So, obviously Trevor Noah's taken over for Jon Stewart. I'm really curious to hear how others think he's doing - Out of the four episodes that have aired so far, I tend to think last night's show (Thursday, 10/1) was his best yet, and he seems pretty cool and confident for the most part, though not flawless. His assessment of Trump was pretty fantastic, that was definitely the highlight of the show so far in my view.

This article sums it up pretty nicely.

 

I can't help it but compare this to Colbert's new gig and the quality of the guests is noticeably lower.

Really not a big fan of 1/3 of the show being taken up by some no name band playing a cover of a Tylor Swift song. Not his fault though, even Stewart had to interrupt his final week to have Amy Shummer on plugging her god awful movie.

 

I think is humor is similar in style to Stewart though not as effective. It could be that he's just nervous and hasn't settled into the position yet. We will have to wait and see.


What he does seem to lake though is Stewart's knowledge and understanding of politics. Stewart was almost a politician hosting a comedy show whereas Noah is a comedian satirizing politics.

 

It's early days, and he'll need time to sink into the job, but yeah, pretty much this.

He's relatively quick-witted and has the deadpan delivery down pat. Knowledge and insight into the political machine will come with time, so in a decade of exposure, he may end up being as funny or funnier than Stewart.

I sorta doubt the audience will have the patience to watch him evolve though.

 

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I've only ever watched his first show, and there were times in the interview when he kept talking over Kevin Hart. But I still like the Daily Show well enough, which is more than I could say for the Nightly Show; IMO, Last Week Tonight remains the best out there.

Also, not sure if it's his assessment of Trump and more that of the show's. Obviously, Jon had a lot of leeway when he was in charge, I'm unsure if Noah is afforded the same.

 

I wouldn't say that. I'm sure he's involved in the writing room in a major way. He'd have to be. But is he making the creative executive decisions that Stewart got to make? No, probably not. Not yet.

 

It was good enough for now. It wasn't brilliant or anything but Noah is probably going to get better once he finds his stride there.

And if he doesn't, we still have Last Week Tonight.

 

It really annoys me that people are giving up on him so quickly. He's done only 4 episodes and people are already saying he shouldn't have gotten the job. I agree that his interviews are pretty weak (the one with Chris Christie was way too softball) , but so were Jon's in the beginning.

Also, Roy Wood Jr is hilarious.

 

QFT. I love me that nigger.

Seriously though, Trevor did a good job in his first week, especially if you consider what kind of shoes he has to fill. That's no easy job, and he held up quite well under all that expectation heaped on him. Give the man a chance. By the way, I also loved the few stand-up skits of him I saw on youtube.

 

The backlash probably would have been softer if the Daily Show had gone off the air for more than a few months. Jon's performance is still a little too fresh in everyone's mind I think.

 

Taking over the Daily Show from Jon was never going to be an easy job, regardless of how long it had been off air for. I like the beginnings of this new era for the Daily Show.

 

People forget that it takes a while to figure out a rhythm and mature a personality. Trevor has his own distinct style, which I've enjoyed independently, but these are big shoes. It's a different vehicle.

Normally I'd give it six months to a year to settle; I think he'll figure it out sooner though.

 

As I mentioned above, I've personally enjoyed his work so far. And whether or not it's him or the writers (or, more likely, a mix of both), it's still his name we see on the tin, just like it was Stewart's. So if we're going to hold him accountable for bits that don't go as well, we have to give him equal credit for those that do.

 

So you think he's holding back? I hope that's the case, though I believe he just doesn't know how to interview. He's a stand-up comedian so he's probably never interviewed anyone before.

Last night's episode was pretty solid, and I was happy to see Jessica Williams back.

Anyone else really annoyd by Trevor laughing at his own jokes?

 

Have you seen his hosting of Comedy Central Africa's Steve Hofmeyer Roast? Noah knows how to give and take on-spot, he can be absolutely brutal. He just needs to adjust to the new interview/show format, figure out an acceptably nuanced manner of political commentary/actors, and yes, ease into a known quantity so he can sustain decent bookings.

From what I've seen of his past work, I've high expectations for him. He knows how to polish his style up when he needs to.