Trevor Noah to depart “The Daily Show”


Trevor Noah has introduced that he’s departing “The Daily Show.” The 38-year-old broke the information on his present Thursday.

“I spotted, after the seven years, my time is up,” Noah mentioned, to an audible gasp from the viewers.

The South African comic took over internet hosting duties on “The Daily Show” from Jon Stewart in September 2015.

“I by no means dreamed that I’d be right here,” Noah mentioned Thursday. “I form of felt like ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ I got here in for a tour of what the earlier present was, and the following factor I do know, I used to be handed the keys.”

Noah didn’t present a timeframe for when his final present can be, solely saying that “we’ll determine the timings and the whens. We’ll nonetheless be right here in the intervening time.”

Under Noah, the acclaimed present has earned six Emmy nominations and one Emmy win.

The Daily Show” airs on Comedy Central, which, like CBS News, is a part of Paramount Global. 



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