Trevor Noah Will Leave ‘The Daily Show’ After 7 Years: ‘My Time Is Up’

Media Editors’ Pick Trevor Noah Will Leave ‘The Daily Show’ After 7 Years: ‘My Time Is Up’ Mark Joyella Senior Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover political media–and media politics. Following New! Follow this author to stay notified about their latest stories.

Got it! Sep 30, 2022, 09:23am EDT | New! Click on the conversation bubble to join the conversation Got it! Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 03: Host Trevor Noah speaks onstage during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards . . .

[+] at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Getty Images for The Recording Academy Comedy Central’s Trevor Noah added a bit of real news to Thursday night’s episode of The Daily Show , which he has hosted since 2015: He’s leaving. “My time is up,” Noah said.

“We’ve laughed together, we’ve cried together. It’s time. ” “It’s been wild,” Noah said of his rise from relative obscurity in the U.

S. to becoming a fixture in late night. “I’m really grateful to a network that believed in this random comedian who nobody knew on this side of the world.

. . Paramount PARA has been amazing, ViacomCBS has been amazing.

” Comedy Central, in a statement, said the network had been working with Noah “for a long time to figure out how he can maintain the demanding schedule. ” The network added that “with no timetable for his departure, we’re working together on next steps. ” “I’m really grateful to a network that believed in this random comedian who nobody knew on this side of the world,” Noah said.

“Paramount PARA has been amazing, ViacomCBS has been amazing. . .

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” Noah’s announcement brings another element of turmoil to late night television, which has seen James Corden announce that he would leave his show on CBS next year. On TBS, Conan O’Brien ended his late night show last year, and the network’s Samantha Bee announced that her show was being cancelled. NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 06: Trevor Noah and host Jon Stewart appear on “The Daily Show with Jon .

. . [+] Stewart” #JonVoyage on August 6, 2015 in New York City.

(Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for Comedy Central) Getty Images for Comedy Central Noah took over The Daily Show after the show’s longtime host Jon Stewart left in 2015, with many wondering if Comedy Central had fumbled the transition by choosing an unknown in the form of a South African comedian few viewers had heard of. On the show Thursday night, Noah described his rise to host after having made just a few appearances on Stewart’s Daily Show . “I sort of felt like ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,’” he said.

“I came in for a tour of what the previous show was. And then the next thing I know, I was handed the keys. ” Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn .

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