Less than two months after Jon Stewart ended his 16-year-run as host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah sat behind the desk to take on the job.
Noah opened the show acknowledging that his hosting must be as weird for the audience as it is for him.
"Jon Stewart was more than just a late night host. He was often our voice, our refuge. In many ways our political dad. And now it's weird because dad has left. And now it feels like the family has a new step dad. And he's black."
Noah tried answering questions he assumed were on people's minds, like why a woman isn't the new host. He said a woman was offered the job but she turned it down because "she had better things to do and clearly knew something I didn't."
In June, comedian Amy Schumer revealed in an interview that she was offered the job and turned it down.
The new host also said that Comedy Central offered the job to an American, but it was turned down.
"Once more a job Americans rejected is now being done by an immigrant," he said.
Noah continued by acknowledging and thanking Jon Stewart.
"I’m not quite sure what you saw in me. But I’ll work hard every day to find it. And I’ll make you not look like the crazy old dude who left his inheritance to some random kid from Africa," he said.
When Stewart signed off as host in August, he launched into a monologue about American society, saying "Bullshit is everywhere."
“There is very little you will encounter in life that is not infused with bullshit,” Stewart said.
"To you the The Daily Show viewer … thank you for joining us as we continue the war on bullshit."
LINK: Jon Stewart Signs Off From “The Daily Show” For The Last Time
LINK: Here’s What You Need To Know About New “Daily Show” Host Trevor Noah
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