Trevor Noah Defends Himself Against Twitter Backlash And Comedy Central Got His Back

Comedy Central's newly anointed The Daily Show host has his back against the wall as the Internet pounces on him after discovering a history of tweets accused of being anti-women and anti-Jew.

Just hours after South African comic Trevor Noah was announced as the successor to Jon Stewart, who is off to retirement, Twitter users have unearthed an entire host of jokes that critics say reek of bigotry. Noah, however, has taken to the same platform to defend himself, and Comedy Central, whose choice of Noah is deemed a bold and daring move, has his back.