by Thinus Ferreira

South Africa’s Trevor Noah will return to his old studio for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah for episodes recorded from 11 April in New York City and the show will also be welcoming back its in-studio audience after two years, Comedy Central announced.

When the global Covid-19 pandemic started, Trevor Noah shifted production and recording of his show to his New York highrise, working remotely, and renamed it The Daily Social Distancing Show.

Six months ago the show went back to studio but to the new location of inside Paramount’s head office at 1515 Broadway.

Now The Daily Show with Trevor Noah on Comedy Central (DStv 122) will return to its studio inside 733 11th Avenue, with the audience that will also return, Comedy Central said in a statement.

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will be taking a scheduled break from Friday 18 March as Trevor Noah prepares to host the postponed 2022 Grammy Awards on 3 April.

“After earning widespread praise and record audience engagement through the pandemic with uniquely honest conversations and thought-provoking commentary on race and politics, the homecoming will continue to combine the Emmy-nominated show’s classic news satire with the intimacy and creative elements imbued from The Daily Social Distancing Show,” Comedy Central says.

With Trevor Noah as host, writer and executive producer, the show uses correspondents Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic, Dulcé Sloan and Roy Wood Jr., along with contributors Lewis Black and Jordan Klepper.