Fans (and, according to media reports, many crew members and even executives within Comedy Central) were shocked when Trevor Noah suddenly announced his departure as host of The Daily Show on September 29.
Noah has been at the helm of The Daily Show since 2015 and is just the third host in the series’ 26-year history on Comedy Central.
And, in fact, The Daily Show won’t have a new permanent host, at least in the short term.
Today, Comedy Central announced instead that at least in the interim, a series of “comedy greats and all-star correspondents” will sit in the host’s chair at The Daily Show desk.