--- description: Trevor Noah is taking over for Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" title: Comedy Central Calls Criticism of Trevor Noah ‘Unfair’ image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9179a979eceba16c/6987861435ba6f3bedc07d36/trevor-noah5.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Comedy Central Calls Criticism of Trevor Noah ‘Unfair’ ## Video: Know Right Now: Trevor Noah Will Replace John Stewart On The Daily Show [Watch (HLS stream): Know Right Now: Trevor Noah Will Replace John Stewart On The Daily Show](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fkWQyCAv.m3u8) (1:01)  _Published 2015-03-30. Trevor Noah, a young South African comedian who has been a contributor on The Daily Show for barely four months, will replace Jon Stewart as host of the Comedy Central satirical news show._ by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 31, 2015 7:37 PM CUT  Trevor Noah Trevor NoahByron L. Keulemans—GQ South Africa/Comedy Central by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 31, 2015 7:37 PM CUT Comedy Central is stepping up to defend new _Daily Show_ host Trevor Noah after a series of potentially offensive messages were dug up from the comedian’s Twitter account. “Like many comedians, Trevor Noah pushes boundaries; he is provocative and spares no one, himself included,” Comedy Central said in an emailed statement. “To judge him or his comedy based on a handful of jokes is unfair. Trevor is a talented comedian with a bright future at Comedy Central.” Just hours after Noah was named the successor to Jon Stewart as host of _The_ _Daily Show_, old jokes he made on Twitter began circulating widely online. Some of the tweets making fun of women and Jewish people attracted [wide criticism](http://time.com/3764913/trevor-noah-twitter-backlash/ "undefined"), with some Twitter users declaring they would not watch _The Daily Show_ if Noah hosted. Noah himself made an oblique reference to the controversy Tuesday morning, writing, “Twitter does not have enough characters to respond to all the characters on Twitter.” The tweet was quickly deleted. ### See Jon Stewart's Career Over the Years  Jon Stewart takes the reins as anchor of The Daily Show in 1999. Comedy Central/Everett  Stewart gets a cameo as Kevin Gerrity in the 1999 Adam Sandler movie Big Daddy. Columbia  Jay Leno interviews Jon Stewart on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in 2000. NBC/Getty Images  Stewart plays Marion Frank Stokes in the 2002 black comedy Death to Smoochy Warner Bros.  Jon Stewart and his team win the first of many Emmys for The Daily Show in 2003. Chris Weeks—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Jon Stewart hosts the 78th Academy Awards in 2006. Academy of Motion Picture Arts—WireImage/Getty Images  Stewart has a cameo as himself on The Simpsons in 2008 in the episode "E Pluribus Wiggum." Fox  Steven Colbert and Jon Stewart host the Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear on the National Mall on Oct. 30, 2010 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee—Getty Images  Jon Stewart interviews President Barack Obama on The Daily Show at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, DC, Oct. 26, 2010. Jim Watson—AFP/Getty Images  Jon Stewart speaks at the 51st USO Armed Forces Gala & Gold Medal Dinner on Dec. 13, 2012 in New York City. Michael Loccisano—Getty Images  Stewart makes his directorial debut in the 2014 drama Rosewater. Open Road Films  Jon Stewart announces his retirement for the end of 2015. 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