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Michele Ganeless, president of Comedy Central, announced today that the decision on who should replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show<\/i> has been finalized. Trevor Noah, who began working on the show as a contributor in 2014 has been awarded the coveted spot.<\/p>\n

Born in South Africa, Noah was first featured on American television on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno<\/i> and The Late Show with David Letterman<\/i> in 2012. He was the first South African stand-up comedian to do so on either of those shows. While Noah is not a household name yet in America, he is one of Africa’s top comedians and even hosted his own late-night show there, Tonight with Trevor Noah.<\/i> He was also the subject of David Paul Meyer’s documentary, You Laugh but it’s True<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrevor Noah is an enormous talent. He has an insightful and unique point of view, and most importantly, is wickedly funny,\u201d said Ganeless in today’s press release. \u201cFor the next host of The Daily Show<\/i>, we set out to find a fresh voice who can speak to our audience with a keen take on the events of the day, and we found that in Trevor. He has a huge international following and is poised to explode here in America, and we are thrilled to have him join Comedy Central.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to follow Jon Stewart. He and the team at The Daily Show<\/i> have created an incredible show whose impact is felt all over the world,\u201d said Noah. \u201cIn my brief time with the show they\u2019ve made me feel so welcome. I\u2019m excited to get started and work with such a fantastic group of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Said Jon Stewart: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled for the show and for Trevor. He\u2019s a tremendous comic and talent that we\u2019ve loved working with\u2026In fact, I may rejoin as a correspondent just to be a part of it!!!\u201d It’s hard to know if Stewart is kidding or not. Having him pop up from time to time as a corespondent just might a be genuis idea.<\/p>\n

The Daily Show<\/i> airs at 11:00 pm on Comedy Central Mondays-Thursdays. The date on when Noah will begin has not been decided at this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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