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Jon Stewart Returns to ‘Daily Show’ as Monday Host, Executive Producer (variety.com)
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After scuttling a months-long search for a new host, the Paramount Global network said it had enlisted Jon Stewart, who presided over the late-night mainstay’s most popular era, to serve as its host on Monday nights throughout the 2024 election cycle and to run the program. He is expected to oversee the program through 2025. Various “Daily Show” correspondents will host the program Tuesday through Thursday nights, and Jen Flanz, the current executive producer, will continue her duties on the show.

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[–] 29 points 2 years ago* (8 children)

I'm just a random person in the world, so my opinion doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things.....but I have never found Trevor Noah even slightly funny my entire life.

I feel bad saying that, because he seems like a genuine, sincere person from what I have read and watched, but his delivery on the Daily Show just comes across as bland/flat to me, I stopped watching maybe 1 year into his tenure.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    As someone with no special insight into the internal workings, and who didnt watch trevor noah's DS too much, or know much about noah himself, i've honestly been pretty convinced that the problems with TN DS doesn't really have anything to do with trevor specifically, but i'm reasonably sure that comedy central took jon stewart leaving as an opportunity to "tame" the writing on the show.

    I feel like comedy central wanted to pull the show back from leaning too far left to appeal to a wider audience.

    What i mean by that, is where jon stewart might tear into a political figure for the way they stand on some particular issue he disagrees with, trevor's daily show would like...make fun of their hair/clothes, or some other "safe" joke that doesn't get too political.

    And noah, unfairly, probably takes all the blame for this, even though i'm quite sure this is on the studio heads and was outside his control.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    "too far left"

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I mean, Jon Stewart is pretty left if you consider the majority of Democrats to be Neoliberals. Jon lambasted everyone, and that's fine, bit then he lambasted companies and "centrist" talking points, and THAT was too far for some.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Maybe not funny all the time, but if you go on YouTube the daily show channel used to post between the scenes cuts of Trevor. I also used to dislike his delivery, but I found him way more interesting and engrossing in the more off-the-cuff style. I am convinced it was the writers or producers who were dropping the ball.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I absolutely turned around on Noah. His standup is fantastic.

    His daily show era is still kinda bland. His "Outsider looking into America" perspective didn't really fit what Stewart built up.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Agreed. He had big shoes to fill, and I don't know that anyone except maybe Colbert could've actually done it. He did have some good moments though, I remember a brief segment where he questioned why the US always seems to make things into an X vs Y dynamic, instead of X and Y.

    "Why does it have to be cat people and dog people? Why can't we just love both of them?!"

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I liked his from-home stuff during Covid, but never liked TDS with Trevor Noah. I'm not exactly sure why. Too silly, not "edgy," insightful, or hard hitting enough I guess. John Oliver's show is pretty good though.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I agree. See also, Seth Myers. Like I get that hosting a regular show is hard because you need to consistently entertain with fresh material. But damn do they both miss the mark there.

    And don't get me wrong. They both seem like sincere and down to earth dudes, but funny, they ain't

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I really like Seth Meyers. His material is very targeted and curated to his audience, though, which he’s gotten to know very well by interacting with them, especially in YT comments (indirectly). You’re either in that audience or you’re not.

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