The Daily Show is going to survive the loss of Jon Stewart. It won't be as good as Stewart's version for a long while, but that was because Stewart wrote the Master's course on hosting a fake news program With time, say four or five years, Trevor Noah will get past his nervousness and start to develop the comedic chops of his predecessor.
What makes the current version still watchable is the same thing which has made the show great year in and year out, the correspondents. The three carry overs from the Stewart era, Jessica Williams, Jordan Klepper, and Hasan Minhaj, plus the new addition Roy Wood Jr., are what make the episodes most nights. Jessica was always a massive talent, and I'm so glad she stuck around. Kleeper and Minhaj have developed nicely, coming into own their roles. I do think part of their problem was they started in the shadows of other great correspondents, so it takes some time to get rolling.
Kleeper joined the pantheon of great correspondent field pieces from the show with this epic take down of the good guy with a gun falsehood, and the idea that a regular person can stop a lunatic with a gun. Enjoy, and pass this around. This goes to the level of comedy which actually becomes newsworthy.
It won't post, so click the link and enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCI4bUk4vuM
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