Wednesday 23 November 2022 01:53 AM Trevor Noah warned potential successors of downsides to hosting The Daily Show trends now
Trevor Noah has revealed that he met all of his potential successors to warn them about the downsides of hosting The Daily Show.
Noah, who is set to leave the show in December, said in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter that he was surprised when he took the job seven years ago and wants those next in line to know what it entails.
The comedian, who has hosted the Comedy Central program since 2015, announced his intention to depart during taping for its September 29 episode, taking the audience and the show's staff by surprise.
It was revealed that since making the shocking announcement he has sat down with all of the show's correspondents, most of whom he picked, to explain the particulars of the job.
'I wish someone had told me what a grind it was,' he told the publication, explaining that the role has been 24/7.
'You're also running the show, so everything from HR to designing the set, you're a part of, and it doesn't stop when you leave the building,' he said.
'There's no moment when breaking news happens where I go, "Oh, wow, I don't care.'" No, I have to care. Being informed is part of my job.'
In September, Noah broke the news to his audience that he was ending his stint at the program, telling viewers, 'There's another part of my life that I want to carry on exploring'
Comedian Trevor Noah has announced his first post-Daily Show gig will be a domestic tour of his stand up act Off the Record, which will kick off mere weeks after he wraps his official time behind the Comedy Central desk
Although Noah acknowledged he was overwhelmed when he took the job all those years ago, he did say he doesn't regret it.
'Because I don’t know that the answer is yes. And maybe that’s what saved me, the ignorance, because I am glad that I did it. It’s like, would I go bungee jumping again? I don’t know, but I’m glad I did that, too.'
Noah's last day hosting the show
