Trevor Noah to host The Daily Show
Following news that South African funnyman Trevor Noah is set to succeed Jon Stewart as the host of The Daily Show, the Internet in South Africa nearly broke. See some of Twitter's responses here.
The 31-year-old comedian made his debut on the Comedy Central show as a political correspondent and is now set to succeed Jon Stewart as host.
After only three appearances on the show he has proved to be a fan favourite.
Noah will have big shoes to fill as he replaces 52-year-old Stewart, who announced in February that he would be leaving the show after 16 years at the helm and a run that saw him bag eight Emmy awards in a row.
Noah, who will start his job as host later this year, took to Twitter to thank his fans and Comedy Central for trusting him with the show.
No-one can replace Jon Stewart. But together with the amazing team at The Daily Show, we will continue to make this the best damn news show!
— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) March 30, 2015
Meanwhile many in the USA responded to the news with "Trevor who?" on Twitter:
Yes! Trevor Noah is gonna be the new Daily Show host! Woo hoooo! Black peopleeeeeee!!! *googles who Trevor Noah is*
— Larry Beyince (@DragonflyJonez) March 30, 2015
*Googles: 'Who the hell is Trevor Noah?' ...* http://t.co/dDvybMM9MV
— Amanda M. Sakuma (@iamsakuma) March 30, 2015
South African celebs were quick to congratulate him and share their thoughts on the announcement:
Wow @Trevornoah will never be stopped! We are officially live in TrevorNoah land! Take a bow good man!
— Siv Ngesi (@iamSivN) March 30, 2015
Trevor Noah is destined to be the first South African to get onto the cover of @Forbes without the help of Photoshop.
— Deep Fried Man (@DeepFriedMan) March 30, 2015
"The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" has a nice ring to it 👍 #ProudlySouthAfrican
— Maps Maponyane (@MapsMaponyane) March 30, 2015
Trevor Noah fully 🔓. It's not a joke. Take a bow.👏
— #Se7en (@KidXSA) March 30, 2015
Damn I feel mad sorry for who ever was hating on @trevornoah 😂
— Da L.E.S (@2freshLES) March 30, 2015
Trevor Noah bringing hope to us people with dreams 🙌Yes now this is noteworthy news #niggayoumadeit #blessed
— Amanda du-Pont (@AmandaDupont) March 30, 2015
I am such a proud South African right now. "Dreams are visions from which reality is made" #TrevorNoah
— Minenhle Dlamini (@MinnieDlamini) March 30, 2015
At 31, I do believe Trevor is the youngest US Late Night Show host currently... 👏
— Sizwe Dhlomo (@SizweDhlomo) March 30, 2015
Now THIS is international! Big up to this talent 👏👏. #ProudlySouthAfrican #TrevorNoah https://t.co/3pr0d6PFGy
— Nandi Mngoma (@NandiMngoma) March 30, 2015
We think, however, that US comedian and actor Chris Rock needs to take a bow for this gem:
Thank you president Obama pic.twitter.com/PgFJCCyRTa
— Chris Rock (@chrisrock) March 30, 2015
Congrats, Trevor, we're so proud!