The Daily Late Nightly Show (The Reviews are In)

The New Kid

• Review: Trevor Noah Keeps ‘Daily Show’ DNA in Debut, By JAMES PONIEWOZIK, The New York Times
• “The smoothest transition since Dick York to Dick Sargent”: Celebrities shout out to Trevor Noah on Twitter, by Anna Silman, Salon
• The Daily Show review: Trevor Noah clears first night hurdles as host – but only just, by Brian Moylan, The Guardian
• How Edgy Can The Daily Show Be?, by Megan Garber, The Atlantic
• So, How Did Trevor Noah Do On His First Night At ‘The Daily Show’?, by Jessica Goldstein, Think Progress
• Trevor Noah buries Generation X: Sorry, guys – “The Daily Show” belongs to millennials now, by Scott Timberg, Salon
• Trevor Noah’s first “Daily Show” was definitely strange – but it could be exactly what we need, by Jack Mirkinson, Salon
• Trevor Noah’s terror: The new “Daily Show” host is off to a shaky, if charming, start, by Sonia Saraiya, Salon
• Review: Trevor Noah Keeps ‘Daily Show’ DNA in Debut, By JAMES PONIEWOZIK, The New York Times

So, mixed.  I thought it was better than expected, though I didn’t expect much.  As one of the reviewers said it’s hard to base a judgement on 20 minutes of material.  The best bit as far as I’m concerned was Jordan Klepper’s and not just because he’s white.

New correspondent Roy Wood Jr. is pretty funny too.

And your first web exclusive content from Hasan Minaj-

Unfortunately they’ve changed to the same crappy Web Design Larry Wilmore uses.  Pro tip guys, White on Black only works on Gamer, SciFi, and Goth sites.  Basically, I hate it.  I’ll have more complaints later.

Trevor’s guest tonight is Whitney Wolfe.

This week’s guests-

• Wednesday 9/30: Chris Christie
• Thursday 10/1: Ryan Adams

The New Continuity

Yeah, I’m a sucker for dick jokes.

Frankly, since Colbert came on, Larry has been getting funnier and funnier and his show more and more like Daily Show Classic.  Trevor, if you’re worried about the competition look no farther than Columbus Circle.

Tonightly Bill Nye and Michelle Buteau will be talking about The Waters of Mars.  For the panel we will be adding Ricky Velez

The Dancing Man

All Michelle all the time, Mindy Kaling got totally bumped.  What’s funny about Michelle’s windows joke is not that you have to have clearance to open them at the White House, it’s that none of them open at all.  Nuclear Biological Chemical secure, not to mention the thicker than it looks bullet proof glass.

We have a government that projects the illusion of openness while being hermetically sealed by bubbles within bubbles in Washington D.C.  No Fresh Air or Sunlight needed, thank you very much.

Stephen’s guests tonight are Ellen Page, Jesse Eisenberg, and Dominic Wilcox

This week’s guests-

• Wednesday 9/30: John Oliver, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Bill Withers and Ed Sheeran
• Thursday 10/1: Claire Danes, Evan Spiegel, and PewDiePie
• Friday 10/2: Morgan Freeman, Ruth Wilson, and Sean Murray

I really meant to post this the other day but I was running long.