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Comedy Central keeps Noah

at ‘Daily Show’ through 2022

By DAVID BAUDER not at Stewart’s level, but with the expectation that
AP Television Writer Noah is the most popular Noah’s show would be
NEW YORK (AP) — In a late-night comic among satisfying in the same way
strong vote of confidence viewers aged 18-to-34, and that Stewart was, and that
for its late-night corner- he’s a particular hit among Noah would come into the
stone, Comedy Central people who stream high- job fully formed, he said. In-
said Thursday it has agreed lights online. stead, it took time. Viewers
to a contract extension “It’s very satisfying to see saw Noah approach what
that will keep Trevor Noah our belief in him come to was going on in the United
as host of “The Daily Show” fruition,” said Kent Alter- States from the perspective
through 2022. man, Comedy Central of an outsider, but during In this May 1, 2017 file photo, Trevor Noah attends The Metropol-
The network also said Noah president. last year’s campaign “peo- itan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala in New York.
would produce and host Comedy Central is now try- ple felt this transition where Associated Press
specials comedically wrap- ing to replicate what it had he was talking about what
ping up each year, starting in its glory days of Stewart was happening to us, in-
in a few months. and Stephen Colbert, with stead of what was hap-
The little-known South Afri- another alum of “The Daily pening to you,” Alterman
can comic was a leap of Show,” Jordan Klepper, be- said.
faith for Comedy Central ginning a new program in Video clips of Noah have
when he was selected to the time slot after Noah on been streamed some 2.2
succeed Jon Stewart at Sept. 25. billion times since he took
“The Daily Show” two years “When we set out to re- over, the network said.
ago. He started slowly but place Jon Stewart, we That’s increasingly the way
has made inroads both crit- knew that would be an younger viewers experi-
ically and commercially. impossible task,” Alterman ence late-night comedy.
His show has averaged said. Noah quipped that it’s
1.57 million viewers so far “If the goal was to find exciting to know he’s un-
this quarter, up 28 percent a younger version of Jon der contract for five more
from the same period a Stewart, that was a fool’s years, “or until Kim Jong Un
year ago, according to the errand.” annihilates us all, whichev-
Nielsen company. That’s Still, many viewers came er one comes first.”q

Real-life road trip helped

‘Brad’s Status’ actors bond

By JOHN CARUCCI to question if he has re-
Associated Press ally failed.
TORONTO (AP) — Stiller saw the subject
Ben Stiller thought the matter as relatable,
best way to prepare for along with having a
his role as a dad taking chance to work with
his son on a college tour Mike White, who wrote
in the film “Brad’s Status” and directed the film,
was to take the actor which hits theaters on Fri-
playing his son on an ac- day.
tual road trip. “I just thought it was a
So Stiller and Austin well-written script.
Abrams got in a car and I think Mike’s an amaz-
took a drive from Mon- ing, creative force, and
treal to New York, mak- he was trying to tell this In this Sept. 9, 2017 file photo,
ing stops along the way. very personal and emo- Ben Stiller attends a premiere
“I feel like it really it tion story, without trying for his film, “Brad’s Status” at
helped because we’re to make it in any way the Toronto International Film
supposed to be like fa- forced — Festival in Toronto.
Associated Press
ther and son,” Abrams or sappy or anything,”
said. Stiller said.
The bittersweet com- The road trip not only up in a Revolutionary
edy has Stiller’s charac- helped the two actors’ War outfit, much to em-
ter, Brad, driving his son relationship on screen. barrassment of Abrams.
around the Northeast Stiller said they also had That moment made it
looking at schools, but a great time doing it. feel real.
all he can think about On the way, Stiller “I was like hey, we’re fa-
are his own failures in life. stopped at a historical ther and son. This is hap-
Along the way, he starts attraction and dressed pening,” Stiller said.q