Following Trevor Noah’s departure from the Daily Show in December, former Saturday Night Live cast member Leslie Jones made her debut on the Comedy Central show Tuesday night. The first of several planned guest hosts, Jones took to the city streets on Monday to ask New Yorkers how they were …
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The Daily Show will enter the post-Trevor Noah era with an array of guest hosts — including Sarah Silverman, Leslie Jones, former contributor Hasan Minhaj, and even Al Franken — who will help steward the show through much of next year. Noah’s seven-year tenure at the head of the news …
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After shocking audiences by slapping comedian Chris Rock during a live broadcast of the Academy Awards, Will Smith returned to late-night television on Monday and sat down with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show. The interview comes eight months after the Oscars controversy and a series of online statements regarding …
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Trevor Noah explained why he told literally nobody that he was leaving The Daily Show before announcing it in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Noah told THR that his surprise announcement back in September was truly a surprise. No one from his co-workers and longtime Daily Show producers …
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Former U.S. President Barack Obama sat down with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show on Thursday night. Obama talked about post-midterm results, shouted out young voters, and noted that it turns out America prefers “normal” after all. “I like to think that part of what happened in this election is …
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Trevor Noah took aim at Elon Musk’s plan to charge $8 a month for Twitter verification during the opening monologue of the latest episode of The Daily Show. “For months, Musk has said he wanted to own Twitter. The reason he wanted to own Twitter is because he wanted to …
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Following news that Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid for a woman’s abortion, late-night TV hosts have placed the politician in their crosshairs. On The Late Show, host Stephen Colbert called the situation a “disaster,” noting, “So Walker went on the Fox News last night and was asked about …
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Trevor Noah is saying goodbye to The Daily Show. The host, who took over for Jon Stewart in 2015, will exit the Comedy Central series after seven years, explaining to the show’s audience that his “time is up.” His final episode will air on Dec. 8. The network has not …
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Earlier this week, Florida governor Ron DeSantis took credit for sending two planes filled with migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, much to the delight of late-night television hosts. Several joked about DeSantis’ action, which was apparently part of a program to transport undocumented immigrants to so-called sanctuary destinations. “Ron DeSantis is …
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Trevor Noah slammed the “internet racists” complaining about how a Black actress will portray the Little Mermaid in the upcoming Disney remake on Thursday’s The Daily Show. On the heels of a similar online backlash aimed at characters of color on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, …
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