# Why did "The Daily Show" choose Trevor Noah to replace Jon Stewart?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-daily-show-choose-trevor-noah-to-replace-jon-stewart/744153>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 25, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-daily-show-choose-trevor-noah-to-replace-jon-stewart/744153 "2016-01-25T03:45:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-daily-show-choose-trevor-noah-to-replace-jon-stewart/744153/81 "2016-01-30T02:34:58Z")

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> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> I know! When I was a kid, ALL the talk shows were funnier! Candy tasted better! Everything was bigger!

I know. The Daily Show went to hell after they got rid of Craig Kilborn.

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-daily-show-choose-trevor-noah-to-replace-jon-stewart/744153/82 "2016-01-30T03:19:00Z")

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> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> Even the future was bigger back then!

Yeah! There was so much more of it!

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