Author: Ashley Lee

September 02, 2015 12:31pm PT by Ashley Lee

Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic and Roy Wood Jr.  Doug Cosgrove; Elisabeth Caren; Mykeon Smith

Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic and Roy Wood Jr. will join the late-night show.

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is bulking up its staff.

Comedy Central announced Wednesday that Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic and Roy Wood Jr. will join the late-night show as correspondents under new host Trevor Noah.

Additionally, Jon Stewart-era comedians Jordan Klepper, Hasan Minhaj, Jessica Williams, Lewis Black, John Hodgman, Al Madrigal, Aasif Mandvi and Kristen Schaal will continue as correspondents.

“I’m so excited to welcome these new members of the Daily Show Team,” said Noah in a statement. “Now I get to share my stress with other new people.”

Cheing rose through the stand-up comedy ranks in Australia, after studying law and commerce at the University of Melbourne, and went on to play numerous international comedy festivals and open for Dave Chappelle and Bill Burr. He is repped by Century Entertainment Australia and APA.

Lydic, an alum of The Groundlings and Improv Olympic, has been featured on the MTV series Awkward, as well as the films We Bought A Zoo and The Babymakers. She is repped by UTA, Underground and attorney is Stone, Meyer, et al.

Wood, who began his comedy career in 1998 while in college, finished third in the 2010 season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing and released his stand-up album Things I Think, I Think in 2013. He is repped by UTA and MacDonald Entertainment.

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah premieres Sept. 28 at 11 p.m. on Comedy Central.

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September 02, 2015 6:27am PT by Ashley Lee

Trevor Noah Peter Yang/Comedy Central

“A zebra shouldn’t change its stripes.”

Sure, The Daily Show has a new host, but how much will things really change?

That’s the question asked in the latest promo for the Comedy Central late-night show, which will be hosted by Trevor Noah beginning Sept. 28. And the staff of Jon Stewart’s reign — including correspondents Jessica Williams, Hasan Minaj and Jordan Klepper — are preparing to adjust to the South African comedian’s culture.

“What are you doing? It’s still The Daily Show, nothing’s going to change,” reassures Noah, before correcting them on the pronunciation of the word “zebra,” in reference to a bit mostly known from his 2013 comedy special African American.

Watch the video below.

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September 01, 2015 7:42am PT by Ashley Lee

‘Fashion Police’ panel Brad Goreski, Melissa Rivers and Giuliana Rancic  Christopher Polk/NBCUniversal

“I feel like that hair probably smells like pot and patchouli,” Margaret Cho said of Miley Cyrus’ dreadlocks. “If anybody’s hair smells like it.”

Fashion Police returned to E! on Monday night, following a lengthy hiatus triggered by Giuliana Rancic’s controversial comments and the very public exits of Kathy Griffin and Kelly Osbourne.

Thanks to the MTV Video Music Awards’ annually outrageous fashions, the series selected the occasion to return with a refreshed panel featuring new co-host Melissa Rivers, Rancic and Brad Goreski. The episode’s rotating celebrity guests were comedian Margaret Cho and Real Housewives personality NeNe Leakes.

Rivers kicked off the special by addressing the recent bumps head-on. “Yeah, it’s been a little bit of a crazy year around here — and, well, I’m still cleaning up messes,” she said with a lint roller in hand, which visibly drew purple and red hair in reference to the two departed co-hosts. “But the good news is, Fashion Police is back!”

Cho also didn’t shy away from poking fun at Rancic’s snafu, as the Fashion Police mainstay infamously said of Zendaya Coleman’s dreadlocks at the Oscars, “She smells like patchouli oil and weed.” (Rancic apologized for the comment.)

The comedian said of host Miley Cyrus’ blonde dreadlocks, “I feel like that hair probably smells like pot and patchouli. … If anybody’s hair smells like it.” Laughter was abound afterward, as Rancic covered her face with a pillow.

Watch a clip from the VMA special below.

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