Hey, “Daily Show” – if you’re still looking for a host, Leslie Jones seems more than happy to take on the job.
Following Trevor Noah’s departure from the long-running Comedy Central show, the “Saturday Night Live” alum told People in an article published Wednesday that she “definitely” wants to be considered to fill Noah’s shoes as the new permanent host.
Jones got a taste of what the job would be like while filling in as a guest host for three episodes that aired in early 2023.
“It was one of those in-the-pocket fits. You know how when you get fitted for a suit and you’re like, ‘Yeah, this suit looks nice on me. Yo, I don’t mind wearing this style on me.’ ‘The Daily Show’ was (that),” Jones told People.
She also commended the professionalism of everyone working at “The Daily Show.”
“Everybody there was good at their job, and everybody there was staying in their lane and did their job,” she said. “Even when we were editing jokes and bits and stuff, they were so respectful, and then they were very good at what they did. There were lines that I was like, ‘OK, how am I trying to say this?’ And I’m telling you, them writers would say it, and I’d be like, ‘God damn. Are you in my head?’ They were good.”
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Jones also shared some advice she got before her guest hosting stint from Chris Rock.
“He said, ‘Don’t try to be Jon Stewart. Don’t try to be Trevor. Be you. Be who you are,'” she said. “I already kind of knew that, but you know how you just need maybe a little permission to do that? So that’s really what it was.”
Noah announced his impending departure from the show after seven years during a taping of the show on Sept. 29. “The Daily Show” was hosted by Craig Kilborn from 1996 to 1998 and Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2015. Noah took over the show in 2015.
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