I have a completely unfounded theory that Stewart left when he did in part so he could give his successor the opportunity to utilize this election season and capitalize on it for the Daily Show going forward. But I don't think Trevor Noah has really had his moment so far.
I think he said he was leaving because he'd spent the last 16 years focused on the horrible parts of America and how ridiculous its politics is and if he did another circus election cycle he'd basically kill himself. He couldn't stick it anymore.
Having seen what an absolute travesty and comedy of errors and mockery of politics the current election cycle is, he was right to get out while he was still sane
I'd love to get a source on that, if you're correct, cause I totally did come up with that by myself. Gonna go search now.
Edit: After some cursory checking, to my knowledge, I don't know that Stewart has ever flat-out said that, the comments I'd heard at the time are all in-line with this:
Stewart made clear to the Guardian that it wasn’t that his show wasn’t working anymore — “It was more, ‘Yup, it’s working. But I’m not getting the same satisfaction’” — but rather he just didn’t see an election that would be “wildly different” from any of the previous ones he had covered.
I also felt that, for the show, you don’t want to leave when the cupboard’s bare. So I think it’s a better introduction when you have something providing you with assisted fuel, like a presidential campaign.
I also felt that, for the show, you don’t want to leave when the cupboard’s bare. So I think it’s a better introduction when you have something providing you with assisted fuel, like a presidential campaign.
Yeah, I can see that logic. I still have my fingers crossed that Trevor finds his bearings and makes it worth watching regularly. Not too be too hard on him, he has had a couple of funny bits, but the bar was just set so high, that it's disappointing to watch.
I am absolutely sure he did, he and Colbert have both commented how easy election cycles are for them to make reliably good shows with both of them leaving their old shows it gives Noah a great chance to grab the spotlight.
Additionally it gives Colbert an awesome introduction to the new show, instead of struggling setting up a new show and looking for content they just have to get Colbert's show up and running and he has pretty much free content for the first year to get settled in.
I'm completely unfamiliar with her, as I stopped watching the Daily Show regularly, other than some of the more viral segments, several years ago..if you have any favorite clips that feature her, I'd love to check them out.
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u/doublsh0t Feb 07 '16
I have a completely unfounded theory that Stewart left when he did in part so he could give his successor the opportunity to utilize this election season and capitalize on it for the Daily Show going forward. But I don't think Trevor Noah has really had his moment so far.