No one watches cable anymore.
A few short years ago, Comedy Central was full of original gems like Tosh.0 and Drunk History. They’re nearly all gone, replaced by hours-long blocks of Seinfeld and The Office reruns. This isn’t a Trevor Noah problem-- even The Problem with Jon Stewart has problems with Jon Stewart. Ratings are abysmal across the board.
So it’s time for Comedy Central to take a hard look in the mirror. Sure, we loved The Daily Show. Its scathing satire got us through a few inexplicable wars and some head-scratching elections. But it’s not 2008 anymore. Perhaps it’s time to walk away with dignity while the memories are still good.
You know, like Trevor Noah had the good sense to do.
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