Trevor Noah! You know Trevor Noah, the 31-year-old South African comedian who only made his first appearance on The Daily Show in December. The rumor had been going around all weekend and was confirmed by Comedy Central this morning. Noah, who speaks six languages, has been doing stand-up internationally for years, and his act tends to focus on issues of race and international relations. His first segment on The Daily Show was about America's perception of Africa, emphasizing that many American cities are in worse shape than African ones, joking, “I never thought I’d be more afraid of police in America than in South Africa.”This news comes a little less than two months after Jon Stewart's announcement he'd be leaving the show he's been hosting since 1999. For anyone following the story, it seemed Comedy Central didn't have an easy time finding a replacement. John Oliver, the correspondent most prepared to take over,...
- 3/30/2015
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
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