Aasif Mandvi of 'The Daily Show' Says Trevor Noah 'Was Trying to Be Funny'
The comedian defends his new boss.
Last night “The Daily Show” correspondent and author Aasif Mandvi stopped by LinkedIn’s Manhattan headquarters in the Empire State Building to chat with LinkedIn executive editor Dan Roth as part of the social network’s #InDiscussion series. As expected, the first topic of conversation was Jon Stewart’s newly appointed (and now controversial) replacement, Trevor Noah.
Mandvi said he got the news of Noah getting the hosting gig via a text message from “Daily Show” co-executive producer Jen Flanz about two hours before it was officially announced.
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