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Trevor Noah’s shocking announcement that he’s leaving — nearly seven years after succeeding Jon Stewart on Comedy Central’s late-night franchise.Noah, 38, has been working with Comedy Central “for a long time” to figure out how he could maintain the grueling late-night pace, insiders told The Post — while the Internet was abuzz with theories that his sudden departure is due to the cable show’s ratings.“Let’s tell the truth here, #TrevorNoah is leaving the #DailyShow because the show can barely muster 400K viewers less than 1/3 of its viewership from 2015,” read one tweet after Noah announced his news, continuing: “… something tells me you won’t here [sic] much about ratings though around his departure..”Another Twitter user chimed in, expressing the sentiment that, “Anyone who thinks Trevor Noah was anything but fired for low ratings is an idiot.”Noah’s numbers have been lower than Stewart’s, with a few exceptions (the 2016 election season helped spike his viewership) — both in the younger demo and total viewers — since he assumed the “Daily Show” anchor desk. At its peak, in 2013, with Stewart at the helm, “The Daily Show” averaged 2.5 million nightly viewers.

The Daily Show after seven years presenting the US political comedy show.A new report from Variety reveals that Noah announced his departure from the role during filming yesterday (September 29) for an upcoming episode of the show.Noah’s departure was then confirmed by Daily Show network Comedy Central, who wrote: “We are grateful to Trevor for our amazing partnership over the past seven years. With no timetable for his departure, we’re working together on next steps.“As we look ahead, we’re excited for the next chapter in the 25+ year history of The Daily Show as it continues to redefine culture through sharp and hilarious social commentary, helping audiences make sense of the world around them.”In a message posted to fans, Noah discussed his departure, first addressing the show’s senior correspondent Ronny Chieng.

announcement on his show Thursday, according to a clip shared on Twitter by The Daily Show’s account.“It’s been absolutely amazing, it’s something that I never expected and I found myself thinking throughout the time, everything we’ve gone through … and I realized after seven years my time is up,” Noah said to gasps from the audience.The South Africa native said he’s loved hosting the show, calling it one of his greatest challenges and joys.“I’ve loved trying to figure out how to make people laugh,” Noah said.Noah took over “The Daily Show” in 2015 after he started as a contributor the previous year.It was not immediately clear when Noah’s last show would be.The impending departure was first reported by Decider.

All good things come to an end. Trevor Noah will be exiting The Daily Show after hosting the late-night program for seven years. 

Teddy Ray, whose viral social media presence marked him as a comedy star to watch, died Friday at age 32. Details on the cause and location have not yet surfaced.

Comedian Teddy Ray has died at the age of 32.The comedian and viral star, who celebrated his birthday on 20 July, left fans and co-stars shocked at his sudden passing. His death has been confirmed by Comedy Central, who shared a sweet photo of the star and tweeted: "Teddy Ray was a hilarious and beloved performer.

“Tha God Honest Truth” and featured sketches, social experiments and A-list guests, including Vice President Kamala Harris.It’s back now as “Comedy Central’s Hell of A Week with Charlamagne Tha God,” with Josh Lieb, a former executive producer of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” brought on board to help steer the ship.Charlamagne (aka Lenard McKelvey) — a radio Hall of Famer who co-hosts the nationally syndicated “The Breakfast Club” on Power 105.1 with DJ Envy and Angela Yee — spoke to The Post about “Hell of A Week” and about its mission going forward.Why was the show rebranded?The rebrand is literally because that’s what corporate wanted. They do these focus groups and research groups and testings … “Hell of a Week” reads more like a weekly late-night talk show than “Tha God’s Honest Truth.” I’m always a student and trying to learn and I’m also trying to win — so if the network comes to me and says, “We think that with a tweak like this more viewers will come to the show and realize it’s a weekly late-night talk show” … I’m gonna trust the experts.Will the focus on a panel format impact the way you host the show?“I actually think [the panel format] makes me looser because I really do enjoy conversations in a community and I love … exchanging ideas and debating.

Charlamagne tha God, née Lenard McKelvey, is making the jump to the world of late-night television with a weekly half-hour talk show called “Tha God’s Honest Truth,” which debuts Friday at 10 p.m. on Comedy Central.“It’s my God’s honest truth about the society we live in,” McKelvey, 43, told The Post.

Instagram video clip posted Thursday, the comedian said the Comedy Central show he created and famously left was returning to Netflix on Friday — just over two months after it was yanked at his request. In the 10-minute, 46-second video, Chappelle also revealed that his well-publicized call for a boycott of the program over a royalty dispute is what ultimately what paved the way for his new and lucrative deal.“I asked you to stop watching the show and thank God almighty for you, you did,” Chappelle said.

“Tell Me A Story” on The CW).Several shows without proven track records weren’t so lucky, and were canceled even though they were expected to air this TV season. Here’s a look at those reversals of fortune — and where they stand going forward.This critically acclaimed drama stars Cobie Smulders (“How I Met Your Mother”) as Dex, a military vet based in Portland, OR, who becomes a private investigator, and Jake Johnson (“New Girl”) as her ex-con pal Grey McConnell.

Long-running Comedy Central cartoon “South Park” will return Sept. 30 with an hourlong Season 24 premiere about the coronavirus, according to Deadline.Aptly named “The Pandemic Special,” the show will focus on Kyle and Cartman heading back to school with masks on, and Randy dealing with a booming pot business.

David Spade was already working furiously on his Comedy Central late-night program, “Lights Out.” But nothing like this.