Comedy Central announced Monday that South African comedian Trevor Noah will replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show.
The 31-year-old made his Daily Show debut just this past December and has only appeared on the late-night comedy three times, so it’s hard to tell what kind of spin he’ll put on the show. But judging by his Twitter profile, Noah is great at one-liners.
Noah’s Twitter bio describes him as a comedian from South Africa who “was in the crowd when Rafiki held Simba over the edge of the cliff, like an African Michael Jackson.” Here are some of his best Tweets:
Why do people judge online dating as if in real life meeting somebody drunk in a club at 2am is a better start?
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