Trevor Noah to Take Over the Daily Show

Looking at the news he has to cover, I expect he'll be making this face a lot.

Comedy Central has found their successor for John Stewart, and his name is Trevor Noah. A fairly recent addition to the show, Trevor has nonetheless found a voice and a following as a correspondent, and now he gets his chance to try taking over the desk. Honestly, this is what we expected - the last two hosts of the Daily Show were not established comedians, but newcomers who were given a shot and ran with it. Based on what he's done so far on the show, Noah should do a fantastic job behind the desk. Here's his and Stewart's thoughts, from the New York Times:

Jon Stewart to Retire from the Daily Show

According to The AV Club, who was reporting on tweets from folks who were present, Jon Stewart announced at a recent taping of the Daily Show that he would be retiring from the program. No other details are available at this time, and it's unknown when he will be leaving, who his replacement would be, and what Stewart's next steps would be. After Rosewater, we hope he goes on to direct more films.

We at the Ace of Geeks would like to thank Jon Stewart for being the voice of sanity in a world of twenty four hour news coverage. Without his voice, there were times that many of us on staff would not have understood the crises that faced our modern world - and without him, we certainly wouldn't have been able to laugh at them. Thank you, Jon, and good luck in wherever life takes you next.

UPDATE: Comedy Central have released a statement confirming Stewart's retirement. No dates are given other than "later this year."

Thank you Jon. pic.twitter.com/yPdxjnkuLw

— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) February 10, 2015