There are going to be some changes on "The Daily Show," when Trevor Noah takes over as the new host of the Comedy Central series later this year, the comedian revealed at the Television Critics Association Press Tour on Wednesday morning.
Noah's first order of business was to point out that the fundamentals of the talk show are not changing. "We're obviously changing the sets, a tiny bit. We still want the show to be recognized as "The Daily Show," because that's what it still is," Noah stated. "In terms of content on the show, we're still dealing with the same issues.
"The issues are not changing in America and in the world, so it's just a different angle. It's my angle. The show still has its voice, but it's just I'm at the helm taking things in a slightly different direction. We're still trying to get to the same end place," Noah said, according to USA Today.
The comedian went on to mention the basic differences between Stewart and himself. "The way you approach a story, the way you look at a story depends on your points of view," the future host said. "The way you look at comedy depends on your points of view. So Jon [Stewart] is a white 52-year-old Jewish guy that grew up in Jersey. I am a 31-year-old half-black, half-white South African who has lived in America for a few years on and off. So the way we would look at the same story would be completely different," Noah said, according to IGN.
The Noah-era of "The Daily Show" will begin on Sept 28. Stewart's successor was recently in the news for "offensive" tweets he posted several years ago, as HNGN previously reported.
