By Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TV “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah is keeping a safe social distance from his crew, but still trying to do right by them.
Variety has learned that Noah is personally paying the salaries of 25 furloughed members of “The Daily Show” crew amid the industry-wide production shutdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Noah has informed crew members that he will continue to pay their salaries until production begins to ramp back up in the television industry. “These are the people who have been on the show with Trevor from day one and help him put on the show,” a source close to the production tells Variety. “Trevor is personally covering their salaries until the production business opens again.
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