Larry Wilmore To Succeed Stephen Colbert

[dfergie]

Just like it did with Stephen Colbert nine years ago, Comedy Central and Jon Stewart have gone to the bench of correspondents on The Daily Show to find a host for the post-Daily Show 11:30 PM slot.

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[CK SatGuy]

Interesting. He's pretty funny and did a couple specials on Showtime as well. Nice to get different perspective on current events. Hopefully he'll succeed.

 

[TNGTony]

I like this. Larry's style very different from Stephen's. It'll be nice to have a contrast to the Colbert caricature.

 

[whitewolf8214]

How Trevor Noah’s ‘Daily Show’ Is Beating Jon Stewart’s https://www.yahoo.com/tv/s/trevor-noah-daily-show-beating-jon-stewart-010057798.html

One month down, about 187 more to go — that is, if new “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah hopes to catch up to predecessor Jon Stewart‘s incredible tenure.So far, so good, according to Comedy Central President Michele Ganeless. “I couldn’t be happier,” she told TheWrap, adding that the new guy offers “a more global … millennial perspective.”And Noah’s predecessor agrees. “He’s like a proud papa,” Ganeless said, summing up her recent conversation with the former host, who remains on-board with the switch from afar.“We made the absolute right choice,” Ganeless said of Noah. “The show needed to evolve.”