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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah |OT| same chair, different ass
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OrangeGrayBlue
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Given that this is the first episode, I think Trevor did really well. I also see a lot of sincerity in him that I think will bode well for him as time goes on, just as it did for Jon. You could see it pretty openly in his tribute to Jon as well as in his interview with Kevin. I expect to get a lot of good social commentary from him as the years go on, and I hope he's around long enough to provide it.
Well Trevor got off to a pretty decent start.
I like his opening segment. It's the panel that made me stopped watching the show. It's just a waste of time.
I like his opening segment. It's the panel that made me stopped watching the show. It's just a waste of time.
I enjoyed the first episode as much as most of you guys did 
http://www.cc.com/full-episodes/q4l...mber-28--2015---kevin-hart-season-21-ep-21001
People in Germany can watch the show on comedycentral.tv at 17:00 CEST
EDIT: Nightly Show: http://www.cc.com/full-episodes/u3s...hootings---jeb-bush-on-race-season-2-ep-02001
Neil Degrasse Tysopn would be proud
Until you wrote it, and he himself said it on the show, I never thought of Trevor Noah as black.
As of now, it is up:
http://www.cc.com/full-episodes/q4l...mber-28--2015---kevin-hart-season-21-ep-21001
People in Germany can watch the show on comedycentral.tv at 17:00 CEST
EDIT: Nightly Show: http://www.cc.com/full-episodes/u3s...hootings---jeb-bush-on-race-season-2-ep-02001
Who was the head writer, and where did he go?
Wow, finally somebody catched that. I expected that as first post as the show started
Neil Degrasse Tysopn would be proud
Wow, Question answered before I even got to ask!
JHoNNy1OoO
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The majority of the show was extremely solid. I just didn't like his interview with Kevin Hart. I'm sure he'll get better over time. Really excited to see what else they have in store. Great to have The Daily Show back.
cubicle47b
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I really like Trevor Noah already.
Wasn't much of an interview.
- Look ties.
- I respect you.
- You're in shape!
It was nice and short. The focus of the program remained on the host and segments, which was fantastic.
Deified Data
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The interview has been the bane of my TDS watching experience from day one. I hate them. They're almost uniformly horrible. Their absence is why Last Week Tonight is the best TDS-alike on television.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Sometimes I feel like you people missed the memo about skipping the interview segments.
In the old days you could get your Daily Show and Colbert watching done in a half hour without commercials.
In the old days you could get your Daily Show and Colbert watching done in a half hour without commercials.
Deified Data
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This has always been my strategy, but I figured I'd watch Noah's first few interviews to get a better feel for him.
spindashing
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Roy Wood Jr and Trevor worked together so wonderfully, haha.
captainnapalm
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Was fearing the worst, but that wasn't bad at all for a first effort. This could actually work.
Pilgrimzero
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I was worried at first cause I didn't find the Pope jokes funny but the next segment was hilarious and it kept going.
I agree the interview was kind of lame but oh well.
Anyways love his accent.
I agree the interview was kind of lame but oh well.
Anyways love his accent.
megamerican
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Reminded me of the old Daily Show I used to love before Stewart got such a hard on for attacking cable news ad nauseam.
That was surprisingly well done. Trevor had really good delivery and the segments were classic daily show. The correspondent bits were better than usual too. I'll definitely be sticking with the show. It really doesn't feel like they've missed a beat since Jon left.
We just have to see how Trevor handles interviews with some politicians and stuff now, but I'm pretty optimistic. He seems smart and quick witted. Just glad i have daily show plus Colbert back to back again.
We just have to see how Trevor handles interviews with some politicians and stuff now, but I'm pretty optimistic. He seems smart and quick witted. Just glad i have daily show plus Colbert back to back again.
I enjoy Fallon's program. Don't see any sort of comparison between them both though. When he starts having proper interviews I might give a bit more judgement.
And he's super positive and happy. Jon always looked like he was in need of a minute to cry.
I just wish they weren't a slave to them. Maybe 1-3 a week depending on the guests you can get. A little more often then Oliver but not having to feel it is a structural necessity to the show.
EDIT: I actually like the interviews when they are good guests. Intellectual thinkers, politicians, experts relevant to a current event. I just hate that it seems most nights they are just filling a time slot on the show.
If I ever watch interviews, it are the political or science related ones.
So I actually watch more interviews on TDS than I do on other late-night shows.
Recently, Bill Maher had no opening interview guest on Realtime, and I think it improved that show a lot.
Kid Kamikaze10
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That was a fantastic first show. Well done Trevor and the TDS team!
backflip10019
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Kind of wish they had shaken up the format a little more, but overall it was a good first show.
Though I can't say enough how sick I am of the correspondent segments. Compared to the remote segments the show used to have, they're just awful.
Though I can't say enough how sick I am of the correspondent segments. Compared to the remote segments the show used to have, they're just awful.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
They still have remote segments. Remotes are way more expensive so you don't get them all the time.
Hmm, I thought Roy Wood Jr's back and forth with Noah was the best part of the show.
LyleLanley
Banned
Did they ever update the Jon Stewart billboard in NYC that pointed people to Larry Flynt's Hustler Club?
backflip10019
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Yeah, he stood out in particular, but I'd say in general they're the weakest part of the written show. I just wish they had something new in their place. Feels like correspondents are always underutilized or used in the wrong ways.
I guess, but I definitely think they've become more scarce over the past few years.
Gordon Shumway
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I found the first Daily Show with Trevor Noah to be better than the first Late Show with Steven Colbert.
If you would have shown me this TDS without me knowing (and them mentioning) it was the first show I would have thought it was already on for a while. Felt very natural to me.
If you would have shown me this TDS without me knowing (and them mentioning) it was the first show I would have thought it was already on for a while. Felt very natural to me.
Ziltoidia 9
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It went kind of like I expected. Thought they were going to do a fish out of water angle with Trevor, and it worked in the first episode. Only thing I was concerned about was if they would change the show structure, segments, etc and they didn't, which is good.
The only thing I didnt really care for was the new announcer at the beginning,
The only thing I didnt really care for was the new announcer at the beginning,
The Technomancer
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Bah Comedy Central's video player isn't working in any browser on Mac. This has never happened before
Id be ok with them shaking up how they use the correspondents. Adding some new formats. Not sure what that could be but I'd be ok with some experimentation. but I certainly wouldn't want to eradicate them altogether.
My main problem with them, like the interviews, is that they often seem to feel they are a necessity to pretty much every show unless they have one of the longer correspondent pieces. Which I think they should unburden themselves from thinking.
Truthiness will always be hard to top for me. That segment was so strong that it's hard for anyone to top an opening show the way Colbert did....including Colbert with the Late Show.
For Noah I think it clearly helped they had several test rehearsals and test audiences and the old writing team - which is really the heart of the show - is still in tact.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Look at the clip archive: http://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart/video-guide
I'm not sure what to tell you, but they are still a consistent part of the show. The last few months of Stewart's run was the smallest pool of correspondents they'd ever had (only 3), so them basically doubling the number with Noah will probably allow for more field pieces.
The Technomancer
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or PC. What the fuck
dead souls
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Yep, once I gave up on Stewart/TDS a few years ago and just watched Colbert sans interviews I was done in 15 minutes.
MHWilliams
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The format works against Wilmore. They need to cut the "Keep it 100" segment and let the panel continue to discuss the topic. On special shows where they drop that, it all comes together much better. I think the Nightly Show would probably benefit from a full hour, but they should be more efficient with what they got.
BrokenFiction
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Larry had bailed on the Keep it 100 segment for a long time (w/ occasional pop ups here and there), but I've seen it twice recently. It drags down an otherwise excellent show. Larry has really massively improved since his 1st episode.
I kind of like his format at times. Part of me wishes he would end up on HBO alongside Maher, part of me isn't so sure I would watch him regularly then either.
I really enjoy him as a performer too, which is a shame. It's just one of those things that doesn't have me actively coming back for more.
They dropped the Keep it 100 since I started watching the show again, its so much better and WIlmore seems more in control but the sidekicks are uniformly terrible except for Mike Yard. Tho I dont see much of a future with the show with Colbert in the same timeslot.
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