The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

[davejames]

I like Noah, he's kept me entertained and (a little) informed. My one criticism is that I can help thinking that he's reading jokes written by other people. I know the same was true of Jon Stewart (a point he made sure to emphasize), but Jon had a way of making you believe he'd personally written the joke and it was part of him. Some of Noahs jokes contain obscure pop culture references that he occasionally trips over, which makes it seem like he's more of a mouthpiece than a genuine commentator.

Once he finds his own voice in the writing room, and that translates to the screen, I think that'll make for a more genuinely compelling show than it already is.

Yeah I kinda get that same sense as well at times. As much as I enjoy watching Trevor, I just don't get the feeling that these are stories he feels all that passionately about one way or the other.

Even with the most serious subjects, his attitude always appears to be one more of bemusement than anything else, and I'm still waiting to see if he can actually get angry and upset about anything the way Jon always could when necessary (and the way both Wilmore and Oliver are able to).

Interesting, I find Colbert the most entertaining thing on network late night in years. I've kind of lost interest in Willmore but I sometimes switch over to @Midnight.

I would agree he focuses a little more on stars than politics most of the time now, but that's to be expected on CBS. He had a fantastic segment with Carol Burnett and a hilarious bit with Tom Hanks.

Yeah I'll take Colbert any way I can get him, and his new show is often a lot of fun to watch.... but I definitely miss the bite and edge and fearlessness of the Colbert Report, and how brilliant he was on that every night.