![]() ![]() But why would anybody have wanted it? Anybody who took that seat was always only going to be the guy who replaced Jon Stewart. The network reportedly ran the job by big names from Amy Schumer to Louis C.K. Fans wanted almost every long-tenured correspondent instead. Then Stewart left the juggernaut, and he left it in the hands of a 31-year-old South African comic who, from the outside, was nobody’s top choice. And the correspondents, one after another, became breakout stars. But Jon Stewart and The Daily Show came of age together and became perhaps the key piece of comedic discourse for the ’00s. Still, it wasn’t THE DAILY SHOW and, frankly, Jon Stewart at that point wasn’t JON STEWART. The Daily Show he was leaving was a clever, frivolous, fratty program defined by a few well-loved recurring bits - Five Questions, Your Moment of Zen - and a few well-loved correspondents. Kilborn had done well enough to get a presumably more lucrative gig replacing Tom Snyder on CBS’ The Late Late Show. Stewart replaced Craig Kilborn as host in early 1999. At the same time, everybody had to know that anybody taking over for Jon Stewart was doomed to fail. The network, the show and Stewart all gave every impression of wanting to see Noah succeed, and I sincerely believe that they did. No, everybody at The Daily Show said and did the right things, conveyed the impression of an orderly transition of power. You can watch Noah’s full conversation with Fallon in the video above.Grammys: Trevor Noah Jokes Beyoncé's "Break My Soul" Inspired Him to Quit 'The Daily Show' Everything is what I’m going to be doing.” You know, going back home spending more time with family in South Africa. Producing, you know, like just working behind the camera again, working on different ideas. I would learn parts of the language or learn about the culture,” Noah said. I’m excited to - I used to go to a country and I would be there for weeks on end. I didn’t get to travel as much, doing stand up around the world. ![]() I still have three months to have a ton of fun with everybody on the show, and I’m goingĪs for what he’s going to do next, Noah revealed that he’s planning to do “everything” after hosting - starting with getting back to his stand-up comedy roots, and travelling the world playing shows once more. “Leave while it’s still good, leave when you still love it, leave when you still have the energy to enjoy it. I go like, ‘I’m leaving’ and people are like ‘Yeah…'” he joked. “Because imagine if it was the other way around. Noah added that he thinks it’s best to go out when people are still enjoying him in the role, and while he still enjoys the job himself. ![]() Trevor Noah Dismantles ‘Trash’ Way John Fetterman’s Stroke Recovery Has Been Covered (Video) “And so, I think of this as a joyous thing.” “I think if you don’t look at your life, and think about what you’d like to do differently, then you haven’t experienced what we’ve all experienced, you know?” Noah explained. The “Daily Show” host noted that he feels “everybody has gone through a period of looking at their lives” thanks to the pandemic, himself included. 29, noting that that week marked his seven year anniversary with “The Daily Show.” Sitting down with Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” on Thursday, Noah was pressed on why exactly he was leaving, and marveled at the fact that people have been so upset by it. Noah first announced his departure at the end of the taping for the episode that aired Thursday, Sept. On Thursday night, the host explained that he truly feels like he’s going out on a high note. Fans may be sad to see Trevor Noah exiting as host of “The Daily Show” at the end of this year, but for Noah himself, it’s a “joyous” moment. ![]()
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