Comedian Trevor Noah to leave 'The Daily Show' after seven years

WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Comic Trevor Noah, host of “The Day by day Present” on Comedy Central, stated he was going to go away this system after internet hosting it for seven years, indicating he wished to dedicate extra time to stand-up comedy.

The 38-year-old comic – who moved to the US in 2011 and was born in Johannesburg, South Africa – had massive footwear to fill when he took over in 2015 after the exit of longtime host Jon Stewart.

He rapidly established himself together with his personal model, suited to an period the place on-line affect was usually higher than that of content material on cable.

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His reign on The Day by day Present required him to delicately cowl some essential moments in American historical past, such because the COVID-19 pandemic, the Black Lives Matter motion and the 2021 assaults on the U.S. Capitol.

“I spent two years in my condo (throughout COVID-19), not on the street. Stand-up was achieved, and once I received again on the market once more, I spotted that there is one other a part of my life that I wish to stick with it exploring,” Noah instructed his studio viewers late on Thursday. The Day by day Present posted a clip of Noah’s remarks on social media.

Trevor Noah, the host of Comedy Central’s “The Day by day Present”, speaks in the course of the annual White Home Correspondents Affiliation Dinner in Washington, U.S., April 30, 2022. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photograph

“We have now laughed collectively, we’ve cried collectively. However after seven years, I really feel prefer it’s time,” Noah stated.

He ended his remarks by thanking his viewers as his studio viewers stood as much as applaud him.

Noah, who roasted U.S. politicians and the media on the White Home Correspondents Affiliation dinner in April, didn’t point out his precise departure date in his remarks on Thursday. It was not recognized who would succeed him.

The important thing to addressing present affairs by a comedic lens lies in a comic’s intention, Noah stated in a 2016 interview with Reuters, including that he learns from his errors.

“I do not assume I might ever have been prepared, however that is when you will need to do it, you’ll not be prepared,” the comic instructed Reuters within the context of getting succeeded his legendary predecessor.