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Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show with Trevor Noah' is getting inventive as it tries to navigate the television production shutdown brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
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00:00And so what we've decided is to try and make The Daily Show from homes, not just my home,
00:05but everyone's home, so the producers, the writers.
00:08Trevor Noah is temporarily turning Comedy Central's The Daily Show into the daily
00:12social distancing show amid the coronavirus quarantine. Following the example of other
00:17late night shows, like The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that have produced segments
00:20remotely during the pandemic, The Daily Show's YouTube channel posted a video on Wednesday
00:24introducing the new series filmed at Noah's home, complete with a special intro.
00:28From Trevor's couch in New York City to your couch somewhere in the world,
00:33this is The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah.
00:37Noah said this of the impetus behind the temporary web-only show.
00:40I know a lot of people have said, hey, we still want to watch The Daily Show, we still want to be informed,
00:44we still want to catch up on the news without having to watch 24 hours of CNN, and I don't blame you for that.
00:49The video tried to follow the usual Daily Show format by running through the day's headlines,
00:53including President Donald Trump's Wednesday coronavirus press conference,
00:57where he was challenged on the racist implications of his rhetoric around the naming of the virus.
01:02You know Trump is the only person who could hold a press conference about a pandemic
01:05and then turn it into a fight about racism? Who does that?
01:09Also on the show, Noah recommended ways people can help those most affected by the coronavirus pandemic,
01:14like doctors, including staying away from emergency rooms unless you're exhibiting serious symptoms.
01:19There was also a video chat between Noah and Roy Wood Jr. comparing their self-quarantine experiences.
01:24For more on this story, head to THR.com.
01:27For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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