Jon Stewart has defended his Daily Show replacement Trevor Noah.
Since being named as Jon Stewart's replacement on The Daily Show, Noah has come under fire for a series of jokes from years past about women and the Jewish community.
Speaking in his defence, Stewart said on The Daily Show: "I can say this without hesitation: Trevor Noah will earn your trust and respect... or not.
"Just as I earned your respect... or did not."
Stewart went on to say of his successor: "I do hope you give him the opportunity to earn that trust and respect.
"My experience with him is that he is an incredibly thoughtful and considerate and funny and smart individual.
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"I think, you give him that time, and it's going to be well worth it. I'm excited for where he's going to take the thing."
Patton Oswalt and The Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi came to Noah's defence last week, insisting that the controversy has been overblown by the media.
