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Jon Stewart ‘Daily Show’ Replacement Announced: African Stand Up & Correspondent Trevor Noah Taking Over Comedy Central Series

Comedy Central’s The Daily Show has found their new host. African comedian Trevor Noah will replace Jon Stewart after he steps down later this year. Noah, who recently joined the cast of the show as a correspondent, has known great success internationally as a stand up comedian.

Comedy Central President Michele Ganeless released a statement about the casting, stating (TV Guide):

"Trevor Noah is an enormous talent. He has an insightful and unique point of view, and most importantly, is wickedly funny. For the next host of The Daily Show, 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."

Trevor Noah himself spoke about the announcement, tweeting:

“No-one can replace Jon Stewart. But together with the amazing team at The Daily Show, we will continue to make this the best damn news show!”

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