trevor nowa new host of The Daily Show

[annieblah]

breaking news New York Times

[tripleshot]

I have no idea who that is. Off to google...

[tripleshot]

I wonder why they chose him over other established DS people?

[josieposy]

Who?

ETA: Oh! Yeah I've only seen him once or twice. He's not bad to look at.

[cookiemdough]

Who?

[dulcemariamar]

Interesting choice. I know he has a lot of experience in SA but it feels weird that they didn't choose somebody who has been with the show longer.

He is really good-looking IMO so that part is nice.

[dulcemariamar]

Mar 30, 2015 7:34:43 GMT -5 TR said:

I've seen his stand up. The good news is I could listen to him talk about anything all day long.

How was the show? I agree. I love the accent.

[omgzombies]

Intriguing. I'm a little bummed though, I was hoping for a woman.

[teflepi]

[Vespasia]

I remember him from this segment. I like what I have seen so far but only time will tell if he can carry the whole show. 



And yes, he definitely meets the hotness requirement and gets major sexy accent bonus points. 

[penguingrrl]

I like him, that could be a good thing! H was thrilled when he joined the show because he had seen him before and liked him.

I was hoping for a woman, but since we weren't privy to the hiring decisions and don't know who turned it down or chose not to put their hat in the ring I won't nitpick.

[tacosforlife]

Mar 30, 2015 7:47:01 GMT -5 TR said:

It might be good that they're going with someone more unknown rather than a regular from the show. Less preconceived notions or expectations. He can really make it his own.

This is my exact thinking.

It's already going to be hard to follow Stewart. Following Stewart when you're already a known quantity and everyone will expect certain things would likely be a setup for failure and disappointment.

[AJL]

I really like Trevor Noah!

[cookiemdough]

he is cute cute cute

[ttt]

He is so cute.

It's just going to be hard to see any not-Jon Stewart host.

[earlgreyhot]

I'm going to relisten to the Daily Show podcast with him, I remember him sounding incredibly perceptive about comedy across cultures. He apparently is pretty popular outside the US.

I'm sure he'll do fine. It will be hard for us oldies, though. Comedy is very generational, I think.

[ringstrue]

Mar 30, 2015 8:37:07 GMT -5 incogneato said:

I am not totally surprised. I was listening to his DS podcast episode yesterday and I felt like it was much more in- depth and.... Reverent? than others. Like, they really wanted listeners to get to know him, which seemed odd since he isn't on very often. After hearing his stand- up I liked him more, but he made it seem in the podcast that he had no interest in leaving stand- up, so... I dunno. It definitely seemed like ( based on his descriptions ) that JS treated him like more of a peer, and not like an employee, so that also makes sense now if JS was already grooming him, so to speak.

This makes sense. The host isn't really a traditional comedian gig. You are up on your soapbox a lot, so to speak. Politics and international events have to be your passion, and John would want to make sure the torch got handed on appropriately. 

[lya]

I love him! We recently watched his stand-up as well as a documentary called You Laugh But Its True. They are both awesome and available on Netflix.

[StrawberryBlondie]

Good. I like him. I was still rooting for Aasif but this'll do.

[noodleoo]

Ugh, it will be hard to follow Stewart. I'm so bummed he's leaving. And Jason Jone's left the other night too! where is everyone going?!?

[darthnbjenni]

He's adorable. I love a man with dimples.

[overture]

Ohhh yeah I remember him on QI. He was pretty good.

[Una]

Mar 30, 2015 20:09:02 GMT -5 overture said:

Ohhh yeah I remember him on QI. He was pretty good.

Ah, yes, that's where I've seen him. I remember he got Stephen Fry all kinds of excited.

[Deleted]

I really don't care about TDS, sorry but I do want to hear more about how his life was growing up biracial in South Africa.

[madisen]

I wasn't excited about the choice and reading this makes me less so.

www.yahoo.com/finance/news/internet-turning-trevor-noah-guy-044400513.html

[Deleted]

I can't decide if I am more shocked by the asshole comments or the fact that a person who wants to be successful in the media would tweet such things. Either way - moron.

[IIOY]

"i see we've reached the point of the trevor noah news cycle where we retweet the problematic tweets"

Painfully funny because it's true.

[laladypoet]

his segments on TDS were...un-good. maybe it was his delivery, or his timing? there wasn't much laughter from the audience either.
I hope after the twitter backlash they will find someone else.

[cville]

Ugh.

He's attractive and probably a very interesting person, but boring to watch on TV (although easy on the eyes). And also I wanted someone with PIZAZZ.