Trevor Noah to go away ‘The Every day Present’ after 7 years

Trevor Noah is nearing his final snort on “The Every day Present.”

The comic, who got here out of close to anonymity to take over this system from Jon Stewart in 2015, plans to exit the flagship Comedy Central sequence after a seven-year tenure that noticed him remodel it for a brand new era of viewers who’re extra at dwelling on social media than they’re cable retailers and broadcast networks.

In a video posted to the present’s Twitter on Thursday night time, Noah thanked the viewers and individuals who have labored on the present, and mentioned he was “crammed with gratitude for the journey.”

“I’ve cherished internet hosting this present. It has been one among my biggest challenges. It has been one among my biggest joys,” Noah mentioned. “We have laughed collectively, we have cried collectively. However after seven years I really feel prefer it’s … time.”

Noah mentioned after spending two years in his condominium throughout the pandemic, he realized he missed being out on the street.

“And once I obtained again on the market once more I spotted there’s one other a part of my life that I wish to keep it up exploring,” he mentioned within the video. “I miss studying different languages. I miss going to different international locations and placing on reveals. I miss being in all places and doing every part.”

It was not instantly clear when his precise exit would happen — within the video Noah mentioned they’d “determine the timings and the whens.”

It was additionally unclear whether or not the Paramount International cable community had begun to contemplate a successor.

“We’re grateful to Trevor for our superb partnership over the previous seven years. With no timetable for his departure, we’re working collectively on subsequent steps,” the community mentioned in an announcement. “As we glance forward, we’re excited for the following chapter within the 25+ 12 months historical past of ‘The Every day Present’ because it continues to redefine tradition by way of sharp and hilarious social commentary, serving to audiences make sense of the world round them.”

Jill Fritzo, a consultant for Noah, couldn’t be reached for instant remark.

Noah mentioned after spending two years in his condominium throughout, he realized he missed being out on the street.

“And once I obtained again on the market once more I spotted there’s one other a part of my life that I wish to keep it up exploring,” he mentioned within the video. “I miss studying different languages. I miss going to different international locations and placing on reveals. I miss being in all places and doing every part.”

Noah’s plans to depart floor as TV’s late-night roster has begun to shrink. Sure, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel nonetheless seem each weeknight round 11:30 p.m. to poke enjoyable at day by day headlines and do movie star impressions and stunts, however they’ve fewer rivals.

At Warner Bros. Discovery, executives have scuttled late-night reveals led by each Samantha Bee and Conan O’Brien, and have made no efforts to switch both. Comedy Central as soon as boasted three totally different applications, led by Stewart, Colbert and Chris Hardwick. Now the cable community is right down to only one. Showtime’s “Desus & Mero” not too long ago stopped manufacturing. James Corden has already indicated he plans to step down from CBS’ “The Late Late Present” subsequent 12 months, and NBC is now not within the enterprise of airing comedy programming at 1:30 a.m. after parting methods with Lilly Singh in 2021.

Noah’s exit additionally signifies that late-night will likely be much less numerous, notably after the exits of Bee and Singh and the top of the “Desus & Mero” program on Showtime. That dynamic might play a task in how executives at Comedy Central select to proceed.

Noah took over this system underneath intense scrutiny. Stewart, who inherited “Every day Present” from Craig Kilborn in 1999, turned it into an establishment along with his probes of how the information media introduced tales. When Noah took the seat, he confronted a troublesome transition.

“I’ll say the primary two years had been horrible — and it was horrible as a result of I had taken over one among America’s most beloved establishments,” he advised Selection in 2020. “And though Jon Stewart had handed over the reins to me, it was basically a 12 months of individuals telling me I shouldn’t be doing the job and I used to be unworthy of being in that seat. And I continued to consider that.”

Noah has labored intensely to make this system his personal, holding courtroom with varied media influencers after hours, and devising new “Every day” codecs. His banter with the viewers throughout business breaks turned fodder for social-media clips.

In the course of the coronavirus pandemic, Noah hosted the present from his condominium, tilting towards extra critical matters and interviews within the perception his viewers — youthful than those that watch his rivals on broadcast networks — had been fascinated by extra critical dialogue. The present went on hiatus in the summertime of 2021 as a way to return to a extra regular mode of manufacturing.

Comedy Central has a number of potential replacements for Noah on its roster. The host works with a big circle of fake “correspondents” that features mainstays similar to Desi Lydic, Roy Wooden Jr., Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta and Dulcé Sloan. Jordan Klepper, who as soon as hosted “The Opposition,” a present that adopted “Every day,” is an everyday contributor, and has gained traction on-line for segments by which he visits conservatives at rallies and asks them questions in regards to the state of the nation. Comedy Central has additionally been working with Charlamagne Tha God on a weekly showcase that mixes comedy, commentary and information.