Trevor Noah officially kicked off his "Daily Show" hosting gig this week.
But a few cracks in his opening monologue didn't sit so well with his new audience. After paying tribute to his successor, Jon Stewart, Noah launched into some raunchy jabs about the pope.
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And he didn't stop there. He also joked that John Boehner was the bouncer of "Club Congress" and made a questionable Whitney Houston reference.
As you probably already guessed, not everyone was too happy with Noah's off-color humor.
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As a writer for Time put it, "The moments that didn't talk about Stewart were stripped of any real point-of-view. Noah was erratically scathing at times and utterly toothless at others."
Still, others think Noah has potential, despite his rocky first attempt.
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Deadspin dubbed his opening night "OK," saying, "Noah's sweet-awkward newness aside, nothing tonight is destined to go viral, but maybe that's for the best."
Guess we'll have to wait and see how Noah fares in Stewart's shoes after some practice.
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