The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

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Season 1
Season #: 24, 23, 22, 21, 1
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
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Critic Reviews

  1. Las Vegas Weekly
    Reviewed by: Josh Bell
    Oct 8, 2015
    60
    His version of the show doesn’t differ much from the one Stewart hosted at the end of his tenure. The correspondents are a mix of newcomers and holdovers, and the tone remains mostly bemused outrage at the state of the world.... In his first four shows, his personality didn’t shine through often enough. He was awkward in his interviews, failing to give Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie much of a challenge, and bumbling through more superficial celebrity chats.
  2. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Sep 29, 2015
    60
    He seemed to suffer from “Jimmy Fallon-itis”--he laughed too much at his own jokes.... The show pretty much stayed on point, with almost every joke leading back to Noah. He got to make the show all about him, and that’s OK--for one night, anyway.
  3. The Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Kristi Turnquist
    Sep 29, 2015
    60
    On Monday night, Stewart's spirit hovered over the proceedings so much it was hard to get a sense of what makes Noah special. He seemed relaxed, and smiled throughout the whole show, looking entirely happy to be there.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Sep 29, 2015
    60
    With a couple of minor changes--new graphics, new desk--Noah's first show kept everything in place. The theme song, the correspondents, the Moment of Zen. The bent remains political.... As with every new host since the beginning of hosts, he was the least comfortable in the interview segment--with "comedic rock star" Kevin Hart. It made him seem young in a way the rest of the show did not.
  6. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Erik Adams
    Sep 29, 2015
    60
    It was a cautious first show.... A stand-up who threads laughs throughout winding, anecdotal routines, he’s still adjusting to The Daily Show’s rhythms.
  7. Cleveland Plain Dealer
    Reviewed by: Mark Dawidziak
    Sep 29, 2015
    50
    The jokes weren't marginally different in tone and quality than those delivered so expertly for so many years by his predecessor, Jon Stewart. It was all about his delivery, which seemed breathless, slightly rushed and a little uncertain.... New correspondent Roy Wood Jr., reporting on the discovery of running water on Mars, made a stronger impression Monday night than Noah.
  8. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Sep 29, 2015
    50
    Some of his jokes--about the pope’s privates, AIDS and Whitney Houston’s relationship with crack--probably gave an equal number of viewers reason for concern about taste, or elation that Mr. Noah will not pull punches. Senior Mars correspondent Roy Wood Jr. (“Sullivan & Son”) made a strong first impression joking about which black celebrities might get a chance to visit Mars.... Mr. Noah’s least interesting segment was an interview with comic actor Kevin Hart.
  9. Salon
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Sep 29, 2015
    50
    He neither excelled nor failed; it wasn’t perfect, but it wasn’t flawed, either.
  10. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    Sep 29, 2015
    50
    Noah's Daily Show at once felt confident but also oddly tentative. Smoothly delivered but uneven.... Not quite a rocky start, but not an emphatically comforting one for fans either.
  11. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    Sep 29, 2015
    50
    It was a less than spectacular debut Monday--one that focused a bit too heavily on Noah's status as host.... Some of it was funny; some wasn’t. And some of it came perilously close to seeming like the show was trying to guilt us into liking him.

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User Score
3.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 144 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 144
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 144
  3. Negative: 92 out of 144
  1. Doona75
    Oct 1, 2015
    0
    Trevor Noah is a complete misfire as host. He's not really very funny by himself. He has no charisma or style and can't seem to engage theTrevor Noah is a complete misfire as host. He's not really very funny by himself. He has no charisma or style and can't seem to engage the guests to get anything out of them. They seem to have to draw HIM out. I don't think he will be hosting for very long and hopefully he'll be replaced by someone who belongs in that chair. Too bad some of the best candidates left the network right before Stewart left. Maybe Jessica Williams can be talked into being host or co-host. She could save the show.… Full Review »
  2. dorout
    May 29, 2017
    0
    TLDR: I am a liberal and I can see the propaganda spewing from every orifice and it's utterly pathetic. Pander. Pander. Pander. MoreTLDR: I am a liberal and I can see the propaganda spewing from every orifice and it's utterly pathetic. Pander. Pander. Pander. More propaganda. Then a final sprinkle of risible Trump hate.

    Jon Stewart was okay at times, but mostly entertaining. This dude, holy sh*t! Where do I even begin? Before I even do, it must be known that I am a liberal, but this pile or freshly dropped horse manure doesn't even come close to a blip of appeal to me. When I watch this, it seems that the same fallacies that the MSM are pushing are echo chambered here as well. The message this conveys to me is 'black people can't be racist because reasons' and Trump this Trump that (which is why he won the election LOL).

    On a personal note, again as a liberal, this PC/SJW hateful rhetoric is disgusting. The double standards are bursting at the seams. Whoever plays into this type of show is ignorant beyond all hope. "Trump wants to sleep with his daughter" really? This low is pretty damn low, but it's expected from these types of hooligans.    … Full Review »
  3. LibPropoganda
    Oct 2, 2015
    0
    This show, like the one previously hosted by Jon Leibowitz, is terrible. So far, each episode has been nothing more than your standard liberalThis show, like the one previously hosted by Jon Leibowitz, is terrible. So far, each episode has been nothing more than your standard liberal snark combined with distorted facts and observations (a hallmark of liberal entertainers). "Republicans are racist!" Thunderous applause. "Conservatives are radicals because they protested the illegal harvesting of dead baby body parts" ZOMG LITERALLY THIS! They should change the name to The Liberal Delusion, with some half black guy nobody's ever heard of. They have a blatant agenda against "right-wingers" (i.e. sane, mentally healthy white people) and it's just not funny. Like Jon Leibowitz the host and his handlers, I mean writers, are more concerned with pandering to white, self-hating liberals than the the quality of their show. The host was a piss-poor stand-up comedian, and he's a piss-poor host as well. Zero charisma, laughs at his own jokes, and he's a poor speaker. There's no natural rhythm or flow when he speaks; it's obvious that he's reading from a prompter. "Comedy" Central should have picked a host who has an IQ above 85 if they wanted the show to be successful.… Full Review »
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