Things appeared to be looking rosy for Trevor Noah after Comedy Central announced last week the South African comedian would be the new host of "The Daily Show," replacing Jon Stewart.
Some of the internet applauded the decision. Others gave the network the side-eye, since Noah had only appeared on the program three times.
Despite his apparent notoriety in South Africa, where he regularly sells out venues for his comedy shows, he was relatively unknown in the US.
Naturally, with the huge promotion came the requisite social media background check, and Noah didn't pass.
Comedy Central quickly swooped in to defend Noah a day later with a simple tweet and a short statement.
Now Jon Stewart has done the same, telling his audience Monday night Noah would "earn [their] trust and respect ... or not."
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