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Trevor Noah is a name you don't know. For now.
March 30, 2015 at 9:27 pm
C omedy Central announced the successor to Jon Stewart today.
It will be Trevor Noah, the biracial South African comedian that has made a couple of appearances on the show already. I haven't been impressed with his stuff on the show so far, but his standup is awesome.
I'm not really sure what to think. On one hand, I wish it was someone who had a little more success on the show already, like Jessica Williams or Samantha Bee or even Aasif Mandvi or Jordan Klepper. On the other hand, trying to "replace" Jon Stewart is a fool's errand. It cannot be done. Going in a completely new direction is smart. We'll see, I guess.
I do not envy Trevor Noah. Big fucking shoes to fill.
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RE: Trevor Noah is a name you don't know. For now.
March 30, 2015 at 9:31 pm
Somebody took over for Babe Ruth, too.
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RE: Trevor Noah is a name you don't know. For now.
March 30, 2015 at 9:35 pm
(March 30, 2015 at 9:31 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Somebody took over for Babe Ruth, too.
I'm rooting for him. I was hoping for someone else. But I think he'll be fine, as long as the writers continue to do what they do and he doesn't try to reinvent the wheel.
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RE: Trevor Noah is a name you don't know. For now.
March 30, 2015 at 9:40 pm
(March 30, 2015 at 9:31 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Somebody took over for Babe Ruth, too.
It was George Selkirk, for the record 
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RE: Trevor Noah is a name you don't know. For now.
March 30, 2015 at 10:23 pm
Jessica Wlliams would have been my choice. I don't know if this was a smart move, but I do think not going with the other people was a smart move. If I had to put money on who would score higher on a small audience screen test, I would guess Jessica or Trevor.
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RE: Trevor Noah is a name you don't know. For now.
March 30, 2015 at 10:40 pm
(March 30, 2015 at 9:40 pm)TRJF Wrote: (March 30, 2015 at 9:31 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Somebody took over for Babe Ruth, too.
It was George Selkirk, for the record
And he did a credible job.
Quote:Over the next eight seasons, Selkirk batted over .300 five times, twice drove home more than 100 RBIs, played on five World Championship teams (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 and 1941), and made the American League All-Star team in 1936 and 1939.
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RE: Trevor Noah is a name you don't know. For now.
March 30, 2015 at 10:55 pm
Nice stats. I've been inside Cal Ripken Jr's mansion before. He lives not too far from Towson, MD.
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RE: Trevor Noah is a name you don't know. For now.
March 31, 2015 at 3:47 am
I like him  I saw him on something before, I forget where. Funny guy!
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RE: Trevor Noah is a name you don't know. For now.
March 31, 2015 at 7:47 pm
(March 30, 2015 at 9:27 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: Comedy Central announced the successor to Jon Stewart today.
It will be Trevor Noah, the biracial South African comedian that has made a couple of appearances on the show already. I haven't been impressed with his stuff on the show so far, but his standup is awesome.
I'm not sure what to think. The few times he's been on TDS I haven't found his bits to be that incredible and thought that his delivery was hard to read - was he trying to be funny? Was he trying to convey a serious point? Is his delivery normally so deadpanned?
On the one hand I can see not choosing a new host from among the current correspondents as it'll stir up a shit storm among fans about why their favorite wasn't chosen, on the other hand, I have reservations that Trevor Noah is the right one for the job.
A couple articles popped up in my fb newsfeed:
Trevor Noah Has a Problem With Atheists, Especially Christopher Hitchens
http://thedailybanter.com/2015/03/trevor...t-problem/
And a follow up about CC standing behind him
Comedy Central Stands Behind Trevor Noah, New ‘Daily Show’ Host, Amid Scrutiny
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/arts/t....html?_r=0
The second article puts and interesting spin on the first by sharing one of TN's tweet's:
Quote:To reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didn’t land is not a true reflection of my character, nor my evolution as a comedian.
but which also continues to make me confused about his delivery as a comedian. Were the tweets in the other article meant to be jokes? Is he trolling? He just... confuses me.
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RE: Trevor Noah is a name you don't know. For now.
March 31, 2015 at 9:44 pm
I'm gonna miss Stewarts smile. If you look at all Late Night hosts, they've been smilers- Trevor Noah almost never smiles, and when he does his deep eyes makes his smile look villainous. This should be interesting.
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