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The glow had barely dimmed on Comedy Central's unveiling of comedian Trevor Noah as the new host of The Daily Show when Noah's Twitter past came under fire. His critics have called some of his old tweets offensive, racist, misogynistic, homophobic and — the charge that seems to be getting the most attention — anti-Semitic.
Noah is a globally successfully comedian whose repertoire includes riffs on race and ethnicity. He's known for regularly pushing the envelope in his routines.