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Trevor Noah to replace John Stewart on The Daily Show
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Battersea Power Station
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I look forward to 83 billion jokes by Jon about how much smarter and more cultured Trevor is.
Buddha Beam
Banned
Meh. I was pulling for John Fugelsang, even though that was always an unlikely, dark horse pick, at best. I'll give him a chance though. I've always loved the South African accent, if nothing else.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Just that, well, he hasn't been on the Daily Show for years now like most of the others have. He's not invested in "how things are"
Miles Quaritch
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Not really.
Lord of Castamere
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Glad he did, honestly. HBO's a better match. CC is kicking themselves though I'm sure.
Oh, really? If true that's kinda odd that the article said that, then.
Sir_Crocodile
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And they've lost Colbert, Stewart, Oliver, Bee & Jones in the last year.
Wonder if CC will continue with satire news if he flops
Yeah, the HBO show is a much better format
The almost mandatory guest slot on daily show is generally boring and stops stewart from being able to focus on stories so much
She really doesn't want the job.
andthebeatgoeson
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Jon? Nice.
And deadline should be cool because a black guy and a white guy got the job.
legacyzero
Banned
Man I thought Jordan Klepper was going to nail it down....
Revolutionary
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Holy shit. I think he's the best current correspondent by far (love how dry his humor is), but he's way too green for the job.
But whatever, I'll tune in.
But whatever, I'll tune in.
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Deleted member 102362
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The German bit was hilarious.
Lol my brother warned me before I visited people would talk Spanish to me out of no where and sure enough it happened again and again.
I'm down. He's pretty likable but hasn't been on enough to really develop a distinct voice or style. His whole shtick was being cultured and serious side to Jon's kind of playful, naive nature in his segments with him.
I hope he does well at the helm though because I really enjoy the Daily Show for its comedic, but ultimately pointed, take on the current events and politics and hope it can continue along that path once Jon is gone.
I like that he isn't simply a funny guy but someone that people at least perceive as being well educated and intelligent as I hope he can hold his own in interviews with serious political and intellectual figures the show often has on as guest, as well as feel like he really has a grasp on major topics of the day that the show highlights and critiques.
I hope he does well at the helm though because I really enjoy the Daily Show for its comedic, but ultimately pointed, take on the current events and politics and hope it can continue along that path once Jon is gone.
I like that he isn't simply a funny guy but someone that people at least perceive as being well educated and intelligent as I hope he can hold his own in interviews with serious political and intellectual figures the show often has on as guest, as well as feel like he really has a grasp on major topics of the day that the show highlights and critiques.
Bay Maximus
Banned
Yeah, that was pretty good. Big shoes to fill but I'm somewhat optimistic.
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
Cautiously excited. Was really hoping for Aasif or Jason but they each have their own gigs, so not a bad choice here.
DragonSworne
Banned
Didn't everyone think Jon Stewart was a bad choice as well initially?
Lol
PhoenixDark
Banned
To be fair I've seen Stewart manhandled multiple times so it's not like he's some well versed policy person. It's a comedy show, I'm not expecting anyone to be Bill Moyer.
And if we're going to be honest, Stewart is not that funny. He has great writing but isn't nearly as naturally funny as Oliver or Colbert. His off script jokes and antics are often corny.
I don't think Trevor was particularly good on the show, but he's a funny standup; obviously he won't be playing Africa Guy on the show, he'll be the host. Maybe they wanted someone who was young with stand up experience; and a minority of course.
Well, being as Jon waited till the worst time to retire as far as Daily Show alum being available, I think it's a pretty great and interesting choice.
Seriously, within the past year everyone who would have been a front runner wound up leaving. Michael Che (before we saw how much he struggles on SNL), Jon Oliver, Samantha Bee (my personal pick) and Jason Jones just landed a new show, Larry Wilmore. Yeesh.
Jessica Williams already said she didn't want it, and to be honest I don't see her in the chair. Jordan Klepper is just as green, and more of an actor than Jon who's just himself.
The only other person I could see, who isn't hiring from outside would be Aasif. And that would have been a great choice as well.
EDIT: also, added bonus is that 'The Nightly Show' hopefully won't be looked at as 'the black daily show'.
Seriously, within the past year everyone who would have been a front runner wound up leaving. Michael Che (before we saw how much he struggles on SNL), Jon Oliver, Samantha Bee (my personal pick) and Jason Jones just landed a new show, Larry Wilmore. Yeesh.
Jessica Williams already said she didn't want it, and to be honest I don't see her in the chair. Jordan Klepper is just as green, and more of an actor than Jon who's just himself.
The only other person I could see, who isn't hiring from outside would be Aasif. And that would have been a great choice as well.
EDIT: also, added bonus is that 'The Nightly Show' hopefully won't be looked at as 'the black daily show'.
Tim the Wiz
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FalsettoVibe
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Trevor Noah is a funny guy. 
Jon isn't perfect but he's pretty smart and can conduct an interesting interview the vast majority of the time. The only ones that ever really flopped for me, outside celebrity interviews, which are a waste 9/10, are the major political or pundit guests which are always BS because they can't be hard hitting or really serious even if they wanted them to. But when it comes to interviews with academics, writers, filmmakers or with not super high profile government and political figures he normally is quite strong and a good interviewer.
Colbert was the worst at interviews because he could never put aside his character and anytime he got remotely close to conducting a good interview and having a real discussion that was informative he'd sabotage it with some stupid tangent or derail it to focus on his persona. Oliver on the other hand really doesn't conduct interviews at all and he never struck me as all too good at them. As well Jon's not a total dick like Bill who ruins half of the good shit he says with really horrible stuff a minute later. And yeah Jon's not amazingly funny but his corny nature is endearing and works really well with the style of the show.
PK Strawstorm
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He's smart, and I think I like him, but I don't really think he's that funny.
Which is the same way I've felt about the Daily Show and Jon Stewart for years now, so perfect choice.
Which is the same way I've felt about the Daily Show and Jon Stewart for years now, so perfect choice.
airmangataosenai
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From what I've seen of his work I don't find him very funny, hopefully he can grow into the role but for now I'm not betting on it. I feel bad for Mandvi, he would've been the better fit and he's been there for longer.
PhoenixDark
Banned
Going to be interesting seeing people dismiss whoever is the next host automatically instead of giving him time to grow into the role. Lord knows Stewart was bad for awhile and tbh was never that great compared to Oliver or Colbert. I also look forward to think pieces about why the choice is bad because it's not [insert desired identity politics stance choice].
I agree Madvi seemed like the most obvious, best choice.
I agree Madvi seemed like the most obvious, best choice.
Monochromaticx
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hahah loved it! that was great!
I heard he was on an episode of QI too. Will check it out.
DrForester
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Given his inexperience, I really have to wonder if CC is looking to completely revamp the show, or if a dozen people said no before they got this far down the list.
BlackLagoon
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The more I think about it, the more I like it. He seems very smart, knowledgeable, and funny, and he feels rather.. "well rounded" I guess, more so than the current crop of correspondents.
If you look back at what Stewart was before he showed up, it's hard to imagine what he'd turn the Daily Show into then (at the time it was mostly just a weak celebrity gossip show IIRC) and that he would be the one to do it. Noah feels like a similar outlier that ends up being a perfect fit.
If you look back at what Stewart was before he showed up, it's hard to imagine what he'd turn the Daily Show into then (at the time it was mostly just a weak celebrity gossip show IIRC) and that he would be the one to do it. Noah feels like a similar outlier that ends up being a perfect fit.
Jme
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Eh, Stewart was relatively unknown before hand. His MTV gig The Jon Stewart Show had a niche audience and was short lived.
And before him, Kilborne was also an unknown.
Trevor is a surprising choice, but I think a good candidate. He's got the right delivery, that cocky/confident attitude, with a charming smile and deadpan delivery when needed.
TheSinkingKnight
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How can he replace John Stewart?
There is no John Stewart
Cool. No one cares about John Stewart anyway.
This. None of the other correspondants would have worked well to replace Jon. Part of the reason he was so great was because of how much he cared and his general knowledge of what he was discussing. It wasn't just because he was funny.
I didn't like this guys bits when he was on the show the one or two times I've seen him, but watching that standup makes me alot more confident. Being quite worldly will bring a different element to the daily show (and possibly make it similar to John Olivers show). Hopefully he gears up on US politics and gets to keep alot of TDS's writers for the upcoming election season.
I'm actually quite pleased with this choice.
Hero Prinny
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oh really? I've actually been enjoying the nightly show more. still like the daily show tho, its just i really like the keep it 100 segment.
Possibly, but TDS is a completely different beast now then it was 17 years ago. Its kind of an important show for educating people in my generation (teens and 20s) about political events and what not
Tim the Wiz
Banned
I doubt this will be a problem. Most educated people in the world are geared up on US politics. After all, when you guys jump, the whole room shakes.
ReplacementPelican
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It's a recurring theme in 'that's racist!' where he says how people who speak Afrikaans think he's bullshitting because he can say 'I can't speak Afrikaans' and then he goes to the US and Mexicans keep speaking Spanish to him and he only knows 'I can't speak Spanish' and then he's telling a story about visiting France, etc, etc...
But he's a comedian so he may actually be able to speak all these languages.
I honestly wish they had picked an American comedian. So much of the show is talking about the american political system and how both American culture and american attitudes and spirit reflect that.
Living here or immigrating here and truly understanding deep ingrained issues.
Plus you know unlike Jon every issue he does bring up to discuss people are going to dismiss him because of his age and foreignness to the country.
Hope he does well but I can't say I see a bright future for the show.
Living here or immigrating here and truly understanding deep ingrained issues.
Plus you know unlike Jon every issue he does bring up to discuss people are going to dismiss him because of his age and foreignness to the country.
Hope he does well but I can't say I see a bright future for the show.
PhoenixDark
Banned
I'm sure his writers will remain American.
Oliver does perfectly fine without being American. In fact it gives him a better perspective for broader global issues. I'd imagine Trevor will have some interesting things to say about immigration, for instance.
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