On Monday, Comedy Central announced that 31-year-old South African comedian Trevor Noah will replace Jon Stewart as host of "The Daily Show."
It's official: we're thrilled to confirm @Trevornoah will be the next#DailyShow host. http://t.co/6S76gXq410pic.twitter.com/ts2UrnAqrV
— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) March 30, 2015"The Daily Show" joked:
Very excited to welcome our next host: @Trevornoah! That's right - another guy in late night from Soweto. http://t.co/zlNhBmjg6I
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) March 30, 2015
No-one can replace Jon Stewart. But together with the amazing team at The Daily Show, we will continue to make this the best damn news show!
— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) March 30, 2015
Thank you president Obama pic.twitter.com/PgFJCCyRTa
— Chris Rock (@chrisrock) March 30, 2015
If you're wondering why @Trevornoah got the #DailyShow chair. His 8 min live at the Apollo set is all u need to see. http://t.co/0qquFdRgIF
— Carson Daly (@CarsonDaly) March 30, 2015
I know Trevor Noah a bit. Nice guy. I'm sure won't mind letting me host the Daily Show instead of him.
— Todd Barry (@toddbarry) March 30, 2015@Trevornoah Congrats 2u & @TheDailyShow looks like U R the man who will take over making fun of us all 😉 Well Done! #YouGotThis#TrevorNoah
— Thomas Roberts (@ThomasARoberts) March 30, 2015
So proud of my dude @Trevornoah! Here's to a new era of @TheDailyShow!
— Hasan Minhaj (@hasanminhaj) March 30, 2015
Big congrats to @Trevornoah and good on ya, @TheDailyShow! Can't wait to see the poignant hilarity that will ensue! pic.twitter.com/Rs5QZ2pt1T
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) March 30, 2015
Same great show, now with more accent! Via @nprnews: Trevor Noah Will Replace Jon Stewart As Host Of 'The Daily Show' http://t.co/rLw8qMU6fG
— Daniel Gorman (@RunDangerRun) March 30, 2015
I am ridiculously happy about this. http://t.co/RD86k63P0r
— Peter Krupa (@peterkrupa) March 30, 2015
HEY @ComedyCentral I think @TrevorNoah would make a great new host for @TheDailyShow He was made for this!! #Funnypic.twitter.com/bjk1CUWgBn
— Gabriel Iglesias (@fluffyguy) March 29, 2015
Comedy Central says, “We talked to women. We talked to men. We found in Trevor the best person for the job.” http://t.co/UOCsGgyp7d
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) March 30, 2015SEE ALSO: Here's the guy who's going to replace Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show'
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