Trevor Noah: 'I think Trump is just my favorite character'
CHICAGO - It's been a bumpy ride for Trevor Noah.
When he took over "The Daily Show" in September 2015, he was the interloper, the slick young - and let's not forget, foreign - guy getting the job that many devotees of the show under Jon Stewart thought should have gone to longtime contributor Samantha Bee.
And he was replacing Stewart, who in more than 15 years had become a comedy giant as he defined the show's specialty in skewering politics and the media.
It was a can't-win situation. But Noah, now 33 and two years in, seems to be winning.
With "The Daily Show" in Chicago for a week of sold-out tapings at the Athenaeum Theatre, it is showcasing a host who has signed a new, long-term contract amid ratings that have risen by almost 15 percent over the
