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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah |OT| same chair, different ass
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Yeah true, thought it was weird when he got a show as well...... but his show ended up pretty good eventually.
Gentleman Jack
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It took Stewart way more than a few months to make the show something that's still watchable today. The Month of Zen had some eye opening 'what the fuck is Jon doing' segments in the early parts of his run.
Noah will either have to be dynamite or have his own "Indecision 2000" moment to build the same viewer loyalty.
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Which is why you shouldn't automatically discount somebody heading up an American talk show just because they weren't born here. John Oliver, Craig Ferguson, etc.
Besides, it's not like he's firing all the dozens of Americans who already write for and perform on the Daily Show.
There is heading an American talk show and then there is hosting an American politics show, you better know your shit.
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It's the Daily Show, it's not the McLaughlin Group or Meet The Press. It's still closer to being a general humor show than a strict, in-depth political wonk fest.
Yeah, but it has a history of getting pretty damn influential in American politics ie. Rally to Restore Sanity
PhoenixDark
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Like Jon Stewart getting his ass handed to him by John Yoo and various other conservative blowhards?
Sure, but they are still going to cover politics. It's the same writing team as far as I know. His promos talk about the election a lot. The question is whether they can strike a good balance between the two.
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And foreign-born John Oliver's show has been creating more discussion and arguably having a greater impact in the United States on the issues his show raises than even the Daily Show.
And I like the Daily Show, but the Rally To Restore Sanity thing was kind of a wash. It happened, that was about it, and nobody talked about trying it again.
But these are not shows made entirely by their hosts. Jon Stewart's political knowledge and fact finding was heavily supported by a sizable, skilled staff of writers and researchers.
Who says they didn't? They may have been offered, but refused. Jessica Williams has publicly said that she didn't want the job.
Was there a need for trying it again? It was a parody of the Glenn Beck rally that got a far bigger audience than the original. It was a massive success; there was no reason for another rally.
And it's not like that's the only thing they've made. Their journalism on Super PAC's, I think, were much more important.
Nobody else wanted the job.
Gordon Shumway
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OUTRAGE!!
....seriously? Guess it makes more sense then...bummer.
Still really curious why Wilmore got Nightly show instead of Daily Show.
Maybe he got the deal and signed the contract before Jon Stewart even announced. Same with Colbert.
I don't think Wilmore is a very broad personality. I like his show enough, but I kind of understand why his ratings are low. I'm just hoping Daily Show as a lead-in gives it a boost, at least initially.
The fear now is what if they both tank?
Kccitystar
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I believe Viacom is looking to broadcast this show across all of their associated channels tonight
DrForester
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Not as an insult to Trevor, but I imagine they went through a long list of people who declined before they got to him.
Extra Sauce
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This is going to sound cynical; I suspect Comedy Central already plans on cancelling Wilmore but are holding off since pulling the plug as Trevor Noah is starting his run would be unseemly.
Retromelon
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Aasif is so great. I still remember one interview he did with some local republican organization chairman who was saying blatantly racist things and the trying to take this shit seriously face he was making was so funny
Here it is, starts at 1:02
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMhpN9zVfmk
including amy poehler, amy schumer, chris rock and louie ck. people really didn't want to take that chair. and for good reason lol
Thatonemoor
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Man there sure is a lot of outrage in this thread, as soon as I heard Trevor was going to take over I went on a binder watching his stand up and he is really funny. Don't get what you guys are upset about.
Not to sound cynical but Comedy Central took a gamble replacing Stewart and Colbert's slots with black hosts. There surely will be a ratings slips bc of it.
Some people really wanted Jordan Klepper to run... really? The only current correspondent IMO who could pull off hosting would be Jessica Williams.
Some people really wanted Jordan Klepper to run... really? The only current correspondent IMO who could pull off hosting would be Jessica Williams.
thesoapster
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Agreed with this. Wilmore was one of my favorites (top 2 or 3) on TDS.
Jessica Williams and Aasif were my top two choices, but i think Aasif left before Jon announced his retirement.
So it looks like Viacom is pulling the same stunt they did with the MTV awards and is showing the Daily Show on all of their networks (Nick, TV Land, MTV, etc...).
Because Colbert made his announcement to leave before Jon left the Daily Show and they needed someone to take Colbert's spot. Larry Wilmore out of the rest of Jon's staff had the most TV show experience so he and his "Minority Report" idea was chosen.
Because Colbert made his announcement to leave before Jon left the Daily Show and they needed someone to take Colbert's spot. Larry Wilmore out of the rest of Jon's staff had the most TV show experience so he and his "Minority Report" idea was chosen.
Inferno313
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Any official live streams of this?
Haloid1177
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Daily Show airing on CMT is so ironic I love it.
Gordon Shumway
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Killing it..
Thatonemoor
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Killing so far.
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