Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s late-night political satire program “The Daily Show,” said he is planning to step down after seven years in the role.

Mr. Noah made the announcement to the studio audience attending a taping for Thursday night’s show. He said he was reflecting on the past few years doing the show and covering the Trump administration and then dealing with the pandemic and decided he was ready to call it a day.

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