“I’m sorry I can’t do this,” Noah joked on Twitter after seven years of hosting the Comedy Central satirical news program
In a video statement shared on Twitter Thursday, Noah said that after seven years as host of the Comedy Central satirical news program, his “time is up.”
That is, I was surprised for about five minutes. I remembered talking to Noah about his initial reluctance to join ‘The Daily Show’, as well as his overall outlook on his career, which showed that he takes a lot more of a view on things than the typical host of the show would.
Noah said thank you to the people who watched it. I never imagined I would be here. I think I feel like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I came here for a tour of what the previous show was and then the next thing you know I was handed the keys.”
After spending two years in my apartment, not on the road, I realized there was more that I want to explore. I miss learning a new language. I miss going to other countries and putting on shows,” Noah said.
He expressed his gratitude to his viewers, “The Daily Show” team and to Comedy Central, “who believed in this random comedian nobody knew on this side of the world.”
“I’ve loved hosting this show, it’s been one of my greatest challenges and one of my greatest joys,” Noah said. “I’ve loved trying to find a way to make people laugh, even when the stories are particularly s***y, even on the worst days. We’ve laughed together, we’ve cried together.”
In his first episode as the official host, he started the show by paying tribute to Stewart and addressed the controversy about him taking over the show.
Noah sat down in 2016 with conservative commentator Tomi Lahren, who received backlash at the time for her views on Black Lives Matter and immigration.
He talked about how important it was for her to say that she was not racist when asked about her opinion on Black Lives Matter.
“I think [BLM] started with good intentions,” she said. “The minute protesting turned into rioting and looting and burning and militant actions, that’s when I lost respect for Black Lives Matter,” to which Noah reasoned people riot after sporting games and that Lahren is judging the movement on the actions of a few.
Bad Bunny, the World Wrestling Entertainment and Donald Trump: A Prophet’s Warning During the 2016 November Sesquire
In his interview with Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican artist talked about how he likes World Wrestling Entertainment, how he breaks gender stereotypes and his acting role on Narcos: Mexico.
Bad Bunny also spoke of having mass appeal, even with those who don’t understand his Spanish lyrics: “This is who I am, this is my music, this is my culture. If you don’t like it, don’t listen to me.”
Noah critiqued the former President during moments such as Trump’s inauguration, his impeachment and a lawsuit against him by the New York Attorney General.
The problem that everyone realized about Donald Trump was nearly too late, Noah said in one episode. Facts aren’t important to him. Donald Trump has no relationship to facts, none, like no relationship, not even like a distant cousin.”
In one episode, a correspondent gives Trump supporters an ideology test, asking them questions about religion, LGBT rights and if a woman should be president.
Late-Night Television: The Time for a New Look at Jon Stewart’s Showtime Franchise, The Daily Show, and the Future of Late Night
Editor’s Note: Bill Carter, a media analyst for CNN, covered the television industry for The New York Times for 25 years, and has written four books on TV, including “The Late Shift” and “The War for Late Night.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN.
There was a more recent shift in the way that late-night television was viewed.
Not long ago the definition of what constituted late-night television was widely and easily understood and appreciated: on the air after 11 p.m. with a charismatic host, some comedy, a desk, a guest or two, maybe a band and then “Good night, everybody!”
The series which was about Desus Nice and The Kid Mero ended abruptly this summer, just as David Letterman called it the future of late night. Ziwe Fumudoh, who followed the duo on Showtime’s lineup, has new episodes starting November 18, but her show has not yet been renewed for a third season.
There are still a limited number of episodes for Amber Ruffin who is just back on Peacock. After seven seasons on TBS, the show is no longer called “Full Frontal WithSamantha Bee”. (TBS, like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.) James Corden has also announced he’s departing his CBS show in 2023.
It’s a franchise of ” The Daily Show” and it’s different from other shows. It has been running four nights a week since 1996. Jon Stewart elevated it to essential viewing during his 16-year run. He and the show won 11 straight Emmys for outstanding variety talk series.
That was one reason why klieg lights were directed with 1,000-watt intensity at Noah when he succeeded to the host role in 2015. He was not well-known in the US, and had barely started a job as a correspondent on the show. In the documentary, he said that he had twice turned down the offer of a position on Late Night from Stewart.
How coveted was such an offer? Ask Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Samantha Bee and many more alumni of “The Daily Show.” It was a star-making vehicle comparable only to “Saturday Night Live.”
But Noah had a different beat in his head from the start. He wanted to refashion the show with a wider comedy vision, one looking more out at the world, instead of purely in at the United States, all informed by Noah’s South African-born global perspective.
It was a wise choice. The challenge of following Stewart was going to be a very big one. Noah made his own version of the show.
One major sign of that was how strikingly diverse the show became. African American comic Roy Wood Jr., Asian comic Ronny Chieng, Hispanic comic Dulcé Sloan, and Noah himself comprise a high point of minority representation on late-night shows.
Which now brings up troubling questions about the future. The departure of a late-night star used to start a scramble for successors. And yes, the speculation game has already commenced: Maybe Wood moves up. Maybe Bee comes back. Maybe Comedy Central tries to woo Ruffin away.
All those names would continue the breakthrough against the long-term White male dominance, which Noah’s tenure more or less solidified as a priority.
Noah was a relatively unknown comic talent who many of us never even considered until he became a household name in 2015.
But also lurking is an existential question: Is a host job in late night still the ultimate dream for an ambitious comic talent? You could not sell that idea the old-fashioned way: by looking at ratings. A piece in Forbes magazine last week noted that “The Daily Show” audience dropped to 383,000 this August, down 65% from Stewart’s final year.
That does not mean people are not interested. The Daily Show has more than 10 million subscribers on YouTube, as pointed out by the Forbes piece.
It was all just another day on the internet-driven media, where the demands of algorithms lead to celebrity justice meted out on a regular basis. Yet as with many such brouhahas, it provides clues to soft spots in the culture, to the fragilities that were already there. Late-night host James Corden is leaving his show next year, and so is a late-night landscape going through a transition. Not long after he announced he would be leaving, Trevor Noah somewhat abruptly declared he was ending his run on “The Daily Show.” (The latest rumor is he’ll be replaced by a committee of hosts.)
When viewers ponder what they want their shows to be and what makes for a successful host, it’s a times when we are in a period of uncertainty. For some network executives in the past decade, the answer is clearly likability. To use the phrase that used to be considered a political litmus test in the pre- Trump era is not something that performers would want to do. James Corden was that bloke.
Often described as seeming to come out of nowhere (otherwise known as England), he presented himself as an ordinary guy, self-deprecating, quick to laugh, eager to please. His signature bit, “Carpool Karaoke,” pulled off the feat of making pop superstars also seem down to earth and relatable, making for charming television and great promotion. Talk show perfect.
How Did Noah Feel During the Seven Years? A Conversation with Noah, Oprah, Issa Rae, Kamala Harris, Bill Gates and Hillary Clinton
“Don’t be sad,” Noah said in his closing monologue, adding, “It doesn’t feel like seven years. Well, not at the desk. Obviously I went home in between. But it has been a wild ride.
A lineup of correspondents’ segments paying tribute to Noah and a video montage of goodbyes from Oprah, Issa Rae, Kamala Harris, Tracy Ross, Bill Gates, Hillary Clinton and more helped usher the host through the night.
Noah encourages his audience to think about issues outside the scope of republican or democrat ideals, because of the strong influence American political parties hold.
In a society where we increasingly introduce ourselves to things that separate us, we forget that friendship can come from similarities and disagreements.
“Issues are real, but politics are just an inventive way to solve those issues,” Noah said. It isn’t a standard, it’s something different. There are more than two ways to solve a problem. There are more than one way to be.
Source: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/09/entertainment/trevor-noah-daily-show-final-episode/index.html
The Future of Trevor Noah: Off The Record with a Black-Matrix Covid-19 Host (with Update)
“I’ve often been credited with, you know, having these grand ideas … Who do you think teaches me? Who do you think has shaped me, nourished me, informed me. From my mom, my gran, my aunt – all these Black women in my life,” the host said.
He quickly molded the program around him, puckishly guiding his audience through singular national experiences such as the Trump presidency and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Before hitting the stage again, the comedian is taking a break. He kicks off his “Trevor Noah: Off The Record” tour in Atlanta on January 20.
The network has announced comedians who will fill in as host on January 17th.
But the long-term future of the show remains unclear as the network has yet to say whether guests hosts will revolve indefinitely or if a permanent host will be installed in the chair.