“Maybe This Guy’s Full Of Sh–“: Former Daily Show Staffers Speak Out On Leading Trevor Noah Replacement

The leading candidate to replace Trevor Noah on The Daily Show gets called out by former staffers and insiders, many of whom share their blunt thoughts. In August, it was reported that former Daily Show correspondent and host of the Netflix show Patriot Act Hasan Minhaj was in the running to take over the role from Noah. However after an article detailed several fabrications in Minhaj’s stand-up performances, the actor and comedian’s future has become more uncertain.

Now, in a new story from TheWrap, former staffers at The Daily Show give their perspective on Minhaj and his stand-up controversy. All agree that Minhaj shouldn’t become the new host of The Daily Show, with a few of the anonymous staffers using blunt language to describe their feelings toward Minhaj. Others speak eloquently about how, in fabricating stories about racism and prejudice, Minhaj has done serious harm. Read their quotes below:

“There was always this suspicion that maybe this guy’s full of s–t. Maybe he’s exaggerating.”

“With [‘The Daily Show’] came responsibility. You didn’t make s–t up, and you didn’t punch down. Both Trevor [Noah] and Jon kept that ethos alive. But Hasan did both of those things. He hurt other people of color by giving white supremacists the supposed proof they need that people of color shouldn’t be trusted when they talk about discrimination.”

“To me, what went on disqualifies him from that particular role. And not from many, many other things in entertainment. Not stand-up, by the way, not that. But for me, this particular hosting job, it should disqualify him.”

“On his TV show, he seemed to screw up. On his stand-up, he seemed to screw up. On a personal level, he seemed to screw up, and he’s owning it all in this weird Trumpian way where he’s like, ’No, I’m going to stand by what I did. It’s emotional truths. He lied about his own daughter nearly contracting anthrax. Like what the f–k?”