The Trevor Noah timeline:
Dec. 4, 2014 — Trevor Noah appears as a contributor to “The Daily Show,” talking about Ebola and playing “Spot the Africa” with Jon Stewart.
Jan. 22, 2015 — Trevor Noah appears again for a report on Boko Haram and terrorism.
Feb. 10, 2015 — Jon Stewart announces he will be leaving “The Daily Show” after 16 years as the show’s host.
March 19, 2015 — Trevor Noah appears on “The Daily Show” playing chess with Jon Stewart.
March 30, 2015 — Comedy Central announces that Trevor Noah will be the next host of “The Daily Show.”
March 31, 2015 (early morning) — Trevor Noah faces backlash over previous tweets (labeled anti-Semitic and sexist) from past years, some going back to 2011.
March 31, 2015 (4:36 p.m.) — Trevor Noah tweets, “To reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didn’t land is not a true reflection of my character, nor my evolution as a comedian.”
Aug. 18, 2015 — Comedy Central releases its first video teaser of Trevor Noah as new host of “The Daily Show.”
Sept. 23, 2015 — It’s announced that Trevor Noah’s first guest will be comedian Kevin Hart and his first music guest will be Ryan Adams.
Sept. 28, 2015 — Trevor Noah’s first show as host of “The Daily Show” to air at 10 p.m. (CST).
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