{"id":85103,"date":"2015-03-30T15:31:43","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T13:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/85103\/south-africas-day-walker-set-to-host-the-daily-show\/"},"modified":"2015-03-30T15:39:34","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T13:39:34","slug":"south-africas-day-walker-set-to-host-the-daily-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2015\/03\/30\/south-africas-day-walker-set-to-host-the-daily-show\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa\u2019s \u2018Day Walker\u2019 set to host The Daily Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report by <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/\">Time<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Trevor Noah, who has been a contributor on The Daily Show for barely four months, will replace Jon Stewart as host of the Comedy Central satirical news show.<\/p>\n<p>The formal announcement will be made Monday, the New York Times reports, less than two months after Stewart said he will be leaving the show following a successful 16-year tenure in the faux anchor chair that saw him turn the show into a cultural touchstone of comedy and political satire. Noah has appeared on the show only three times.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Watch Trevor Noah&#8217;s segment on &#8216;The Daily Show&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> Spot the Africa<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/AHO1a1kvZGo' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t believe it for the first few hours,\u201d Noah was quoted by Time speaking from Dubai, after learning of the new job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need a stiff drink, and then unfortunately you\u2019re in a place where you can\u2019t really get alcohol.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Stewart said in a statement told Times that he \u2018may rejoin as a correspondent just to be a part of it\u2019!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thrilled for the show and for Trevor,\u201d Stewart said. \u201cHe\u2019s a tremendous comic and talent that we\u2019ve loved working with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Noah has been on the South African entertainment scene since playing a cameo role in SABC 3\u2019s daily soapie, Isidingo in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>The following two years he spent two years years hosting an educational show for SABC2, during which time he started hosting his own radio show on Yfm called Noah&#8217;s Ark.<\/p>\n<p>On the local comedy scene, he thrilled the audience with \u2018Day Walker 1\u2019 and \u2018Day Walker 2\u2019. 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