'The Daily Show' guest hosts (so far): Why Leslie Jones soared and D.L. Hughley sank

So far, five well-known comics have taken over as guest host at Comedy Central's news satire The Daily Show. Former Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj will make the sixth, returning to the program Monday night.

But before Minhaj kicks off another round of well-known guest hosts — Comedy Central's response to Trevor Noah's surprise resignation back in September — its worth considering who performed best among the five comics who have tried it so far.

And, most importantly, what their successes and failures might say about the future of Comedy Central's landmark news satire show.

Noah's departure revealed some uncomfortable problems with late night TV: hosting the shows are a grind, they attract they once did and it's tough for media companies to justify the large salaries they once paid to stars like Jay Leno and David Letterman (consider news that CBS departing host James Corden with a reboot of the old Comedy Central game show,).