Trevor Noah To Replace Jon Stewart As The New 'Daily Show' Host

"The Daily Show" finally has its new host: Trevor Noah.

Noah, a South African comedian and one of the newest "Daily Show" correspondents, was mentioned Friday as the front-runner to replace Jon Stewart on the Comedy Central show. On Monday, The New York Times reported that Noah would officially take over hosting .

Since Stewart announced in February that he'd be stepping down from the show after hosting for over 15 years, a handful of possible replacements have been considered. Lists of the potential next host have included Jason Jones, Samantha Bee , Tina Fey and Jessica Williams , who said she was under-qualified for the position.

Noah is a new name to many people because he is one of the most recent additions to the Comedy Central show, having joined in December 2014 . Since then, he has appeared in only three segments with Stewart, including ones about Ebola , Boko Haram and a game of chess .

You dont believe it for the first few hours, Noah told The New York Times, speaking from Dubai about receiving the news. You need a stiff drink, and then unfortunately youre in a place where you cant really get alcohol.

Beyond "The Daily Show," Noah is also well-known in South Africa from hosting his own late-night talk show, a handful of radio programs and the South African Music Awards. The 31-year-old also headlined a Showtime stand-up special last year and was the first South African comedian to appear on "The Tonight Show" and "The Late Show with David Letterman."

In a Comedy Central press release Stewart said, Im thrilled for the show and for Trevor. Hes a tremendous comic and talent that weve loved working withIn fact, I may rejoin as a correspondent just to be a part of it!!!

Stewart is expected to step down from the hosting gig sometime between July and the end of the year , according to Variety.

No-one can replace Jon Stewart. But together with the amazing team at The Daily Show, we will continue to make this the best damn news show!

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No-one can replace Jon Stewart. But together with the amazing team at The Daily Show, we will continue to make this the best damn news show!
Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) March 30, 2015

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