The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah Addresses Those Critical of His “Jokes That Didn’t Land”

Jill Pantozzi

Published: Mar 31, 2015 06:07 pm

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To reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didn’t land is not a true reflection of my character, nor my evolution as a comedian.

— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) March 31, 2015

That’s an interesting way to put it. If anyone was looking for a retraction or an apology, I wouldn’t hold my breath.

Normally I’d go more in depth here but it’s been a day so I’m just going to leave it at that. If you’d like to read up on why some folks are upset with the newly announced Daily Show host, or read Comedy Central’s statement, head on over to our original post.

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Jill Pantozzi

Jill Pantozzi is a pop-culture journalist and host who writes about all things nerdy and beyond! She’s Editor in Chief of the geek girl culture site The Mary Sue (Abrams Media Network), and hosts her own blog “Has Boobs, Reads Comics” (TheNerdyBird.com). She co-hosts the Crazy Sexy Geeks podcast along with superhero historian Alan Kistler, contributed to a book of essays titled “Chicks Read Comics,” (Mad Norwegian Press) and had her first comic book story in the IDW anthology, “Womanthology.” In 2012, she was featured on National Geographic’s "Comic Store Heroes," a documentary on the lives of comic book fans and the following year she was one of many Batman fans profiled in the documentary, "Legends of the Knight."