“The most challenging thing is trying to make it look like it’s easy,” said South African comedian Trevor Noah during a test show, ahead of his debut as the new host of The Daily Show in the United States of America.
Noah’s first ever show as the host of the late night satirical programme will air in the United States on September 28 at 11pm and in South Africa on September 29 at 9pm on Comedy Central.
According to the New York Times, Noah explained that the purpose of the test show was to see if the content was a “good idea or not”. The test show, which took place last week, featured events of the day, in-studio and field segments with Daily Show correspondents and interviews with cultural and political individuals, New York Times reported.
The guests on the first show include, comedian Kevin Hart, founder of the new dating app Bumble Whitney Wolfe, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and musician Ryan Adams. The format of the show hasn’t changed, but Comedy Central president Michele Ganeless explained that the show would now focus on building a strong presence on various social media platforms, USA Today reported.
Noah is taking over from The Daily Show’s previous host Jon Stewart who sat in the host’s seat for 16 years. This year the show won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series. All eyes are now on Noah to see if he has what it takes to steer the ship in the right direction. He has described this moment as “nervous excitement”, much like skydiving.
via Mail & Guardian
