Trevor Noah Daily Show

2022 - 12 - 8

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Trevor Noah Skips Some of the Jokes in Thoughtful 'Daily Show' Exit (Variety)

The host of Comedy Central's flagship program bid a low-key farewell to a small studio audience that gathered Thursday for the final broadcast of “The Daily ...

His run on the show was “the wildest journey,” Noah said . [Comedy Central](https://variety.com/t/comedy-central/)’s flagship program bid a low-key farewell to a small studio audience that gathered Thursday for the final broadcast of “ [The Daily Show](https://variety.com/t/the-daily-show/)” of his tenure. When “Daily” returns in mid-January, it will rely on a shifting group of guest hosts and correspondents who will lead each evening in duos and trios. Before any of that gets underway, Noah wrapped his tenure on the program. He told the crowd Thursday that they should be “celebrating” his departure, rather than bemoaning it. But the bulk of the evening belonged to Noah, who used the show’s last segment to try and make sense of a surreal seven-year journey during which he was plucked from near-obscurity in the U.S.

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Trevor Noah Says Emotional Farewell in Final 'Daily Show' Episode ... (Hollywood Reporter)

In his final signoff as 'The Daily Show' host, an emotional Trevor Noah took a few minutes to thank the fans and Black women who shaped his life.

“They are a lot of the reasons that I’m here.” “Black people understand how hard it is when things go bad,” Noah added. “When things go bad, Black people know that it gets worse for them. “Every seat that has ever been filled to watch something that I’m doing, I always appreciate ’cause I know the empty seat that sits behind it, so thank you,” he continued. “I remember when we started the show, we couldn’t get enough people to fill an audience.” Noah even thanked the people who critiqued his show or hate-watched it. Who do you think has shaped me, nourished me, informed me? “Who do you think teaches me? He then switched his focus and gave a special shoutout to Black women. “If you truly want to know what to do or how to do it, or maybe the best way or the most equitable way, talk to Black women,” Noah said. He went on to say that’s how comedy is, too. “Thank you to the people who watch, the people who share the clips, everyone who’s had an opinion, everyone who’s been kind enough and gracious enough.”

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Inside the final episode of 'The Daily Show with Trevor Noah' (Los Angeles Times)

The South African comedian who replaced Jon Stewart in 2015 ended his seven year run on the Comedy Central program Thursday. Here's how it went down.

Instead of a big-name guest to finish out, his final conversation at “The Daily Show” desk was with friend and fellow comedian Neal Brennan. Noah give each of “The Daily Show” correspondents — Roy Wood, Jr., Desi Lydic, Ronnie Chieng, Michael Costa and Dulcé Sloan, along with contributor Jordan Klepper — a chance to poke fun at the host one more time. ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel — in his 19th season — is the longest-running late night host. (Noah, a rabid Liverpool fan, began hugging stage crew members when the Rodgers and Hammerstein tune played). Noah brought a more global view to the program (early in his run he memorably made historically biting comparisons of Donald Trump to African dictators). “Who do you think shaped me, nourished me and formed me from my mom, my gram, my aunt — all these Black women in my life. “It was a wild journey,” Noah said on his show. Younger viewers likely got to know Noah through social media sharing of his clips. Being Black and not from the U.S. ... Black women can’t afford to f— around and find out. The comedian was not widely known in the U.S. Nine months later he became the program’s third host as Stewart moved on.

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Trevor Noah celebrates his last episode hosting 'The Daily Show ... (CNN)

Trevor Noah's final night as host of Comedy Central's satirical news report "The Daily Show" celebrated his 7-year tenure anchoring the show, ...

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Trevor Noah bids 'The Daily Show' goodbye: 'It's taught me to be ... (The Washington Post)

Trevor Noah infused his final episode as host of "The Daily Show" with gratitude for what the late-night program taught him.

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Trevor Noah Encourages Fans to See Beyond Party Lines in Final ... (Today.com)

After seven years as host of “The Daily Show,” Trevor Noah said goodbye to his audience.

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