When Comedy Central had the task of replacing Jon Stewart at “The Daily Show” in 2015, they went with Trevor Noah. To some this was a surprising choice. He had been working on the show since 2014 as a correspondent, but did not have high name recognition. His advantage was seen as breathing a younger perspective into the format, a perspective that might serve “The Daily Show” well as the politically skewed series stared down the barrel of a presidential campaign with Donald Trump dominating the headlines.
SEEEmmys at last for ‘The Daily Show’ correspondents? Be my guest!
While Stewart was at the helm, Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” dominated at the Emmys. Over 13 years it won Variety Series or Variety Talk Series 11 times (losing twice to “The Colbert Report”). Needless to say, as far as the TV academy was concerned, Stewart left very big shoes to fill.
Last year Noah’s...
SEEEmmys at last for ‘The Daily Show’ correspondents? Be my guest!
While Stewart was at the helm, Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” dominated at the Emmys. Over 13 years it won Variety Series or Variety Talk Series 11 times (losing twice to “The Colbert Report”). Needless to say, as far as the TV academy was concerned, Stewart left very big shoes to fill.
Last year Noah’s...
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