Trevor Noah gives one last tearful goodbye to The Daily Show
After seven years, the comedian ended his hosting gig for the Comedy Central late show on Thursday night
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The time has come for Trevor Noah to sign off from The Daily Show With Trevor Noah. After hosting Comedy Central’s late-night comedy show since 2015, the South African comedian gave one last tearful goodbye to viewers on Thursday night, thanking the audience for their support after all these years.
“I’m grateful to you, every single one of you. I remember when we started the show, we couldn’t get enough people to fill an audience,” said Noah to his last Daily Show live audience.
“Then I look at this now and I don’t take it for granted ever. Every seat that has ever been filled to watch something I’m doing is always appreciated because I know the empty seat that sits behind it,” he added. “Thank you to people who watch, the people who share the clips, everyone who’s had an opinion, everyone who’s been kind enough and gracious enough, even if it’s a critique.”
In his closing speech, Noah went on to thank Black women, particularly those in his life and across the country.
“I’ve often been credited with having these grand ideas,” he said. “Who do you think teaches me, who do you think has shaped me, nourished me, informed me. From my mom, my gran, my aunts, all these black women in my life but then in America as well.”
“I always tell people if you truly want to learn about America, talk to Black women,” added Noah. “Because unlike everybody else Black women can’t afford to fuck around and find out. Black people understand how hard it is when things go bad.”
Noah’s final episode was also filled with a farewell from the show’s correspondents, including one last man-on-the-street send-off from Jordan Klepper and the sometimes enthused people of New York City.
When The Daily Show returns from hiatus on January 17, 2023, a slew of comedian and celebrities will take over the hosting duties. Sitting behind the desk will be Chelsea Handler, D.L. Hughley, Leslie Jones, John Leguizamo, Kal Penn, Sarah Silverman, Wanda Sykes, Al Franken, Marlon Wayans, and former The Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj. Eventually, a permanent host (or multiple, apparently) will take the reigns of the show, with current correspondents already being eyed for the gig.
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I liked him on the show and I’m glad he escaped being canceled for his racist jokes.
He’s much better than the other two things I think of South African: apartheid and sea spiders.
Poor Nelson Mandela
Yeah, he’s great, but what has he done lately? Sea spiders, on the other hand, scare the shit outta me constantly.
He managed tears, huh?
He just compared leaving the show to “like when you do something on Twitter and so and so happens” then realized he spent 7 years rehashing that same joke and got choked up
Minhaj is probably my first choice to take over, though I suspect they’ll go in a far stupider direction.
Nicky Minaj would be amazing as host. I’m with you.
We’re just working our way to Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik for this show, too.
Who?
His legacy is making The Daily Show as irrelevant as possible. Nothing but a boring, unfunny, lackey. Never rocked the boat even a little. An empty suit that told sub-Jimmy Fallon level jokes.
“Eventually, a permanent host (or multiple, apparently) will take the reigns of the show, with current correspondents already being eyed for the gig.”Reins. Take the reins. It’s annoying enough that everyone thinks the phrase is “free reign” now, but I can at least understand the confusion, given that “reign” would also sort of make sense in that context. But no, there are two distinct words: “rein” and “reign.”rein(s) (n): narrow straps attached to a bridle and used to direct the movement of a horsereign: to rule (over) (v), or the period of time in which a particular monarch ruled (n)You can’t “take” a reign, much less multiple “reigns.” You can, however, take the reins, in the sense of one (literally or metaphorically) grabbing hold of the reins from someone else and taking over control of the horse. Giving “free rein” gets at something similar, in that one is loosening one’s grip on the reins and thus giving the horse more control over its own movement. You also “rein in” something in the sense of pulling on the reins and forcing the horse to stop. Is it kind of silly that our language still has so many horse riding-based metaphors? Yes, but that’s what those words mean.
Don’t rein on their parade!
Pretty sure it’s “take the rains”, though I was never sure how they were going to take them down to Africa in the first place.
Bless them. They were going to bless the rains down in Africa.
pretty shure its “Taste the Rainbow” from the Hersey’s Kiss Commercials.glad that’s all straight now. or is it Strait?
I thought it was “Taste the rain, bro.”
Well I don’t see how blessing the rains of The Daily Show is going to help them find a new host, but then again I’m no Hollywood insider.
I’m sorry but it is actually bless the rays down in Africa.
Corrwct and funny response to an insufferable opening post.
Omg tysm for teaching me about “free rein” honestly
Hello, fellow pedant. May we find peace.
For you it’s rein-reign, for me it’s faze-phase. I’ve learned to accept it…sort of.
for me its forte [4 tay] -forte [fort]. I too have learned to accept the things I can not change. plus I drink a lot. ‘and if every instance of using the letter Q has a u after it, why then do you need the u? follow the money. who is getting paid for all these extra U?
Leave it to a person with a German username to correct English users. 😉
English is a lot German, to be fair.
To be fair, Germans are.. a lot. 😀
I like how the word “reign” in the movie “Reign of Fire” had a double meaning, because of all the dragons. I literally died when I saw the title.
I like how you have the attention to detail that it takes to spot the double entendre in a movie title yet still use ‘literally’ as a general intensifier.
I’m glad someone noticed, geez. Now that VolunteerProofreader has passed, the copyediting around here is going to shit.
VolunteerProofreader has passed?
I heard a rumor VP was Kirstie Alley. And by heard I mean started.
You might be right, but you could reign in the tone a bit.
I love both your long, detailed grammar pedantry (sincerely) *and* every single reply beneath it.
This is truly the intarnetz at its best. I love you all. 😀
“I always tell people if you truly want to learn about America, talk to Black women,” added Noah. “Native American and Latino women lack insight so don’t ask them about America or anything else. Asian women? Are you kidding me? Also under no circumstances should you ask a White woman what she thinks.” Pretty controversial take from Trevor.
You literally just All Lives Mattered someone thanking their grandma.For fuck’s sake. For FUCK’S sake.
I didn’t watch the show ever. I just feel like chiming in and saying who the fuck cares.
You’re also one of those “All lives matter” people, aren’t you.
It’s Charlie Meadows.
Go away.
This is the account of one of the more boring trolls, Charlie Meadows. He finally learned how to dismiss posts, which is impressive for a child. Feel free to disregard any posts you see from him in the future, at least until he changes his name again.
Personal experience and an emotional shout-out to people who deeply deserve it is no match for callous whataboutism round these parts, huh. It wouldn’t have diminished the power of his statement at all if he’d read a list of everyone deserving of respect and recognition like the side effects of a new anti-anxiety medication.
Man, it does sting to see Noah leave as I really grow to love him as the host. It took some time for him to find that voice, it always does for everyone, but in the end he really created a space to have those funny and intelligent discussions on what was happening in the world.Hope the best for the man. May he find joy and success in wherever his career takes him next.
I mean, the space was already there. He just shrank it’s audience, surely?
The space was there, but not his space. He created his space, and progress shrank the audience… the internet is a thing now. And don’t call anyone Shirley.
What about people named Shirley? Can’t he call them Shirley?
He changed the space and the audience.
Believe it or not there were people who preferred his comedy to Stewart’s.
I believe it…but I don’t want to believe it because I find him incredibly unfunny. Charming – Ok. But not funny.
He’s already selling out his stadium shows in 2023, he is going to be just fine!
He sold out a stadium?? Where did this happen?
Trevor Noah had the thankless task of following arguably the most important comedic television personality of the 2000s, and he made the show his own. It took some growing pains, and Noah will never have the footprint that Stewart left, but he did a hell of a job. Whoever succeeds him has big shoes to fill.
Wait, didn’t he just start that gig? Shit! Was that really during the Obama years?
has anyone ever tanked a TV show’s comedic and “political” influence faster?
He’s softball and not funny enough. Likeable guy, but such a kiss ass.
A very minor TV figure.