Trevor Noah Announces Departure from ‘The Daily Show:’ I Never Dreamed That I Would Be Here

NOAH Before we go ░░░░░░░░ was I was chatting ░░░░░░░░ Roy Wood Jr Yesterday ░░░░░░░░ we finished the show ░░░░░░░░ he reminded me that ░░░░░░░░ has been seven years ░░░░░░░░ we started The Daily ░░░░░░░░ with Trevor Noah Yeah ░░░░░░░░ week is our anniversary ░░░░░░░░ and Applause And one ░░░░░░░░ the one of the ░░░░░░░░ feelings I found myself ░░░░░░░░ throughout the night and ░░░░░░░░ today waking up was ░░░░░░░░ feeling of gratitude you ░░░░░░░░ Ronny like the journey ░░░░░░░░ ve been on together ░░░░░░░░ been wild Roy all ░░░░░░░░ correspondents everyone there are ░░░░░░░░ many people who make ░░░░░░░░ thing come together And ░░░░░░░░ want to say thank ░░░░░░░░ to the audience for ░░░░░░░░ amazing seven years It ░░░░░░░░ been wild It s ░░░░░░░░ truly wild Applause I ░░░░░░░░ when I remember when ░░░░░░░░ remember when we first ░░░░░░░░ and you remember this ░░░░░░░░ it was you know ░░░░░░░░ many people didn t ░░░░░░░░ in us it was ░░░░░░░░ crazy bet to make ░░░░░░░░ mean I still didn ░░░░░░░░ think it was a ░░░░░░░░ choice you know this ░░░░░░░░ African bringing a Chinese ░░░░░░░░ from Malaysia CHIENG Chinese ░░░░░░░░ with accent on American ░░░░░░░░ yeah NOAH Yeah man ░░░░░░░░ what a journey it ░░░░░░░░ been Every single one ░░░░░░░░ you who comes here ░░░░░░░░ support us every single ░░░░░░░░ everybody who watches the ░░░░░░░░ and it s grown ░░░░░░░░ around the world I ░░░░░░░░ went to India for ░░░░░░░░ first time and there ░░░░░░░░ people there who have ░░░░░░░░ everything that we ve ░░░░░░░░ And I just found ░░░░░░░░ filled with gratitude for ░░░░░░░░ journey It s been ░░░░░░░░ s been absolutely amazing ░░░░░░░░ s something that I ░░░░░░░░ expected And I found ░░░░░░░░ thinking throughout the time ░░░░░░░░ know everything we ve ░░░░░░░░ through the Trump presidency ░░░░░░░░ pandemic just the journey ░░░░░░░░ you know more pandemic ░░░░░░░░ And I realized that ░░░░░░░░ the seven years my ░░░░░░░░ is up I Yeah ░░░░░░░░ in the most in ░░░░░░░░ most beautiful way honestly ░░░░░░░░ ve loved hosting this ░░░░░░░░ It s been one ░░░░░░░░ my greatest challenges It ░░░░░░░░ been one of my ░░░░░░░░ joys I ve loved ░░░░░░░░ to figure out how ░░░░░░░░ make people laugh even ░░░░░░░░ the stories are particularly ░░░░░░░░ on the worst days ░░░░░░░░ know we ve laughed ░░░░░░░░ we ve cried together ░░░░░░░░ after seven years I ░░░░░░░░ like it s time ░░░░░░░░ know I spent two ░░░░░░░░ in my apartment not ░░░░░░░░ the road you know ░░░░░░░░ up was done and ░░░░░░░░ I got back out ░░░░░░░░ again I realized there ░░░░░░░░ another part of my ░░░░░░░░ that I want to ░░░░░░░░ on exploring I miss ░░░░░░░░ other languages I miss ░░░░░░░░ to other countries and ░░░░░░░░ on shows I miss ░░░░░░░░ being everywhere doing everything ░░░░░░░░ I m really grateful ░░░░░░░░ every single person who ░░░░░░░░ here even the people ░░░░░░░░ aren t here right ░░░░░░░░ because they went on ░░░░░░░░ do great things who ░░░░░░░░ on to help us ░░░░░░░░ this thing You know ░░░░░░░░ s a weird thing ░░░░░░░░ say I ve never ░░░░░░░░ good at good byes ░░░░░░░░ s not instant I ░░░░░░░░ not disappearing don t ░░░░░░░░ If I owe you ░░░░░░░░ I ll still pay ░░░░░░░░ Laughter And I m ░░░░░░░░ great grateful you know ░░░░░░░░ a network who believed ░░░░░░░░ this random comedian nobody ░░░░░░░░ on this side of ░░░░░░░░ world South Africans knew ░░░░░░░░ loved me yeah You ░░░░░░░░ Laughter And yeah you ░░░░░░░░ paramount has been amazing ░░░░░░░░ CBS has been amazing ░░░░░░░░ previous team Kent and ░░░░░░░░ and Michelle and Doug ░░░░░░░░ I ve been lucky ░░░░░░░░ to to doing multiple ░░░░░░░░ with them and I ░░░░░░░░ been inspired by new ░░░░░░░░ to express myself whether ░░░░░░░░ be hosting a White ░░░░░░░░ Correspondents Dinner or doing ░░░░░░░░ stand up shows around ░░░░░░░░ world whatever it may ░░░░░░░░ The point is I ░░░░░░░░ to say thank you ░░░░░░░░ you and to you ░░░░░░░░ watch this and to ░░░░░░░░ who come and sometimes ░░░░░░░░ do both because man ░░░░░░░░ never I never dreamed ░░░░░░░░ I would be here ░░░░░░░░ sort of felt like ░░░░░░░░ Charlie in the chocolate ░░░░░░░░ I came in for ░░░░░░░░ tour of what the ░░░░░░░░ show was and then ░░░░░░░░ next thing I know ░░░░░░░░ was handed the keys ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t have ░░░░░░░░ it without you and ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t have wanted ░░░░░░░░ do it without you ░░░░░░░░ so we ll figure ░░░░░░░░ the timings and the ░░░░░░░░ We ll still be ░░░░░░░░ for the time being ░░░░░░░░ all I can say ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ ve Applause One of ░░░░░░░░ best experiences of my ░░░░░░░░ Applause )