Amy Schumer to 'the Daily Show': Thanks, but I'm Good
Just because you get offered the chance to host one of the best shows ever doesn't mean you take it.


Update, 6/29: Rumor no more: Amy Schumer was offered the chance to fill Jon Stewart's shoes on the Daily Show, she told the Daily Beast (opens in new tab).
"I was so honored to be asked and considered," she said.
But while it must be a crazy career-highlight kind of moment to be offered such a plum gig, it's probably an even crazier career-highlight kind of moment to turn it down. "And then I thought, 'Well, I could give everyone I love a job and we could all be together for five years. But [...] I love not knowing," she said. "And I've never done anything safe or to make money for that reason. So, you know, I said, 'I can't start now.'"
If we were already queen of the world like Schumer is, we'd feel the same way. Desks are for losers. *skulks away to sit at desk*
Original story, 3/31: Not so into Trevor Noah (opens in new tab)'s dimples now, are ya? (Especially considering that he, erm, missed a social-media tidy-up (opens in new tab) after he got the gig.)
According to Grantland editor in chief Bill Simmons, Amy Poehler, Amy Schumer, and Louis C.K. were all being considered for the Jon Stewart Daily Show hosting job.
https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/582560069897756672 (opens in new tab)
What? WHAT? We had a 50 percent chance of a blonde woman named Amy satirizing the news for us, and another dude still won out? To be fair, Amy P. might have been reaching for the stars, as Simmons explains, and fine—Amy S. too after that hilarious masterpiece Trainwreck (opens in new tab)—but the probability, guys.
https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/582561555557957632 (opens in new tab)
Timing really is everything, kids. At least there aren't any hard feelings between Noah and one Amy.
You should also check out:
Trevor Noah Will Replace Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show' (opens in new tab)
The People Have Spoken, and They Want Tina Fey to Host 'The Daily Show' (opens in new tab)
Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at MarieClaire.com. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.
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