Trevor Noah, once set to replace Jon Stewart as the host of Comedy Central’s beloved “Daily Show” with Jon Stewart may very well have tweeted himself out of a highly coveted, highly visible job position.
Just this past Monday, most people when they heard the name Trevor Noah weren’t quite sure who the comic was. Now, after folks started “delving into the background of this relatively obscure South African comic and found some disturbing tweets,” people have reacted in a highly emotional way. Apparently, according to The LA Times, the most common response to Noah now is: “Eww.”
The remarks made by Trevor Noah have been derogatory on two fronts: toward women and Jews. For example. one tweet made by Noah about a potential deal being made after Apple announced it was purchasing Beats in a deal that would make a billionaire out of Beats co-founder Dr. Dre, he tweeted, “Behind every successful Rap Billionaire is a double as rich Jewish man. #BeatsByDreidel.”
Some sources say, that while his comments indicate a perhaps “not-so-nice shout-out to the “Jews control the entertainment industry” conspiracy theorists, Noah has mentioned that his mother is half Jewish. Comedy Central has been standing behind the comic, choosing to defend their choice in potential candidate for “Daily Show” replacement.
For the moment, while lesser known than his beloved predecessor, Noah appeared to be an “exciting, refreshing choice by Comedy Central.” In the wake of his racy Twitter comments and potentially polarizing comments, this man seems to be in some hot water with executives before he’s even gotten the chance to woo an audience. The public will decide whether they can get behind the South African comic. Bill Cosby still has ardent supporters and many people never believed the accusations made against Michael Jackson during his trials; however, with a comic who deals with the public on a day-to-day basis and stands as a mouthpiece for the comedy nation, his words may have harmed him, before he’s even had the chance to build his legend.
Finally, the “Anti-Defamation League, which doesn’t hesitate to call out anti-Semitism,” submitted a statement regarding the new gig on Tuesday, which included the slightest of rebukes. They said, “We understand that comedians often use humor to poke fun at stereotypes and to push the envelope of political correctness, and it seems that many if not most of the tweets sent by Trevor Noah over the years fall into those categories.”
