--- description: On Monday's episode, Jon Stewart defended his successor Trevor Noah, who has been the center of a social-media controversy title: Jon Stewart Defends Trevor Noah After Twitter 'Kerfuffle' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt01d2182136b74781/698786f48e060125e745b255/jon-stewart-daily-show.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jon Stewart Sticks Up for His Successor Trevor Noah After That Twitter 'Kerfuffle' by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 7, 2015 4:38 AM CUT  Jon Stewart performs on stage at Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs" on Feb. 28, 2015, in New York City Jon Stewart performs on stage at Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs" on Feb. 28, 2015, in New York CityAndrew Toth—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 7, 2015 4:38 AM CUT On Monday night’s [episode](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jon-stewart-trevor-noah-will-786755?utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=hollywoodreporter%5Fbreakingnews&utm%5Fcampaign=THR%20Breaking%20News%5Fnow%5F2015-04-06%2020%3A55%3A55%5FRGajewski "undefined") of _The Daily Show_, Jon Stewart stood up for his successor, comedian Trevor Noah, who has been the center of “a large kerfuffle” on social media after some of his tweets were criticized for being sexist and anti-Semitic. “I can say this without hesitation: Trevor Noah will earn your trust and respect … or not,” said Stewart, according to the _Hollywood Reporter_. “Just as I earned your respect … or did not.” Stewart, who will be leaving the satirical news show later this year asked viewers to give Noah a chance. “My experience with him is that he is an incredibly thoughtful and considerate and funny and smart individual. I think, you give him that time, and it’s going to be well worth it. I’m excited for where he’s going to take the thing.” \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jon-stewart-trevor-noah-will-786755?utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=hollywoodreporter%5Fbreakingnews&utm%5Fcampaign=THR%20Breaking%20News%5Fnow%5F2015-04-06%2020%3A55%3A55%5FRGajewski "undefined")\] _Read next:_ [_Meet Trevor Noah_](http://time.com/3768618/meet-trevor-noah/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3773450/jon-stewart-trevor-noah-the-daily-show-twitter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3773450/jon-stewart-trevor-noah-the-daily-show-twitter/"},"headline":"Jon Stewart Sticks Up for His Successor Trevor Noah After That Twitter 'Kerfuffle'","datePublished":"2015-04-07T04:38:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:44:50.034Z","description":"\"Trevor Noah will earn your trust and respect ... or not\"","url":"https://time.com/3773450/jon-stewart-trevor-noah-the-daily-show-twitter/","keywords":["Television","twitter","The Daily Show","controversy","Jon Stewart","trevor noah"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt01d2182136b74781/698786f48e060125e745b255/jon-stewart-daily-show.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt01d2182136b74781/698786f48e060125e745b255/jon-stewart-daily-show.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Comedy Central's \"Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together For Autism Programs\" - Show","caption":"Comedy Central's \"Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together For Autism Programs\" - Show","creditText":"Andrew Toth—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3773450/jon-stewart-trevor-noah-the-daily-show-twitter/","name":"Jon Stewart Sticks Up for His Successor Trevor Noah After That Twitter 'Kerfuffle'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Know Right Now: Trevor Noah Will Replace John Stewart On The Daily Show","description":"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.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fkWQyCAv/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-03-30T16:10:26.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fkWQyCAv.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3773450/jon-stewart-trevor-noah-the-daily-show-twitter/","duration":"PT1M1S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3773450/jon-stewart-trevor-noah-the-daily-show-twitter/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```