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Trevor Noah
In 2014, Noah became the Senior International Correspondent for ''The Daily Show'', and in 2015 succeeded long-time host Jon Stewart.
In March 2015, Comedy Central announced that Noah would succeed Jon Stewart as host of ''The Daily Show''; his tenure began on 28 September 2015.
Those are the guys that have laid the foundation and have moved the yardstick for all comedians, not just Black comedians. "}} He also cited Jon Stewart as an influence and a mentor, following his appointment to succeed Stewart as host of ''The Daily Show''. In an interview with '' The New York Times'', Noah likened Stewart to "a Jewish Yoda" and recounted advice Stewart gave him, saying, {{Blockquote|"The most amazing thing that Jon did was he didn't give me a mandate.
Jon Stewart
Until Trevor Noah permanently took over the show in 2015, Stewart hosted almost all airings of the program, except for a few occasions when correspondents such as Stephen Colbert, Rob Corddry, Jason Jones, and Steve Carell subbed for him, and during John Oliver's stint as host during the summer of 2013. Stewart won twenty Primetime Emmy Awards for ''The Daily Show'' as either a writer or producer, and two for producing '' The Colbert Report'' (2013–14), earning a total of twenty-two Primetime Emmy Awards, the most wins for a male individual.
In 2007, ''The Daily Show'' was involved in former correspondent Stephen Colbert's announcement that he would run for president in 2008.
On September 16, 2010, Stewart and Stephen Colbert announced a rally for October 30, known as the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
The hour-long-plus final ''Daily Show'' on August 6 featured reunions with former correspondents Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, John Oliver, Samantha Bee, Hasan Minhaj, Ed Helms, Kristen Schaal, Larry Wilmore, Jessica Williams, Aasif Mandvi, Lewis Black, John Hodgman, Rob Corddry, Olivia Munn, Josh Gad, Michael Che, and Mo Rocca and cameo video clips from people Stewart had targeted over the years, including Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Chris Christie, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Bill O'Reilly, Wolf Blitzer, Joe Scarborough, and Mika Brzezinski.
In 2007, Stewart voiced Mort Sinclaire, former TV comedy writer and communist, on Stephen Colbert's audiobook version of '' I Am America ( And So Can You!)''.
The Writers Guild Strike of 2007–08 also was responsible for a notable mock feud between Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Conan O'Brien in early 2008.
Among comedians who say they were influenced by Stewart are Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Hasan Minhaj, Samantha Bee, Larry Wilmore, Bassem Youssef, Trevor Noah, and Jordan Klepper.
Stephen Colbert
American comedian, writer, actor, and television host
Among comedians who say they were influenced by Colbert are Nathan Fielder, James Corden, Mindy Kaling, Hasan Minhaj, Jordan Klepper, Ziwe Fumudoh, John Mulaney, Derrick Beckles, Julie Klausner, and Billy Eichner.
Lupita Nyong'o
Nyong'o was featured in Beyoncé's musical film '' Black Is King'', which premiered on Disney+ in July 2020.
Rapper Nicki Minaj mentioned Lupita in her verse on A$AP Ferg's remix of "Plain Jane" and was referenced by rapper Wale in his song "Black is Gold". Singer Beyoncé mentioned Nyong'o in the single "Brown Skin Girl" from '' The Lion King Soundtrack'' (2019).
Beyoncé
Beyoncé is featured on the film's soundtrack, released on July 11, 2019, with a remake of the song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" alongside Donald Glover, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen, which was originally composed by Elton John.
Trevor Noah
In July 2018, Noah and ''The Daily Show'' writing staff released ''The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library'', a book comprising hundreds of Trump tweets and featuring a foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham.
Jon Meacham
American journalist and biographer (born 1969)
Spanning the period from 1941 to 1998, the book includes writings of noted civil-rights leaders, novelists, and journalists, like John Lewis, James Baldwin, William Faulkner, and David Halberstam.
Trevor Noah
Noah has said of his comedic influences, {{Blockquote|"The kings are indisputable. Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby|[Bill] Cosby; for me personally I didn't know of him before I started comedy but Eddie Murphy changed my view on the thing and I definitely look up to him as a comedic influence.
Eddie Murphy
Piscopo impersonated Jackie Gleason on the single, while Murphy provided an imitation of Art Carney.
Jackie Gleason
*In 1976 at the Sixth Annual American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) "Entertainer of the Year Awards", Paul Lynde received an award for being voted the funniest man of the year.
Paul Lynde
*In July 2020, it was announced that actor and comedian Billy Eichner and producer Tom McNulty were developing a biopic based on the life of Lynde entitled ''Man in the Box'', with Eichner set to star as Lynde.
