Trevor Noah bid a fond farewell to The Daily Show. Image Source: LA Times 

Trevor Noah bids a fond farewell to The Daily Show.

Host Trevor Noah’s final episode of The Daily Show premiered on Thursday, and it was an emotional episode as Trevor Noah signed off with a tearful and heartfelt message of gratitude.

Trevor Noah said that he is very grateful for everyone present in the audience, adding that he remembers that when he started that show, they couldn’t get enough people to fill the audience, and now he is looking at the packed audience, and he does not take it for granted ever. He thanked everyone. 

The host added that every seat that has ever been filled to watch something that he is doing, he will always appreciate it, and he thanked the people who watch, the people who share the clips, and everyone who has ever had an opinion. Trevor also thanked those who disliked the show, saying that they still received ratings and that he will be eternally grateful to them.

Trevor Noah decided to give a special shout to black women, saying that he is often attributed with possessing these grandiose visions, and he is like, "Who do you consider educated him about them? Or who do individuals think has molded, imbibed, and established him?" Trevor adds that he has received all from his mom, grandma, and aunts.

Trevor Noah reflected on all of his experiences with black women and how they influenced him mentally and intellectually. He shared with the audience that he will share that they can truly do themselves a favor if they truly want to know what to do or how to do it. Maybe the best way, or the most equitable way, is to talk to a black woman. The Daily Show host stated that black women, unlike everyone else, cannot afford to fuck around and find out. When things go bad, black people understand how tough it is, especially in America, but when things are going wrong wherever there are black people—whether in Brazil, South Africa, or wherever—black people can understand that it gets much worse them. But Black women, in specific, know what shit is; they sincerely think that the Black women are a big part of why he's there, and he wanted to thank every one of them, concluding that it's been an honor.

People always ask Trevor, "Why do black women come out the way they do in America? Why do they vote the same way they do?—they know what will happen if things something doesn't go way they should?" They simply can not afford to fuck around and find out. Roxane Gay, Cottom, Zoé Tsamudzi, Tressie McMillan, Tarana Burke, and other brilliant women who have shared their knowledge and wisdom with him were among those he mentioned.

Trevor also included the correspondents, including Desi Lydic, Roy Wood Jr., Michael Kosta, Ronny Chieng, and Dulcé Sloan, with whom he had shared the spotlight and worked every single day for the past seven years, along with contributor Jordan Klepper. Jordan and Trevor collaborated when Trevor Noah took over as host for the first time, and Jordan returned with a video package featuring interviews with New York City residents wishing Trevor Noah luck.

Trevor Noah announced his plans to leave the show in August by sharing that he loved hosting the show and that it has been one of his greatest challenges and one of his greatest joys, stating that he has loved trying to figure out how to make people laugh even when the stories are particularly shitty on the worst days. Trevor added that they have laughed and cried together, but after seven years, he felt like it was time.

Roxane Gay tweeted that Trevor Noah will be missed and shared a story about how, when she was promoting Hunger, which she said was a shitshow, journalists had no idea how to talk about fatness, adding that there was a nightmarish thing in Australia with a billionaire’s daughter, but when she went on The Daily Show, she was prepared for the worst. Roxane further said that if women had bungled interviews so badly, she only wondered what would happen with a man, noting that she had made assumptions.

She went on to say that Trevor Noah was a dream when he came to the green room and asked what language he should use around fatness, and she told him that they can be real and that the word "fat" is fine. Roxane said that it was clear that he had read Hunger, adding that they had a wonderful time, describing that Trevor was smart, kind, and funny, and he did not condescend to her or treat her like she was repulsive. She said that she will always be grateful and never forget the consideration. She concluded by saying that she never expected the host to include her among the black women he has learned from and that the comment has moved her enormously.