Trevor Noah took the helm of The Daily Show after Jon Stewart, the beloved host for 16 years, decided to retire. As the South African stand-up comedian approaches his first anniversary on September 28 as the new face of the Comedy Central institution, we decided it was the perfect time to take a peek behind-the-scenes and see how he is settling into his new digs.The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is a much bigger production than you'd think from just watching it on TV. Each episode is crafted in a studio in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood over the course of ten intense hours. The days start with Noah and his team of collaborators in the writers' room, where they hammer out and workshop ideas. And it ends a few feet away on a sound stage with Noah behind a desk, telling jokes to a live audience of more than 200 fans and more than 7 million viewers across the internet and TV.
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To capture all of that insanity, we sent along super talented New York–based photographer Meron Menghistab, who was able to capture some really intimate moments with Noah. Despite the harrowing job of turning our apocalyptic news cycle into something funny, the one thing that's clear when you scroll through Menghistab's photos is that Noah really loves what he does. And that's a great thing for us, because we want him to keep doing it forever.—Words by Matthew James-Wilson
