people to realize that Piers Morgan was a total asshat?

How long did it take you to realize that John Oliver is awesome?

 

[jmood88]

I like Trevor Noah (who I found out about thanks to The Daily Show), so I'm interested to see how he does.

 

[mclem]

Canadians have accents that are similar to what you will find in the Northern parts of the United States and many have the generic American Accent.

That's rather my point, plus there's the fact that American accents themselves are wildly varied. I was curious if it was actually the accent, or simply not liking someone from outside the US criticising the country.

 

[FlutterPuffs]

Not a fan of his previous Daily Show work but guy has charisma in spades. He can pull it off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baEiWB2aM9Y

 

[GorillaJu]

He seems clever but not brilliantly funny. He'll be good with the writing staff behind him.

 

[Messofanego]

ugh another British accented dude telling Americans what is wrong with America... no thanks


This shtick is getting old, ''look I am British (Piers Morgan, John Oliver blablaba) and I am making fun of you! telling YOu what is wrong with you''

I will pass

that's not the point, the point is an outside English accented non-American telling Americans what is wrong with them. I find it patronizing and unfunny

I rather be it an American from the inside making fun of themselves.

it's like uh uh uh he is a different accent, makes him sound smarter than us ugugugu he must be right uh huhuh

how long did it take for people to realize that Piers Morgan was a total asshat?

So, that's your criticism. An accent. Not the content. What an ad hominem. That is pathetic.

 

[Pattycakes]

So, that's your criticism. An accent. Not the content. What an ad hominem. That is pathetic.

His username seems particularly relevant.

 

[AstroNut325]

I'm ok with this. I think he has great potential.

 

[Ultima_5]

Per Bill Simmons; the first three choices were Amy Poehler, Louis CK, and Amy Schumer. Alas, they all turned down the offer.

I could see amy poehler doing a good job.... Can't see Louie doing it well.... I'm not familiar with amy schumer

 

[KingK]

I could see amy poehler doing a good job.... Can't see Louie doing it well.... I'm not familiar with amy schumer

Amy Schumer is pretty hilarious. She would have been great.

I'll give this guy a shot. The stand-up bit linked in this thread is pretty funny and he'll have good writers. Still would have loved Aasif Mandvi.

 

[captainnapalm]

Damn. Trevor Noah is pretty good, but giving him Jon Stewart's shoes to fill? That just seems crazy. Stewart and Colbert are like the most popular comedians in America, beloved figures. Poor guy, I hope he does alright.

 

[Deleted member 13876]

Didn't know him before this, but willing to give him a shot. Good luck to him.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Love Trevor Noah

but huge shoes to fill

 

[Ferrio]

So how fucked in Comedy Central if Daily Show bombs? Are they running anything else that's popular?

 

[codex119]

I don't think it's the right call based on his appearances on the show but lets give him a chance.

 

[MHWilliams]

They pretty much have to rebuild The Daily Show from scratch, so why not? Not like there were many other choices.

 

[morningbus]

So how fucked in Comedy Central if Daily Show bombs? Are they running anything else that's popular?

They actually are doing pretty well, content-wise. A Daily Show/Nightly Show bomb would leave a pretty huge hole every night, though, especially if it dragged @midnight down with it. But that's more the nature of having a show that's on 4 times a week. The only positive here is that Noah will not command the same kind of paycheck as Stewart, so I'd expect the budget, and therefore the advertising-buy needs to be smaller.

They have plenty of other shows that do well and even some that are in syndication. Broad City, Workaholics, Nathan for You, Tosh.0. South Park, Key and Peele are all pretty big hits. Plus they have a few more shows returning and "on-the-cusp" as well.

It's never been better for them, over all.

 

[Evolved1]

No thanks.

But good luck I guess.

 

[NullPointer]

I wish the guy luck and then some more luck - those are some epic shoes to fill.

 

[linsivvi]

So how fucked in Comedy Central if Daily Show bombs? Are they running anything else that's popular?

It depends on how you define popular. South Park and Broad City I guess? But both have short seasons.

 

[StudioTan]

His appearances have been decent but it usually takes a while for people to become accustomed to the styles of the correspondents and think he segments were pretty subtle. He hasn't done enough of them though to form a solid opinion based on that.

Seeing him do stand-up makes me feel a bit better about it. I still can't see him ripping up Fox the way Stewart does but I'm sure they've done test shows with him before deciding. He definitely seems to have the intelligence and is worldly which is a bonus. We'll see how he handles the more serious topics.

I wish him luck.

 

[thesoapster]

I think he's funny

That ending killed me. He's hardly been on TDS but I'm anxious to see how he'll do.

 

[HuskerDutheDu]

I was expecting a more unknown guy. The replacement choices were just pipe dreams tbh. I like that they're going with a young guy who can build his own show. From the little I've seen from him he seems smart and charming, so I'm sure he'll grow into it and be great.

 

[sindbadthesailor]

Interesting choice. I thought Jordan Klepper would have been better but Noah certainly seems funny enough.

 

[smurfx]

was hoping jason jones got the job but he left so i wont be watching.

 

[Darksol]

He's a cool enough guy, but I have no interest in the daily show post Stewart.

 

[Demy]

I think he's funny

Haha, Hitler vibes. Yeah this dude knows funny. Hope he does really well for TDS.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Major congrats to him. If Jon signed off on him, I'm sure he had a damn good reason for doing so.

 

[StudioTan]

At least he's proven he can do good voices.

 

[morningbus]

The "I won't watch the show" sentiment is weird.

What are you gaining by declaring you're out?

 

[pokeystaples]

I really wanted Cenac, but mainly because I have a massive lesbian crush on him.

 

[Clydefrog]

Best of luck to him. It will be interesting to see how the show changes with a new host.

I wanted Bassem Youssef

 

[NimbusD]

Just went back and watch his 3 segments so far in his run at the Daily show. I gotta say, they're fucking great. He's smart and commits. Gonna be a sharp contrast to Jon Stewart's goofy "Im so stoopid" *wink* way of delivering comedy. He also seems just just have great presence after only 3 segments. It took Jordan Klepper and Jessica Williams (off the top of my head) much longer to look as comfortable as he does.


EDIT: does anyone have videos of him other than his Apollo London set and his 3 Daily Show segments?

 

[Struct09]

I think Trevor is great, hope it goes well for him and will definitely watch the show with him hosting it. I still selfishly wish it was John Oliver so we'd get to see him more than once a week

 

[Coolluck]

I remember this guy's standup that made the rounds a couple years back. He was likable. I'm open to it.

 

[grosvenor_92]

The segments he's had on the show have been pretty funny so I think he'll be fine

 

[metalslimer]

I think he has the potential to do well