Who became host of The Daily Show after Jon Stewart left in 2015?

Trevor Noah became host of The Daily Show after Jon Stewart left in 2015.

Noah, a South African comedian who had joined the program as a contributor in December 2014, officially took over on September 28, 2015. Stewart had hosted since 1999 and made the show a major source of political satire and commentary.

Noah’s tenure introduced a host with an international background and a different comedic perspective. He remained host until December 2022, when the program entered a rotating-host period before returning to a regular-host format.

The succession is sometimes confused with Larry Wilmore’s The Nightly Show, another Comedy Central program that occupied part of the network’s late-night schedule during Noah’s early years. Wilmore did not replace Stewart on The Daily Show.