No(ah) thank you: Trevor Noah is ill-suited for famed late-night show

Proving once again that any outspoken Twitter comedian can become the next host for a big hit late-night show, Trevor Noah’s show is a prime example of using offensive humor and misguided logic.

Noah, who has recently become the host of “The Daily Show,” has been criticized for everything from his weak, dull comedy, his habit of cracking racist and sexist jokes and his poor handling of the the show.

Before taking over this prestigious role from Jon Stewart, Noah had already shown that he had a seriously misguided sense of humor. In 2009, Noah tweeted, “Almost bumped a Jewish kid crossing the road. He didn’t look [before] crossing but I still [would have] felt so bad in my German car!”

Furthermore, Noah has made comments supporting misogynistic and fat-shaming ideas on Twitter, such as, “‘Oh yeah the weekend. People are gonna get drunk & think that I'm sexy!"’ — fat chicks everywhere.”

Comedy Central, who hired Noah, defends the new host’s offensive humor as simply “pushing boundaries” and claims that the scrutiny he has received for “a handful of jokes is unfair.”

But even if one can overlook his insensitivity and prejudices, he also has a history of plagiarizing his jokes. Specifically, his jokes have an uncanny resemblance to those of American comedian Dave Chappelle, according to an article by Salon.com.

After reports of plagiarism and an underwhelming pilot episode, “The Daily Show” suffered a 33 percent decrease in viewership. According to Inquisitor.com, “despite all the free hype from every corner of the left-wing national media, Noah bombed during his first week with an average of just 1.02 million viewers.”

His jokes often come at the price of being culturally insensitive and inappropriate. Unfortunately, the once-famous show is now in the hands of an unpracticed comedian who is unable to find the balance between idiotic mockery and educating viewers.

Unlike his peers John Oliver and Jimmy Kimmel, Noah comes across as distasteful and humorless.

In his low-brow comedy, Noah has only accentuated the idea that, “Hey, racism is gone so we can joke about it!” and that any racist and offensive man can become the next replacement for a comedic late-night show hit. With a history of ignorant tweets and remarks, his “bright future at Comedy Central” will be easily overshadowed by his overall humorless show. His hosting style is both unoriginal and is humorless, making Noah a bad choice to replace Stewart.