On Monday, Comedy Central announced that South African comedian Trevor Noah would be replacing Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show. To get a feel for Noah's brand of humor, one could simply watch his debut on the fake news show in December of 2014, when he jokingly declared that present-day America had worse race relations than Apartheid South Africa. After introducing Noah as the show's newest contributor at the time, Stewart noted: "And I know that you flew in, I guess, yesterday from South Africa." Noah replied: "Yeah, I just flew in and boy are my arms tired....No, no, seriously, I've been holding my arms like this since I got here." He made the completely discredited "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" gesture with his hands and added: "I never thought I'd be more afraid of police in America than in South Africa. It kind of makes me a little nostalgic for the old days back home."
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Later in the exchange, Stewart wondered: "But you're not saying that things in Africa are better than they are in America, are you?" Noah responded: "No, no, no, I'm not saying that – you guys are saying that."
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With Nightly Show host Larry Wilmore having already taken over Stephen Colbert's time slot, the addition of Noah may give Comedy Central a full hour of late-night race-baiting.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-drennen/2015/03/30/new-daily-show-host-joked-us-worse-apartheid-south-africa
New Daily Show Host Joked U.S. Worse Than Apartheid South Africa
By Kyle Drennen
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Anti Semitic Host of TV Show From South Africa
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Yesterday, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency appeared to be the first media outlet to notice a disturbing tweet from Comedy Central’s new hire Trevor Noah, who is pegged to replace Jon Stewart as host of the Daily Show:
Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) June 2, 2010
Late this evening, author and former Conservative MP Louise Mensch found several more:
Behind every successful Rap Billionaire is a double as rich Jewish man. #BeatsByDreidel
— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) May 7, 2012
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2015/03/30/does-jon-stewarts-replacement-trevor-noah-have-a-jewish-problem/
Does Jon Stewart’s Replacement, Trevor Noah, Have a Jewish Problem?
Comedy Central has a PR problem after tweets surface from their "bold" choice.
by David Steinberg
March 30, 2015 - 9:03 pm
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[From article]
South African comedian Trevor Noah was announced as Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" successor on Monday, but on Tuesday there was a growing backlash over Noah's Twitter account, which is filled with anti-Semitism and misogyny, critics said.
http://www.newsmax.com/newswidget/trevor-noah-backlash-anti-semitic-misogynist/2015/03/31/id/635502/?Dkt_nbr=13E39-1&nmx_source=Boston_Herald&nmx_medium=widget&nmx_content=317&nmx_campaign=widgetphase2
Trevor Noah Backlash Grows as Anti-Semitic, Misogynist Posts by New 'Daily Show' Host Surface
Tuesday, 31 Mar 2015 10:47 AM
By Nick Sanchez
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