'The Daily Show' news: Trevor Noah ready to step into hosting role when show returns to Comedy Central
Last Aug. 6, famed television personality and comedian, Jon Stewart, anchored his final "The Daily Show" episode. Stewart has been the host of the Comedy Central late-night talk show since the turn of the millennium and unsurprisingly, many fans of not only the show but the comedian himself, are saddened by his stepping down from the iconic role.
The New Jersey native has since explained his departure in an interview with The Guardian, saying how hosting the news show has highlighted how the upcoming election is nothing but harrowing.
"Honestly, it was a combination of the limitations of my brain and a format that is geared towards following an increasingly redundant process, which is our political process."
Stewart also announced that he has tapped Trevor Noah, a relatively unknown South African comedian, to replace him on "The Daily Show."
"The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" is now only a few weeks away from debuting. Fans are admittedly apprehensive about the new host, however, Noah was quick to explain that while it would be the recognizable "Daily Show" that people love, his introduction would also see some changes.
In a sit down interview with Entertainment Weekly, the 31-year-old revealed that come the debut, not only would the set be different, but the perspective of the show would shift as well.
"We're still dealing with the same issues, it's just a different angle we're looking at things from—and it's my angle, really. I'm taking things in a slightly different direction, but to the same endpoint," claimed Noah.
More recently, it was announced that Baratunde Thurston, author of "How to be Black", would be handling the digital content of Noah's stint on "The Daily Show".
"There's more to what 'The Daily Show' can make than what people have seen. This is a 21-and-a-half-minute show that airs on a box in your house, and it can also be a great experience on these other platforms," explained Thurston to the New York Times.
"The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" would premiere on Sept. 28, 2015.