Trevor Noah countered recent accusations that he’s an anti-Semite by taking in a Mets game with Jewish comedy royalty. The man who will take over “The Daily Show” was seen cheering on the New York Mets with Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David during their home opener at at Citi Field. Looks like Larry David &…
Twitter may be up in arms about Trevor Noah, but Jon Stewart’s got his back. The “Daily Show” host stood up for his replacement during the show’s opening segment Monday night, after the South African comedian got blasted for some old tweets deemed sexist, transphobic and anti-Semitic. “I know there was a large kerfuffle on…
In a Daily Show clip I revisited this weekend, Jon Stewart says that “we Jews are getting our asses kicked” when it comes to holidays. We’ve already lost the Christmas v. Hanukkah competition for kids’ attention. Now Passover v. Easter comes along, and we don’t stand a chance! After all, Jon says, what would you…
Getty Images Just like you clear those less-than-flattering pictures of your trip to Cancun before you add your crush on Facebook, it’s usually a good idea to give you Twitter feed a quick skim when getting hired for a new job. Looks like Trevor Noah skipped that step. The comedian set to replace Jon Stewart…
Getty Images (JTA) Many late-night comedy fans had the same reaction Monday morning when it was announced that Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old South African standup comedian who is relatively unknown in the United States, will replace Jon Stewart as the next host of “The Daily Show”: Who exactly is this guy? Viewers had been calling…
Getty Images (Reuters) — Comedy Central said on Monday it has chosen South African comedian Trevor Noah, a relative newcomer to U.S. television, to replace Jon Stewart on its parody newscast, “The Daily Show.” In a statement, Viacom Inc-owned Comedy Central said it would announce the launch date for the new show later. “Trevor Noah is…
A still from The Daily Show’s segment on eruvs, showing an “eruv hat” If Jack O’Dwyer didn’t exist, Jon Stewart might have invented him. You might remember The Daily Show’s hilarious 2011 video report on the bitter controversy surrounding a proposed eruv (religious boundary) in Westhampton Beach, New York. Simply by venting to correspondent Wyatt…
You might have missed these two essential video clips commenting on the week’s news. Fear not — here they are. One features Jon Stewart and Aasif Mandvi on the debate surrounding Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit and its impact on the print newspaper industry. The other, erudite meteorological comment on the horrid weather socking us as March…
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