A Tearful Trevor Noah Signs Off From 'The Daily Show'
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Near the end of Trevor Noah's final episode of The Daily Show—which he's leaving after a brilliant seven-year run—he offered a simple, sweet message to his audience. "Please don’t forget the world is a friendlier place than the Internet or the news would make you think," Noah said, a little over two months after he surprised fans with plans of his departure.
Noah's eyes welled throughout Thursday afternoon's taping, as he said goodbye to the show that once posed, to him, an impossible task: How to succeed Jon Stewart. (Not only succeed Stewart, by the way, but do so during Donald Trump's presidency and a pandemic.) “I remember when I started the show, you know?" Noah said. "There was so many people that hated me—genuinely hated me. They hated the idea, they hated how I looked, they hated my hair, they hated my accent, they hated everything about me, my point of view, everything. And then I look seven years later and now all those people still hate me, but for the right reasons, not because now they know me, they understand me."
Thursday's show saw a host of familiar Daily Show correspondents and friends swing by, including Roy Wood Jr., Jordan Klepper, Desi Lydic, and Neal Brennan. At one point, Noah thanked the crowd—and Black women in his life. "I’ve often been credited with having these grand ideas,” the comedian said. “Who do you think teaches me? Who do you think has shaped me, nourished me, informed me? From my mom, my gran, my aunts, all these Black women in my life, but then in America as well. I always tell people if you truly want to learn about America, talk to Black women. Because unlike everybody else, Black women can’t afford to fuck around and find out. Black people understand how hard it is when things go bad.”
The Daily Show will return in January, with the likes of Chelsea Handler, Sarah Silverman, Hasan Minhaj, Leslie Jones, Kal Penn, and Wanda Sykes manning the desk, while the show searches for Noah's successor. And even though most of Noah's words throughout the night were earnest and straight-faced, he did have a parting jab. "I know a lot of people are sad, but please don’t be sad," he said. "You should be happy—the African leader is peacefully leaving power. That is never a guarantee.”
So goodbye for now, Trevor Noah. Go forth and date Dua Lipa in peace.
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