The host exits in a sweet, somewhat awkward finale.
There is no obvious plan for what’s next.
Why isTrevor NoahleavingThe Daily Show?
Trevor Noah on ‘The Daily Show with Trevor Noah’.Comedy Central
Um, maybe because it’s doomed?
I know, us idiots said that seven years ago.
Compared to 2022, though, 2015 looks like 2015.
Comedy Central is dangerously spectral, allOfficereruns leading into aging franchises.
Late night lately is cancellations, retirements, and whatever broke up Desus and Mero.
Yet somehow political comedy is still overcrowded.
Two ofJon Stewart’s ex-correspondents have acclaimed shows.
Stewart himself hosts a thoughtful series that certainly exists.
You never know when a reformedMan Showlug will start advocating for pediatric health care.
Social media churn makes the sharpest topical joke sound years late by 11 PM ET.
That’s bad news for the Republic, worse news for any comedian trying to add something beyond eye-rolls.
The biggest laughs on Thursday came when Noah said farewells to his fake news team.
Jordan Klepper had a nice swingback appearance, offering Noah some farewell clips from random people in midtown.
Wood looks like the obvious heir.
Any current correspondent would do fine.
It takes three weeks, tops, to pick a new pope.
Why is Comedy Central dragging this through 2023?
That’s lost time in a non-election year for a new host to evolve their style.
You cannot stand out from the pack by bragging about how big your pack is.
He wrote a book about a mother’s love.
He maintains a collaboration with Microsoft, your father’s evil tech company.
He is, quite simply, the most interesting man in the world.
The histories note Noah’s rough start, and his rapid post-2016 ascension.
This was not someone who strained to speak about the racial issues our racist 45th President forefronted.
Or maybe the best way or the most equitable way?
Talk to Black women."
you remembered how thoughtful he could be at terrible moments in world history.
The devoted son and the jerk who can get it: A bit of the Noah mystique there.
He makes jokes about Switzerland and then jokes about Disney.
He does accent humor so much.
One final paradox from Noah’s tenure is that he was someone who could askBarack Obamatougher questions thanWill Smith.
The host certainly wasn’t grilling the 44th President last month, to be clear.
The very next episode, Smith received a stroke job for the ages.
The first half of the interview danced around the obvious with movie chatter.
Ah,ha, well.
Still, I wonder how much thefoundational controversyaround his hiring stuck with him.
I guess that’s a joke, but he sounded a bit sad.
“I don’t have anything lined up at the moment,” Noah insisted in the finale.
That is certainly what someone says when they’re negotiating with Netflix.
But I buy exhaustion as an explanation for his sudden departure.
His exit announcement apparently caught everyone by surprise, and may explain the occasionally rushed feel of this finale.
A farewell video package somehow included Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, and Vice President Kamala Harris big whoas!
and also Nick Offerman and Jesse Williams, nice to see.
(Bill Gates, too: Seriously, Trevor, Microsoft, WTF?)
He kept the lights on, until he didn’t want to anymore.
His final speech was long, mostly laughless.
He said context was important and pleaded with viewers to seek out the background of every video clip.
He said the world is much friendlier than social media.
ThenHell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha Godcame on, and Charlamagne started with a joke about Herschel Walker.
