Jon Stewart is voicing full support for his "Daily Show" successor Trevor Noah, calling the incoming host "incredibly thoughtful and considerate and funny and smart."
A day after Trevor Noah was declared the new host of "The Daily Show," his graphic tweets targeting women and Jews are causing a social media backlash and Comedy Central is defending its newest late-night star.
Jon Stewart says it's the longest job he's ever held and it's time to step aside and let someone else have a crack at it. He announced last night that later this year he will step down as host of The Daily Show after 17 years.
Jon Stewart spent the last 16 years hosting The Daily Show, critiquing the media and politicians with a hysterical flair. Stewart announced yesterday that he'll be ending his reign as the host of the Daily Show.
New Jersey's Jon Stewart, who turned his biting and free-wheeling humor into an unlikely source of news and analysis for viewers of "The Daily Show," will leave as host this year, Comedy Central said Tuesday.
So I arrive at the radio station to hear my on-air cohort Steve Trevelise say to me that “Brian Williams must be the happiest guy in America right now!”
Me: “Why’s that?”
Steve: “Well, because Jon Stewart is leaving The Daily Show...