(CNN)Comedy Central is standing by Trevor Noah after he faced heavy criticism from the Internet community less than 24 hours after being named Jon Stewart's replacement as host of The Daily Show.
Fans of the show scoured Noah's Twitter to learn more about the comedian and found several offensive tweets he wrote about overweight women and Jews.
Noah responded to the backlash on Tuesday via Twitter saying To reduce my views to a handful of jokes that didn't land is not a true reflection of my character nor my evolution as a comedian.
Comedy Central defended the comedian as well saying Trevor Noah pushes boundaries he is provocative and spares no one himself included.
To judge him or his comedy based on a handful of jokes is unfair. Trevor is a talented comedian with a bright future at Comedy Central.
Comedy Central announced Monday that the 31 year old South African with three appearances on The Daily Show under his belt would take over the show for Stewart who told told his audience earlier this year that he would be stepping down as host. Noah who has had a Twitter account since 2009 has a little more than 2 million followers and usually uses Twitter to promote comedy shows or share random observations.
Almost bumped a Jewish kid crossing the road. He didn't look b4 crossing but I still would hav felt so bad in my german car
Trevor Noah ( Trevornoah) September 18 2009You can tell how angry the Chinese kid at the factory was by how hard it is to open the packaging.
Trevor Noah ( Trevornoah) January 14 2014Looking at how successful all the Kardashian women are I don't blame Bruce Jenner at all.
Trevor Noah ( Trevornoah) February 5 2015Oh yeah the weekend. People are gonna get drunk think that I'm sexy fat chicks everywhere.
Trevor Noah ( Trevornoah) October 14 2011A hot white woman with ass is like a unicorn. Even if you do see one you'll probably never get to ride it.
Trevor Noah ( Trevornoah) November 28 2011Many Twitter users including the Anti Defamation League have taken to the platform to show their distaste for his tweets.
Despite the backlash many have defended the comedian.
I'm not concerned if Trevor Noah made fat jokes five years ago I just hope he has learned to raise the bar since then.
Atchka ( atchka) March 31 2015
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