Faced with the imminent departure of Trevor Noah from “The Daily Show,” Comedy Central is said to be considering rotating hosts to fill his seat.
Noah’s last show will be on December 8, and no successor has yet been named. His on-air exit announcement on 29 September took the cable channel by surprise as he had recently re-extended his contract for another year.
Noah cited being able to travel and travel again as some of his main reasons for going. with rating down And given a new permanent host who commits five nights a week, alternating between “The Daily Show” reporters is a natural solution.
Diversity reports that Comedy Central plans to resume “rebuilds” of the show starting January 17, with sources naming either Roy Wood Jr. or Jordan Klepper as the most likely replacements. Other featured artists, Desi Lydick and Ronnie Cheung, can also be tapped.
Kebler declined to comment to TheWrap, but in a widely released statement, he said, “In time, we will move on to the next chapter of ‘The Daily Show’ and all of our incredible correspondents are the most on that list.” Until then, we are focused on celebrating Trevor and thanking him for his many contributions.”
It’s unclear whether Comedy Central is looking for a new permanent host or plans to stick with the reported rotating host format.
