Trevor Noah has introduced that he’s leaving the Each day Present, which has struggled to take care of even a fraction of the viewers that it had when it was hosted by Jon Stewart.
The explanation for Noah’s departure, and whose choice it actually was, stays unclear — however a brand new report from Breitbart discovered that scores had been down 75 % from when Stewart was on the air.
“When Jon Stewart left the Each day Present in 2015, he averaged 1.3 million viewers per evening,” the Breitbart report said. “After seven years of humiliating failure, Stewart’s hand-picked alternative, some man named Trevor Noah, is slinking off with a mean viewership as of final week of 363,000 viewers.”
Trump shared the Breitbart report on Fact Social, together with sturdy commentary in regards to the host.
“Trevor Noah was a waste of time, no expertise, no something,” Trump wrote. “Jon Stewart was solely barely higher, however extremely overrated. Comedy Central ought to concentrate on comedy and never politics, as a result of they’re not excellent at it. If these characters ever went impartial or Conservative, they’d double and triple up the scores—however no one’s figured that out besides me! Congratulations to John Nolte for his distinctive brilliance and perception.”
The host introduced his departure on Thursday evening’s episode.
“What a journey it’s been,” Noah mentioned within the announcement. “I spotted after the seven years, my time is up. Yeah. However in probably the most lovely approach. Truthfully. I’ve beloved internet hosting this present. It’s been one in every of my biggest challenges. One among my biggest joys. I’ve beloved attempting to determine make folks snort notably when the tales are sh-tty on the worst days.”
“We’ve laughed collectively, we’ve cried collectively. However after seven years, I really feel prefer it’s time, you realize?” Noah continued. “I spent two years in my condominium, not on the highway, stand-up was lifeless. And once I received again on the market once more, I spotted there’s one other a part of my life I needed to hold on exploring. I miss studying different languages, I miss going to different nations, I miss placing on exhibits…”
Noah added, “I’m not disappearing, don’t fear. If I owe you cash, I’ll pay you.”
In keeping with a report from Decider, who first reported on him leaving, the announcement got here as a shock to workers.
“We’re grateful to Trevor for our wonderful partnership over the previous seven years. With no timetable for his departure, we’re working collectively on subsequent step,” the community mentioned in an announcement to Variety. “As we glance forward, we’re excited for the following chapter within the 25+ 12 months historical past of The Each day Present because it continues to redefine tradition by sharp and hilarious social commentary, serving to audiences make sense of the world round them.”
